WHAT'S INSIDE: Issue No. 5133 Nationwide coverage from the best news team in Guyana THE BEACON OF TRUTH guyanatimesgy.com PRICE $100 VAT INCLUDEDFRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2022 Page 7 PP18P913P17P19 US$28M released for improving agriculture, food production in Caribbean – Pres Ali requests another US$25M to support women, youths during progress meeting with VP Harris President Dr Irfaan Ali meets US Vice President Kamala Harris in Washington, DC on Thursday Oil & gas contractors now legally required to pay locals within 45 days –as $26M Water Supply System commissioned Businessman killed after speeding truck slams into car – CCTV shows truck jumped stop light – as Local Content Master Plans approved for major industry players DPP CrimechargeprivatediscontinuescriminalagainstChief Over 400 Annai accessgetresidents1sttimetowaterPage19 See story on page 5 Families of President, PM & Opp Leader counted as Census 2022 begins Teixeira Pollard’smourns–greatworld“Guyana,speedfollowingcrashedganja$13MGTTremandedamong2Queen’sGuyanarepresenttoatfuneralfemales6forheistinfoundincarhigh-chaserestofhavelostalegalmind”JudiciaryJusticepassing ...CCJ President says Guyanese jurist was committed to Caribbean excellence, integration todeadlyintoInvestigationsGafoors'accidentwrapupsoon See story on page 3 P12 Page18











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US$28M released for improving agriculture, food production in Caribbean
President Dr Irfaan Ali and his colleagues from Caricom and the Dominican Republic meeting with US Vice President Kamala Harris and other officials on Thursday in Washington, DC
President Ali, along with Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley, Surinamese President Chandrikapersad Santohki, Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley, and Dominican Republic President Luis Abinader attended the engagement, which was a fol low-up to President Joseph Biden and VP Harris’s commit ments made at the Summit of the Americas in June of 2022 to partner with Caribbean na tions to promote energy securi ty, access to finance, and food security in the Region.
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“Transport and logistics are other important issues that were discussed… We have agreed that we’re going to have a common agenda in which we will support a common certifi cation programme - sanitary and phytosanitary programme – that will ensure that all of us are operating on the same playing field and that the trade
The Guyanese Leader, who is the Caricom quasi-Cabinet’s lead on agriculture and food se curity, further noted that cli mate resilience and sustain able agriculture, women and youth involvement in agricul ture, financing, and crop in surance were some important aspects of the Agriculture and Food Security Plan that were discussed.Against this backdrop, the Head of State revealed that he requested additional mon ies from the US to further strengthen the Caribbean’s food security efforts.
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“I put forward a proposal to have a further US$25 million

tween the US Vice President and the Caricom and Latin American leaders was aimed at checking on the progress of the variousAccordingsub-committees.toPresident Ali in remarks after the meeting, there has been tremendous progress in the food security sub-committee.Hepointedto an announce ment by the US that US$28 million would be “available im mediately” for short-term activ ities aimed at supporting an in crease in food production and further improving agriculture in theThisRegion.assistance is one of the pledges made by the US under the new “Zero Hunger Caribbean Plan” to address the Region’s urgent food se curity needs. Other interven tions include the mobilisation of experts to explore biofertilis er production as well as devel oping operational logistics and supply chain models to stream line intraregional trade, among others.
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– Pres Ali requests another US$25M to support women, youths during progress meeting with VP Harris
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The US Government has already pledged to send a multi-agency delegation to the Caribbean in October to devel op technical assistance pack ages and prepare viable ener gy projects that are attractive to investors. Added to this, the US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) will host an energy procurement orienta tion visit for Caribbean offi cials, and the US Departments of Commerce and State are also set to host a Caribbean region al trade mission as well as busi ness conferences and roundta bles next month.

