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Pres. Ali's cages unable to save dying fishing industry

The Ministry of Agriculture has embarked on a new initiative this year, inspired by President Irfaan Ali, to save the fishing industry Already, close to $27M has been pumped into fish cages to breed different species in Region Two; but Shadow Minister of Natural Resources, David Patterson is adamant that this scheme will not save Guyana's dwindlingfisheriessector.

In an interview with this newspaper on Monday, the former Minister of Public Infrastructure emphasised the need for an independent baseline study to be conducted offshore. Given that fishers have been complainingaboutlowcatch which they believe is

triggered by the current oil and gas activities conducted by ExxonMobil- Patterson pointed out that the study wouldbeeffectiveinmaking this determination and thereforewouldpavetheway for Guyana to take the next step.

Inthemeantime,hesaid, “The idea of fish traps and thingslikethat,thosearejust gimmicks. A fish trap is basicallyaportablefishpond anditmeansyouwouldhave tobuyfingerlingsandthings like that. That can't save the whole industry so like everything else, this is just a plaster on the wounded fishing industry but they have to examine it holistically.”

Theformerministerdoes not believe that the incumbentgovernmenthasa plan to save the country's fisheriessector Heexplained thatwhilehedoesnotbelieve the investment is waste of resources,hispositionisthat the cages are simply unfit or inadequate to save the sufferingfisherfolk.

“They have deployed these fish traps in villages like Capoey, so those are the people being affected by Exxon's operations. It may help those remote villages but it is useless for the fisherfolkthatfishintheseas and oceans that are being affected None of the villagersinCapoey,whichis an Indigenous community,

fishintheoceanssotheyare not addressing the r issue, just simply using these communities for PR purposes These traps may help the communities- it's too early to tell- but not thefishermenthatare currentlysuffering.”

In its Mid Year Report, the Ministry of Finance explained that despiteeffortstorevivethe fisheries sector, the industry is estimated to h contracted by 19 percent in the first half of the year, as a result of “lower marine production”.

It was pointed out that fish production fell by 11.8

percent and shrimp by 26.4 percentwhencomparedwith the same period in 2021.

Government was keen to note, “These declines

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outweighedthe444.1percent rease in aquaculture production, which was driven by increased brackish water shrimp production. Notably,

Ministry estimates that the industrycancontractby29.8 percentthisyear

On September 20, the Ministry of Agriculture deployed Guyana's first two marine cages at Lake Mainstay,RegionTwo.

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irrigation systems yielded an almost 300 percent increase in the productionofbrackishwater shrimpinthefirsthalfofthe year This, however, was not sufficient to increase overall value added from the industry.” Given this sector's performance in the first half of the year, the Finance

The announcement was madebyPresidentIrfaanAli inaFacebookpost.TheHead of State also revealed that “similarcagesarealsobeing assembledfordeploymentat Lake Capoey,” another locationinRegionTwo.

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Mustapha told Kaieteur News that a total of eight marinecageswerepurchased byGovernmenttothetuneof U S $ 1 3 3 , 0 0 0 o r approximately GYD$26 6 million. He said that tenders will soon be invited for the supply of fingerlings which will be placed in the marine cages, to be managed by the respective villages The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries Department will aid in developing local capacity to man the marine cages.

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Minister, “Mainstay was the first project and we believe this will definitely increase production because what we are looking at- one cage will s

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fingerlings so that will give us 6000 at this startup project.”

Minister Mustapha was keentonotethattheprojectis geared at improving fish production and economic activity This year, the Ministry of Agriculture was allocated $200 million to rolloutthefishcageinitiative geared at enhancing the production of prawns and tilapiaamongothers.

President Irfaan Ali

One of the fish cages deployed at Region TwoOne (photo credit: President Irfaan Ali Facebook page)

‘Oil audits must verify Exxon's spending'

The tricky business

expenditures from the Stabroek Block operator remainandtheParliamentary Opposition is keen on examining government's treatmentofthisissue.

In the absence of several mechanisms to ensure Guyana's robust oversight of oil and gas production cost, theParliamentaryOpposition saysitiseagertoseehowthe governmentwouldhavebeen able to confirm not just the numbers, but the way in which these expenses would havebeenincurred.

Opposition advisor and Economist, Elson Low is adamant that verification of cost oil to Guyana remains a serious issue, as this is the way the country will ascertain whether or not it is overpayingoilcompaniesfor the development of the oil resource.

With the cost recovery audits for 2018 to 2020 deadline ending this month,

Low said the opposition is also expecting that the findingswillbemadepublic.

The opposition official toldthe Kaieteur News thatif the government does not maketheauditpublic“…we will be demanding that we have access to it in Parliament and at the very least the public accounts committee; but we will be demanding access to the audits so we can inspect it,” Lowconfirmed.

He said that the opposition already has an idea as to what it will be looking for; “…and that is whethertheauditwasableto flaganyunusualexpensesor any unusual transactions, especially those with related authoritiesandsoon.”

Low explained that the problem for Guyana is that theoilcompaniescansaythat theyspentcertainamountsof money,“butwemustauditin suchawaytofindoutifthat isthetruth.”

He continued that, “the reason for the audit is to

… Opposition says Guyana must be able to identify shell companies, overspending

identify whether or not there areanydiscrepancies.So,the point here is just saying that you audited is not good enough; we want to actually see the audit to inspect the auditstoseewhetherornotit hasidentifiedanything.”

And if the audit has not identifiedanything,thenitis time to consider whether there is a need for concern, Lowsuggested.

He continued that as much as the oil company spending could be audited, what remains important is to verify that what they have recoveredascostoilwasnot done through unscrupulous avenues. “…so, ultimately, forexample,iftheyareusing a shell company to inflate cost,iftheytellusonething, we have no way of knowing iftheyaretellingthetruthor not without verifying the audits.”

Low reiterated however that the audit should be released to the public but noted too that the public accounts committee is also a

staple location to have the informationscrutinizedsoto mitigate any disclosure issues if any should arise.

Low said that the examinationoftheauditwill allow stakeholders to ascertain not only the spending habits of the oil companies, but it will disclose whether Guyana waswellabletoprotectitself from overpaying costs and other possible operational misdeedsbytheoiloperator

InMay,whentheNatural Resources Ministry signed a contractwithaconsortiumof Guyaneseauditorstothetune of some US$751,000 to conductacostrecoveryaudit of ExxonMobil's post-2017 (2018-2020)expenses,itsaid that the exercise will be completed before the end of thismonth.

Ramdihal&HaynesInc., Eclisar Financial, and Vitality Accounting & Consultancy Inc with support from international firms – SGS and Martindale Consultants, were hired

With just a day left in the month, there has been no update on the position of the audit.

Guyanahasacontractual two-year timeline to ensure theauditofexpenseshanded down by oil partners operating in its offshore StabroekBlock.

In the past, Guyana has been hit with some delays in assessingthefairnessofthese development sums, attributed to a lack of capacity by local companies toensuretherelevantchecks andbalances.

Guyana had completed aninitialoilexpenseauditup to2017,followingwhichthe government registered some issues regarding the expenditure.

When he spoke on this matter in April, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo opted not to give details but informed that there was an activeprocesspursuingthose expenditure disagreements.

Despite the two year timeline for discrepancy

claims, both the Vice PresidentandtheMinisterof Natural Resources Vickram Bharrat has given verbal assured that Exxon will engage the government on disputedcosts.

Sofar,Guyanaislooking at an over US$30B oil expensebill.

Apartfromthemorethan US$400M pre contract exploration figures, Guyana has a US$10B sum from its onstreamLiza1and2wells, whileUS$9Bisslatedforthe upcoming Payara field and US$10B Yellowtail development.

Magistrate orders police prosecutor be locked-up for failing to produce evidence in Bascom's case

Senior Magistrate Leron Daly at the Georgetown Magistrates' Courts, on Wednesday ordered that Police Legal Advisor, and Special Prosecutor, Mandel Moore be placed in custody after he repeatedly failed to produce evidence in the cybercrime case against Detective Sergeant, Dion Bascom.

The Police Sergeant, who was recentlyinterdictedfromduty,was slapped with three cybercrime offencessometwoweeksago.The charges were as a result of him exposing alleged corruption in the investigation into the murder of businessman, Ricardo 'Paper Shorts'Fagundes.

At a previous hearing of the matter, the magistrate had requested that Prosecutor Moore submit a copy of the Police press conference – during which Acting Commissioner of Police, Clifton Hicken and Crime Chief, Wendell Blanhum refuted the claims made by Bascom. Moore had informed the court that the Guyana Police Force (GPF) did not record the press conference and as such, he wasunabletoobtainacopy

Senior Magistrate Daly contendedthatthepressconference was streamed live on multiple platforms and as such, the prosecutor should be able to

produce a copy to the court. On Wednesday, when the matter was called Prosecutor Moore once again informed the court that he does not have a copy of the Police press conference to submit to the court.

The matter was then set down fortheafternoonperiodtogivethe prosecutortimetoobtainacopyof thepressconference.

However, when the matter was called on Wednesday afternoon, Prosecutor Moore was still unable to produce the recording of the press conference to the court. As such, Senior Magistrate Daly, held the prosecutor in contempt of the court and ordered that he be escortedandplacedinthelock-ups.

Senior Magistrate Daly then recalled the matter, ordered the ProsecutorMoorebereleasedfrom custody and gave him 24hours to submit the evidence to the court.

Contrarytowhatoccurredincourt – the Guyana Police Force – on theirFacebookpageposted“Police PLA Mandel Moore was never remanded, nor is he in custody Contrary to reports circulating on socialmediatoday,beadvisedthat the Police Legal Advisor Mr Mandel Moore was never remandednorisheincustody.”

On September 14, Bascom and his lawyer, Nigel Hughes made their first court appearance at the

Legal Advisor to the Guyana Police Force, Mandel Moore

City Court. He was slapped with three counts of using a computer system to humiliate a person, contrary to section 19(5) (a) of the CyberCrimeActof2018.

The first charge alleges that on Friday, August 19, 2022, at Hadfield Street, Georgetown, Bascomusedacomputersystemto transmitelectronicdatawithintent to humiliate, harass or cause substantial emotional distress to SuperintendentChabinauthSingh.

The two other charges allege that onAugust 13 and 19, 2022, at Hadfield Street, Georgetown, the detective used a computer system to transmit electronic data with intenttohumiliate,harassorcause substantial emotional distress to SuperintendentMitchellCaesar

The detective denied the charges that were read to him and he was placed on a total of $300,000bailandonNovember9, thetrialintothematterisscheduled tocommence.

Bascom was charged weeks afterhemadeaccusationsaboutan alleged police cover-up in the murder of Ricardo Fagundes, known as 'Paper Shorts'. He had made a Facebook live accusing several high-ranking members of the GPF of covering up the findings unearthed in Fagundes' murderinvestigation.

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accusations against his bosses at the Force's Criminal Investigation Department (CID), claiming that they were bribed. Fagundes was gunned down on March 21, 2021, moments after stepping out of a popular bar on Main Street, Georgetown by two men who emerged from the back seat of a heavilytinted,whiteToyotaFielder Wagon.

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allegations, the Force had not only denied the claims but had called Ba

investigated him for breaching its code of conduct. Nevertheless, Bascom stood by his allegations and publicly stated that he had evidencetoo.

Hehadstated,however,thathe was fearful for his life and needed protection.

