AIETEUR NEWSK Guyana’s largest selling daily & New York’s most popular Guyana’sweeklylargest weekly Online: www.kaieteurnews.com September02,2022-Vol.24No.38 Online readership yesterday, 70,572 Friday Edition Price $100OfficePassporLethemtopens 30 to 60 day review of any Field Development Plan is absolutely ridiculous PPP ditches developmentinter-ministerial,spending …shifts responsibilitfully to President's office committee on oil sector Fire destroys two houses at Agricola Opposition does not rule out contesting LGE …reiterates calls for clean voters list GDFtosentenced'Smallie'deathformurderofCorporal >>See story on page 19<<in one day p. 3ExperT&Tt Former Foreign Affairs
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Taking this into consideration, Trinidadian Energy Strategist, Anthony Paul, firmly asserts that it is ridiculous for any review of suchdocumentstoonlytake onetotwomonths. Ifthisoccurs,hesaiditis evident that the State is not being presented with all the dataitneeds,andsomeoneis not interested in doing a properDuringreviewanappearanceon K a i e t e u r R a d i o ' s Programme, Guyana's Oil and You, Paul explained what a field development planHeentails.said, “Once you've discovered oil or gas in the ground in commercial quantities you have to get it out and that typically means drillingseveralwells.Those wells have different functions such as water injection, gas injection which manage pressure and ofcourseyouhavethewells to extract the oil…and then youhavetofindaway,once it comes from under the ground, to make sure it enters a safe facility via variouspipelinesandsubsea equipment …This facility can be in the form of a Floating, Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO)Paulvessel.”alsonotedthatthere are other facets to be understood during the evaluation of the FDP He said the first element is to independently understand what is below the ground, the types of rocks, and how much oil and gas is trapped inside of that. Much of this pertains to the geosciences, geology, geophysics, astrophysicsetc. Oncethespecialistshave mapped out what is there, Paul said this fuels a discussion about where the wells will be drilled to get most of the resource out of theground.Paulsaidifthese wells are not drilled in the rightplacesorproperlythen some of the resource could be left behind. He said the Government would need to havethecapacitytoevaluate those wells so that the best plancouldbehad. Afterevaluatinghowthe wells would be developed, how it would be extracted and what vessel would be used,theFPDalsohastobe vetted for project management.Thisaspectspeakstothe procurement, supply chain managementanduseoflocal content.“Soitisareallycomplex operationthatiswhywhena company completes a reviewin30daysor60days, I find that to be absolutely ridiculous; what should happen is that the regulator shouldbeparticipatinginthe discussions from day one in terms of the geological mapping etc. So that means it would take some time to get that done…This is a complex process that Guyana really ought to take its time in understanding every aspect,” expressed Paul.Theexpertfurtheradded thatifatimelineforreviewis veryshort,itsaysclearlythat a lot of information is not going to be presented and properly interrogated by evaluators.“Ittells me that evaluators will be going on the interpretations provided to them rather than evaluating raw data which take a longer time and gives youadifferentoutcome,”the industryspecialiststated. While he did not offer what a right review timeframe should be, Paul said it is critical for Guyana to get a robust process in place for FDP reviews by State experts that are dedicated to that activity At theendoftheday,Paulsaida watchful on such a key component makes a huge difference in ensuring cost savings as well as determiningwhatcomesout ofthegroundandwhatgoes intothenationalpurse. The Energy Strategist also recommended that like Ghana, Norway, and many other territories, Guyana publishes its guidelines for what is expected in FDPs. He reasoned that this allows citizenstobemoreinformed about what is required of companies, thereby improving transparency and accountabilityItshouldbe noted that Guyana has completed the r e v i e w o f F i e l d Development Plans for ExxonMobil's Payara and Yellowtail Projects within 42and52daysrespectively Thoughithasfacedbacklash for such short timelines, Government has maintained thatitwasabletosecurethe strongest and most c o m p r e h e n s i v e E n v i r o n m e n t a l Authorizations and Petroleum Production Licences granted to Exxon and partners in the Stabroek Block.
Police in Region Six are investigating the suspected drowning of a 40-year-old carpenter of No.74 Village, Upper Corentyne whose body was found Wednesday morning in a clump of bush hoursafterhehadgoneoutto catchDeadcrabs.is Chandshakar Singh, a father of two. His lifelessbodywasdiscovered inthickvegetationatNo.73 Village, Corentyne. Brother of the deceased, Deepak Beharry also of No 74 village, told reporters that Singh had visited him Tuesday afternoon at approximately16:00hrsand asusual,heateandthentold him that he was heading out to catch crabs for his children. Singh left to catch crabsneartheNo.73Village koker that day and never returned. Two hours after leavingBeharrysaidhegrew worried since it was not normal for him to take that long. "Me ride up by the kokerwherehesaidhegoing and catch the crab. Me find out and everyone said they didn'tseeanything.Mecome backandcollectmyson and about8:00wegoback." Headdedthatwhenthey got back to the koker, someone pointed to Beharry'ssonthathisuncle's bicycle and clothing were at the location. Beharry said it occurred to him that maybe his brother crossed the channel to catch the crabs. They continued searching until 23:00 hrs Tuesday and stilltherewasnosignofhim. Theydecidedtogohomeand returnedearlyWednesdayto continue the search. It was duringthatsearchthatagood friendofthenowdeadSingh pointed out to Beharry that, "baithatmandeadanddehin thebushdeh."Hewasfound naked The police were immediately contacted and his body was subsequently removed from the area and transported to the Skeldon Hospital. A post mortem is expectedsoon.
Carpenter found dead during crab-hunting trip
The area where Singh's body was found
Chandshakar Singh
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Field Development Plans (FDPs) are one of the most detailed documents oil companies must submit to governmentswhenplanning toextractoilorgasresources from a particular field. To ensureaproperinterrogation of such a document, countries are expected to hire experienced specialists in varying fields to ensure the oil or gas development plan is in keeping with international best practices, and most importantly, are not overdesigned to allow forinflatedcosts.
30 to 60 day review of any Field Development Plan is “absolutely ridiculous” - T&T Expert
ByKianaWilburg EnergyTrinidadianStrategist,AnthonyPaul
The public consultation also comes after the IDB in 2019 launched a review of its Access to Information policy and approved a Policy Profile that was submitted for public consultation. Based on the o u t c o m e o f t h a t consultation, and following recommendations from the IDB's Policy Evaluation Committee, the Bank presented a new policy proposal to the Board of ExecutiveDirectorsinApril 2022.Thenewpolicyproposal aims to maximise access to information by adopting clearer language, reducing exceptions to disclosure policies, facilitating procedures, and making it easierandmoreefficientfor people to ask questions and getanswers.Thepublic consultation will consist of three phases, details of which will be shared through the Public ConsultationProcessPortal. The IDB is inviting all interested parties to participate in the process and offer feedback about how the Bank can improve its Access to Information Policy To engage with the widest possible audience, the IDB will carry out a virtual consultation session open to receive inputs for a widerangeoforganizations, (Continuedonpage9) n t h e 2 0 1 7 assessment of Guyana's oil and gas capacity, the World Bank found that the previous Government had put in a place a mechanism that involved key Government Ministriesandagenciesinan Inter Ministerial Technical Committeeon Petroleum, to ensure all input from relevant agencies in relation to the development, management of the oil sector,andevenspendingof therevenuesgarnered. This was reported in the US$20Mloandocumentthat wasapprovedbythebankin 2019,butisstilltobeutilised by the current Government in 2022 The document sought to provide important assistance to Guyana so that it could protect its environment, its oil money from unscrupulous oil companies, and utilize that moneyforthetotalbenefitof theGuyanesepopulace. In the World Bank governance review of O&G sector which was done in April of 2017, the financial institutionconcludedthatthe legal and regulatory frameworks in Guyana are underdevelopedandinsome cases outdated, requiring update in line with international good practice. They also highlighted that the award of future production sharing agreements and licenses requires updating in view of the country's exploratory success, while also noting that the requisite human resource training and institutional capacity to oversee and manage the sector is limited and that capacity to collect, manage, andplantheuseoftheO&G sector revenues needs to be strengthened- in addition to increased coordination and enhanced needs among Governmententities. It noted that the Inter Ministerial Technical Committee on Petroleum was formed by Ministry of Finance (MOF) in cooperation with the Ministry of Natural Resources(MNR).Thebank continued that in 2019, the MOF partnered with the Department of Energy (DE) and the Committee retained its chairmanship format in being co chaired by one representative of each institution as membership consisted of representatives of key ministries and institutions primarily responsiblefortheoversight of the main aspects of the sectorThe World Bank added that through various subcommittees such as 'Legal' and 'Regulatory', other stakeholderoversightbodies would also contribute towards the overall developmental and planning process.Assuch,keymembersof the Inter Ministerial Technical Committee consisted of the following agencies: Ministry of Finance (MOF), DE, Ministry of Public Infrastructure (MPI), Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), Guyana Geology and Mines Commission, the Guyana Revenue Authority, Environmental Protection Agency, Bank of Guyana (BG), Bureau of Statistics, Lands and Surveys Commission, Civil Defense Commission, Maritime Administration and the Guyana Civil Aviation AuthorityWhile this is a structure, the former administration sought in the early management of the sector, fast-forwarding to 2022, the core management of the industry has been brought under the control of the President's Office with Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo tasked with overseeing the oilandgasindustry The issue with the new mechanism however, is that anumberofareaswithinthe sector remain unresolved with local and international oil and gas stakeholders continuously highlighting risk areas that could see Guyana becoming a victim ofitsoilwealth. They have expressed, among other things, concerns over the management and spending of the oil funds, inadequate andunsatisfactoryinsurance to protect against oil spill damage, inadequate measures to monitor oil companies'spendingaswell as verification and auditing within a timely manner and co management of oil company spending since the oil developer's expenses are coveredbyGuyana'soil.
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The Guyana Prison Service (GPS) last month donated school bags and othersuppliestothechildren ofinmatesastheyprepareto return to school following theAugustholiday Mrs. Marielle BristolGrant, the Officer in Charge, Prisoners Welfare and Correction, stated that theWelfareandCorrections Department coordinated the activityaspartoftheFamily Reconciliation Programme oftheGPS. According to Bristol Grant, the timing could not have been more perfect, stating that each individual itemgiventorecipientswas carefully planned on how beneficial they each would be to the child receiving them Mrs Bristol Grant emphasizedthattheinmates presenting the package to their children was the most important to have them feel asthoughtheywereapartof the process, and to positively uplift and impact the child being given the items.For his part, Director of Prison Service (Ag), Nicklon Elliot, stated that the objective of the programme is to ensure that everychildisprovidedwith thebasicamenitiestoattend school once it reopens. “I think it helps their selfesteem, despite their circumstances. We at the GPS recognise the importanceofeducation.We all know that the greatest assetthatcouldbegiventoa child is education,” Elliot said. Tothisend,thePrison Director expressed optimism that the initiative willmotivatethestudentsto get excited about returning to school and face-to-face teaching. K a i e t e u r N e w s understands that the initiative proved highly beneficial to both parties involved and was highly appreciated by both the inmatesandtheirfamilies.
Office IDB to begin public consultations on new access to information policy proposal
…shifts full to President's
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ditches inter-ministerial committee on oil sector development and spending
The Board of Directors of the Inter American Development Bank (IDB) hasapprovedthelaunchofa public consultation process to obtain robust feedback from all interested parties aboutitsproposaltoadopta new Access to Information policy, which aims to increase transparency, enhance corporate governance and improve accountabilityThepublic consultation comes as the IDB, whose transparency standards already rank among the highest of any international financialinstitution,aimsto increase transparency and trustnotjustatthebank,but also across the whole of Latin America and the Caribbean.AsIDBresearchshows, trust and transparency are vital to economic development and the IDB aims to lead the region by example, showing that the bank itself is committed to adhering to the highest standards of transparency andaccountability.
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Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo tasked with overseeing Oil & Gas, Financial Sectors.