Meanwhile, on the access to finance end, the issue of deal ing with the debt crisis, postCOVID recovery, and financing for mitigation were among the issues that the regional leaders and the US Vice President had substantial discussions on.
With regard to energy se curity, talks surrounded an in tegrated energy plan in which the Caricom Leaders proposed a joint approach to ensure re gional sustainability in the en ergy mix and energy frame work that include natural gas, fossil fuel, and renewables.
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Three sub-committees were established and Guyana is co-chairing the US-CaricomDominican Republic SubCommittee on Food Security and Agriculture. Represented by Foreign Secretary Robert Persaud, the sub-committee has already had 10 meetings in the last six Thursday’sweeks.engagement be

Moreover, President Ali said Thursday’s meeting also saw an agreement to tackle in traregional trade barriers and those that exist within the US.
barriers are removed,” the Guyanese Leader noted.

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In addition to this, the lead ers also discussed at length re search and development exten sion services and investment opportunities in agriculture and food production systems within Caricom itself.
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Dr Irfaan Ali on Thursday lob bied the United States Government for some US$25 million in assistance to fur ther push the food security and agriculture agenda in the Caribbean, especially among specific groups such as women andHeyouths.made this represen tation in Washington, DC on Thursday during a meet ing with US Vice President Kamala Harris, who had a fol low-up meeting with a group of Caribbean Community (Caricom) leaders on several top priority issues.
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made available through grants and low-cost loans for wom en and youth in agriculture, especially for projects dealing with sustainability, technology, and research like hydroponics. These are projects that will en sure resilience in the food pro duction system, and encourage young people and women to participate,” he asserted.
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“As you’re aware, Barbados, Suriname, Guyana, and Trinidad and Tobago are key players in the energy sector. I propose at the meeting that the US engage these countries to build a sustainable develop ment strategy for energy se curity, not only for the Region but also for the US and further
To quote the President: “If, in the census, the data shows us that 70 per cent of our graduates are coming out in a particular area, but the country requires persons with this skillset in a different area, how then do we ensure that the policies create the incentive to create that shift in where the labour is focused…The census would not give us a labour market information system, but the census would give us a gateway through which we can formulate [that system] to meet our national development priorities.”
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A lot of work in prepa ration for Independence was done by the PPP Government in 1960. That year was the time when the first Independence Conference was held. It was there that a commitment/ decision was made about British Guiana becoming Independent. All the par ties involved, the British,
Globalisation has many complex effects, which will directly influence future trends in skilled migration from the developing world. However, it is time to explore solutions to maximise the benefits and minimise the losses encumbered. Initiatives need to be sought to retain qualified professionals and to encourage them to return from overseas.
It was during that meeting with the Premier, which Dr Jagan was at that time, he broached with Mr Insanally the idea of coming to work with him. This is how Rudy Insanally put it “…We had quite a long conversation during which Dr Jagan indicated to me that Guyana was on the verge of Independence and consequently, would need people with my skills to form the diplomatic ser vice…”InNovember of 1963, the PPP organised with the UK to train diplo mats in preparation for Independence. Eighteen persons were sent abroad for training; they were: RE Jackson, BA; SR Insanally, BA; HE Dyett, BSc; K Bhagwandin, Barrister-atLaw; K Harrisingh, BSc, Post Graduate Certificate in International Relations and Diplomacy; AR Ali;
He ably helped Dr Jagan to set up what be came the foundation for the new Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which came into existence after Independence.TheaboveI hope would give the readers a fuller picture of the early history of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. It may also help to revive the memory of Peeping Tom, who pro vides readers with articles on really important histor ical events.
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he National Housing and Population Census of 2022 began on Thursday. This exercise is Guyana’s largest national data collection exercise, which is conducted every 10 Whenyears.the census was launched earlier this month, President Dr Irfaan Ali alluded to the fact that the census was “not just someone coming with a sheet of paper collecting data and that is the end of it…this is the future…much larger than just the collection of data”.