Opposition Leader advisor and Economist Elson Low

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EDITORIAL

Blacklisted companies

National Unity and One Guyana

here are some sayings that ring for a long time withus. Twoofthemarealongtheselines:‘heis

Ta thief, but he is my thief.’ And the second is, while taking some liberties with the original construction: ‘hewhoisacorruptertoothers,isahelpfulcomradetous.’ The short and simple of both of those sayings is that those theworldcondemnsisconsideredafriendbecausethereisa meeting of minds. This is what was bolstered by the caption, “World Bank blacklisted all three Chinese companiesthatbidforWalesgasplantproject-accusedof bribing officials, falsifying documents and fraudulent practices”-KNSeptember27).

Thisissaidimmediately:weatthispaperareagainstany blacklisted company being involved in our oil and gas sector, doing any business locally Whether they are Chinese,Indian,African,evenAmerican,theyshouldnotbe here period. We have enough officials, politicians and bureaucrats,whocouldbetooeasilytemptedbybriberyand the Chinese have earned a reputation for engaging in such shadypracticeswherevertheygotodobusiness. So,there maybethatmeetingofthemindsthatwementionedearlier, andwhichcouldonlyinjureourcleangovernancehopesand prospects.

Wehaveexistedwithourownlonghistoryofdocuments madetodisappear,orthosethatraisehardquestionsabout their truths and factual basis when they are presented. Currently,thereisconcernthattheGovernmentofGuyana seesitfittowithholdvariousreportsanddocuments,some of which are related to the vital oil sector. The claim is of confidentiality,ornothingsaidatall,whichalonegenerates suspicions regarding what this PPP/C Government may havetohide,orfearsdisclosing.

There are calls for the pre-contract audit report to be published,andacivilsocietygroup,Article13,isaskingfor thecompletepapertrailonthetaxpaymentsbytheGuyana Government on behalf of ExxonMobil, as such have been deposited into the Oil Fund. Then, there is the contract signed in the gold sector that we have been clamoring for, but without success. These are just a few of the instances thatareupintheaircurrently

Inallofthesesituations,mattersmaybeaboveboard,in which instance government, any government and leader, wouldbequicktorespondtopubliccallsandreleasethem forexamination. Ontheotherhand,wherethereisdodging orthedraggingoffeetbygovernment,ashasbeengoingon, thenitisasignthatsomethingiswrong,whichleadstothe necessitytokeepwhateveritisawayfrompublicscrutiny Ascouldbegathered,wehaveaproblemwithallthis. So, how could we at this paper, or any other Guyanese, ever support any company that has a history of fraudulent practices to come here to exploit our mouthwatering opportunities? We would never agree to do something of suchanature.

But this is where we are with these three Chinese companiesflagged,(blacklisted)bytheWorldBank. They have been blacklisted; therefore, they should have been automatically delisted from any local participation in anything and everything. The fact that the chiefs of these three companies could think that it is all right for them to tenderfortheWalesgasplantprojectisbeyondaudacityor arrogance. It is confirmation that all three Chinese companies truly believe that they stand a good chance of competingandwinning,blacklistedornoblacklisted.

This is revealing on a few fronts. It means that the Chinese are confident that one of them could win the bidding. Also,itspeakstothelevelofcareandcompetence (duediligence)thatGuyanahas,inthatthethreecompanies arestillintherunning,andwerenotexcludedfromdayone. If this is the caliber of people that the PPP/C Government entruststooverseetheearlydevelopmentsintheWalesgas plant, then we are in poor hands and will pay We understand that cronyism beats competence any day Nevertheless, blacklisting means the boot, and those three Chinesecompaniesshouldnotbeshowingtheirfaceshere atall.

DEAREDITOR, There are other strategies when you are the main Ironically, the PNC is now Is the PNC and by which can be pursued, just architecture of that seeking ‘redress’ in the extension the Coalition learn from the master situation? Courts. The annals of this serious about National strategist,Dr Jagdeo. This Government has country are replete with Unity? The PNC in TheOppositioniscrying madetangibleprogressinits graphicexamplesofthePNC Opposition has always used corruption but where is the quest for One Guyana and pastandrecentmisdeedsand one strategy and that is to evidence There must be this can be seen from the atrocities in its quest for i n c e s s a n t l y g r i n d more than a perception of numerous visits to PNC power ForthePNC,theend ‘corruption, racial corruption.WhenthePPP/C supportbaseareasacrossthe alwaysjustifiedthemeans.If discrimination and was in Opposition, Dr country, reaching out and the PNC has an iota of marginalisation’. This game Jagdeo in his weekly press resolve the issues affecting concern for fostering racial plan is outdated, outmoded conferenceswouldhighlight the residents of those areas, harmonythenitisincumbent

a n d r e f l e c t s t h e the corrupt practices of the some were resolved uponitsleadershiptochange incompetence which has Coalition and provided immediately its present course and embodiedthePNC. evidences which are These are not useless embrace the PPP/C

Thereisadrasticneedfor corroborated by the yearly outreaches as was done by Government and work a n i m m e d i a t e Auditor General’s Report. the Coalition when in together for the socio metamorphosis since this Moreover, where is the Government This economic progress of this strategy has been the ‘racial discrimination and Government has delivered. country The days for lies, foundation on which racial marginalisation’? The Whocandenythis? deceit and violence are long disharmony is perpetuated. PPP/C Government has ThePPPhasalwaysbeen gone. This country needs a Thisistheveryideawhichis treated every Guyanese in a thebastionofdemocracyand responsible Opposition implantedinthemindsofthe fair and equitable manner the prime mover for racial which will work in the PNC supporters which There is equal opportunity unity in this country The interest of all Guyanese and always resulted in the PPP for employment, access to PNC has been the opposite. theopportunitybeckons. supporters being targeted education, medical and ThePPPalwaysrealisedthat As a Guyanese, I am not during protests engineered health services, housing, sincethetwomajorpolitical asking for an apology for bythePNC. cash grants and subsidies, parties commanded the whatthePNCdidinthepast,

The mayhem which floodrelief,etcetera. support of the vast majority I am simply stating that ensued: the burning, the In addition, every ofGuyaneseandtheyhadto Guyanese have suffered looting, the damage to community across the be involved together to find immensely and it is our property, the physical country is benefitting from acceptable solutions to fundamental right to live in violence,therapeandsexual the massive roads and existing problems peace and harmony without assaults will never allow the infrastructural drive which Unfortunately, after failing anycontrivedstrife.Guyana healing and unification canbeseentakingplaceona for five months to rig the belongs to all Guyanese and process among the races to daily basis. Again, let the 2020 Elections, the PNC the vision for One Guyana take place. The PNC and its PNCsubmittheevidencesof wants its supporters to mustbesupported.Thespirit partners are guilty marginalisation I will believe that the PPP/C of togetherness and instigators and perpetrators submit that it is only a lazy Government is ‘illegal’ and camaraderie seen at the of racial strife and division personwhowillnotgrabthe willnotrecogniseit. Providence Stadium must among the races in Guyana manyopportunitiesprovided More so, to add insult to pervade every strata of this and it is time they put by this Government. Why injury it wants them to Nation. Guyana first We cannot blame the Government for believe that it was the PPP Yourssincerely, affordtheoldPNCbaggage. your poverty stricken life which rigged the Elections! HaseefYusuf

Government’s Manifesto continues to unfold - 2000 houses for Reg. 3

DEAREDITOR, translates into a number of will be constructed at public good and to create a

Itisalmostunbelievable, things. Leonora … (and) Works on healthy, vibrant and butIamsogladthatitistrue, First, it is that any that project will commence productivesociety. that is, “Some 2000 families housing development, no shortly.”Ithinkthepictureis Secondly, and I think no in Region Three (Essequibo matter where, creates new well grasped. But look at onewilldisagreethatagood Islands-WestDemerara)will jobsforcitizensandprovides this. home provides protection benefit from affordable desired housing options that As pointed out by the and family focus. Children homes, as Government attract residents even from Minister, “If you have 125 are less at risk of violence accelerates its turn key afar off. The fact is that housestobeconstructed,the andsexualabuse. housing project to meet the money starts to trickle into minimum one can expect is They are also less likely housing demand in the the community well before thatyouwillhaveatleast625 tobeforcedintochildlabour, region.” actual and noticeable persons employed on the marriedoffatayoungageor

This news emanated constructionactivities. constructionofthosehouses. forcibly recruited by armed from Housing and Water This is because there are And,overtheperiodyouwill groups.Ahome ensures that Minister Collin Croal, who planning professionals, see different skill sets and displaced people have better spoke at the “Dream attorneys, engineers, opportunities for those of accesstohumanitarianaid.It Realised” housing drive architects and designers, you in Region Three, provides a foundation to recently held at the Uitvlugt etc., flocking to be a part of whether labourers, discipline, education and Community Centre. Making the venture. I must point out electricians, plumbers, life’s overall well-being and it even more than just a thattheconstructionofthese carpenterswillberequired.” goals. dream, he added that “Very is on top of the 500 low- This analysis is consistent Onfurtherintrospection, shortly, we will be signing a income homes to be with what obtains globally I can see that housing is the MoU [Memorandum of constructedintheregion,for As we are all well aware, k e y t o r e d u c i n g Understanding]withanother which the MoU was signed investment in housing is intergenerational poverty company that will see the between the Ministry and known to have multiplier and increasing economic construction of a further Republic Bank Limited effect of generating wealth, mobility 2000 homes being (RBL) in July, for the promoting economy and Research shows that constructed here in Region financing of the two employment in any increasing access to Three.” What we need to bedroom units which will city/region. affordable housing is the realise is that this ‘housing cost $5.5 million each.As a Housing is universally most cost-effective strategy take-off’ in Guyana is far matter of fact, as Minister valued by all nations for its for reducing childhood more than just a mere Croalexplained,“…thefirst capacity, role and povertyand ‘owning a house ’ It 125homesunderthatproject importanceinpromotingthe (Continuedonpage5)

GHK Lall responded to my criticism

DEAREDITOR, that the PPP would treat these folks as the and their families being sent to the simplyutteringtheN——word.