Prison Service donates school supplies to children of inmates
Stakeholders have not b e e n h a p p y w i t h Government explanations regarding many of the areas mentioned. For one thing, they continue to question Government's spending of the oil fund as they have dedicated a significant amount of the money initially earned to the 2022 budget for mainly capital spending, despite calls for more money to be spent on humandevelopment,andfor it to be spent equitably The Government is still in the process of making the Natural Wealth Fund fully functional.TheGovernment has apparently failed to utilise a number of support mechanismsalsoputinplace bythelastGovernmenttoaid in the development of the sector These would include an EPA grant to strengthen that agency, a more than US$11MInter-Development Bank loan, and the said US$20M loan The Government has also failed to implement a Petroleum Commissionwhichbasedon experience from other countries, plays an integral roleinregulation,oversight, and management In the (Continuedonpage9)
The 1990 period was chosen because of four reasons: (1) it signified the restoration of electoral democracy; (2) it ended 24 years of authoritarian rule; (3) it marked the end of the downswing (collapse) in the economy (1977-1990); and (4) highlighted the role of debt relief in the country’s economic recovery.
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The 1990s: A Critical Turning Point wrote: “I advised President Hoyte to abort the 1992 vote as the lists were clearly flawed but he refused to, I did not want to create mayhem.” The PNCR’s disenchantment over their 1992 electoral defeat was expressed in resistance and other forms of street violence. Rioters who stormed the Election Center and the GECOM Headquarter, terrified President Jimmy Carter who was forced to seek the US State Department’s intervention. “The most personal danger I have felt since leaving the White House was in Guyana in 1992.” Persistent social agitation (making the country ungovernable and use of incendiary rhetoric, ‘slow fiah mo fiah’) exploded in mayhem in January 1998 following the victory of the PPPC at the 1997 and the 2001 elections. PNCRites claimed that the voters’ list was flawed, but an independent audit by International IDEA found the list to be 99% accurate.Inthe 1980s the economy was in serious distress. Guyana defaulted on debt service; the country’s GDP shrunk by –13.19% in 1982 and –6.9% in 1983; inflation was 40% in 1988, while the public debt of $(US) 1.8 billion in 1988 was spinning out of control; the poverty level was 43%; and international reserves were $(US) 26.6 million in 1990 (enough to cover for just 4 weeks’ imports). Guyana’s PNC President, Desmond Hoyte, was forced to broker an IMF Economic Recovery Program (ERP) that required the privatization of state corporations, removal of trade barriers and price controls, allow the Guyana currency to float, provide for poverty reduction, consolidate and strengthen the public sector management, initiate social sector reforms, and improve balance of payments.
As a caveat, Guyana must never forget post March 2020 to August 2020. This period was ‘madness epitomised.’ The era, as the world knows, was when APNU/AFC, in front of naked and recording eyes, made repeated attempts to rig ‘fair and free’ elections in Guyana, even after ruling
a fool of the Guyanese people, who have to buy less basics, manage somehow without some essential items, and all due to runaway prices, and the BoG is having its own Titanic moment. Meaning that everything is fine, just carry on, as normal. When this tiny snapshot of Guyana’s institutions is examined, there is confirmation of this dogged official culture of insulting the intelligence of Guyanese.
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Guyanese are still uncertain who he works for, whether it is the oil companies, or the nation’s Chief Oil Minister.
Whoever it is, and for whatever reason, the local EPA head is not working the corner of the Guyanese people. His idea of a straight story on full liability coverage is to go around in circles, or hang upside down, like a bat, during working hours.On the score of upside down, something funny is going on at what is supposed to be one of the nation’s premier institutions, the Bank of Guyana (BoG). The cost-of-living is going up at spaceship speed, but official inflation numbers put out by the BoG can be said to be doing a number on Guyanese, as officially publicly presented. It is our position that local statisticians have all shaken their heads in disbelief at that 1.7 percent inflation number, compliments of the BoG. The world is reeling under heavy inflation onslaughts, but here it is that Guyana is experiencing one miracle following the other. The first is oil, the second is this negligible 1.7% BoG inflation number in the teeth of skyrocketingSomebodyprices.ismaking
When the PPP took office in 1992 they had to allocate 50% of foreign exchange (forex) for debt service, and 40% forex were for fuel payments, leaving only 10% to run government operations; they had to tame inflation which was 101.5% in 1991 and brought it down to single digit; they increased international reserves at an average annual of $(US) 268.06 (during 1992-1999) from $(US) 191.43 in 1992; they achieved an annual growth rate of 7.3% in the 1990s; succeeded in reducing the public external debt that was $(US) 2.1 billion in 1992 to $(US) 1.196 billion in 2000 mainly through debt relief negotiated with the Paris Club and the World Bank/IMF Enhanced Highly Indebted Poor Countries (EHIPC) and related Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative (MDRI). The message from the 1990s was clear: open market reforms saved the country from economic collapse. There is no turning back in the forseeable future. The debt burden would no longer be an albatross around Guyanese necks. The IMF projects that 4.8% of the country’s revenues would be used to service the exte rnal public debt in 2022.
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The 1992 elections (free and fair) were held under a Carter-Hoyte brokered agreement that allowed for (i) the preparation of an accurate voters’ list; (ii) a balanced election commission; and (iii) votes to be counted and declared at polling places. Some PNCR members, however, were skeptical.
Dr. Tara Singh DEAR EDITOR, Lincoln Lewis in his letter, “No mess of pottage or crumbs from the table could be greater than African dignity,” denies reality, regurgitates dissimulations, and lays blame at the feet of the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) Government. I take great umbrage with this. Thus, it is incumbent upon me to respond to him. Right off the bat, I see that Lewis accuses the PPP/C Administration of “… forc(ing) the descendants of Africans … to confront brutality in the 21st century, albeit in a different form. Of course, he does not substantiate, as I guess, he really cannot. So, I need to show him what is ‘brutality’ and who unleashed and is still unleashing it.
Editor: SHARMAIN GRAINGER
A few public institutions in Guyana are tumbling like billiard balls. Senior officers run these sensitive State agencies aground with what prompts great scorn, barely muffled laughter. As they play their games and unload the shameless on the public, a number of concerns rise to the fore, and contribute to already heaving domestic circumstances.Welookat the Guyana Police Force (GPF), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Bank of Guyana (BoG), and officers saddled with a duty to carry out their functions with the greatest integrity, what stands up to any accuracy tests. The public waits for, expects, clean and straight answers, and what it gets are riddles, roundabouts, and rummaging around for any sliver of foolishness that would hold the day and keep those who probe for answers at bay.
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The implementation of these measures not only dismantled the “command and control” structure of the economy (1968-1992) but also led to the dramatic devaluation of the Guyana dollar: from $(G) 3 to $(US) 1 in 1985 to $(G) 145 to $(US) 1 in 1993, while 17% (6,000) of public service workers were retrenched along with 7,000 from state-owned corporations.Industrial relations and collective bargaining became a casualty in the process. The country’s access to a concessionary loan under the ESAF (Enhanced Structural Adjustment Facility) in the sum of $(US) 72.7 million that was suspended in 1991 (because the PNC government could not meet the targets set) was restored in 1999.
“Brutal Enemies of the State” must not be ignored
Institutional heads insulting intelligence of Guyanese
unconstitutionally for almost two years. The reverberating call back then was for the legitimate government, the PPP/C, to take office and start rebuilding the nation, and with good reason too, as I will now delineate, using just one piece of Editor,evidence.inJune2020, it was made public that “At the end of April 2020, the public deposit account had been overdrawn by some $88 billion”, reflecting “a $10 billion increase from the month prior.” What was “… even more alarming (was) the sustained and massive deterioration of the account, that had a positive balance of just over $5 billion in May, 2015 (bequeathed by the PPP/C of course). In other words, that account alone was drained of some $9 billion, thus indebting each Guyanese, on a per capita basis, to approximately $120,000.” At that point in time, Guyana’s gold reserves were largely liquidated, “…with just a pittance remaining.” And as for the country’s financial state of affairs, it was revealed that “… our foreign currency reserves (were) below the acceptable threshold.” As we all know today, the Coalition, (A Partnership for National Unity/Alliance for Change), in five (5) years, had “… extracted from Guyanese taxpayers some $300 billion more in additional taxes.” In fact, the APNU/AFC with its imposed 200 new tax measures, made sullied history, becoming the first government to achieve such levels of brutality. Has he forgotten that the PPP/C reversed, like ASAP too, this ‘brutality’ by APNU/ AFC, by passing several amended bills, “… reversing taxes and putting money back into the pockets of citizens…” who for five years were economically slaughtered? Now, concerning Lincoln’s attack on Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall, I am not surprised in the least. This man has been the ‘thorn in in the flesh’ of the congregation of APNU/AFC. He has bested them in the media and the courts, reducing them to a frazzled heap. He, Lincoln, claims that Anil’s mindset, reflective of the capricious.”discriminatory,actdescribed(ag)farmers’inConstitution,violatedGranger’sbecauseNandlall,AttorneydeliveredWestRupertJohnson,theirwhenDecemberofsymptomaticcommunity…”thestate,neitherassemblybasicAfricans,thethatexecutionpromulgatesGovernments,“…theofaprogrammecorruptsandmisapplieslawtodisenfranchiseeventothemostrightsoffreedomofandspeech,whenposedathreattothebutsoughttoarticulaterealityoftheAfricanLikeisthisnotmoreofAPNU/AFC?Imean,whatdothelikesLincolnLewismakeofthe2017courtissue,threefarmers(andnotenamesplease),PhillipRawleMillerandBlackmanofSeafield,CoastBerbice,wereviathesaidatLaw,Anilandhisteam,allofPresidentDavid“…illegalactthatArticle142(1)ofthethatredoundedtherevocationoftheseleases.ChiefJusticeRoxanneGeorgeGranger’sbrutalofrevocationas“…arbitraryandAnilisthe
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There was one of the more sensational murders in recent memory in front of a well-patronised watering hole on Main Street, and damning allegations floated about the conduct of seniors in the GPF itself. Little did Guyanese know, but it was the beginning of the circus season, with the acting Commissioner of Police, and the nation’s Crime Chief taking to the microphone, and making absolute spectacles of themselves. It was a bad day, a black eye for the men and women in blue and khaki, with both senior officers tangling feet and tongue with their curious versions of what are the facts and truth of allegations coming from one of their own. In the now settled Guyanese culture of tarnishing the bearer of bad news, the whistleblowing cop is denounced not as a law enforcement hero, but as a maverick, twisted Serpico. In the mystery of which one of the clashing GPF parties is closer to the truth and facts, the sentiment in Guyana is that the acting Commissioner and Crime Chief are not the frontrunners, not even close. By itself, this is a rank and alarming injustice on the Guyanese people, and leave them in a deep hole, where law and order are concerned. For another example of injustice in this country, all one has to do is to touch on the issue of acceptable environmental protection, as such relates to an oil spill, and the EPA goes AWOL. That is, this most crucial of State entities, and at the most sensitive time, has treated itself to an extended holiday. When all the loose ends are tied together, all roads lead to the conclusion that the EPA head has what it takes to be a chronic escape artist. He doesn’t have answers that comfort citizens, and is more at home being about the secretive, the protective, and the selective.
DEAR EDITOR, The following views on the political developments in the 1990s are intended to provide young Guyanese (18-25 years) in particular, with a broader understanding of the nature of the existing political struggle for state power. They would have gathered enough knowledge on living conditions under both the PNCR and PPPC administrations in the 2000s. But they would not necessarily have had a good understanding of the evolution of the political struggle in the 1990s and even before. This is an attempt to cast their focus in this direction.