It is also a good time to pay tribute to Mr HR Persaud, another very bril liant Guyanese, who was recruited by Dr Jagan to be the Permanent Secretary in his Ministry with responsi bility for the Department of External Affairs.
Rightly so, the dynamics of Guyana’s population have changed significantly since the last census in 2012.
It is here that we agree with President Ali when he pointed out that the data from the census would assist in guiding the Government in the development of policies to address a wide variety of issues affecting the country
In this piece, he at tributed many plaudits to Sonny Ramphal for the rise of the late Rashleigh Jackson. There is no doubt that this is true. However, it is not the whole story.
Census begins
Statistician and Census Officer at the Bureau of Statistics, Errol La Cruez has said, “even the most basic product which is the true population count is used as the benchmark and common denominator for assessing and tracking development”.
We agree with him.
The population stood at 746,955 at the 2012 count which reflected a decline of 4268. Undeniably, migration played a major role in this decline. Migration has become deeply embedded in the psyche of Caribbean peoples over the past century and a half. According to World Bank data, it has evolved as the main avenue for upward mobility through the accumulation of capital – financial and social. Thus the propensity for migration is high and there is general responsiveness to the opportunities for moving whenever they occur. As a consequence, there is a tendency for Caribbean countries to lose a disproportionate number of educated and skilled persons through migration, with a potentially negative impact on small, developing States.
He recalled that he was on his way home from Jamaica, where he was working when he met Dr Jagan and Mrs Jagan, in Curaçao, who were on their way home from Europe.
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It is important that once this is identified more ways can be derived to have skilled Guyanese return. This trend tends to introduce new skills, ideas, techniques as well as capital which are much needed for the growth and development of Guyana.Chief
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That is why I have de cided to make some re marks on his column of September 11, 2022.
When the official data of the National Population and Housing Census 2012 census was released by the Bureau of Statistics, the changes in the ethnic composition showed that the two main groups recording the highest percentage growth were the Amerindians and the mixed heritage groups. The numbers of each of these two groups have nearly doubled since 1980 and have almost offset the absolute decline noted for the same period in the two major ethnic groups. According to the report, the Bureau of Statistics notes that with the reduction in the size of the entire population, the relative shares of the ethnic groups have expectedly changed with the two groups (Mixed and Amerindians), which have been consistently growing, now accounting for a greater share of the population at the expense of the two traditional dominant groups – the East Indian and African groups.
When the PNC/UF coa lition government assumed office at the end of 1964, they did not have to be gin from scratch in estab lishing many important branches of government.
The data generated from the census will, therefore, help the Government in identifying various gaps in society that may require specific intervention.
the PPP, and the PNC agreed that Independence would be granted after the elections of 1961. It was stated explicitly that whichever party won those elections would lead the country to Therefore,freedom.immediate ly after those elections, Dr Cheddi Jagan was focused on establishing conditions for that eventuality. One of those areas he had to focus on was the creation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.Dr Jagan began cre ating that Ministry from the Premier’s office and the Ministry he then headed was the Ministry of Development and Planning. His office was in the Public Building which is now used solely for the functioning of the National Assembly.Hebegan searching and recruiting suitable persons to begin the new Ministry. Rudy Insanally, one of our most distinguished and ac complished diplomats, re calls how he was recruit ed in his book “Dancing Between the Raindrops”.
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Dear Editor, I have always had very high regard for Peeping Tom’s articles, in particu lar his/her pieces on the re cent history of our country from 1940 to the 1970s.
From left: Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Mottley; President of the Dominican Republic, Luis Rodolfo Abinader; President of Suriname, Chandrikapersad Santokhi; Vice President of the United States of America, Kamala Harris; President Dr Irfaan Ali and Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Dr Keith Rowley in Washington, DC on Thursday
Cheddi Jagan’s role in formation of Foreign Affairs Ministry