On September 26, I wrote a very brief “enemy”, and take away “their rights.” If breadlines! The obvious question then, is: In Iran, there are deadly riots because a (three lines) criticism of Mr Lall. He had GHK really was interested in exposing should Mr Lall be the one who gives us womansaidsheisnotwearingaheadscarf.In accused the PPPC government of treating racism,allhehastodoislookatwritingsand lectures on racism, justice and equality? Saudi Arabia, a blogger was recently jailed public service workers like the ‘enemy’ spokenwordsofsomeofhisassociates. Third,andlast. for34yearsforwritingforwomentodrive. whose ‘human rights died,’ and suggested They slander and slimed Africans

GHKLallranthegamutandemptiedhis AndinRussia,citizenscouldbejailedfor that African Guyanese were “being Guyanese for being employed in the PPP entirequiverofarrows. Withoutevidenceor upto10yearssimplyforutteringoneworddeliberately run into the ground.” The very government, with the inglorious racial slur, context,heinsinuatedthatthegovernmentis war In Guyana, the past dictatorship of nextday,September27,GHKLallresponded “houseslaves.” Mr Lall’sseeminginability actinginamannerwhere“ vengeance is now President Burnham did not tolerate any acts with an exhaustive, condescending and tocriticizethisandotherracistbehaviourby extracted,andvilenessperfected.” Mr Lall ofdisagreementanddefiance. confusing letter GHK Lall’s writing is supporters of the coalition, gives the

accusedpeoplelikemewhodonotagreewith

As a 19-year-old teacher, I was fired for symptomaticofthemostdreadedcursefora appearance of silent condoning of it. The him of, ”who wish everyone to see their refusingtoenrollinthePNCandgetaparty writer…he has become predictable. Too Guyanese people are smart, and they know partisan world through their racial prism.” card. My headmaster was transferred 40 predictable. Mr Lall’sessaysalmostalways who the real racists are. Every incoming Mr Lall’s writing is punctuated with miles away for criticising the government. centeredonatleastoneoffourtopics(a)heis governmentalwaysseekstoinstalltheirown sweepingconclusions,withoutthenecessary He would die of a heart attack nine months complainingaboutthePPP/Cgovernment(b) operatives.Terminatingtwoemployeesisnot supporting documentation or facts. Is Mr later, two months before his scheduled heisaccusingthegovernmentofracismand racism,itiscommongovernmentalpolicy LallevenawarethattherearemoreAfricans retirement. Others were dealt with more racial discrimination (c) he is attacking Three weeks before he assumed office, employedinthisPPPgovernment,thanthere savagely and sometimes with extreme supportersofthePPP/Cgovernmentand(d) U.S newspapers screamed the headlines, “ everwereIndiansemployedinanyprevious brutality,liketheallegedmurdersofMinister heisdefendingAfricanGuyanese. The incoming Biden White House tells PNCledadministration?

Vincent Teekah and journalist Fr Bernard GHKLALL’SRESPONSE

thousands of political appointees that they WORDSMATTER Darke.GHKLallshouldthankhisluckystars

First, Mr Lall offered his ’evidence’ of havetostepdown.” Ineveryelectioncycle, Consider the world today: inAmerica, a thatPresidentAliisnotBurnham. thePPP’sracialdiscriminationagainstpublic there are approximately 35,000 people who non-black person would lose his job and Regards, servants. Heputforthtwonamesthathesaid areletgobyanincomingU.Sadministration likely be persecuted for a hate crime for ChitrakhaPersaud werefriendsofhis,andtheywerefiredbythe tomakewayfortheirownappointees. government. ThatisthetotalityofMr Lall’s This common practice shatters GHK evidence to prove that the PPP is treating Lall’s argument that the firing of two public public servants like the ’enemy’and killing servantsrepresentsracism,andisanexample “theirhumanrights.”Twonames. Charging of racial discrimination by the PPP on, he wrote “I offer these snapshots so that government Second, in successive allGuyanesecouldhaveaglimpse(aglimpse paragraphs, Mr Lall went from being the only) of what is happening to Black public defenderofAfro-Guyanesetotheattackeron servantsinthiscountry.” Indo-Guyanese.

InhishastetoindictthePPPgovernment Mr Lall justified the firing of 7000 forallegedracism,Mr Lallexposedhisown. predominantly Indians, by claiming their Mr Lallneglectedtoacknowledgethemany earned income represents a slush fund, with hundreds,ifnotthousandsofpublicservants the expressed intent of securing their votes. who are Indians and presumably PPP Two African employees being fired means supporters. Surely, Mr Lall does not think muchmoretoGHKLall,than7,000Indians

Government’s Manifesto continues...

Frompage4 wherehousingisconcerned,thePPP/C,from increasing economic mobility in the United inception, had a wide range of plans for the States.Itisnodifferentelsewhere. housing sector As detailed in its 2020

Inclosingthismissive,Ipointtothatfact manifesto, there were plans to invest in thatthisspecificphaseintheoverallhousing support infrastructure in existing and new by Government is most strategic.Why I say housing schemes; reverse VAT on building this? Well, as the press reported, Region materials; facilitate affordable financing for Three is second, as the highest place in home ownership; promote home ownership, demand for housing in the country, with a particularly among youths and young, backlog of approximately 14,000 professionals through tax and other applications in the Central Housing and incentives; and promote partnerships and Planning Authority’s (CHPA) database. So incentivizeprivatesectorinvolvementinthe rightfully,“SincetheGovernmenttookoffice sector.” ”Our Plan for Prosperity 2020inAugust2020,ithasdistributedinexcessof 2025",aspromisedthen,isreallyonstream. 4000 house lots within the region.” In fact, H.Singh

More tempting temptation

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SN managed to distill a secular headline in all those fancily cooked or otherwise outofaspiritualcontext.Youdidabetterjob processed foods they enjoy, and further with “Material and higher spirits”, which addictionsintheirlibations. letter you also published Tuesday 2022-09- But just what is the more tempting 27. temptation I discovered? It is the God who

OscarWildewasrightabouthisandour madetheuniverseforme.Mystudyledtothe own inability to resist temptation My conclusion that His words are faithful and solution to temptation is therefore to give in absolutelytrue. to a more tempting temptation. I study this SowhenIconsiderwhatpeopleconsider superior temptation in all its glory and what a juicy worldly temptation, I see its joysIcangetoutofit. temporality and painfully complicated

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ngs and now permanently etched in taken, British Guiana has wages, and for the dramatic protest in the resolvetoopposetheabusive Evidence at the Inquest on Essequibo’shistory earned the distinction of recognitionofaTradeUnion Caribbean region was the hierarchical indenture the Bodies of Five Rioters, The five Devonshire beingaformercolony,ifnot oftheirchoice. Marienburg massacre of system. Two, all five of the Killed by the Fire of the Castle Martyrs, ages and the only one, that has been The five workers who indentureworkersin1902in victims were direct Police, Georgetown: The immigrantshipsthatbrought characterised by a long died (14 others were Suriname. descendants from ancestral Colonist Office, 1872), them to British Guiana tradition of continuous seriously injured) became ButforusinGuyana,that India. describedtheuprisinginthis included Kaula Khan [Kala agitationandprotestsagainst known as the Enmore recognition goes to the Three, the protest, even way: “On the day of the Khan], 43 years, arrived on British colonialism and the Martyrs (Lallabaggie and massacre in Rose Hall. On within its spontaneity, protest, over two hundred the SS Shand in 1854, plantocracy Dookie from Enmore, Thursday, March 13, 1913, established a precedent for Indian labourers from Mucksoodally [Maqsood This has been a distinct Rambarran, Harry and inRoseHallPlantation,East future protests throughout Devonshire Castle Ali],36yearsold,arrivedon characteristic feature of the PooranfromEnterprise/Non Canje, British militia men thecolony assembled outside of the the SS Earl Russell in 1865, Indian indenture experience Pariel).Oneworkerwasshot opened fire on Indian sugar Four, the callousness court house in Daniel’s Becaroo [Bhikaaroo], 25 since 1838 when, in 1836, inthebackashetriedtoflee workers, killing 15, associatedwiththeactionsof Town The complainants, years old arrived on the SS John Gladstone brokered a from the scene. At their including a woman shot in the colonial authorities Partaub and Paraag, refused Earl Russell in 1865,Akloo lucrative deal for the arrival gravesite, following the the stomach, and injuring revealed their inherent toenterthecourthouse. [Akhlu],30yearsoldarrived of 404 Girmitiyas on two funeral procession, a young about 40 others The disdain for the “coolies”, One witness to the on the SS Apelles in 1866, ships, the SS Whitby and the Cheddi Jagan made his seriousness of some of the despite stipulations that incident, John Henry Blake, a n d B u l d e w o SS Hesperus, up to the solemncommitment:”There wounds warranted existedinBritishregulations clerk to the stipendiary [Baldeo/Baldev], 32 years cessation of indenture in was to be no turning back. amputations. Prior to this fortheirprotection. magistrate of the North old arrived on the SS Far 1917 (it ended officially in There and then I made a event, the shooting at During the Devonshire Coast district, testified that Eastin1869. 1920). Sugar workers have silent pledge I would Devonshire Castle in 1872 Castle uprising, while he heard the immigrants Indianswillbeobserving consistently been a bulwark dedicate my entire life to the had earned the reputation of protesting low wages and saying that ‘the magistrate the 150th anniversary of the in the struggle against a cause of the struggle of the being the first of many overwork, seven male was not going to give them shooting of the five controlled economic and Guyanese people against deliberate acts designed to workers were injured, and justice.’

Devonshire Castle social system that defined bondage and exploitation”. deprivetheindenturedsugar five others were killed. The After they turned away “ringleaders” from India their existence On the Long before Enmore, workersoftheirbasichuman fivemenviciouslykilledhad from the court house, the However, in honour of their morningofWednesday,June however, estate workers and economic rights arrived in British Guiana immigrants began to make sacred memories, two 16, 1948, just after sunrise, played a major role in Devonshire Castle is between 1854 and 1869 theirwaybacktoDevonshire historical errors must be five sugar workers were exposing the inhumanity of significant for several Anne Marie Phillips in her Castle. In response to the corrected. assembled Indian labourers, One, for several years, the armed police who had the Devonshire Martyrs arrived in Daniel’s Town Commemoration has been earlier that morning were held mistakenly on 29th deployed to Devonshire September The actual Castle. At the estate, the massacre occurred on police opened fire on the Monday, 30 September immigrants…” 1872. Second, as Evan

What has Freddie done for Guyana apart from running his mouth and criticising people doing good?

DEAREDITOR, done by members of civil hatchet man using the KN publicity seekers, oil Your columnist, Mr. society in relation to the medium.Mr Glenn,whyhas crusaders.” Are those the FreddieKissoon(FK)thinks travestiesintheoiland FK not written many kind of people you are heisa“politicalscientist”of gas sector must be columns backing your oil associatingwith?Mr Glenn, sorts feels he can make his strongly applauded.” SN is renegotiation efforts? Why please tell FK that you are ownlawsforGuyaneseCivil correct, Mr Lall. You have is associating with decent, Society members, as if he is been toiling hard to get hesilentonExxonraping courageouspeoplesomeof God. He has crossed the Guyanese to join your the country’s oil resources whom who put their line His column, “Oil Renegotiation Movement andpayingusverylittle?FK handsintheirpocketstohelp hypocrisy meets election and Civil Society members has called the PPP an the cause in Guyana. How hypocrisy”(Sep27,2022),is havefeltemboldenedtojoin “ a d m i n i s t r a t i v e much has FK donated to aslapinthefaceofallthose your protest, wear your T dictatorship”formostofthe such causes? Freddie has no civil society members who shirts calling for a higher previous reign of the PPP rightorjustificationtosayif are supporting you Mr royalty and renegotiation. Nowheistheir someone did not speak out Glenn in your efforts to You know people are scared strongest defender, and during the rigging that renegotiate the bad oil to speak out openly, so why strongest attacker of those person should not speak out contractssignedbythePNC isKNallowingFKto Civil Society nationalists forRenegotiation. and being fully defended by play “whack a mole” who speak up for our What nonsense is that? I our duly elected PPP and attack these Civil nation’sbestinterests. hope FK gets censured for Government. Society people who are Is Freddie getting his inappropriateness in FK attacks a Stabroek speakingoutandarebacking premium soup from the attacking Civil Society News editorial in which it you? PPP?Mr Glenn,FKcallsthe members fighting for was stated, “While more T h a t i s a P P P Civil Society folks backing Renegotiation. voicesareneeded,the Government strategy, and it you “hypocritical, Sincerely, yeoman’s work being appearsasifFreddieistheir obnoxious and unpatriotic, DannyRamnarain

What was remarkable Radhay Persaud has pointed about the Devonshire Castle out, it appeared that the shooting was that after namesoftwooftheMartyrs hearing testimony from the were recorded incorrectly in “management, immigration the Commission of Inquiry and court officials and the Reportof1872whichcanbe local police”, four jurors accessed in the Rodney found that the police National Archives of constables had acted Guyana (National Archives appropriately “in defense of DocumentAA3/49).Kaulica theirlives,and in defenseof and Maxidally as they the lives of the said several appeared in the COI Report, otherpersons,thenandthere shouldinfactberecordedas being, and also for the Kaula Khan (# 235) and preservation of the public Mucksoodally (# 236)

peace ” The colonial instead.

government attempted to The monument on prosecute the “ringleaders” CabbageDam,appropriately of the uprising on three servesasastarkreminderof separate occasions but each the tragedy of the senseless time, the jury was unable to killing of the Indian reach a verdict. The victims Girmitiyas. The Europeans were not only silenced, but triedtoerasetheirexistence. memories of the protesters Weoweittotheirmemories hadtobedesecrated,aswell. togetitright.