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ture in every community. Its enormous importance to the benefit of our young people, although so obvious, still has not attracted the attention of the authorities for decades, and across all our governments, that one has to wonder about the suitability of the people we elect to political office.Inmany cases the lands for the development of the facilities are available but they are abandoned by the authorities. In fact, in some communities, due to gross neglect, the plots of land earmarked for playgrounds are overgrown with bush and or sometimes used as cow pastures, while the youths in the areas play games on the street. The Neighbourhood Democratic Councils (NDCs) in the areas which have responsibility for these playgrounds do not have the financial resources to develop and maintain ExxonMobilthem.could extend its graciousness by partnering with the NDCs to make a real difference in the lives of our young people –our country’s future. It is the least it can do for the people of Guyana, considering the multiple billions it is receiving from the exploitation of a poor country’s God-given resources.
having taken advantage of Guyana’s gross weakness in the negotiation of its oil contract, which has given that company the lion’s share of our oil revenues, can demonstrate that it is not as rapacious as Guyanese believe, by being gracious and give back to Guyana. One area which will earn the company much public admiration and appreciation would be its involvement in activities which benefit young people – Guyana’s future. A good place to start would be the development of recreational and sport facilities and infrastructure around the country for the benefit of the country’sYouthsyouths.inGuyana are starved of recreational facilities in their communities. And in the absence of proper facilities, they make do with whatever is available by utilizing roadways and small open spaces in the villages to play cricket, football and basketball. There is therefore a definite and urgent need for the development and maintenance of recreational and sport facilities and infrastruc-
DEAR EDITOR, Mikhail Gorbachev was my kind of Russian. I stretch myself to the limit, and submit that he was even that most problematic of creatures for me: he was an acceptable communist. He did good and bad; he was tough and tender; and he was courageous and a touch of the coward at the worst of times. In sum, he was human, and I had high regard for him. Yes, he changed the world, a lot of it for the better. When he had the chance, he went after corruption in the communist party. But when he had to close out matters by sending people to gulag reform schools and Siberian chain gangs, he turned into the Russian equivalent of Jimmy Stewart, everybody’s Mr. Nice Guy. It would gladden my heart to observe an anti-corruption king like Mikhail Gorbachev within the PPP Government in our own dear land of Guyana. Reality comes quickly and hits hard, President, Vice President, Attorney General, Guyana scholar, even people from my own Catholic Church don’t have what it takes. Too much in love with their comrades of a certain stripe; too much for friends and family (including imports) with histories; too much not part of the solution, but at another angle from it,
Exxon should prove it is not rapacious by developing recreational facilities for youths
Yours Douglasincerely, DEAR EDITOR, It has proven difficult for us to access active attention of the M&CC. As a result this is an appeal to your discretion to publish our concern regarding the erection of what we understand is a business facility, albeit a hotel at 67 Area Q, Turkeyen, East Coast Dem erara – a well-established residential Weneighbourhood.wouldbemost grateful if through this medium the relevant authority in our City City Council’s help needed Council can advise on the veracity or otherwise of this development - which would be a breach not only of their laws, but more critically would constitute a major disturbance of an accustomed peaceful residential environment.Theconstru ction referred to is underway at Lot 67 AreaPleaseQ. help. Residents of Area Q, Turkeyen
DEAR EDITOR, Exxon could make a huge difference in the lives of our young people if that company wasExxonMobil,gracious.
Gorbachev – a ‘Commie’ I could have liked, good and bad
which should relay to everyone why I have no choice but to rule those lovelies out. But Mikhail Gorbachev saw himself as the Russian equivalent of Superman and Spiderman, only to be brought back to earth due to failure of will. He didn’t finish the job he started so well. The downside (and part of the downfall) of Gorbachev was flinging wide open the doors of the Russian economy, and the gateways to Russia’s vast riches. Of course, the capitalist vultures from America and Europe went winging their way to the Motherland, such as our beloved Exxon, Shell, and others of like mind, and the results are the results. American political leaders also didn’t help matters by rushing to Moscow with swaggering arrogance, as if they were Atilla the Hun conquering Rome. Further, Gorbachev must be assigned some responsibility for the birth of corrupt oligarchs, a bevy of the superrich, and the people’s assets passing from hand to hand for a mere dollar and dime. All this should sound very familiar to Guyanese who still have some self-respect remaining, enabling those few to draw parallels in names and sectors with the likes of Boris Berezovsky, Mikhail Potanin, and Mikhail Fridman ruling the roost in Guyana. I trust that no one will insult me by playing dumb, or ask me to pull people out of an identification lineup. Also, as much as I laud the Warsaw Pact crumbling, and NATO replacing it, I saved Gorbachev’s best and most lasting legacy for last. He gave the world Vladimir (Vlad the Invader) Putin, and this is what we have to live with, and wring our hands. Though I feel for the people in Europe staring at a long cold winter and limited gas, I am more concerned about Ukrainian wheat being trapped in those ports, and subject to the whims of this kind Cossack with that old KGB mentality. After all, bread is already expensive in Guyana. Strangely, I sometimes find myself thinking favourably momentarily about Joseph Stalin, who would never have left such a dangerous loose end dangling unaddressed, and what the West now sees as a loose cannon on laxatives.
GHKSincerely,Lall
New Magistrates
the Judiciary, Roxanne George-Wiltshire, SC, CCH, Chief Justice, Ann McLennan, Chief Magistrate, and a team from the Supreme Court visited a plot of land identified by the Government of Guyana for the construction of a modern Magistrates Court.The plot of land is conveniently located adjacent to the Parfaite Harmonie Police Station. Construction is expected to begin early next year, the release added. In a comment, Attorney General Nandlall indicated that this is yet another example of constructive engagement and cooperation between the Executive and the Judiciary in their common pursuit to build a modern, competent and efficient justice system, accessible by and to every citizen, “the other two Magistrates Courts in close vicinity located at Wales and Vreed-enHoop, have been overburdened by the appreciable swell in population on the West Bank of Demerara due to new housing schemes established by the Government. This new Court House will significantly relieve the burden from the other two Courts.”Next year new Magistrates Courts are also expected to be built at Friendship and Timehri, East Bank Demerara, Region 4 and Anna Regina, Essequibo Coast, Region 2. From page 4 consummate antithesis of what Mr. Lewis is making him out to be. Just look at what he is doing in terms of empowering Africans to ‘legally’ own lands in GoldenGrove,MelanieDamishana and Buxton. I ask readers to ponder “Who is who for whom?” So, the immoral smear is on APNU/AFC and not on Anil nor the PPP/C. And the ‘Cuffy 250 Committee’ indeed will have to get not only ‘more voices,’ but better Officials at the site for the new magistrates court and honest ones, who are not forgetful of necessary truths, and who will not be inventing lies. Let me close Dear Editor, by agreeing with Mr. Lewis that indeed there is a need for “… having frank, honest and open conversations, (so) we can move to correct what is wrong in society.” What is wrong? Well, I have poin ted out a few, and for starters, the fraternity of APNU/AFC, with the likes of Lewis, need to apologise to their smattering of disciples for lies perpetrated and conjured up. They can start with their mismanagement of the country’s finance, repeated attempts at rigging the 2020 elections, and the fabrications of those who are all facing charges of conspiracy to defraud voters at the 2020 general and regional elections.
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Yours truly, Abel Peters
Yours Deodattruly,Singh
Is Tennis’ Bathroom Break Being Abused?
“Brutal Enemies of the State... Court Parfaite Harmonie
A new Magistrates Court will be constructed in the densely Cummings,thatterMinistergalGeneralNandlall,comprisingannouncedtheHarmonieWestminster/Parfaitepopulatedhousingscheme,MinistryofLegalAffairsonWednesday.OnWednesdayateamofMohabirAnilSC,MP,AttorneyandMinisterofLe-Affairs,CollinCroal,MP,ofHousingandWa-andatechnicalteamfromMinistry,YonetteOR,Chancellorof
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DEAR EDITOR, For those of us tennis aficionados, we could not take our eyes off the recent match between the US’ Serena Williams and her Estonian opponent, Annet Kontaveit. It was a match that was, to Serena, a must-win if only within the context of her recently announced evolution-cum-retirement plans. Of course, also for Annet, ranked the world’s number 2 seed, it was a must win for her in her quest to be crowned number one in woman tennis. Last night’s match saw Annet dominating in first two sets, ceding the first one by a mere tie-breaker and winning the second by a lopsided score of 6 to 2. Then came a bathroom break called by Serena, after which the entire complexion of the match changed, and we all know the eventual outcome – a much heralded win by Serena. I’ve been watching grand slam tennis tournaments over the years and I think I have a reasonably educated knowledge of the game and its myriad intrica-
cies/strategies. My hats off to the great ambassadors of the game, who have helped make it, like cricket, a gentleman/ gentlewoman’s game! However, over the recent past, what I’ve deemed a possibly negative strategy by a player or two, just could not escape my attention. I’m referring to a bathroom break called by a player at that crucial moment of the game when he/she is faltering and likely facing defeat. Tennis is a game wherein psychology plays a huge role, and some players would engage in some degree of rackets (pun intended!) to overcome a low point and regain a psychological advantage. Sometimes it works, sometimes not. However, I’ve begun to suspect that the bathroom break, albeit a mere three minutes from the time the player reaches the bathroom, is being too often resorted to as a means of disturbing an opponent’s concentration. On a few occasions, I’ve seen Rafael Nadal, when his opponent is dominating, take such a break only to return to the court to swing the momentum to his side and proceed to win the match. Did this scenario play out last night when Serena, virtually outplayed in the first two sets, took such a break and returned, outplaying Annet and winning the match? Okay, it certainly may be argued that, in American football, the strategy of calling time-off a mere second or two before a winning field goal or extra point is kicked, obviously to affect the kicker’s concentration, is no different from tennis’ bathroom break. However, I submit, the distinction involved is that in football, it is an accepted strategy NOT based on a false pretense, while in tennis, the bathroom break may very well be so negatively based, thus rendering it a subtle form of cheating. The question is, do the ends justify the means in youwhatBLNO.questionminority,game?gentleman/gentlewoman’saThoughImaybeintheImustanswerthewitharesoundingToquotethelate,greatCrombie:“Itmattersnotyouwinorlose.It’showplaythegame.”
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Whenever election time comes around, Guyanese tense up. It is one of the times you get to see people's true colours as many lean on the side of the party that they believe represents their race. It is no secret that Guyana's election is based on race politics and race voting. But the one thing that can help to calm the situation is citizens believing that the election process is done in a free and fair atmosphere. Truth be told, it is the usual argument of the losing side to claim that the election was rigged or not done fairly, maybe to save face among supporters. But even as that is the behaviour of the politicians, the Guyana Elections Commission which is tasked with holding elections must utilize all avenues allowed to it by the law to convince the public that it is doing everything in its power to hold clean elections. It is not the politicians that they must appease, but the people. Its work must be separate and speak for itself that the body is affiliated with no political party on leaning on their side. As it stands, for GECOM to say it cannot remove the dead and disqualified, and thus produce a clean list with only eligible voters cannot be accepted.
GECOM has sole responsibility for elections, it cannot therefore, put itself in a position where the politicians can use it to justify their defeats.
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Secondly, GECOM is under obligation to ensure that persons;foronereasonorthe other who cannot be removed, that they put in place the necessary mechanism to ensure that fraud cannot occur and substitute voting cannot occur.”“They (GECOM) can't simplysaywehavetoaccept a list with dead persons on it because we can't take them off for one reason or the other; or they can't simply say that we have persons on the list, we don't know whether they are dead or whether they alive.” He said GECOMcannotjustsayalso that they are not doing a house to house and not engageintheprocesstoeven determine who physically, at thisdate,wouldhavebeenin thecountryatthetimeofthe house to house process, but can'tbetakenoff.Hesaidthe processwouldfurtherhelpto identifypersonswhocan'tbe found, whether dead or alive oroutofthejurisdiction.And where persons entitled to voteandarealivebutabsent, “whatarewetodotoreduce multipleFordevoting.”pointed out that Article 162 of the
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Constitution specifically says that GECOM is in charge and has power to exercise general directions and supervision over the registration of electors and theadministrativeconductof all elections of members of the National Assembly and also they have the power to issue such instructions and take such steps that are necessary or expedient to ensure impartiality, fairness and compliance with the provision of the constitution or of any act on the part of personsexercisingpowers. The Shadow Minister insisted that GECOM is vested with significant powersbutisbehaving“asif somehow it is held hostage bytheGovernment.”Hesaid that whilst the Government and the opposition would have three members on the Commission, “they're not necessarily meant to be representatives of the political parties (PPP and PNC) to be held hostage to political positions” although thatiswhatishappening.He said that is why the office of the Chairperson of the Elections Commission is so important,asitissupposedto be used to “drive consensus anddrivegoodsense.” Forde reiterated however that he does not believe that “GECOM has done all it is required to do by simply saying that we can't take peopleoffthelist. They have to come up with a mechanism to ensure in respect of persons who cannot be taken off the list, that they put in place sufficient mechanisms to ensure or reduce the risk of multiple and substitution constitutional duty to that,” Fordesaid.