First, right after poll ing day, Claudette Singh de clared, quite publicly too, that “Guyana’s General and Regional Elections were free, fair and a major suc cess.” Her informed and indepth pronouncement ex plained that this was so “… despite facing a pletho ra of challenges in the lead up to (the) Monday, March 2, General and Regional Elections across the country’s 10 Administrative Regions.”
ore than 400 resi dents of Annai vil lage, Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo) now have access to potable water, following the commissioning of a $26 million water supply sys



tabulation, there would have been no talk about any kind of fraud.Finally, this is the icing on the cake. As it was with the ‘hoarding of their SoPs, so it is again with APNU/ AFC, who, after claiming that they have immigration and registration data to vin dicate their claims of voting impersonation, are incensed that the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has voted to release docu ments requested by Attorney General Anil Nandlall, SC, to investigate the very claims of rigging made by them. The silly excuse is that the infor mation is in the documents that are contained in their election petition. Well, if so be the case, then let GECOM be the first to give APNU/AFC a taste of victory. After all, if rigging can be proved, then the 2020 poll will be ‘null and void’. It makes no sense that the very accusation of “…re luctance by GECOM to look into the claims of voter fraud, submitted by APNU/AFC, is the very thing voted against by the opposition GECOM Commissioners – SMH and LOL. They were set to get a good glimpse of how they will prove their point in their elec tions petition court hearing.
That is why I am invit ing all to revisit “VOTER IMPERSONATION WAS JUST NOT POSSIBLE – LOWENFIELD” on YouTube, and get the full im pact of the crass propagan da and puerile efforts of the Opposition, they seem inter minably stuck in functional otiosity.They, the crumbling Opposition, are only now, at this late hour, claiming that “… voter impersonation (widespread) in the March 2020 election seriously calls into question the validity of the election results…” I mean if Mingo and Lowenfield, along with Roxanne Myers, were allowed to impose their
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Editor, it is just too much now. The dalliance, prevar ication, subterfuge, and all manner of ‘back and forth’ running around from APNU/ AFC must be abolished. I am glad that numerical sup port has vastly waned, and calls for protest are falling on many deaf ears.
Under this project, two new wells were dug within the community, 1250 metres of two-inch distribution net work piping were installed, along with 1400 metres of four-inch distribution net

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to the development of all Guyanese.“Development must reach you wherever you are in the 83,000 square miles, we came and we heard your complaints and we are back here to commission your new systems, which is a tes tament to how we operate as a Government,” he said.
ternational observers, in particular the Organisation of American States (OAS); the European Union (EU); the Carter Center, and the Commonwealth, “… lauded the Elections Commission for conducting an almost seam less election”. Again, at this juncture, there was not any complaint from anyone. None came even as OAS Chief of Mission, Bruce Golding em phasised that “The Mission commends the electoral au thorities, including the poll workers, party agents, su pervisory personnel and se curity agents who facilitated the conduct of the voting pro cess…”Topping off all this ad mission of a well-run 2020 General and Regional Elections, former President David Granger said he was satisfied with the elector al process, even though A Partnership for National Unity + Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) coalition had noticed a few anomalies and abuses. What were these?
Then after they engaged with the press on E-Day, in
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Dear Editor, APNU/AFC is at it nonstop. I mean where is this going and when will it end? The title in the press reads: “APNU+AFC accuses GECOM of failing to act on evidence of voter imperson ation during 2020 elections.” Pathetic to the utmost indeed! The details show that Leader of the Opposition, Aubrey Norton and APNU/AFC Shadow Minister of Legal Affairs, Roysdale Forde, SC, are saying that there was a “… reluctance by GECOM to look into the claims of vot er fraud submitted by his party.” They added: “Even worse, Chairperson, Justice (Rtd) Claudette Singh has declined to act on the ‘irrefut able’ evidence of significant voter impersonation already in GECOM’s possession. (and that) This is a blatant dere liction of duty on her part. (and thus) It provides further justification to our call for her to step down.” So, to Norton and Forde, and the few fol lowers of these charlatans, I have a few reminders.
It was that at “… some polling stations, the six-digit stamps were only stamping four digits…” and that “… the ‘coalition’ intends to raise its concerns with GECOM in the not-so-distant future.” I mean, this mechanical issue was the only negative thing that was pointed out by the thenSecondly,President.on May 26, 2020, a very seminal oc currence took place. This was when former Attorney General Basil Williams stat ed that the recount was ille gal, and hence the previous declarations (the fictitious APNU/AFC’s SoPs) were the only legal declarations, which according to him, meant that his then ruling party would have won.