In honour of their Sincerely, memory, a monument was BaytoramRamharack

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One commentator at the CPLgame on Tuesday night, between the St. Lucia Kings and Jamaica Tallawahs, decided to dabble in oil and gas and came across as pathetic, someone tied hand and foot to Exxon’s narratives.

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The commentator spoke of Guyana getting US$1.2B from Exxon’s oil operations.

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Govt. begins hunt for consultant to review

ExxonMobil's plans for fifth project

Th e G u y a n a Government has commenced its search for a consultant to r e v i e w t h e F i e l d DevelopmentPlan(FDP)for ExxonMobil'sfifthprojectat the Uaru oil field in the StabroekBlock.

The Ministry of Natural Resources which issued the request for Expressions of Interest said the contract wouldbefundedthroughthe US$20M World Bank (WB)

G o v e r n a n c e a n d Management Project (GPRGMP) It said the money would be used to pay the successful consulting firm to provide advisory services, technical support and training, as well as for capacity strengthening services.

It said too that the consultantwillberequiredto provide advisory services to professionals attached to the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) and other attendant ministries withtheaimofenhancingthe country's core capacity to review, authorize, oversee, and report on the implementationofFDPs.

K a i e t e u r N e w s understands that the

assignment is expected to includeadetailedassessment oftheUaruconceptselection process and Field Development Plan; FDP

management, oversight, monitoring and reporting; a detailed assessment of the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA)

Nine new COVID-19 cases; four persons hospitalised

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ent admitted into the COVID 19 Intensive Care Unit, the Health Ministry yesterday reported tha

within the last 24 hours, nine new infections were detected, bringing thetotalnumberof confirmed cases to 71,331.

The ministry's dashboard states that four persons are in institutional isolation, 81 are in home isolation, t w o a

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time control of the subsea installation from the surface by delivering fluids to facilitate the flow of hydrocarbons.

As for the FPSO, it is an industrial floating complex that continuously separates oil from produced water and associated gas for onboard storage, and later transfer to third party tankers The anticipated production rate fortheFPSOrangesbetween approximately 220,000 barrels and 275,000 barrels ofoilperday Thevesselwill be capable of storing approximately two million barrelsofoil.

Furthermore, third party oil tankers will be scheduled to offload the oil from the FPSO, making the oil available for export to the international market The FPSO will also process, dehydrate, compress, and reinject associated gas produced from the reservoir

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institutionally

To date, a total of 69,965 persons have recovered fromthevirus.

of the Proposed Uaru FDP; and ESIA management, oversight, monitoring and reporting.

Government said interestedconsultantsshould provide information demonstratingthattheyhave the required qualifications and relevant experience to performtheservices,suchas, description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, and availability of appropriate skillsamongstaff.

Theministrywaskeento notethataconsultantwillbe selected in accordance with the “Quality And Cost Based Selection (QCBS) method set out in the procurementRegulations.

The Terms of Reference can be viewed on the Ministry of Natural Resources' website: https://nre.gov.gy/

In its project summary that was submitted to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) earlier this y e a r, E x x o n M o b i l subsidiary, Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EPPGL) which operates the Stabroek concession said the Uaru Projectwillbelocatedinthe eastern portion of the block, approximately 200 km from Georgetown and amid previousStabroekProjects.

Current plans include

drilling via drillships to p r o d u c e o i l f r o m approximately 40-76 wells. Production is expected to begin between the fourth quarter of 2026 and the second quarter of 2027 with an expected field life of at least20years.

EEPGL said the production facilities to be installed include subsea equipment attached to the seaflooraswellasprocessing equipment on the ocean's surfaceknown as a Floating, Production, Storage, and Offloading (FPSO) vessel. EEPGL said this subsea equipment is installed at approximately1,450–1,950 m of water depth while noting that the main componentsofthesubseakit include the following: production tree, production manifold, flowlines, risers, and umbilicals. The subsea umbilicals, risers, and flowlines are commonly referredtoasSURF

Additionally, EEPGL's document explained that the oil,gas,andwaterflowsfrom the well into the production tree. The fluids are then gathered into the manifold which then connects to the flowlines before the risers takethefluidsuptotheFPSO for processing.Kaieteur News understands that the umbilical lines support production by providing real

As the Uaru and Mako reservoir pressures deplete overtime,thisgasreinjection will help maintain reservoir pressure and allow for optimum production of hydrocarbons to continue over time. In addition, some ofthegaswillbeusedasfuel ontheFPSO.

Furthermore, EEPGL told the EPA that it has undertaken additional studies to obtain an even

understanding of potential impac

efflue

t discharges to water, the feasibility of alternative handling of produced water, cradle to grave waste management in Guyana,

environmental compliance monitoring and verification. The company said the learnings from current

a n d environmental studies will enhance the design and implementation of the Uaru Project, thereby increasing environmental performance andeconomicvalue.

ItconcludedthattheUaru Project will contribute positively, directly and indirectly, to economic growthinGuyana,including increased national revenues, local procurement of select

increased direct and indirect

opportunities which drive

loan for the Guyana

Petroleum Resources

Is the United States dictating Guyana’s foreign policy?

u y a n a h a s partlyanswerediftheformer The Guyana President with that of the United that there were discussions announced that APNU+AFC had begun stood there and did not States. Afew weeks ago, a aboutCubaandVenezuela. than representatives that areit is seeking to lobbying for a place on the rebuke or distance himself high-level delegation led by The key question is

G elected.OncetheUSthrowsbecome a non- UNSecurityCouncil. from those remarks. Since

whether the United States its support behind Guyana,permanent member of the When a country decides then, there has been a discussionswiththenewUS willthrowitssupportbehind the deal is done. But howUnited Nations Security to contest for a seat on the noticeable thaw in relations Secretary of State, Anthony Guyanaforanon-permanent much will Guyana have toCouncil.Butwhatwillbethe Security Council, it must between Guyana and China. Blinken.Thetwosideswere seat on the UN Security succumbtoUSinterests?price that it will pay for this haveacandidateinmind.So This year marks the 50th said to have discussed food Council. Much will depend (The views expressed inrepresentation. just who does Guyana have anniversary of Guyana’s and energy security, the on

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good representative even though author and do notbeen such a member It has Guyana being on the Republic of China but governance and inclusive this is not a formal criterion necessarily reflect thethe distinction of being the Security Council if it is i n s t e a d o f g r a n d growth. But it is also likely since it is countries rather opinionsofthisnewspaper.)first CARICOM member goingtohandthispositionto celebrations, the event state to hold a non a diplomatic lightweight appears to be observed in a permanent seat in the UN When countries decide to relativelysubduedmanner SecurityCouncil. throw their weight behind There was even an

Itusuallytakesextended anothercountry’scandidacy, attempttoestablishaTaiwan and intense lobbying to they often consider the office in Guyana. But this contest such seats country’s foreign policy but waslaterabortedafterChina Campaigning is not often also factor in the likely expresseditsconcern. announced beforehand. As representative, even though Guyana has also gone such, it is not clear whether this is not a formal cold when it comes to Guyana’s ambitions requirement. Does Guyana supporting CARICOM’s oil regarding a non-permanent have a diplomatic diplomacy with Venezuela. seat on the Security Council heavyweight to be its Guyana has indicated no predated the PPP/C’s representative on the UN intention to rejoin administration or whether it SecurityCouncil? Petrocaribe – an oil alliance was the APNU+AFC which The United States, as a between Venezuela and initiatedthisprocess. global power, would be otherCaribbeanstateswhich

W h a t i s m o s t equally concerned about the allowed for the purchase of coincidental,however,isthe prospective representative Venezuelan fuel US timing of Guyana’s But it would be more pressure played a role in announcement with concerned about the foreign removing countries from something which US policy stance of the Guyana thatarrangement. PresidentJosephBidensaid. governmentandhowaligned Some Caribbean states In his address to this year’s this is to US foreign policy haveexpressedaninterestin General Assembly of the objectives. reviving the initiative. In United Nations, the US Itisnowevidentthatthe fact, the Heads of State of President supported United States is exerting CARICOM called for the increasing the number of increasing influence on removal of US sanctions both permanent and non- Guyana’s foreign policy As from Venezuela to allow permanent members of the has been reported in the many of their countries to Security Council He newspapers, Guyana renew the arrangements for specifically mentioned that supported the US candidate thepurchaseofoilfromthat the United States supports for President of the Inter country Guyana has permanent seats for American Development remainedlukewarmtowards countries in Africa, Latin Bank. pressing for the removal of AmericaandtheCaribbean. The closer alignment US sanctions against Not long after Biden’s between US and Guyana’s Venezuela even though it remarks, President Ali of foreign policy interests knows that Venezuelan Guyana signalled Guyana’s beganweeksaftertheIrfaan petrol sales are important to candidacy for a non Ali administration was energysecurityintheregion. permanent seat on the UN sworn into office. Then US There has also been a Security Council. Was this Secretary of State, Mike noticeable downgrading of just coincidence or is the Pompeo paid a visit to relations between Guyana United States dictating Guyana during which he andCuba.Thistoofitsintoa Guyana’s foreign policy? madesomestingingremarks pattern of greater alignment The answer to that may be aboutChina. of Guyana’s foreign policy

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Guyanese who accuse others of the very faults they have

will look at the Grainger, a long time now News (SN) printed a Ms. Grainger but I don’t simplify and to idioticargument that andperceivehertobeavery correspondence by Dr Tara knowthepeopleatStabroek p r e

n t there is an emerging decentprofessional. Singh,fromthediaspora.Dr News. Anyone reading Mr i n f o r m a t i o n

I apartheid ambience So when I get these Singh’s piece was critical of Bhagwandin’s analyses of o v e r l o a d . O f inGuyana,fornow,sufficeit complaints, I would from the politics of Opposition financial issues would necessity, therefore, to say, that Guyana is not time to time send a little Leader, Aubrey Norton. I acknowledge the gentleman we stereotype or does he rate the Biden alone in the world today query to her Recently, Dr share his analysis of the knowshisstuff. pigeonhole persons and presidency which a recent where men and women of Randolph Persaud indicated convoluted directions of Let’smoveontoLowe’s groups.” I am tempted to poll among members of the flaky character are to me that he didn’t see Norton’spolitics. letter itself He wrote, ask Lowe if he considers Republican Party revealed producing narratives that publication of his letter on The very next day, “Should Dr Tara Singh himself to be one such that they believe Biden’s endanger society and find confrontingthefalsehoodof (Wednesday,September28), request evidence of this person. victorywasfraudulent? ready publication in the a racism and apartheid in the SN published a rebuttal o b s e s s i o n ( P P P ’s I will give my answer if What Lowe did not media. It is occurring in the Guyana. to Dr Singh from long- domination of power), he asked by someone else the includein his condemnation United States faster than The editor told me that standing PNC aficionado can start by reading the exact question about Lowe. of the government and soundcantravel. thereisawaitinglistbecause a n d f o r m e r P N C severalSNeditorialsin2022 Readingthepropagandaand expansive eulogy of the Countless persons have ofthevolumeofletterssent. parliamentarian, Sherwood alone that have belly-ached fictions in Lowe’s missive, politics of the Oppositioncontacted me about non- I accepted that explanation Lowe.Well,itiseitherSN’s aboutthis.”