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With Local Government Elections (LGE) around the corner, Opposition parties, the Alliance for Change (AFC) and theAPartnership for National Unity (APNU) continue to call for a clean voters list. Apart from Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo assuring that no house to house verification will be held before the local polls, the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) seems to be indicating also that its hands are tied given that the Chief Justice's 2019 rulingspecifiedthataperson cannotberemovedasavoter unless proven deceased or disqualified.Inapublic statement, GECOM said that the existing legislation provides that the removal of names fromtheNationalRegisterof Registrants Database (NRRDB) can only be done t h r o u g h t h e l e g a l methodology which includes thereceiptofmonthlyreports from the General Registers Office (GRO) or through an Objections process where relevantpersonscanobjectto the inclusion of names in the Preliminary List of Electors (PLE) whom they suspect may not be eligible; and the burden of proof is on the objector to present the necessary evidence to substantiatetheobjection(s). Some stakeholders are not accepting however, that GECOM has done all it legally can to ensure a “credible” list of electors. Shadow Attorney General, Roysdale Forde is of the opinion that GECOM must use its legal weight to put mechanisms in place to addresstheissueofabloated list. He explained that Chief Justice Roxanna Geroge Wiltshire's decision had focused on the question of residency and whether personswhoarenotfoundin aprocessofahousetohouse processcanberemovedfrom the list. She found in those circumstances that you can't remove any person who you did not find at a particular location and that would include Guyanese resident abroad, who can't be found, butcannotberemoved.
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Shegoesontosayinher understanding, that persons who would have died can be removed from the list because the information would be supplied by the General Register Office (GRO), and persons who would have left Guyana, supposedly permanently, since that information could be supplied by the Chief ImmigrationOfficer.“Tome that is the extent of the decision and how it impacts what GECOM has to do.” Forde pointed out too that where the process of continuous registration is concerned, the intent is for persons once registered, to remain so unless they have diedoroutofthecountryona permanent basis. “So that is the extent of impact of the case in the context of the continuous registration process.Butwhatthecasedidnot address is GECOM's duty and constitutional obligation toprovidetothepublicandto the electorate a credible electoral list.” He insisted that to provide this credible list means it must have on it only persons who are entailed to vote. As such, “anypersonwhowouldhave died,GECOMoughttohave removed them from the list.
…says Forde Shadow Attorney General, Roysdale Forde
Dem boys seh...
When doing less leads to more
Friday September 02, 2022 Kaieteur News PAGE 9
From page 3 Ghana Petroleum Commission model, the body was described as a central location for all oil and gas information. It said that all minisFrom page 3 as well as multiple real time meetings with civil society organizations working on transparency, open government and access to information related issues to Deh gat some people who really lucky in Guyana. Dem know how to play dem cards. Dem know when to jump pon de bandwagon and when fuh jump off. Dem know when fuh open dem mouth and when fuh stay quiet. Dem know when to smile and when to frown. Dem is masters at playing de right card at de right time. Is nat wan easy skill fuh gat. Some people does shift with de tide. But others does know how fuh ride de top ah de tide The Opposition PNC/R leadership is being accused of not showing enough militancy and of not grounding sufficiently with its grassroots supporters. Both propositions –lack of militancy and grassroots groundings – are not tenable and amount to an unfair criticism of the leadership of the TheOppositionPNC/R does not need to be militant against the PPP/C. Nothing will change as a result of any militancy. The PPP/C has not changed; it is the same PPP/C of the post 2015 period in which decision-making is centralised and concentrated in the hands of a few individuals. It is impervious to suggestions and internal agitation. It matters not how much the PNC/R organisers or protests, it will not change the PPP/C’s attitude towards governance. The PPP/C will do what it wants to do and how it wants to do it. Militant opposition action is an inefficient instrument to bring about change. The Opposition is going to burn itself out. Its militancy will require financial resources which the PNC/R does not have at this time. And greater militancy will engender further internal resentment and divisions within the PNC/R because when its supporters do not
PPP ditches inter-ministerial committee... tries and body must work along with the Commission, while they carry out their manThedates.Vice President had promised the formation of the Commission since 2020. In April of this year, he said that the Commission would not prevent corruption but the Government has not given up on forming the body.
Who God bless no man curse! and dat is why dem does get in good with de big boys. Some ah dem smart. Dem does look ahead and does mek dem move. After de last elections, some ah dem did look into de crystal ball. Dem seh de right thing at de right time and dem now reaping de rewards fuh dem foresight. If yuh deh in certain circles, yuh does be lucky. Yuh gat to have de right connections or know somebody who knowDatsomebody.ishowsome things does roll in Guyana. Yuh gat de inside lines and yuh get de outside track.
IDB to begin public consultations on new... receive technical comments. Interested in dividuals and institutions can register online to receive updates and participate in the public co nsultation process. They can also submit feedback via email and visit the following webpage for more information: update.cess-information-policy-cess-information/ac-/www.iadb.org/en/ac-https:/ see the desired outcomes, they will become frustrated and turn against their leaders. Also, if the Opposition becomes more militant, the PPP/C supporters and its shoestrings within the private sector and other parts of civil society are going to rally behind the PPP/C. But if the PPP/C is left to its own designs, it will self-destruct on its own. The more rope the Opposition gives the PPP/ C, the more the ruling party will hand Betweenitself.2006 and 2015 the PNC/R proved the effectiveness of leaving the PPP/C to become its own worst enemy. During that period, the PNC/R was not as militant as it was between 1997 and 2006. And what happened was that the PPP/ C had its own way and ended up becoming mired in corruption and all manner of scandals.Ascrazy as it may sound, all the Opposition has to do is to leave the PPP/C to selfdestruct. The less militant is the PNC/R, the more the PPP/ C will engage in excesses and becomeThisunpopular.isexactly what happened between 2001 and 2006. The PPP/C was wracked by a serious of corruption scandals because it behaved as if it had a license to do as it pleased. Streets protests between 1997 and 2006 had led to violence and destruction which allowed for the PPP/C to galvanise its support base. But no sooner was street militancy abandoned that the PPP/C behaved as it had a transport over public assets. It became entangled in acts of alleged corruption.Asaconsequence, the Opposition parties, the PNC/ R and the AFC gained greater traction. In the 2011 polls, the PPP/C lost its majority in the National Assembly and in 2015 it lost political office. Doing little is therefore an effective Opposition strategy to weaken the PPP/C. The PNC/R has no need for grassroots campaigning. The idea of grassroots politics is dead and buried. Things have improved so much in Guyana that citizens now have a greater access to information. They listen to the radio, watch television, read the newspapers and interface with social media. Political campaigning today is no longer about grassroots groundings. It is about the use of public communication to get your message across. The majority of Guyanese have learnt about what came out of the Vice News feature on Guyana. They did not learn it through the Opposition hitting the ground and running around the communities of Guyana or by holding roadside political meetings. They learnt about Su through social media and the mass Todaymedia.social media is being used to the hilt by both the PPP/C and the Opposition.Nosooner does a politician scratch his head that the image finds its way onto social media and is transmitted to hundreds of thousands of persons. Social media is also being used by activists to reach ordinary supporters.Socialmedia allows for far greater reach than could ever be achieved by grassroots politics. And social media allows grassroots citizens to be able to express their opinions. Even the smallest child now has a smart phone. Grassroots politics is on its deathbed.Socialmedia and the mass media are combining to euthanise grassroots politics. The notion, therefore, that the leadership of the PNC/R is becoming alienated from the party’s grassroots is not accurate. Indeed, given the dismal performance of the APNU+AFC when in Government, without social media, the main Opposition party would have suffered a more severe fallout. (The views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of this newspaper.)
Nuff people getting appointment. And dem boys happy fuh dem. Some ah dem deserve it. But some ah dem play dem cards right and now dem gat de right cards fuh play. So nah envy dem people wah getting favoured now. Nah become jealous ah dem and criticiseDemdem.muss be given a chance fuh de country fuh see wah dem can do. And dem wah pon de outside looking in must also play dem cards right. Talk half, leff half.
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The PNC held a rally at Parade GroundonMiddle Street and AFC speakers shared the platform. There will be a repetition of this in the coming days at Golden Grove.AFC leader, Khemraj Ramjattan will be on the podium with Mr Aubrey Norton.The site location is logical These are places where the PNC has its support. But where are the places that the AFC has its constituencies? If the PNC continues to hold rallies in areas where African Guyanese live and invite the AFC to enjoy the limelight isn't it expected that your coalition partner should reciprocate?Hereiswhere Norton's credibility is up for questioning.Ifthereis an alliance of opposition parties in a country, it is not expected that each entity in the unity formation has something to contributethusstrengthening theoverallphysiologyofthe alliance?This is the situation in Israel and Italy In both countries there are strong political marriages in which eachpartnerhasanassetthat helpstheunitybandwagon. Norton has to answer penetrating questions about thepresenceoftheAFCatthe PNCparades.Ifhecannotdo so then he can be accused of having dead meat at Congress Place. Dead-meat serves no purpose and is a threat to the health of the districtinwhichitiskept. Here are some of the questions Norton has to answerFirst, what does theAFC bringtotheralliestowhichit isinvited?Theattendees are mostly African Guyanese who support the PNC. It means then by the presence of the AFC, there should be a gatheringoffolkswhodonot supportthePNCbutembrace the AFC and they go to the meetings to listen to AFC personalities.Secondly, should the AFC not help the PNC's support base by introducing Mr Norton and PNC personalities to areas of Guyana where the AFC has its constituencies? This should be a demand by the PNC. It is called political commonsense.Whyam I investing moneyinabusinesswithmy partnerandmypartnerhasn't gotonecenttocommittothe venture? Then it is my investmentandIdon'thavea partnerThirdly, the AFC announced earlier this year that its executive committee has taken a decision to leave itsalliancewiththePNC.We havejustabouttwomonthsin whichtherewillnolongerbe the name APNU+AFC. The AFC walks away in December when the Cummingburg Accord comestoanend.Whythenis the PNC having rallies with theAFCinPNCstrongholds and the AFC cannot reciprocate?Itmeans that the PNC is preservingdead-meat. It means that in keeping the dead-meat on the dinner table, the PNC is poisoning itself. It means the PNC will becommittingsuicide. It needs no big talent in political analysis to understand the nonsense and absurdity the PNC is wallowingin. Their supporters should confronteachPNC leader and explanations.demandIftheAFC is leavinginDecember,if the AFC cannot hold rallies in their own constituencies, then it means the PNC is keeping theAFC alive.All PNC leaders without exception need to explain to theirsupporterswhythePNC is keeping dead-meat on the table.PNC leader, Aubrey Norton has an answer to this question.When he became the PNCleaderinDecemberlast year, he publicly said he believes in coalition politics. He accepted the marriage with the AFC. He lamented the WPA's exit from the coalition and urged it to return.ButNortoncannotbethat naïve to not know that a group of organisations that form themselves in a coalition has to have some kind of resource that resides in each unit and the pooling of those resources makes the combinedentitystrongerand moreInuseful.therally that the PNC held at Parade Ground it shared the event with the WPA. It invited the WPA again to be at Golden Grove. But who or what is the WPA? 99.99 percent of the Guyanese population does not believe theWPAisalivingorganism. Buthereisthething. Every speaker that purportstobefromtheWPA that speaks on the PNC's platform is an African Guyanese. None of these socalled WPA speakers have a greater traction among African Guyanese than PNC leadersthemselves. Sowhyhavethisfictional formationinyourmidstwhen itbringsnoresourcestoyour party?99.99 percent of the population of this country believes that the AFC came and went, that theAFC is no longer a viable entity Why then is Norton still carrying aroundthisdead-meat? (The views expressed in this article are those of the authoranddonotnecessarily reflect the opinions of this newspaper.) the Aubrey Norton
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Kaieteur NewsPAGE 10 Friday September 02, 2022 THEFREDDIEKISSOONCOLUMN
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Friday September 02, 2022 Kaieteur News PAGE 11
Without reduction in greenhouse gas, countries in tropical region will face 'extreme' heat danger - study
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In the next 78 years, according to the United Nations (UN) the population in the tropical regions is projected to be about 5.3 billion people This is expected to be half of the world's populations by the yearMoreover2100., it is projected toothatdangerousheatlevels would become a regular occurrence in midlatitudes countries where extreme temperatures are not frequent Projected heat levelswerecomparedtothat (Continuedonpage16)
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A recent science report concluded that without a major reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, countries like Guyana, located in the tropical region will be exposed to dangerously high 'Heat Index.'HeatIndexisametricthat quantifies heat exposure in human beings It is also known as the 'apparent temperature'anditiswhatthe temperature feels like to the human body when relative humidity is combined with the air temperature. As such, it has important considerationsforthehuman body's comfort; as when the bodygetstoohot,itbeginsto perspire or sweat to cool itselfTheoff.science report was p u b l i s h e d b y Communications Earth & Environment,anopenaccess journalfromNaturePortfolio that publishes high-quality research, reviews and commentary in all areas of theEarth,environmentaland planetary sciences The report was written by Lucas R.VargasZeppetello,Adrian E. Raftery and David S. Battisti. T h e y stated that using probabilistic emission projections, they were abletoshowthatchanges intheHeatIndexdrivenby anthropogenic CO2 emissions will increase globalexposuretodangerous environments in the coming decades.AnthropogenicCO2 comes from the burning of fossil fuels and are linked to human everyday activities like power generation, transportation, industrial s o u r c e s , c h e m i c a l production, petroleum production, and agricultural practices.According to the report, theglobalwarmingscenarios present troubling projections of increasing heat stress driven by anthropogenic emissions.Itwashighlighted that in the tropics and subtropics, where the dangerous Heat Indexthresholdwastypically exceededonlessthan15%of thedaysineachyearbetween 1979 and 1998, they project that, by 2050, many people living in the tropical regions will likely experience dangerousHeatIndexvalues on between one-quarter and one-half of all the days in eachFyearor t h e m e d i a n projection, it was stated that by 2100, most regions in the tropics and subtropics will exceed the dangerous Heat Index threshold on most of the days in each year. Many regions in the midlatitudes will experience dangerous Heat Index values between 15and90dayseachyear Importantly,itwasstated that even if the Paris Agreement goal of limiting global warming to 2 °C is met, the exposure to dangerous Heat Index levels will likely increase by 50–100%acrossmuchofthe tropics and increase by a factor of 3 10 in many regions throughout the midlatitudes.Assuch,itwasstatedthat withoutemissionsreductions more aggressive than those considered possible by our statistical projection, it is likely that by 2100, many people living in tropical regions will be exposed to dangerouslyhighHeatIndex values during most days of eachtypicalyear,andthatthe kinds of deadly heat waves that have been rarities in the midlatitudes will become annualICONCLUSIONSoccurrences.nconcludingit was statedthattheyhaveforecast that in coming decades the Heat Index will exceed “dangerous” and “extremely dangerous”levels. “The temperature projectionsonwhichtheyare based take into account probabilistic projections of country scale global CO2 emissionsandtheprobability density function of global transient climate sensitivity They show that global mean temperature change will likelyapproach2°Cby2050, with a median projection 1.8 °C, assuming that recent system dynamics do not change dramatically,” it was stated.Tothis end, it was stated that it is likely that, without major emissions reductions, large portions of the global tropics and subtropics would experienceHeatIndexlevels higher than considered “dangerous”foramajorityof the year by the end of the century.Itwas stated too that withoutadaptationmeasures, heat related illnesses will increase and outdoor working capacity will decrease in many regions especiallywherefarmingisa commonpractice.