– Water Supply System commissioned
The newly-commissioned water supply system in Annai
APNU/AFC clutching at the last straw
Editor, it is one thing to be ‘playing the fool,’ but quite another to be ‘followers of fools’. I call on the dwindling Opposition supporters not to be led by the blind. Jail does not discriminate; it accepts all guilty parties.
Of note was that the Chair expressed gratitude for the extensive work done by the Chief Elections Officer (CEO), Keith Lowenfield, and his team at the GECOM Secretariat. At this juncture, there was not any grouse.
A young resident cutting the ceremonial ribbon
I say again, even up to this point, there was not
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The system was com missioned by Housing and Water Minister Collin Croal, who was joined by Regional Chairman Brian Allicock, Guyana Water Inc (GWI) Hinterland
work piping and 500 me tres of 19mm service mains installed. Additionally, the two wells were intercon nected, a perimeter fence was constructed, and pho tovoltaic systems were in stalled.The project was fund ed by the Government of Guyana to the tune of $26,098,040, over a sixmonthAnnaiperiod.is home to ap proximately 721 residents. The community was previ ously served by a shallow hand-dug well. Water was being pumped to an elevat ed metal trestle and distrib uted to the nearby residents through a two-inch PVC distribution network. The water from the hand-dug well would get depleted ow ing to the seasonal changes and the storage tanks were leaking.Approximately 45 per cent of the community re ceived water. In the dry season, this percentage re duced drastically, leaving residents to walk long dis tances to access water from the nearby creek.
Over 400 Annai residents get 1st time access to water
Service Director Ramchand Jailal, Annai Toshao Mike Williams and regional coun cillors.Minister Croal, in his address, noted that the commissioning of the well was a testament to how the Government of Guyana op erated as it related to hon ouring its commitment
Meanwhile, the project was welcomed by the Toshao and Regional Chairman who shared the sentiment that this was long overdue.
even a smidgen of suggestion that there was anything like ‘claims of voter fraud’. Then, in the same vein, Granger himself, who after realis ing that the recount would have confirmed APNU/AFC’s dread, that is, a PPP/C win, dodged any commitment to abiding by the outcome of the recount, saying instead, that “… he and his juniors are in sisting on reverting to the previous declarations (again from fabricated numbers), that he will abide by “any dec laration” (meaning the illegal one concocted by Clairmont Mingo and Keith Lowenfield) coming out of GECOM.
He added that this new system and the upgrade of the other have now brought potable water coverage in the community to 98 per cent.The Minister also stat ed that the Government, through the Water and Housing Ministry, will con tinue to work with all com munities to ensure that they enjoy and tap into the abundant resources of the country.“We will continue to bridge the gap between the hinterland and coastland in every sector and we will ensure that we strive to meet the SDG [Sustainable Development Goal], which speaks to water and sanita tion for all,” he said.
Light always reflects away from a mirror at the same angle that it hits the mirror. In your periscope, light hits the top mirror at a 45-degree angle and reflects away at the same angle, which bounces it down to the bottom mirror. That reflected light hits the second mirror at a 45-degree angle and reflects away at the same angle, right into your eye. (Excerpted from exploratorium.edu)
5. Slide the mirror through the slot so the reflecting side faces the hole in the front of the carton. Tape the mirror loosely in place.
Instructions
8. Stand one carton up on a table, with the hole facing you. Place the other carton upside-down, with the mirror on the top and the hole facing away from you.
2) 3 miles equals how many inches?
4)39 inches in how many feet?
AnDANGER!X-Acto knife is very, very sharp. Have a grown-up do all the cutting in this activity.