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ones we have in politics in perspectiveofSN. In Barbados, PM Mia Guyana.

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UG launches online GBV course under EU-funded Spotlight Initiative

he University of

TGuyana (UG) last week launched the “Resilience against and Disruption of Gender-Based Vi o l e n c e ” ( G B V ) Introductory course for service providers, policymakers, and others who lead GBVand response approaches, including systemstrengthening.

The13-weekprogramme is an elective course offered fully online and developed by UG in collaboration with the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) under the European Union (EU) funded Spotlight Initiative.

Accordingtoareleaseby UN, the course aims to raise awareness of GBV with a f o c u s o n c a u s e s , consequences, intervention methods and social change. Emphasis will be placed on the relationship between GBV and gender power relations, gender roles and norms, as well as how socioeconomic, cultural and religious factors impact the causes and consequences of GBV Students will also be exposed to global and regional issues related to

GBVwhilegainingaunique local overview of national interventions and learning about the importance of social change strategies towardendingGBV

The virtual launch saw a t t e n d a n c e b y E U Ambassador to Guyana, Rene van Nes; UN Resident Coordinator, Ms Yeşim Oruç; UNICEF Area Representative to Guyana & Suriname, Mr Nicolas Charles Pron; Minister of Human Services and Social Security, Hon. Dr Vindhya Persaud; Vice Chancellor of the University of Guyana, Professor Paloma Mohamed Martin and other University and Ministry officials, as well as potential students of thecourse.

Minister Persaud, during her feature address, noted thatitisimportantthatefforts are being made to tackle domestic violence, intimate partner violence and gender based violence, all of which many consider to be overwhelming issues occurringintheworld. “The need is one that is so great that everyone, whether male orfemale,shouldbeableto (Continuedonpage16)

...will benefit service providers, policymakers and others who deal with GBV responses

10 billion barrels increase in Stabroek Block reserves validates calls for renegotiation

-FormerEPAHead

ByDavinaBagot

In 2016, when the C

renegotiated and signed the P

Agreement (PSA) with US oil giant ExxonMobil, the country had only found approximately 1 1 billion barrels of oil in the Stabroek Block. Six years later, over 10 billion more barrels have been discovered in the

Economic Zone, a major increase that the former Executive Director of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Dr Vincent Adams believes, validates callsforarenegotiationofthe lopsideddeal.

Dr Adams, during an online interview with Globespan 24x7 on Monday evening,toldviewersthatnot only has Guyana uncovered morerichessubsequenttothe agreement being signed, but explorationactivitiesarestill ongoing while government has turned its face against seeking more value for its resources.

The former EPA Head is not convinced that the politicalexcusebeingusedto not renegotiate the Exxon contract is valid. In fact, the scholar with years of experience in the oil and gas industry is confident that Guyana can get a better deal nowthatithasdiscovered10 billion more barrels of oil in the Stabroek Block, where Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL),

referred to ExxonMobil Guyanaisoperating.Hesaid that it is customary for changesinanenvironmentto inform modifications to contractsincountriesaround theworld.

Accordingtohim,“Ihave spent 30 years at the highest level of the US government and I negotiated (and) I evaluatedcontracts.Thatwas partofmylifeandasamatter offact,thatwasamainpartof mylife,andI'mtalkingabout the Exxons of the world. I haveseenmanycontractyou can think about and changes are expected and the one thing that you always have a justification for changing a contract is when there is a majorchange.”

He went on to point out, “Asamatteroffact,inevery governmentcontractwehad, we had what was called a change control board. Every

changethatcomesin,itgoes to the board and then we figure out what to do with it intermsofthecontractsoall this stuff about sanctity is…allnonsense.”

In addition to this, the formerEPAbosshighlighted the fact that modifications have already been made to the 2016 contract, which further shows the invalidity of government's “sanctity of contracts”argument.

Dr Adamssaid,“Thefull liability coverage that I put into the Permits that was a majorchangetothecontract. The contract has said that they are gonna leave all liabilities to EEPGL, but EEPGL does not have any assets so I forced the full liabilitycoveragesothatwas amajorchange.”

Another modification to thecontractwasalsomadeto allowforunfetteredvisitson the Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessels, he said. “In the contract, it said, the government- believe this or not- the government has to givesevendaysnoticetovisit the FPSO. I changed that for unfettered visits at any time, including unannounced visits,”Dr Adamsnoted.

More recently, Guyanese also learnt that a major modificationwasmadetothe PSAtomakeitdefinitivethat the two percent royalty would not be recovered by ExxonMobil as an expense. To this end, Dr Adams believes that the sanctity of contractexplanationis“mere nonsense”.

The former EPA head argued, “Major changes alwaysjustifyrenegotiations. Remember when we signed this contract a lot us didn't even have a clue we were going to find (so much) oil. Sowefoundthisvastamount of oil, are you telling me that's not a major change? Areyoukiddingme?”

In a July 28 report published this year by Forbes, it was explained that Guyana has been the global leader for new discoveries since 2015, with 11.2 billion barrels of oil equivalent, which amounts to 18% of total global discoveries and 32% of discovered oil. The report was keen to note that the country's success was driven by the prolific Stabroek Block, where a consortium led by

ExxonMobil has announced a series of major new

Guyana: Stabroek Block Guyana resources

for

Guyana: Stabroek Block

World class investment opportunity...

Industry’s largest new oil province in the last decade

~11BBOE gross discovered recoverable resource

Multi billion barrels of remaining exploration

reservoir quality / development costs

~ $35/BBL Brent breakeven for Liza Phase 1

~ $25/BBL Brent breakeven for Liza Phase 2

~ $32/BBL Brent breakeven for Payara

Brent breakeven

Less than1/2

Yellowtail

producing horizons

Attractive development timing

- Initial developments at attractive point in offshore service cost cycle

- Liza Phase 1 gross development costs reduced from $4.4 billion to $3.5 billion

- Liza Phase 2 development achieved first oil February 11th, 2022; on time and on budget

- Payara and Yellowtail developments progressing with first oil targeted in 2023 and 2025, respectively

by ExxonMobil

- one of most experienced developers in the world

Truly transformational opportunity for Hess

discoveries since its first find.

It must be noted that whenthecontractwasinked, Guyana had not only found 1.1 billion barrels of oil, but this discovery was pinned at two sites- namely the Liza One and Liza Two projects. Sincethen,thecountry'stotal oil discoveries have climbed to33.

In the meantime,

explorationactivitiesarestill ongoing in the Stabroek

Block.

For months now, citizens in Guyana have been protesting government to renegotiate the oil contract with Exxon. In fact, the PPP hadpromisedto“reviewand renegotiate” the deal entered into by the former government; however the partyhasnowdecidedthatit mustmaintaintheagreement.

Citizens in Guyana believe that the present agreement only favours the

oil company, as Guyana receives a mere two percent royalty for its sweet light crude and settled for 50 percent profit sharing, after Exxontakes75percentofthe earningstoclearitsexpenses.

The deal that the oil companyoftenbragsaboutto its shareholders, also force Guyanese into paying their share of taxes, amounting to millionsofUScurrencyeach year This figure is likely to further balloon too as more

operationscomeonstream.

Inaddition,thecountryis allowing ExxonMobil to operate offshore without full liabilitycoverageintheevent of an oil spill, which means that the risk is borne by Guyana Another key provision that is lacking in thedocumentisring-fencing provision, which would avoid the oil company from using the petroleum revenue in one field to cover for expensesinanother

Seventh-day Adventist Church honours top NGSA, CSEC performers

The Guyana Conference of Seventhday Adventist recently honoured two of its members who turned in outstanding performances at this year's National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) and the Caribbean Examination Council administered Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations.

Accordingtoapressreleasefromthe conference, it was an atmosphere of jubilation in the board room of the

church's headquarters as the Administration, Directors and staff gathered to celebrate the achievementsofthestudents.

Nuel Bancroft shared a three-way tie for the top spot in the 2022 National Grade Six Assessment Examinations while Daniel Dowding earned 22 Grade 1s, 3 Grade 2s to covet one of the top spots in the 2022 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC). Both students are members of the localSeventh-dayAdventistMovement.

Atthecelebration,theExecutiveSecretary

Guyanesefugitive killedinSuriname

of the Seventh-day Adventist church, Pastor Jumoul Sancho acknowledged the hard work of the parents of the young men. Sancho saluted the parents' sacrifice and support to theirchildrenontheirpathtosuccess.

Forhispart,PastorExtonClarke,President of the organisation highlighted the significance of modeling excellence,

especiallyinacademia.Heexpressedprideand commendationstothestudentsonbehalfofthe 65,000 plus members of the local church scattered across the 10 administrative regions ofGuyana.

Gifts and commemorative plaque were handed over to the students. Special prayers werealsoofferedupontheirbehalf.

Brazilianelectednew DirectorofPAHO

...to begin five-year term on 1st February, 2023

Washington, DC, 28 S e p t e m b e r , 2 0 2 2 (PAHO/WHO)–Dr Barbosa da Silva Jr., a national of Brazil, will be the new DirectorofthePanAmerican Health Organization (PAHO).

Moments before Evans was killed, he hadgottenintoaheatedargumentwitha26year-oldmanonlyidentifiedas'QuintenM'. According to Quinten, he had allegedly owedEvans$300(SRD),butwhenthetime came for payment, he did not have any money.

Thisledtothemenhavingtheargument, which in turn led to an altercation. The suspectclaimedthatduringthisaltercation, Evans pulled out a gun and had pulled the trigger Thegundidnotfire.Inanattemptto fight back, Quinten whipped out a sharp object and stabbed Evans, who reportedly diedinstantly

When police arrived, Quinten had alreadyfledfromthescene.However,after receiving information from the Regional Assistance Team Paramaribo (RBTP), Quintenwasfoundandarrestedatafishing companyintheLivornoresort.

Reportedly, acting on the order of the Suriname Public Prosecution Service, Evans'bodywaskeptforanautopsy;while Quinten was taken into custody The case wastransferredovertotheCapitalOffenses DepartmentinSuriname.

However, before his death, Mendellin wasafugitivewantedforthemurderof78year old Tony Bisnauth, in March of 2020. Mendellin had been on the run up to his untimelydeath.

On March 13, 2020, Bisnauth, a businessman of Rosignol, Cotton Tree Village,WestCoastBerbicewascelebrating thhis78 birthdaywithhisfamilyandfriends at 'Sandra's Snackette' (a business he ran).