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Oneofthehouses,atwo-storey wooden home was completely destroyed nothing was left but rubble, while the other house, another two-storey building but madeofconcreteandwoodwasleft guttedandpartiallystanding. According to eyewitnesses, the blazeeruptedcloseto15:00hrsand started in the two storey-wooden house first That home was occupied by two individuals- a youngmanbythenameof“Harry” and “Hodgee”, a man in his 40s described by neighbours as mentally-ill.Oneof the eyewitnesses an elderly woman who lived close by recalled that she was alerted of the firebypersonswalkingthroughthe street. The woman said that she looked outside and saw thick smokeemanatingfromthebuilding andwithinsecondstheentirehouse becameengulfedinflames. “The house burn down quick, by time I bow down me head suh andliftitupbackagain,plentyfire tek ova the whole house,” she recounted The blaze then reportedly spread quickly to the secondtwostoreybuildingsituated beside the burning one and gutted theentiretopflatandcausedsevere damagetothebottomflatoccupied by a self - employed woman, DazzelBoyce,age51. WhenKaieteurNewsarrivedat the scene, the first house was already destroyed, but the second one was still on fire. Fire fighters were on ground battling the blaze and trying to contain it from spreading further With the aid of threefiretenders,theywereableto extinguishtheflamesandpreventit from being burnt to the ground. This newspaper learnt that the owners of both properties reside overseasbuthadleftthemincareof their relatives.
“Harry”, one of the individuals left homeless said that he resided in the two storey wooden building where the fire began and related that the house is ownedbyhismother “I live upstairs alone and Hodgee (the man described as mentallyill)doesdehdownstairs”, Harrysaid.HetoldKaieteurNews that he was not at home when the fire had started but was at another location “through the street” when someone informed him that his housewasburningdown. Harrysaidthatwhenhearrived, there was nothing much that he could do but watch his dwelling place go up in flames. While querying about Hodgee, he was reportedly told that the man had ridden off on a bicycle before the firehad Askederupted.toput a value on his home and what he had lost in the fire,Harry,couldonlysay“plenty”.
Some of Dazzel Boyce's damaged clothes. Firefighters combing through the rubble of one the homes that was burnt to the ground.
ByShervinBelgrave
Kaieteur News PAGE 13Friday September 02, 2022 At least three persons on Thursday have been left without a place to live after a fire ripped through two houses at 94 Brutus Street Agricola, East Bank Demerara(EBD).
Fire destroys two houses at Agricola
The aftermath of the fire that destroyed two houses at Agricola.
Guyana'sformerPermanentRepresentativetothe United Nations, and former Foreign Minister, Mr RashleighJacksonhasdied. He was 93. Jackson who had suffered multiple attacks of stroke had been ailing for some time now He reportedly died at his Republic Park, East Bank Demerara home Jackson was born in New Amsterdam, in then British Guiana. He joined the CivilServicein1949andhadreceivedascholarshipto study in the United Kingdom, 1954. Educated at the University of London and University of Leicester, JacksonwasalsoateacheratQueen'sCollegebetween 1957-64.Hejoined the Ministry of External Affairs (later renamed 'Foreign Affairs') in 1964, becoming Permanent Secretary in 1968, Permanent Representative of Guyana at the United Nations in New York, and President of the UN Council for Namibia, 1973-78. He later was appointed Foreign MinisterofGuyana,1978-1990,andwastherecipient oftheOrderofRoraimaofGuyana,1991.
Former Foreign Affairs Minister Rashleigh Jackson dies
DazzelBoycetheloneoccupantof the second home destroyed by the fire also recounted her horror She wasreportedlysittingoutsideofher house when the fire erupted and caught her by surprise. “I was sitting down outside deh when the fire start, it start at the house deh (pointing at where the first house once stood) and somebody call the firepeopledem”,Boycerecalled. She did not expect that the fire would have the spread so quickly but remembered that the fire fighters were taking a while to arriveandthensuddenlytherewas anexplosionandtheblazebecame huge and started creeping over to herhome.Boyce said she rushed over to her apartment located on the bottom flat to save her belongings andhadmanagedtofetchoutafew stuff but was forced to leave them alltothemercyofthefirebecause by then the entire top flat of the house was filled with flames. The firefightershadarrivedintimeand managedtosaveallofher (Continuedonpage16)
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Electric Bike, $50,000 grocery voucher among this week's ‘Blazing Hot
Michelle Mingo (right with cap) speaks with Junior Housing Minister, Susan Rodrigues
Linden born Chapman is no stranger to the local music industry,havingplacedinthetopthreeinGTT'sGuyanaStar competition and national calypso and soca competitions.
GTT said it has a long history of supporting and collaborating with local artistes and continues to pledge its supporttowardsprojects.
...but child father denies the charge
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Diangelly Singh, Product Marketing Manager (Mobile) at GTT, explained that over $20 Million in prizes are earmarked for customers during this promotion. “Already, we've seen scores of winners receiving a range of prizes.
Diana Chapman wins big in GTT jingle competition Singer, Diana Chapman (left) receiving her prize from a GTT representative
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Four hundred and fifty house lot beneficiaries of Region Five can now access theirlandsintheExperiment Housing Scheme and begin the construction of their homes.Minister within the HousingandWaterMinistry, Susan Rodrigues visited the scheme on Wednesday to have a first-hand look of the ongoing infrastructure workswhichareabout85per centOvercompleted.$455 million in contracts were awarded to four contractors to develop thehousingschemelastyear Shortageofmaterialsandthe extensive rainy period had delayed the works. “We are taking full advantage of the sunny weather that we are having… If there are people in the region who have paid for their house lots but have not been shown their lots, they can go to the regional housing office and they will be guided as to who will comeandidentifytheirlots,” Minister Rodrigues said duringtheinspection.
Thechild-fatherof 25 year old S i m o n e Hackett, who was found with her throat slit in a trench at Cummings L o d g e , G r e a t e r Georgetown, back in 2016,onThursdaydenied thathekilledthewoman. T h i r t y y e a r o l d Cleavaughn Hamilton, called 'Quarters' a gold mine Mahaica, East Coast De (ECD), appeared before Justice Sandil Kissoon at the Demerara High Court on a charge of murder Hamilton's co-accused, taxi driver, Ranachal Singh, 31, of Lot 7 Good Hope, Mahaicony, ECD, was also arraigned.Bothmen denied the capital offence which stated that between April 16 andApril19,2016 at Cummings Lodge, East Coast Demerara, they murdered Hackett of 'C' Field Sophia However, Singh optedtopleadguilty the lesser count of slaughter and his sentencing was deferred to September26,2022;whilea12member Jury was empanelled for the commencement of the trial for Hamilton on Monday In Hamilton's case, the State is beingrepresentedbyProsecutor,MuntazAli. Accordingtoreports,onApril16,2016, (Continuedonpage16)
Mingo who applied for land since 2005, said she was happy that she will now be able to build a home for her familySome 513 lots were allocated in the Experiment housing scheme last year When the infrastructure works are completed, the remaining allottees will access their land. There are about 4,000 applications for house lots in the ministry's database However, Governmentiswellontrack todeliveronits50,000house lots distribution by 2025. In the first two years of the PPP/C's term in office, over 15,000lotsweredistributed. In 2022 alone, the Ministry anticipates over 14,000 house lots will be distributed. Government is also implementing several measures to make homeownership for Guyanese more affordable. (DPI) DozensofcustomersoftheGTTwonbigprizesinGTT's 'Blazing Hot Summer' Promotion. Customers like Dolly Softleywhowonawhopping$50,000groceryvoucher,only needed to activate any data plan to receive a digital scratch card and win. Other winners include: Richie Persaud, who wona43-inchtelevisionset,MarisaJosephwhowonherself a $30,000 spa voucher and Zaheer Imran, the winner of a Mazaruni River tour for two, the company said in a release. Other winners received an Electric Bike, Bluetooth music boxes, a waffle maker, an Amazon Fire Tablet, a $50,000 dinner voucher, fuel vouchers, Data Plans, mmg+ credit, KFCvouchersandgymvouchers.
The infrastructure works catered for the construction of access roads, bridges, culverts and the installation of water supply networks. “Wedon'twanttoholdback progress; we don't want to hold back people from coming to occupy their houselots.So,weneedthem togetintouchwiththeoffice so that the surveyors and clerkscanbringthemonthe ground to identify their house lots,” the Minister related. Michelle Mingo, a motheroftwowasthefirstto identify her land after engaging the Minister in an earlier meeting at Fairfield.
GuyanaTelephoneandTelegraphCompany(GTT)has onceagainpartneredwithlocalartistestoproduceajingle forthecompany,withDianaChapman,walkingawaywith $200,000asthegrandprizewinner Thesecondandthirdplacewinnerssecuredthemselves one mobile handset each. Prizes were handed over at the company'sHeadOfficeat79Brickdam. AccordingtoaGTTrelease,thecompetitionformspart of its ongoing promise to strengthen the community and allow local artistes to demonstrate their talent. Speaking abouttheinitiativewasGTT'sProductMarketingManager (Mobile),DiangellySingh.
450 lots ready for occupancy in Experiment Housing Scheme
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A GTT representative presenting the prizes to two of the winners
“Wewerereallyhappytojoinforceswiththesetalented Guyanese and have them onboard for this venture. Their workwillbeusedforsomeexcitingthingswehavecoming,” Singhisquotedinthereleaseassaying.
Taxi driver pleads guilty to killing Sophia woman
The Guyana Elections
Commission said in a public missive that it took note of the concernsandopinionssurrounding the existing Preliminary List of Electors (PLE) which was extracted from the National Register of Registrants Database (NRRDB)butitcannotactcontrary to the legal provisions enacted in the National Registration Act (NRA),Chapter19:08.Itsaidthere are legal processes to be followed regarding the removal of names, and that was amplified by a ruling oftheHighCourt. Theagencypointedouttoothat thecourtrulingwasnotchallenged andsoitremainsthatthebodymust follow the procedures set out. Stakeholders are demanding however that as the agency solely responsible for providing credible elections,thebodymustfindaway toprovidealistthatsupportsvoter confidence.AllianceforChange(AFC)has also called for a clean voters list ahead of the upcoming Local GovernmentElections.Itreminded that during the 2020 elections internationalobserversweresureto encourage Guyana to clean up its voterslist.AFCchairwomanCathy Hughes had said that the Carter Centre, European Union, the OAS and Caricom, who monitored election processes in Guyana over thelastdecade,“haveunanimously stated that a house to house registration process that will produce to a new voters list is a fundamental requirement to electoralreforminGuyana. She quoted that the OAS r “undertaking a house to house registration exercise at the earliest opportunityuponcompletionofthe thereafter”. Caricom, she claimed also stated emphatically in their reportthat“Asaminimum (Continuedonpage16)
ecommended in 2020
election and periodically
Opposition does not rule out contesting Local Govt. polls
…but Norton reiterates calls for 'clean' voters list
Kaieteur News PAGE 15Friday September 02, 2022 Opposition Leader AubreyNortonsayshis party is not to be countedoutintheupcomingLocal Government polls despite calls for a clean voters list ahead of any elections. The Opposition Chief insistedthatthepartymaintainsits call for a clean list, but it has not commitmenttonotparticipatingin thelocal Whenpolls.asked whether the party will in fact be going to Local Government Election as it seems clearer that no move will be made to clean up the list, the Opposition Leadersaidthatheisunaware that “…atanystagetheoppositionsaid that it won't go to polls without a clean list.” Norton said he is the person that has been speaking on the matter, “and I've said all the timethatwearedemandingaclean list and we continue to demand a cleanNortonlist.”saidthattheOpposition has not commented on the upcoming election, rather, “we've commented on a list, we want a cleanlistandwewillworktowarda clean list,” Norton reiterated. The Opposition Leader insisted that as far as he is concerned Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) seems to be “following (Vice President Bharrat) Jagdeo and is making itself look dumb.” He claimed that laws have been amended in the past to deal with issues like the one facing the Guyana Elections Commission, thistimeinthecaseofprovidinga credible list. He noted therefore thattheagencycannotcometothe publictosaythattheyaretiedbya court ruling in performing its constitutional duty to provide credible elections, “the law can be amendedtoachievetheobjective,” Norton submitted He insisted therefore that “the opposition is demanding a clean list before any election and the language was carefullychosen.”
From page 13 belongings from being consumed by the fire but they were still damaged from the falling hot debris and water.
From page 14 Hackett left to retrieve a package that was reportedly sent by her child father; but went missing. On April 19, 2016,
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ers are determined to continue producing oil before the worldGuyana'sdecarbonizes.leaders on many occasions have reiterated their position to carry out oil production in a net zero carbonAddressingworld. the official launch of the International Energy Conference and Expo, earlier this year, Vice President, Bharrat Jagdeo said, “Let me be very clear about our position. We support net zero by 2050. In fact, at this point in time, because our forest is such a huge carbon sink, we are already at net zero. In fact, we are positive.” Net Zero by 2050, is a report launched by the International Energy Agency, that outlines a scenario which the world could achieve the global climate target, in a manner that prevents the world from overheating. Information from the UN shows that over 130 countries have now set or are considering a target of reducing emissions to net zero by 2050. To this, Jagdeo had explained that Guyana's net carbon sink effect is so significant, that it equates to the combined emissions of Norway, Sweden and Denmark.
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The Education Ministry in a Facebook post stated that the two schools would be getting more classrooms so as to accommodate more students.Back in July, the Ministry had signed the $95.4 million project with Mohabir Construction who was awarded the contract for the Bishop’s High School, and a $103.5 contract with A.Ograsein & Sons for the annex building at Queen’s College. In a release, the Ministry had stated that Mohabir Construction was given 11 months to complete the works while A. Ograsein was given within 12 months to complete its works. At the contract signing it was stated that the projects form part of the Ministry’s efforts to ensure students receive an education in a safe and comfortable environment and that the contractors were reminded to ensure quality work within the stipulated timeAsframe.was earlier reported, the education sector this year was allocated the sum of $6.6 billion to facilitate the construction, rehabilitation, extension, and maintenance of educational facilities across the elected a new executive, headed by Trevor Benn who had served with undisputed success as Chair of the Interim Management Committee of the Credit Union from 2018.” Mc Donald continued: “However, true to form, under the directions of the PPP/ C, the acting Chief Cooperatives Development Officer [CCDO], Debbie Persaud, wrote Mr. Benn to ask him to show cause why she should not direct that he be removed as Chair. Mr. Benn received this letter less than one month after he was democratically elected by the highest number of votes anyone has ever received in the history of the CreditTheUnion.”APNU+AFC Parliamentarian explained that Benn later took the acting CCDO to court and in July 2022, Chief Justice (CJ) Roxanne George ruled that the CCDO acted irrationally, considered irrelevant matters, and blatantly breached the rules of natural justice. CJ George also granted an Order prohibiting the acting CCDO from proceeding to direct the Credit Union to dismiss Benn as Chairman of the Committee.However despite having its case thrown out, she said the PPP/C has not given up and has filed an appeal. According to her, the frenzied efforts by the ruling party to unseat the democratically elected leadership of the Credit Union can only be described as it was by GTUC General Secretary, Lincoln Lewis as, “The cooperative sector where the African economy dominates, is now under siege by Government who rather than work with the coops is using the power of the state to take full control. The cooperative economy is worth approximately $50 billion and represents workers’ assets including money and lands.”Despite the attempts, Mc Donald said the Opposition is adamant that those being used as elements to destroy the Credit Union can, and must choose a different path, one that promotes political and economic inclusion, equality of opportunity, and social justice. “We call on all Guyanese to resist the PPP’s politics of domination and control,” Mc Donald said. The battle for control of public service credit union has been ongoing with somemembers seeking removal of the management. Last May, the continued infighting led to three of the members taking the body’s Management Committee to court over the non-compliance of a petition demanding a special general meeting to iron out matters plaguing the executive.
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The A Partnership for National Unity+ Alliance for Change (APNU+AFC) said it is convinced that efforts are afoot by the ruling People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/ C) administration to take over the Guyana Public Service Cooperative Credit Union Limited During(GPSCCU).itsweekly Press Conference, held by the Office of the Opposition Leader on Tuesday, APNU+AFC Member of Parliament (MP), Coretta Mc Donald, said that the party has taken note of the attempts made by the PPP/ C to “seize control” of the Credit Union. Mc Donald noted that the GPSCCU is one of the country’s largest and Construction work on the new $103 million annex building at Queen’s College and another $95.4 million one at the Bishop’s High School haveThecommenced.newbuildings are expected to be completed early next year. Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand, Permanent Secretary of the Education Ministry, Alfred King, and the Deputy Chief Education Officer, Ms. Volika Jaikishu, visited the sites on Thursday where works are being executed by contractors, A.Ograsein & Sons and Mohabir Construction.
APNU+AFC Parliamentarian, Corretta Mc Donald.
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Coalition accuses Govt of trying to take over Public Service Credit Union most prosperous coop societies, with several hundreds of millions of dollars in assets. She said too that the GPSCCU has long been a reliable and accessible source of credit for public servants. However, she noted that the recent intensified efforts by the Government to take control of the credit union could not be ignored. In making her point, the Opposition MP alluded to what she said is a clear example of the attempts by the PPP/C to take over the organization which, she said Afro-Guyanese workers mostly depend on and benefit from. She explained that “In April 2021, at the Annual General Meeting, the memberConstruction commences on $198M new annex buildings at QC, Bishop’s
The ongoing construction of the annex building at Queen’s College. (Photos: Ministry of Education)
The ongoing works on the annex building at the Bishop’s High School.
On Thursday, before handing down the sentence, Justice Kissoon described the crime as ‘brutal’ and stated that it was a premeditated crime to ambush and entrap members of the disciplined forces who were deployed to restore peace at Buxton.Justice Kissoon cited the automatic weapons (AK-47) that were used by Williams and his accomplices to ambush the ranks, and noted that the premeditated act was designed to murder and create mayhem. “A crime without mitigating factors… which places it in the worse of the worse,” the judge said, while adding, “Corporal Williams was murdered for no other reason than the fact that he was a member of the disciplined forces and what he standsJusticefor.”Kissoon also highlighted the action of a member of the Bar Association, who committed perjury to aid his former client’s case. The Judge also saluted the brave young soldier who died in the execution of his duty. Justice Kissoon then noted that mitigating factors could not outweigh the extreme gravity of the crime Williams committed and as such, he said the crime demands a commensurate sentence. “Mark Royden Williams, I sentence you to death,” Justice Kissoon concluded. Kaieteur News had reported that in April 2021, a jury found Williams not guilty of a double murder, which occurred in December 2007 at Triumph,MichaelECD.Caesar, called “Capone”, was in fact sentenced to 13 years in prison after pleading guilty to the lesser count of manslaughter for the said double murder. In February 2019, Williams and Sherwin Nero, also known as ‘Catty’, were found not guilty of the August 30, 2007 murder of businessman, Kumar Singh called “Mango Man”. In May 2018, the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) restored the 2013 acquittals of Williams and James Anthony Hyles for their alleged involvement in what has been dubbed the ‘Lusignan Massacre’, despite substantial procedural errors at trial. In 2017, a jury found Williams and Dennis “Anaconda” Williams guilty for the 2008 Bartica Massacre, which left 12 persons, including three policemen dead. The men were sentenced to death for that crime. However, they filed an appeal against the conviction and sentence – the case is yet to come up for hearing at the Guyana Court of Appeal.
premises of a home owned by an unnamed couple. They were placed on trial at the Diamond/Golden Grove Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Sunil Scarce, where their charges were read to them and the Administrative Justice Act (AJA) applied. They were both found guilty and were both given a sentence of 59 months imprisonment. The two men were also be charged for another break and enter and larceny offence, which was committed only days before their arrest. The burglary took place on the dwelling house of a male resident of Farm, EBD. Ravindra Singh pleaded guilty and was given an additional sentence of 24 months imprisonment, which will run consecutively with his previous sentence of 59 months. Kevin Cush however, pleaded not guilty. The matter was adjourned to November 28th 2022 for further statements.
‘Smallie’ sentenced to death for
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On Thursday, a youth pleaded guilty to killing the brother of former Commissioner of Police, Seelall Persaud back in 2017. The accused is expected to be sentenced later this month. It was on February 19, 2017, when 51-year-old Hemant Persaud, called “Bhim,” of Affiance Village, Essequibo Coast, was murdered.At the time of the murder, the accused who hails from ‘C’ Field Sophia, was 15-yearold. Due to the fact that the accused had committed the crime while he was a minor, his identity is still protected by law and cannot be revealed.The matter was tried in the Demerara High Court before Justice Sandil Kissoon. The State was represented by Prosecutor, Muntaz Ali. Justice Kissoon deferred the sentencing to September 26, 2022, and on that day a probation report in favour of the accused will be presented to the court.According to reports, on the morning of the murder, the teen was at a friend’s stand at Stabroek Market Square when he saw Persaud at another vendor’s stall making a purchase.Itwas reported that the accused had spotted Persaud murder of GDF Corporal
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Serial burglars jailed for 59 months
Killer of former Top Cop’s brother to be sentenced this month wearing a “fat” gold chain and when Persaud was finished with his purchase, the teen followed him. It was in the vicinity of the washroom area, when the teen reportedly carried out the attack. During the confrontation, the teenager and Persaud were engaged in a scuffle and it was during this time, the teen whipped out a knife and stabbed Persaud to his chest. After Persaud fell to the ground, the teen reportedly ran to the Sophia bus park where he boarded a minibus and went home. Persaud was picked up and taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival. The 15-yearold boy was later arrested and while in custody he had reportedly confessed to killing Persaud. He was later charged for the capital offence.