Reportedly, at about 11pm three bandits,

one armed with a cutlass and the other two with guns, crashed the small gathering and demanded the attendees to give them their cash and valuables. After the victims did comply,ascuffleensuedandthetwobandits armed with guns opened fire, hitting Bisnauthandtwoothers.Bisnauthwasshot in his left ear, and it was revealed in his autopsythatthatwasthecauseofhisdeath. The three bandits fled the scene with an undisclosed amount of cash, a pair of gold coloured earrings, and a gold coloured pendantchain,whichtheyhadstolenoffof Bisnauth.Mendellinwasnevercaught.

He was elected on Wednesday by PAHO Member States during the 30th Pan American Sanitary Conference. Dr Barbosa da Silva Jr will begin his fiveyear term on 1 February 2023,succeedingDr Carissa F EtienneofDominica,who has led PAHO since 2012.A national of Brazil, Dr Barbosa da Silva Jr is currently the Assistant Director at PAHO where he has led the organisation's efforts to increase equitable access to COVID 19 vaccines and to enhance regional capacities to producemedicinesandother healthtechnologies.

Dr Jarbas Barbosa da SilvaJr receivedhismedical degree from the Federal University of Pernambuco, Brazil, and specialised in public health and epidemiologyattheNational School of Public Health, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (FIOCRUZ) in Rio de Janeiro.

He holds a master's degree in medical sciences and a PhD in public health from the University of Campinas in São Paulo Earlier in his career, he was

Municipal Secretary of Health of Olinda, State Secretary of Health in Pernambuco,andDirectorof the National Center for Epidemiology (CENEPI) in Brasília.

Dr Barbosa joined PAHO in 2007 as Area Manager for Health Surveillance and Disease Management, responsible for coordinating regional activities related to the surveillance,prevention,and controlofcommunicableand non-communicablediseases; veterinarypublichealth;and healthanalysisandstatistics. In 2011, he rejoined Brazil's Ministry of Health as Secretary of Health Surveillance, and later becameSecretaryofScience, Technology and Strategic Supplies. Prior to becoming Assistant Director at PAHO, Dr Barbosa was Director President of the Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (ANVISA)from2015-2018.

PAHO is the health organizationfortheregionof the Americas and serves as the Regional Office for the World Health Organization (WHO). The election of Dr Barbosa da Silva Jr will be transmitted to the Executive Board of the World Health Organization (WHO) for appointment as WHO RegionalDirector

This year PAHO celebrates its 120

anniversary, working for overacenturytoimprovethe health and quality of life of the peoples of theAmericas. Former PAHO Directors include Dr Mirta Roses Periago (2003 2013), Sir George Alleyne (1995 2003),Dr.CarlyleGuerrade Macedo (1983 1995), Dr Héctor Acuña (1975-1983), Dr AbrahamHorwitz(19591975),Dr FredSoper(19471959), Dr Hugh Cumming (1920 1947), Dr Rupert Blue (1912 1920) y Dr WalterWyman(1902-1911).

Incoming PAHO Director, Dr. Barbosa da Silva Jr

L-R: Pr. Jumoul Sancho (Executive Secretary), Pr. Margaret Ramsarran (Education Director), Daniel Dowding (CSEC top performer), Eld. Rovena Harrinauth (Treasurer),Sarah Dowding (Daniel's mother) and Pr. Exton Clarke (President)

Medellin Orlando Evans (aka Mello), a Guyanese national, was on Saturday last stabbed todeathinSuriname.

L-R: Pr. Exton Clarke (President), Roxanne Bancroft (Nuel's Mother), Nuel Bancroft (NGSATop Performer), Eld. Rovena Harrinauth (Treasurer), Pr. Margaret Ramsarran (Education Director), Pr. Jumoul Sancho (Executive Secretary).

Dead: Mendellin Orlando Evans

Local Govt. Ministry holds consultations on draft Sanitation Management Bill

The Ministry of Local Government and

Regional Development opened a three-day consultation exercise on the draft Solid Waste ManagementBill.

The session is being hosted at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre (ACCC) and saw in attendance various stakeholders including members of the private sectorondayone,localdemocratic organs (LDOs) on day two and government agencies expected to beinattendanceonday3.

According to a Ministry of Local Government press release, the consultation was facilitated by United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) Legal Consultant, Fiona Handl and chaired by Director of Sanitation, Satrohan Nauth. Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Nigel Dharamlall during remarks explained that the Bill is expected to capture all the aspects of Sanitation Management requiredforamoderneconomyand society Heurgedtheparticipantsto modernise the way they manage theircommunitiesasthereisplanin the National Budget for massive transformationaldevelopment.

The minister noted that government has launched a programme to expand

infrastructural development in all communities which will have a concomitant effect on sanitation managementandthewayinwhich local economies are operated Dharamlall mentioned too that an aggressive road netwo

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programme has been implemented which will result in a building boom as well as an increase in the workload of each Neighbourhood DemocraticCouncil(NDC).

According to the press release, the minister spoke of the work beingdoneinthevariousregionsas it related to the upgrade and development of new and existing landfillsites.

“We have built quasi-landfill sitesinalltheregions,andwewill consistentlydosoineveryarea…,” he said. The Local Government Minister reminded the LDO participants that they are agents of theStateandthereforedonothave theauthoritytoimposefeesorraise taxes.

The Bill specifically make provisionfortheprohibitionofthe impositionoffeestocoverthecost ofwastedisposalatthecommunity level.

He detailed that government would deal with the heavy lifting when it comes to the operational costs associated with sanitation management.

“Overseers must advise the council to come up with a work programmethatwillservethebest interest of the communities. They are not to be dealing with management, but they should be settingthepolicyframework.”

The Bill covers penalties, enforcement, public education and the age-old issue of how to treat with household, commercial, medical and industrial waste including coconut waste, glass bottles,fridgesandotherelectrical appliances, old tyres, derelict vehiclesetc.

During the interactive session, Handldetailedthattheobjectiveis to harmonise all the fragmented pieces of legislation relating to Sanitation Management in one place.

As it is, Guyana currently has theMunicipalDistrictCouncilAct, the Environmental Protection Act, the Public Health Ordinance, and various other regulations that speakstowastemanagement.

The aim of the Bill is also to reduce the dependence on landfilling and embrace more moderntechnologyandalternative meansofwastemanagement.

The Bill proposes the establishment of a Solid Waste ManagementAuthority,whichwill operate as a body corporate and

would be responsible for permits, licenses, operational certification etc.

Some of the key suggestions coming out of the forum were to ensurethatlicensingishingedona company's ability to incorporate recycling techniques into their management plans and the

examination of converting of coconut waste into bio-energy to effectivelydealwithwaste.

The Sanitation Management Bill was initially drafted in 2014 and is currently being reviewed beforeitissentbacktotheAttorney General's Chambers to be taken to theParliament.

Some of the stakeholders at the consultations

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UG launches online GBV course...

From page 12 be involved in the battle against violence,” the Minister stated. She added that with the launch of the course comes many positives, including the fact that it is free, which makes it accessible to everyone; it is crafted to study many aspects of GBV, and it is compulsory for many students within the University of Guyana structure.

The Minister commended the work completed under the Spotlight Initiative, adding that the results completed in just under two years of its implementation make Guyana a leader in the region with regard to its approach to tackling GBV.

Ms. Oruç highlighted that Guyana's work under the Spotlight Initiative was recognised recently at a Global Symposium in Cancun, Mexico for the results emanating from its partnerships and the dynamism of the partnerships of a broad cross-section of civil society partnerships.

vasive issue of GenderBased Violence in Guyana, and that more collaborative work is on the horizon with UG and other key partners towards transforming gender relations in Guyana.

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EU Ambassador, Rene van Nes, in his remarks, highlighted that, “it is important that everyone understands that gender-based violence is not acceptable and should not be tolerated ever… gender-based violence takes away from girls and women the possibility to be their best, it takes away the most basic need that everyone deserves, and that is to feel safe and to feel respected.''

The strength of partnerships was the focus of the UN Resident Coordinator's remarks.

UNICEF's R epresentative Mr. Pron welcomed the launch of the course, stating that, “the importance of investment in all efforts to address gender-based violence cannot be overstated, as the long-term consequences affect community and families, whether through increased morbidity and mortality rates, disability and mental health challenges.

The economic cost of violence to both family and the nation must also be prevented.”

Vice Chancellor, Prof. Mohamed echoed the remarks of her fellow panelists, adding that the course launch is a first step in dealing with the epidemic of domestic violence in Guyana.

In addition, Prof. Mohamed reiterated that the University of Guyana is committed to providing academic programmes and engaging in research that address the per-

The “Resilience against and Disruption of GenderBased Violence” course will support the broader plan to strengthen the gender equality unit of the University, including the articulation of a policy on GBV for the University and support for related courses in Social Work, which are also being supported by UNICEF.

The Spotlight Initiative is a global initiative of the United Nations which has received generous support from the European Union. Its aim is to eliminate all forms of violence against women and girls.

Its investments across more than 25 countries are addressing legislative and policy gaps, strengthening institutions, promoting gender-equitable attitudes, and providing quality services for survivors.

Interventions are also strengthening systems for collecting data on violence against women and girls and women's movements. 1Learn more at www.spotlightinitiative.org.

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GWI to spend $343M to drill two wells at Sophia, Turkeyen

During the opening of tenders on Tuesday, it was revealed that the Guyana Water Inc. is preparing to spend some $343 million to drill two portable water wells at Sophia and Turkeyen.

According to the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board office, the wells are estimated

to cost $171 million each. Four contractors submitted bids to do the works.

Also opened are bids for the construction of shade houses, a project being undertaken by the Civil Defence Commission. Some 19 companies have placed bids for the works.

Below are the companies and their bids:

Guyana Water Inc.

Construction of portable water well at Sophia, Georgetown.

Guyana Revenue Authority Procurement of security services.

Construction of portable water well at Turkeyen, Georgetown.

Supply and delivery of Ciso core switches and Fortigate 300E (hardware).

Ministry of Health

Supply and delivery of three 4x4 double cab pick-up and one new enclose SUV.

Printing of health benefits protocol and guidelines.

Supply and delivery of polyvinyl chloride and ductile iron pipes, fittings and valves Lot 1-2.

Rehabilitation of Integrated Regional Tax Office (Corriverton, Region 6).

Ministry of Education

Construction of primary school at Wakenaam. (Cont’d)

Civil Defence Commission Construction of shade houses

Provision of security and cash-in transit services Lot 1-5.

Guyana Elections Commission Procurement of equipment.

KN and Freddie the most read

DEAR EDITOR, Mark Benschop’s passing comment in a missive (Sept 24) that Freddie’s readership is only a few hundred is grossly inaccurate. Freddie is the most read columnist in Guyana and the diaspora.

I had my encounters with Freddie over a long period some years ago, that did not and does not compromise my professionalism or facts on readership. As I found in several surveys from the early 2000s onwards on the media and readership of the four national papers, Freddie has

consistently been the most read columnist. KN is the most sold (bought) and read newspaper.

He was commended for his role in defense of democracy following the then government’s defeat in the no confidence motion of December 21, 2018. His readership grew since the days of the attempted fraud of the March 2020 elections. He remains very popular among readers although they may not be supportive of positions he takes.