Mark Royden Williams, popularly known as ‘Smallie’ who is already on death row for the massacre in Bartica, Region Seven, was on Thursday sentenced to death for the 2008 murder of Guyana Defence Force (GDF) member, Corporal Ivor Williams. The sentence was handed down by Justice Sandil Kissoon in the Demerara High Court.The State was represented by Prosecutors, Taneisha Saygon, and Muntaz Ali, while Williams was represented by Attorneyat-Law Nigel Hughes in association with others. Mark Williams had denied fatally shooting the corporal on the night of January 23, 2008, during an armed confrontation between members of the GDF and gunmen at Buxton, East Coast Demerara. Following a trial, a 12-member Jury returned with a guilty verdict for Williams.
Health Ministry records 27 more newinfectionsCOVID-19
Sentence to death Mark Royden Williams Dead, Hemant Persaud
The Health Ministry on Thursday reported 27 new Covid-19 cases from 347 tests, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 71,062. The Ministry’s dashboard shows that three persons are still admitted into the COVID19 Intensive Care Unit, nine are in institutional isolation, 244 are in home isolation and four are quarantined institutionally. To date, a total of 69,528 persons have recovered from the virus.
Kaieteur News PAGE 19Friday September 02, 2022 President IrfaanAli had promised that t h e $ 4 2 5 M passport office at Lethem, Region Nine that was languishing for years would become operable in one monthbutaftertheKaieteur News highlighted issue surrounding the building, it was reportedly opened in oneTdayhis disclosure was made by the Regional Democratic Council (RDC) of the Region Nine District on Thursday According to post made on its Facebook page, the RDC, announced, “Lethem Passport Office is nowoperable,Residentscan accessservicesinRegion9.” The RDC also pointed out that the doors of the office wereopenedforthefirsttime to the public on Monday, AugustMonday29. was one day afterAlimadethepromiseto residents during an outreach atStIgnatiusVillage. ThePresidentwasforced to make the promise after one of the residents, Daniel James,raisedtheissueofthe new Passport Building that PassportOfficealreadybuilt in Lethem, I just want to know when we will be able to use it because it would bring great benefit to the entireRegion.” The RDC stated that construction of the Passport Office began in 2018 and was completed in 2021 However, since its completion it had never served its purpose and Lethemresidentsstillhadto face the hassle of travelling miles and spending thousandsofdollarsforatrip to the city just to fix and uplifttheirpassports. The RDC welcomed the President's intervention to make the office operable withinadayanddescribedit as “a long-awaited day that cametoan Residentsend”.can now the use the services of the new office from Mondays to Fridays starting from 08:00hrsto13:00hrs. The idea to build an Immigration Office in Central Lethem was an initiative by the previous A Partnership for National Unity+Alliancefor Government.Changethen Citizenship, Winston Felix, had announced that his Ministry had set aside some $50Mfromits$1.6Bbudget for the construction of the office.Kissoon and Sons was reportedly awarded the contractafteragreeing to build it for only $42 5M Based on information received by this media house, the project faced many delays but was finally completed in early 2021 under the current People's Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) Government but was never commissioned. The money was expended as part of a plan to decentralise immigration services from Georgetownandtoeradicate the long lines normally seen in front of the Central PassportOfficeatEveLeary Lethem Passport Office opens in one day The $42M passport office now in use at Lethem.
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TAURUS(Apr.20–May20) Consider the romantic relationships in your life right now, Taurus. It's important to remember that regardless of how hot and steamy a partnership is at first,
CANCER (June 21–July 22) There's a great deal of fun to be had today, Cancer. Money isn't always necessary to make this happen, however. In fact, money isn't a great way to keep score.
LEO (July 23–Aug. 22) Remember that the important thing isn't necessarily what you're doing but the people you're with, Leo. There's a great deal of passion in the air today that yo u can latch onto and put to good use.
Just when you think you have absolutely no energy left, you're able to kick into a higher gear. Push beyond your limits today, Aquarius. You'll find that you can achieve a great deal.
VIRGO (Aug. 23–Se pt. 22) You could learn a tough lesson today, Virgo. More than likely, the harder the message hits you, the more important it was for you to hear. It's important that you accept failure gracefully.
Kanhai and Guyana and West Indies ‘B’ team leg-spinner Derick“WellKallicharran.Ididthis donation to these kids and some first division players. It’s something I have being doing since I was playing for Guyana.SinceIwas growing up, cricket gear was something we could not afford to buy so my uncle Derick (Kallicharran) would send gear for me and my brother Mahendra. Sudesh Dhaniram also would give us gear, so helping out with gears to less fortune it’s something I would do every year. Also Mr Singh from Singh Sporting Goods help us with gears contract all my career,” said Nagamootoo who presented youths with gear the last time he was here. (Sean Devers)
Former Guyana Keeper Vishal Nagamootoo (right) presents a bat to Adytia Lalsa.
CAPRI (Dec. 22–Jan. 19) You should always leave a loved one with loving words, Capricorn. Each time you exit a room, consider that you're never going to enter that room again. Perhaps you'll never see those people again.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23–Nov. 21) Remember that one wrong move today could cause you to have a headache for a good long while, Scorpio. Don't take uncalculated risks. There's dynamism and confidence in the air.
LIBRA (Sept. 23–Oct. 22) There's a great deal of fuel to keep your fire raging today, Libra. Powerful situations are apt to come your way in which you're asked to take decisive action. Don't shy away from added responsibility.
GEMINI (May 21–June 20) Today is your day to become a hero, Gemini. You don't have to be dressed in fancy tights and a cape to make an important difference in someone's life.
ARIES (Mar. 21–Apr. 19) There's an important lesson to learn today, Aries, so don't shy away from the classroom. It's important to control your attitude now or it's likely to control you. It could be that your ego is a bit too inflated
AQUARIUS(Jan.20–Feb.18)
PISCES (Feb. 19–Mar. 20) Regardless of how you feel today, Pisces, it's important to own up to your mistakes. Keep in mind that you're responsible for your actions. No matter how much you might want to shrink away, At 45, former Berbice and Guyana Wicket-Keeper turned New York Barber, Vishal Nagamootoo, is now looking to give back to those who needs it as those who contributed when he needed it in formative years of his career.Nagamootoo, while on a recent visit to Guyana donated cricket bats to Anil Balkaran, Nityanand Matura, Aditya Lalsa and Dilshan
Vishal Nagamootoo gives back on recent visit home Hiralall.Nagamootoo held 99 catches had 17 stumping in his 61 First-Class matches in addition to scoring two fifties and a century, an unbeaten 115 against the KallicharranTestNagamootoo,spinnerBerbice,fromNagamootoo,Leewards.whohailstheVillageofWhiminisbrotherTestLeg-MahendraandnephewofbattersAlvinandRohan
SAGIT(Nov.22–Dec.21) It's a long road to becoming exactly the person you want to be, Sagittarius. You can't change who you are. Input from every person you know and lessons from every bump in the road.
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Yarrowkabra Cobras win Strikers Sports Club All Female Dominoes Tourney 2022
t was a gloriousIevening in which fans were treated to spectacular playing of dominoes as the curtains came down on Strikers SportsClubSummerSpecial All Female Dominoes on Monday last at Dynasty Sports Bar, Aubrey Barker Road.In what seemed would have looked like a one sided affair when the finalist squared in which Big Boss Girls, In Time Ladies and Cobraslockedhornsinbattle which was dubbed East Coast Vs Georgetown Vs EastBankfinals. The first sitting was played cautiously with the scores reading In Time 16 Points with Cobras and Big Boss Girls lock on 13 points apiece. Cobras took the lead in the second sitting with a masterful15gamesinwhich the scores read Cobras 28 points Big Boss Girls 26 points and In Time with 23 points.The game took another turn as Big Boss Girls registered 16 games and went ahead with the scores now reading Big Boss Girls 42 points, InTime 36 points and Cobras 35 points. Big Boss Girls continued their supremacy until the penultimate sitting in which the Cobras struck venomously with 15 games as the scores read Cobras 65 and Big Boss Girls and In Time tied with 62 points apiece.The final sitting brought theentirevenuetoitsfeetas the battle for supremacy ensued.Itwasaseesawaffairbut in the end the Cobras slitheredawaywith80points with Big Boss Girls and In Timeremainedlockedon76 games apiece as they both made 14 points in comparison to Cobras 15 points.Now here comes the shocker, In Time and Big Bossweredeadlockedonthe sameamountof6’s,5’s,4’s, 3’s, 2’s and 1’s. This is a rarity in dominoes in which the organizers and the two captains came to a decision to add the second and third prize and divided them equally among themselves. Now for the part of the trophiesdistribution,thetwo captains Loraine Rodney of In Time and Charlyn Barnwellhadtoplayagame ofsuddendeathtodetermine the trophy distribution in which Barnwell came out tops.Theprizesadvertisedand paid out were 1st, $200,000 sponsoredbyStrikersSports Club,awinner’strophynine Medals was sponsored by Abu Guyana. Second and third place were allotted $100,000eachwithTrophies and Medals to match sponsored by Grace Kennedy Remittance Services and VSH UNITED GUYANA Inc. respectively whilethefourthplaceofone trophy and $40,000 was donated by HJ94.1 Boom FM.In the Semi-finals, All Seasons Angels locked wings with In Time and Cobrasearlierintheevening in which the Angels who wereAngelic in the opening rounds had their wings clipped after their third sitting when the scores read Cobras41pointsAllSeasons Angels38pointsandInTime 32 points, they struggled to regain ascendency although theycameclosetopullingoff aremarkablequalificationas the scores read It Time 63 points,Cobras59pointsand All Season Angels on 57 points at the end of the penultimatesitting. They failed miserably andleftdejectedastheywere oneofthefavouritestobethe finalists.Hampers were presented totheBestplayersinthefour finalist team which was sponsored by Triple M Investments, Ansa McAL TradingandRyanRambalak. Leading the way from the winners was Fikirta Simmons who amassed 17 points, while Leatha SolomonofInTimealsohad 17 points, Tricia Leander of Big Boss Girls starred with the maximum 18 games Amanda Singh of All Seasons Angels 14 points were not enough to gain her teamintothefinals,however she was awarded a hamper forhereffort. Inhisclosingremarkson behalf of The Hard Way, organizer Roderick Harry tooktimeouttothankallthe eleven participating teams, sponsors, supporters, and well wishers for their kind overwhelming support in making Strikers Sports Club Summer Special a resounding success and promised to make this venturebiggerandbetterthe nexttimearound. Teams that took part in this venture were Spartans Girls, All Seasons Angels, Turning Point, Meadow BrookWarriors, Cody Girls, Hammer, In Time, Big Boss Girls, Big Girls, Cobras and 1966ALawsurprise impromptu hamper was presented to Alexis George of Hammer byCustomsManagerYoletta Bynoe of VSH Guyana Inc. for sharing the first love of thetourneyOther sponsors that heeded to the call of this initiative to make it a resounding success included, Austin’s Imports, Patterson Associates, Luminous Consultancy & Electrical Services, DEDUNE Company (Ghana), Big Boss Transportation Services, Dynasty Sports Club, Star Party Rentals, Raphael Trading Enterprise and SpartansDominoAcademy.
Marketing Assistant of Grace Kennedy Remittance Services, Mrs. Tina Seabra-Gibson hands over the second placed trophy to the captain of Big Boss Girls, Charlyn Barnwell in the presence team mates organizers and other officials of GKRS.