Yours truly, Vishnu Bisram

LUSCSL employees continue protest against installed IMC

Employees of the Linden Utilities Service Coop Society Limited (LUSCSL), on Tuesday continued their protest action against the

Committee(IMC)andoneof its members Courtney Handy

When the substantive Board of Directors was removed last April, Handy was the only member from that board, who was placed on the IMC, a move the workersobjectedtofromthe beginning.Employeesclaim they will not be returning to work until they are properly engaged by the Minister of Labour Joseph Hamilton, or a senior officer within the ministry “The minister has tocome,weneedtheCCDO, some minister to talk to us and they have to come and a

urgently,” one worker said during a protest action on Tuesday

The protest started last week Wednesday The workers believe that since the installation of the IMC six months ago, everything has been going downhill at the society They are accusingHandyofplayinga major role in victimising staff, contributing to a toxic working environment, amongst other things. Mr Handy has since denied theseallegations.OnFriday, he was accused of jumping the fence and breaking into thepremises.

“They are victimising staff,theyaredemotingstaff and I remember when they firstcame,theysaidtheyare notheretomovestaff,todo anythingwithstaffsalarybut they have done the total opposite...I would like them to have an AGM and to remove Mr Handy and to haveallthechangesmade,to reverseit.

Theworkers,throughthe GuyanaBauxiteandGeneral Workers Union, have listed several conditions before they resume duty If these termsarenotmet,theyhave vowednottoreturntowork. In their negotiation, the employeesarecallingforthe removal of Handy, the immediate appointment of workers acting in vacant positions,aninquiryintothe conductoftheIMCsinceits installation.

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appointment of acting workers, the acting Finance Manager in particular feels that she is being victimised by Handy because he has a personal vendetta against her “Iamworkinghereover 20years,Ihavebeenmoving up, I do my work and this is vindictiveness towards me and all the persons coming alongwithme,”shesaid.

In an invited comment, however Mr Handy related thatshewasappointedtoact inthatpositionfollowingthe

substantive manager and wastoldthatthepostwillbe filledwithinsixmonths.The

commenced under the former board of directors and only continued after the installation of the IMC. He said the post was re advertised and the acting manager's application was also accepted and she along with other applicants were interviewed. “That process isnotyetcompletedandsoit wouldbedishonestforherto a

prematurely,”Handysaid.

Handy also rubbished several of the allegations leveled against him and claims he has not been involved in victimisation. He said since staffers are bent on doing things the old wayoftheCoophasbeenleft in debts and corruption and that the IMC is fixing the

system.Sinceinstallation,he claims the income of the Coop has doubled. On the ground supporting the workers was Member of P

Figueira, who said the protest is a justifiable one and that it is quite evident that the IMC has failed to

executethemandategivento them within the timeline. That mandate was to get the Coop ready for an annual generalmeetingandelection ofnewexecutive.

Speaking to the media last week however, Minister Hamilton said he met with the members of the IMC for

an update on the mandate to get the society ready for an AGM.

He said the discussion surrounded the audit, expansion of services amongstotherthings.Itwas a few hours after he was informedaboutthesitoutby

Hamilton urged the workers tousethecorrectprotocolto have their grievances heard. That protocol is to engage the Chief Labour Officer on theissuesraised,sinceitwill onlyaffecttheresidentswho weredependingontheCoop for the essential service whentheystrike.

Workers of the Linden Utilities Service Coop Society Limited during their protest.

A section of the protest action on Tuesday.

DeNobrega, Arjune undefeated in Round Robin

Nathan De Nobrega was ruthless in Group A where he surrendered one game on his way to the semi-final.

He faces Elwyn Levius for a spot in the final, while Navindra Arj une came out on top in Group B and will challenge Christian Younge for a place in the final.

In Doubles action: D. Luthers/I. Cambridge defeated E. Levius/J. Rodriguez 6/1,6/0 E. Levius/ J. Rodrigues

defeated A. Panday/ C. Younge by w/o

R. Romascindo /I. Vjay defeated G. Felix /A. Semple 6/0,6/1

In the Boys U18: Shaqiel Murray defeated Aakesh by w/o

Malik Baker defeated Elijah Bradford 6/0, 6/0

Isaiah Cambridge defeated Akil Semple 6/0, 6/0

In the Girls U18:

Paula Kalekeyzi defeated Saskia Persuad 4/6, 6/3, 10/2

Thursday September 29, 2022

ARIES (Mar. 21–Apr. 19)

Don't plunge headfirst into work mode, Aries. The cleaning and tidying up can surely wait for another day. Today's energies indicate that talking with friends and family should be your main priority.

TAURUS(Apr.20–May20)

It's likely that your thoughts are completely turned to work. Much as you should devote your time off to family, you can't help the way you're wired, Taurus. When at home.

GEMINI (May 21–June 20)

This is a good day for financial matters, Gemini. With your credit cards maxed out, you may be thinking that your bank account isn't as healthy as it could be.

CANCER (June 21–July 22)

You could be feeling quite lazy today, Cancer, and you definitely deserve to feel this way! You deserve some time off after all of the activities of the past week. Give yourself the gift of a true day off.

LEO (July 23–Aug. 22)

You think of yourself as a practical person, Leo, but today your thoughts may turn to the mystical and spiritual. Your intuition is strong now.

VIRGO (Aug. 23–Se pt. 22)

You will probably encounter a bit of opposition along with today's planetary energies, Virgo. Even those who are usually right behind you will seem uncooperative.

Softball cricket meeting set for Sunday on the East Coast

Softball teams on the East Coast are asked to attend a meeting on Sunday at Lusignan.

According to the coordinator, Seeraj Bhimsain, two members from each team are invited to attend the meeting which will be used to from a softball

organisation.

The motive is to form the body to enhance the development of softball cricket in the area and to aid in the development of sports.

Team members are asked to contact Bhimsain on 6472840 for more information.

Two times...

From page 22 the dangerous Brandon King (6) and Kennar Lewis for a duck at 16-2, the fans were dancing in the stands.

LIBRA (Sept. 23–Oct. 22)

Your thoughts today are likely to turn to setting goals for the future, particularly concerning your career. While you've made a lot of progress in recent months, you'd like to see even more forward movement.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23–Nov. 21)

Today's planetary energies are stimulating your ambition, Scorpio. Issues connected with your professional life may be very much on your mind. You could plot out ways to further your career.

SAGIT(Nov.22–Dec.21)

You've been so busy these past few weeks that you may have inadvertently neglected the special person in your life, Sagittarius. It's been fun to be out and about together,

CAPRI (Dec. 22–Jan. 19)

It's possible that a big change is in store for you in the near future, Capricorn. It may be that you've come to realize that your current home and neighborhood are no longer a good fit.

AQUARIUS(Jan.20–Feb.18)

Perhaps you spent quite a bit of money lately and you're holding your breath waiting for the bills to roll in. Some quick reckoning of receipts today likely yields some wonderful news.

PISCES (Feb. 19–Mar. 20) This is a good day to reflect on the past weeks and get some perspective, Pisces. You've probably been working too hard and neglecting other priorities in your life.

Powell shared in a fifty stand with the elegant Brooks before he was caught behind off Smith by Gurbaz who had dropped Brooks off Shepherd on five.

Brooks and Reifer added another half century partnership before Reifer was LBW to Tahir at 123-4 for Wasim and Brooks to put together 103 in an unfinished fifth wicket stand.

The 50 stand came up in 18 balls while Brooks galloped to 50 off 34 balls and reached his maiden century from 50 balls with seven fours and seven sixes in the 18th over from Shepherd which cost 23.

Brooks lofted the Berbican for conductive sixes before depositing him for another six, while Brooks hammed two more sixes from Smith which cost 26 as the last few overs produced 103 runs and at the halfway stage the Warriors who were sloppy in the field and looked out of game.

Boys U-14 Semi-finalists (from left) DeNobrega, Levius, Younge, & Arjune.

HeroCPL

T20cricket

BySeanDevers

Last night, an almost capacitycrowdleftthevenue as if they were going to a funeral as Jamaica

Two times winners Tallawahs to play Royals in final after Brooks’s fireworks

Tallawahs,whodefeatedthe Warriors in two of their five unsuccessful trips to the final,trashedthehometeam by 37 runs despite Kemo

Paul’s brilliant 56 to book a place in their third final and firstsince2016.

It was carnage at Providence as 33-year-old

West Indies batsman

Shamarah Brooks warmed up for the T20 World Cup with a destructive 109 from 52withsevenfoursandeight sixes.Hisdestructivehitting resulted in him scoring the third ton in year’s tournament and the right to play two times Champions Barbados Royals tomorrow nightinfinalfrom7PM.

Imran Wasim’s 41 from 15 balls with four fours and three sixes, Rovman Powell’s37withacoupleof fours and three sixes and Ramon Reifer’s run-a-ball 22 with a six and a four supported Brooks to power theTallawahs224-4.

This was the fifth joint highest total in the 10-year historyofCPLwithTKRand highest score in any T20 gameatProvidencebettering the218madebytheWarriors

againstBarbadosin2019.

Romario Shepherd, who conceded 23 in the penultimate over, finished with2-43,whileImranTahir (1-34) and Odean Smith (164) had the joint third most expensive spell in CPL cricket The Warriors in reply needing the highest ever successful run chase (224byJamvTKRinPOSin 2018) to reach a sixth final, endedon189-8toloseby37 runs. Kemo Paul top scored withanentertaining56from 37ballswithsevenfoursand a six to keep the loyal fans hopeful but it was too little too late.Shai Hope made31 with three fours and two sixes, while Rahmanullah Gurbaz contributed 22 with three fours and a six Gudakesh Motie remained unbeatenon22,whileSmith, who dismissed off the last

The Warriors fans were disappointed last night.

ball of the innings for 24, added 40 for the eight wicket. When the Warriors battedtheburlyPaulSterling (2), Gurbaz, Hope and Shakib (5) were back in the pavilion inside eight overs withthescoreon74-4.When Skipper Shimron Hetmyer who strangely batted at six, played a lawless swipe and was bowled by Nicholson Gordonfor15tothedismay of an almost full house at 112-5 in the 13th over, the expressions of the faces of thefanswaspriceless.

Paul went after the bowlers but when he was bowled by Imad Wasim it wasalloverfortheWarriors who reached the final in 2012, 14, 16, 18 & 2019 but were always the bridesmaid butneverthebride.

AfterShepherdremoved (Continuedonpage21)

Alleyne and Henry lead West Indies Women to thrilling 1-run victory in 1st T20I

ST JOHN’S,

Antigua West Indies Women secured a thrilling one-run victory over New Zealand Women in the first T20 International at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium yesterday

Player of the Match Chinelle Henry said, “The coaches told us to go out thereandbefearless.

We wanted more than 115 but that didn’t happen, so we went out there as a bowling unit to get the job done.

Going into the second game, we’re obviously

looking to improve in both batting and bowling. To see

Aaliyahgoingoutatnumber three and almost getting her maiden T-20I half-century showedthatwehavealotof depthinthesquad,soit’sjust for us to keep up that team performance.”

Both teams meet on the weekendforthe2ndand3rd T20Is,SaturdayOctober1at 10:00am and Sunday October2at1:00pm.

Alleightmatcheswillbe s

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ESPN

Caribbean’s “ESPN Play” app and will be available around the world with some

of CWI’s broadcast partners and on the Windies Cricket YouTubechannel.

Liveball-by-ballscoring will also be available on the www windiescricket com MatchCentre.

Scores:WestIndies Women115/10(20overs)

AaliyahAlleyne47 AmeliaKerr4-0-16-3

RashadaWilliams15

FranJonas4-13-2

NewZealandWomen114/9 (20overs)

HannahRowe27*

ChinelleHenry4-0-26-3

SophieDevine23

AfyFletcher4-0-18-2

(Zaheer Mohamed photo)

-AAGPresident‘upset’withMunroe’scommentsonS/AGamesteam

ByRawleToney

PresidentoftheAthletics Association of Guyana (AAG), Aubrey Hudson, recently took aim at Vice President of the Guyana

(GOA), Godfrey Munroe, forhiscommentsmadeinthe KaieteurNewsregardingthe country’s track and field athletes missing out on competingattheOctober1–15SouthAmericanGamesin Paraguay

Guya

represented by 16 athletes and six officials from the disciplines of boxing, squash, table tennis and badminton.

Munroe, who is also the president of the Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA), had labelled Hudson as “disrespectful” for ignoring the GOA’s request,onfiveinstances,to submitalong-listofathletes fortrackandfield.

Hutson had admitted to Kaieteur News that he was aware, since April, of his association’s notice from the GOAto present a ‘long list’ of athletes for the SouthAmericanGames

Hutson also admitted to the AAG’s failure to acknowledge the GOA’s requestforthesubmissionof athletes, but had told Kaieteur News that he would’ve reached out the SouthAmericanCongressin Brazil for a late-submission caseforGuyana.

Munroe had stated, that “The delinquency of these associations should not fall on the GOA,” while sternly pointingout,“Nomemberof the GOA Executive Committeeisanti-sport.”

However, on Monday, Hudson, at a press conference to launch the South American 10K in Guyana, said he did not receive a response from the GOA, and only learned of the country’s contingent for the games in Paraguay throughthemedia.

“I am really grieved by the comments made byVice PresidentGodfreyMunroe.I would like to start from the position that both Mr Munroe and I are heads of our respective associations andIamcertainthat,poundfor-pound,athleticshasdone much better than Table Tennis locally, regionally andinternationally,”Hudson said.

Aubrey Hudson –AAG President

Godfrey Munroe –GOA Vice President

He added, “Not only from results earned in competition, but from the number of national competitions held and international competition attended over the year Secondly, my attendance recordandtardinessatGOA meetingsismuchbetterthan his,eventhoughheisaVice Presidentofthatbody.”

The AAG, Hudson said, was late in its submission of names to the GOA due to their own internal issues whicharebeingaddressed.

“While some of our athletesoptednottobeapart of the Games because of the time of year, we did have quite a few who showed interestingoing.

Realizing that our 4X100m male team was the highest ranked event for us, there was much deliberation on who should be on the team of four males and four females, as offered by the GOA,” the AAG president saidinastatement.

Hudson said while a

(Atletismo Sudamericano) congressinSaoPauloBrazil on September 12, he had requested from Paraguayan Athletics President, the opportunity for athletics to beacceptedintotheGames.

“He immediately called the authorities in Paraguay and got a favourable response.

Hethentoldmetogetin touchwiththeGOAinorder to submit the list of athletes anditwillbeaccepted.

An email was sent to the GOA on the morning of September 13 with the required information for the athletics team entry for the Games,”Hudsonexplained.

Munroe referred to the AAG’s lacklustre approach as “Poor governance, it is dysfunctional, unethical, disrespectful, contentious, an unprincipled recipe for disrepute, a recipe for poor relational dynamics and recipeforpoorperformance. Iamhopefulsometimeinthe future we can address the same in view of improving ourperformanceall-round.”

According to Hudson,

“For the GOAto sink to the point of Mr. Munroe’s utterances regarding a member federation in the daily newspaper as a responsetoarequestisreally appalling.”

Hudson added, “I am very scared for the future of Guyanasportingfraternity,if this is the new means of

engagement. Or is it just for the SILLY SEASON (electionstime).

I have requested in the past, and I will continue to implore that the GOA s

accommodating and offer more assistance than to be

federations

“The AAG is really trying to do better and instead of assisting us, they choose to deny us the opportunitywhentheyknow they (GOA) could have helped.

They have access to much more resources than anyofitsmembers,”Hudson said.

I always back myself to come good - Cornwall

Barbados Royals opener

RahkeemCornwallstruckan entertaining 91 to lead Barbados Royals to a comfortable87-runwinover GuyanaAmazonWarriorsin Qualifier 1 of the HERO CPL on Tuesday night at Providence.

Speakingwiththemedia following the game, right-

handed Cornwall said he playedaccordingtohisplan.

“ThepitchwasslowbutI backedmyself,oncetheball in the right area I just put it away,”Cornwallrelated.

Hestatedthattheteamis gelling well and that it is importantbecauseitboosted

tremendously

Barbados Royals have played ten games and chalked up eight victories; they lost two- one against Guyana Amazon Warriors last Sunday night by five wickets.

On this occasion they surgedtoarespectable195-5 from the 20 overs while Warriors folded for 108 off 17.4overs. Cornwall noted that he willcontinuetoplaypositive cricket and work to improve

DaSilvasettodefend

titleonDecember16

CardtoGuyana

ByRawleToney

showingwhatboxingcando forGuyana.Wewanttobring boxing back in Guyana,” an excitedStClairsaid.

St Clair, the former

Organization (IBO) and

(IBF) Super

Champion,iswell-knownin Australia for his exploits in the ring as a fighter, trainer andpromoter

However, this will mark thefirsttimeStClairwillbe hostinghisfamousProFight Night in Guyana; something the former National Super Featherweight Champion said has been a long time coming.

ItwasatStClair’scardin Australia earlier this month, where Da Silva defeated Fiji’sWilliamMeltobecome the new WBL Junior LightweightTitleholder

AccordingtoStClair,Da S

a’s

After receiving the blessings of the Guyana Boxing Board of Control (GBBC), St Clair is now hoping to receive the backing of the Guyana Government and the people ofGuyana.

Headded,“Thepeopleof Guyana are the most importantonesinallofthis.

ThisisnotaboutGuyana boxing anymore, but we want to make Guyana the best in South America and wecandoit.Infact,wehave about700,000peopleandwe have seven world titles, but we need to showcase our guys and give them the opportunitytofight.”

St Clair said he’s hoping that his Fight Night could be a regular feature in Guyana, just as it is in Sydney,Australia

F

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n December16willcomefrom Venezuela.

St Clair told Kaieteur News that Dexter Marques will also have a shot at the WBL title against another Venezuelan

Twofemalefightersfrom the ‘Down Under’ will face each other in Guyana for a WBLtitle.

“This is going to be the biggest promotion coming fromAustraliatoGuyana… big time fights, showcasing the country Guyana, and

appearance at the 1994 Commonwealth Games, St Clairturnedpro,winninghis first fight against Nigel Boston on points at the Cliff AndersonSportsHall.

He would go on to have an illustrious career in the sport of pugilism, winning 45ofhis59bouts,losing12 andtwodraws.

Along his Career, St C

WBF

Featherweight Title, WBO Inter-Continental Feather, as well as IBF and IBO Super Featherweight World Title.

Guyana’s Stephan Da Silva will put his World Boxing League (WBL) title on the line on December 16, whenGaryStClairbringshis SuperheroProFightNightto Guyana.

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Mohamed)

Rahkeem Cornwall (Zaheer Mohamed photo)

GaryStClairbringingFight

Namilco renews cricket sponsorship of RHTYSC U-21 and First Division teams

MillingCompany of Guyana last week renewed their cricket sponsorshipoftheRoseHall TownYouthandSportsClub duringasimplepresentation ceremony at the company Agricola Head Office. The company support would cover sponsorship of the club’s under21 and first division teams for the next twelvemonths.

RHTYSC Secretary HilbertFosterstatedthatthe company first sponsored the two teams in 2019 and over the last three years, both teams have excelled on and off the cricket field. The teams have won several major cricket tournaments

Champion of Champions, S

Elizabeth Styles under21 and Ivan Madray20/20 tournaments. Foster also

management that the teams have produced several o

including KelvonAnderson, Junior Sinclair, Clinton Pestano, Kevin Sinclair, Jonathan Rampersaud, Shemaine Campbelle, ShenetaGrimmond,Shabika Gajnabi, Jermey Sandia, Mahendra Gopilall, Sohail Mohamed and Ramzan Koobir who all played for Guyana or the West Indies overthelasttwelvemonths.

J

Sinclair played in the 2022 CPL tournament while Kevin and Pestano played for Guyana at the first class level. Anderson, a former West Indies under19 player was unlucky not to gain selection to the national senior team but gained selection to the West Indies EmergingPlayersAcademy

Foster disclosed that in 2022, the RHTYSC producedfourplayersonthe national under19 female team, six on the national senior female, two on the national senior male, two in theCPL,twoforthenational under15 male and three for the national under19 male team A hand injury prevented Matthew Pottaya, the opportunity to play for thenationalunder17team.

Off the cricket field, the two teams together hosted over fifty p

na

includingtheconstructionof twohomesforfriendsofthe club, annual cricket camp, annual summer camp, covid 19 hamper programme, scorebook programme, medical outreach, Basil Butcher Trust Fund, distribution of school bags and educational school grants. The teams over the last twelve months assisted dozens of youths with bicycles, cricket gear and electronic tablets as part of their Say Yes to Sports and Education programme Membersoftheteamswould also be involved in promotional work for their sponsor during the upcoming Berbice Expo at theAlbion Ground from the 14thofOctober

Foster also disclosed, that with some of the club’s most senior veteran passing theageofthirtyfiveyears,a decision was made to invest in the younger players like S a n d i a , P o t t a y a , Rampersaud, Gopilall, Romesh Bharrat and RamzanKoobir Thiswould be done despite the fact that it might affect performances onthefield.Thelongserving club official stated that the immediategoalisnottowin tournaments but to mould a powerfulteamforthefuture. HestatedthattheRHTYSC, MS have won over one hundred tournaments over the last thirty years and silverware are not the main objectives but rather producing a team for the future Players like the Sinclairs, Anderson, Slyus Tyndall,KeithSimpson,Eon Hooper and Clinton Pestano shall provide the leadership to the younger generation as part of the rebuilding process.

RHTYSC and the way the two teams have represented thecompanybrand.McLeod hailed Foster for his visionary leadership of the clubandstatedthatNamilco was very pleased to be associated with a club that f

commitments under the sponsorship. He also stated that he was very impressed withtheteamswinningways a

a

outstanding players being produced. As part of the

sponsorship, the company alsohandedoverthirtypairs of coloured uniforms to the clubalongwithachequeto

transportation,meals/snacks, balls, gear and practice sessions. Kelvon Anderson

rs

BothNamilcoManaging Director Bert Sukhai and Financial Controller Fitzroy McLeod both hailed the outstanding work of the

would captain the first

JonathanRampersaudwould leadtheunder21team.

Junior Sinclair

RHTYSC Secretary Hilbert Foster receives the coloured uniform from Namilco Managing Director Bert Sukhai in the presence of other company executives

Silvaset

Street,Charlestown,Georgetown.

with Munroe’s

Gary St Clair, along with Dexter Marques and Stephan Da Silva following the announcement of the Superhero Pro Fight Night in Guyana

-GaryStClairbringingFightNightCardtoGuyana

Shamarh Brooks struck 109 not out versus the Warriors last night. (Zaheer Mohamed photo)

Keemo Paul top scored for the Warriors with 56. (Zaheer Mohamed photo)