Kaieteur News PAGE 23Friday September 02, 2022
WorldTitleatGairyStClair SuperheroProFightNight. “I’msohappytobeable to give Stephan DaSilva the opportunity to claim the World Title and put Guyana boxing on the map once again.My home country is neverfarfrommymind,and to have someone from Georgetown fighting on the card at my first professional fightnightissomethingIam veryproudof,”saidGairySt Clair, the last Guyanese pugilisttowinaWorldTitle. Da Silva began his boxing journey in 2013, a decisionthatwaseasyforthe 20 year old who had a natural love of the sport. He hadhisfirstfightayearlater, and turned pro earlier this yearHisWorldTitle fight on Saturday, September 10 at West HQ Rooty Hill in western Sydney will be his secondprofessionalfight. Since arriving in Australia,DaSilvahasbeen training at Gairy St Clair’s Boxing Fitness Gym in the southern Sydney suburb of Gymea,andhashadsparring practice with Australia’s Olympic medallist, Harry Garside.Even though he is far from his homeland, the people of Guyana will be able to watch Stephan DaSilva’s WBL World Title fightliveonfite.tv To watch this fight as wellastheotherboutsonthe card for $2,100GYD, please visit http://www.fite.tv and search for Gairy St Clair SuperheroFightNight. Interviews with Stephan DaSilva and Gairy St Clair areavailableonrequest. For media enquiries, please contact Nicki Price nicki@pricelessmedia com au Guyanese DaSilva to fight for WBL World title in Australia
BySeanDevers Stephan Da Silva is looking to bring boxinggloryhome toGuyana.TheGuyanese fighter willfightfortheWBLWorld Title on Australian soil at GairyStClairSuperheroPro FightGNight.uyana born former IBO/IBF World Champion, Gairy St Clair, will be hostinghisfirstprofessional fightnightonSeptember10, and it seems fitting that he willbegivinganothergifted Guyanesefighterthechance tofulfilhis StephandestinyDaSilva has arrived in Sydney,Australia to battle Fijian William Mel for the WBL Lightweight
Lucozade Indoor Hockey Tournament…
YMCAOldFortteamsdominatesecondnight
ItlookedlikeSeifertand captain Kieron Pollard wouldtaketheKnightRiders tovictory,butAlzarriJoseph dismissed both in the nineteenth over, before strikingwithhisfinalballto dismissSeekkuggePrasanna andsetupanervyfinish. In the end Anderson Phillip struckasixtotaketheKnight Ridersacrosstheline. Meanwhile, the female match between the Guyana Amazon Warriors and Trinbago Knight Riders was abandoned due to rain.TKR battedandreached105-6off their overs and GAW were 13-0inthesecondoverwhen rainputahalttothecontest. The rain had forced two previousMatchstoppages.details:Trinbago Knight Riders 148/7 (Webster 58, Seifert 34 ; Joseph 4/17, Williams 1/23) beatSaintLuciaKings143/9 (Primus 38, Deyal 35; Hosein4/13,Seales2/38,)by 3wickets.
The Knight Riders won the toss and chose to field, Hosein taking frequent wickets to restrict Saint LuciaKingsto143/9,despite some big hitting from batter Roshon Primus towards the endoftheinnings. Trinbago Knight Riders got off to a tough start themselves,losingtwoearly w i c k e t s b e f o r e a commanding innings from Tion Webster (58) helped to guide them to victory with fourballstospare. Saint Lucia Kings had gotofftoatroublesomestart astheylostopenersJohnson Charles and Leroy Lugg in the batting powerplay Mark Deyal began to rebuild with some fluent batting, but the 13th over proved to be pivotal as Hosein took three wickets, including that of Deyal and captain Roston Chase.The Kings continued to losewickets,yetalateflurry of boundaries from Primus ultimately saw them reach 143/9.Trinbago Knight Riders suffered major setbacks early in their chase, losing the wickets of Sunil Narine andNicholasPooran,asboth batters were caught out trying to clear the boundary Opener Webster led the recovery, scoring 58 runs from 45 balls, with support being provided by partner TimHoweverSeifert.,theSaintLucia Kingsfoughtbackbytaking the wicket of Webster, shortly followed by that of Andre Russell, an outstandingcatchfromLugg sending him back to the pavilion.
(CPL) A brilliant bowling spell from Akeal HoseinsawTrinbagoKnight Riders kick off their 2022 Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) campaign withavictoryoverlastyear’s finalists, Saint Lucia Kings, bythreewickets.
2022 Hero Caribbean Premier League… MagicalHoseinspins
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Kaieteur NewsPAGE 24 Thursday September 01, 2022
The second night of the Lucozade Indoor Hockey TournamentsawYMCAOld Fort boys and men teams capturing solid victories over their opponents with 9 goals.The first six of the nice matches of the night showcased the junior category with the opening matchGCCSpartansagainst GCCTheTorna-does.Spartans continued theirwinningstridefromthe previousnightbywinning30.ItwastheYMCAOldFort Boysteamwhichcomprised under-21 national boys who raided the newcomers to the game,GCCWarDogs. The young captain Shaquan Favorite secured 4 goals for his team, Simeon MooreandWarrenWilliams with a double and one from Daniel Woolford giving thema9-0victory Saints S7N just like the Old Fort boys comprising young national players also made light work of the inexperienced GCC Bull Dogswitha16-0drubbing. ShakeemFausetteledthe scoresheetforhisteamwith 5 goals. The Saints Club junior girls, Saints Conquerors showed dominance like their junior boys by defeating YMCA OldFortScouts10-0. Inthelasttwomatchesof the night in the junior category, Saints Aces girls lost to YMCA Old Fort Samurais 0-2 while Saints Superstars defeated Saints Scorpions3-0. In the lone ladies match between GBTI GCC Tigers and YMCA Old Fort Igniters, the nippy Sonia Jardine led her team with 3 goals giving her team the highest score so far in the ladiesdivision,7-0. In the most competitive game of the night in the men’s category, Saints Splinters pulled off a massive victory over GCC TheDSequel.evinHooper opened thescoresheetwithapenalty cornergoalinthe5thminute buttwominuteslater,Joshua Joseph answered for his teamwitharaidingfieldgoal inthe7thminute. A minute later Dwayne Scottkepthisteamaheadon thescoresheetbyshootinga ball pass goalkeeper Alleyene.Asthe game was deadlock and both teams fightingforpossessionofthe ball, GCC showed great composure and skill but it was the speedy Splinters who kept the pace of the game high causing GCC to be outnumbered on several runs.ItwasEdmondChninian whocausedaneruptionwith the Saints fans as he found the back of the GCC net in the 39th minute. As GCC scrambledtodrawthegame, Chninian again received a pass with seconds left in the 40 minute game and flicked it over the keeper from the far right of the goal. The Saints Splinters celebrated astheywonthematch,4-2. The last match of the nightsawtheyoungnational boys of YMCA Old Fort whipping the Hikers Cadets 9-3. Warren Williams who secured 2 goals for his team inthejuniorcategoryledhis team score sheet with 6 goals.The tournament continues nightly, we look forwardtoseeingthegeneral public.
Odelleia Benjamin, Darissa McAndrew and Jeselle Pollard scored.
GFFWomen’sDevelopmentLeague: PotaroStrikersdominate inclashofBarticateams
Kaieteur News PAGE 25Tuesday September 02, 2022
Slingerz FC hunting first title upon return against Den Amstel President,
Trevor Williams
The WDFA president said his Association will make good use of the momentum and hope that the large crowd support will continue heading into the startofthe2022/2023league and the GFF year end tournament.“Basedon the support we’ve had; I think its obvious fans want to see competitive football outside oftheyear-endtournaments. We’ve had talks about tournaments that involve other teams from outside of the WDFA and we look forward to pitting the best clubs against each other,” Williams said With thousands turning up to support the WDFA league, particularly when Slingerz FC are in action, Williams believes that football received a “shot in the arm” and it is his intention to see hisAssociation make use of thepatronage.
Susi Phillips put Sparta ahead in the 5th minute before Jeremy Garrett doubled the lead 20th and netted his second five minutestohandhisteama30advantage.Jermaine Junior added anotherinthe35thminuteto give his team a comfortable win. Slingerz defeated Stabroek Ballers 5-3 in their semi final matchup. Seon Taylor handed Stabroek Ballers the lead in the 3rd minute while Dorwin George slotted homeinthe15thminuteto stretch the advantage. Deon Alfred netted for Slingerzinthe28thminute before Darien Dickson found the equaliser two minuteslaterwhichforced thematchintoextratime. Quincy Adams gave Slingers in the lead 46th minute before his team mate Deon Alfred added another two minutes later. Dickson netted his second in the 50th to extend SlingersleadwhileDorwin George scored Stabroek Ballers third goal in the 56th minute. (Zaheer Mohamed)
Sparta will battle Slingerz in the final of the ‘Keepyourfivealive’futsal tournament tomorrow night at the CliffAnderson Sports Hall.Sparta beat Swag Entertainment 4-0 in their semi final encounter played on Saturday last at the NationalGymnasium.
ormer Elite L e a g u e C h a m p i o n s , Slingerz FC have so far liveduptotheexpectationof beingoneofthemost-feared clubs in the West Demerara Football Association (WDFA).After playing unbeaten in the round-robin format of the WDFA league, the Shi Oil-sponsored club will be aiming to win their first trophy since their return to competitive football, but standingintheirwaywillbe DenAmstelFC. TheWDFALeaguefinal, set for the National Track and Field Centre, is promising to be one of the most anticipated on the ‘West Side’, taking into account the rivalry between thetwoclubs. Tonight, from 7:00pm, Pouderoyen FC will face Uitvlugt Warriors in the third-place match, and then the colossal clash between SlingerzandDenAmstel. Slingerz had defeated DenAmstel3–1duringtheir emphatic run; a run which had the inaugural Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Elite League champions never really being threatened.DelonLanferman, Leo Lovell, Kevin Dundas and Jamal Pereira and coach O’NealHeywoodallcameto Slingerz FC from Den Amstel.President of the WDFA, Trevor Williams, said tonight’sfinalisthebirthofa newrivalryinlocalfootball. He added, with Slingerz FC having a point to prove and Den Amstel wanting to show that they’re the only Elite League team from the West Demerara area, fans canexpectnotbutfireworks. “We are elated to have football played again on WDFA and I think with Slingerz Fc coming back, it has been satisfying to the fans/patrons and the sponsors,” Williams told Kaieteur News. He added that the final-four clubs are considered the “the usual suspects” but nonetheless, he was happy to see competitive football return.Williams thanked the league’s title sponsors, STAG Beer, National SportsCommission(NSC) and the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport forallowingtheWDFAthe useoftheLeonorafacility
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Potaro Strikers Women rose to the occasion on Wednesday night when they met the Bartica All Star Womenintheirfixtureofthe GFFWomen’sDevelopment League.Under the watchful eyes ofscreamingfansandfriends at the Bartica Community Center Ground, both teams displayed good ball control, t e a m w o r k a n d determination;butitwasthe Potaro Strikers women who managed to find the back of the net...four times, by way of a double from Odelleia Benjamin (16th and 79th m i n u t e s ) , D a r i s s a McAndrew (13th minute) and Jeselle Pollard (32nd minute). With the final result, Potaro Strikers Women have earned their first points in the league, afterthreematches;whilethe BarticaAll-StarsWomenare yet to get off the mark following two matches Bartica All Stars are expected to meet the Essequibo All Stars on SaturdayattheAnnaRegina Ground. The Women’s Development League is a national programme being managed by the Guyana Football Federation in association with the Guyana National Women’s Football Association.Wednesday’s women’s match was supported by a male exhibition match, where Rising Stars FC defeated Potaro Strikers FC, twogoalstoone.
-WDFAleaguefinalpromisesfireworkstonightatLeonora Sparta to battle Slingerz in ‘Keep your five alive’ futsal final ActionbetweenSpartaand SwagEntertainment. WDFA
PrintedandpublishedbyNationalMedia&PublishingCompanyLtd.,24SaffonStreet,Charlestown,Georgetown.Tel:225-8458,225-8465,225-8491orFax:225-8473/226-8210. Sports Guyanese DaSilva to fight for WBL World title in Australia Gary Sinclair (left) and Stephan DaSilva in Australia. YMCA Old Fort teams dominate second night Lucozade Indoor Hockey Tournament… Tiffany Solomon (GBTI GCC Tigers) takes a shot on goal from a penalty corner against Old Fort Igniters. 2022HeroCaribbeanPremierLeague… Magical Hosein spins Knight Riders to victory Akeal Hosein celebrates one of his four wickets with teammates. (Getty Images) P. 22 P. 21 P. 22