Utility knife or X-Acto knife
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5)20.5 yards is how many feet?
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Wow! I didn't know that! Periscope comes from two Greek words, peri, meaning "around", and scopus, "to look". A periscope lets you look around walls, corners, or other obstacles. Submarines have periscopes so the sailors insi de can see what's on the sur face of the water, even if the ship itself is below the waves.
1. Use the knife to cut around the top of each milk carton, removing the peaked "roof".
6. Hold the carton up to your eye and look through the hole that you cut. You should see your ceiling through the top of the carton. If what you see looks tilted, adjust the mirror and tape it again.
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8)9000 yards is how many miles?
The customary units of length (that is the units commonly used) are inches (in); feet (ft); yards (yd); and miles (mi).
1) 6.5 feet is how many inches?
3) 78 inches is how many yards?
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Customary Units of Length
7. Repeat steps 2 through 6 with the second milk carton.
Step 1: You know that there are 3 feet in a yard, so multiply the number of yards x 3.
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corner, cut on that line. Don't cut all the way to the left edge of the carton – just make the cut as long as one side of your mirror. If your mirror is thick, widen the cut to fit.
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HowExample:many feet are in a mile?
Step 2: 1760 x 3 = 5280. There are feet in a mile.
You can compare these units to each other.
The standard units of measurement that should be used in Guyana are the metric measurements. It is necessary to know customary units of length to convert them to metric units.


6)6.75 yards is how many inches?
2. Cut a hole at the bottom of the front of one milk carton. Leave about 1/4 inch of carton on each side of the hole.3. Put the carton on its side and turn it so the hole you just cut is facing to your right. On the side that's facing up, measure 2 and 3/4 inches up the left edge of the carton, and use the pencil to make a mark there. Now, use your ruler to draw a diagonal line from the bottom right corner to the mark you 4.made.Starting at the bottom right
you have a periscope! If you look through the bottom hole, you can see over fences that are taller than you. If you look through the top hole, you can see under tables. If you hold it sideways, you can see around corners.
1 foot = 12 in
7) 17.25 miles in how many yards?
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9. Use your hand to pinch the open end of the upside-down carton just enough for it to slide into the other carton. Tape the two cartons
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The Local Content Secretariat’s efforts to crack down on the issue of delayed payments to Guyanese com panies come on the heels of complaints from the busi nessOnecommunity.Private Sector or ganisation, the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) has been at the forefront of raising this and other misdemea nours by operators in the oil and gas sector, with its President, Timothy Tucker previously explaining that this delay in payment was causing local companies to lose profits.
Natural Resources Minister Vickram Bharrat with SBM Offshore General Manager Martin Cheong; Local Content Secretariat Director Martin Pertab and Legal Officer at the Natural Resources Ministry, Michael Monroe (left)

SBM Offshore General Manager Martin Cheong also ex pressed the company’s ex citement about the approv al of its Master Plan, which was submitted under local affiliate, Guyana Deepwater Operations (GDO) Inc.
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also lauded the Guyana Government for creating the obligation and enforcement mechanism of the payment timeline.“TheChamber has been of the firm view that, to ful ly realise the benefits of the Local Content legislation, suppliers to the industry must be paid within a time ly fashion, such as the iden tified 45-day period. It is, however, unfortunate that the Tier 1 contractors could not independently make timely payments, without having to be regulated into such by the Government of Guyana,” the Private Sector bodyThestated.GCCI went on to call upon Tier 1 contractors to play their part in the devel opment of local content and to operate both within the spirit and intent of the leg islation.TheGovernment passed the Local Content Act in December 2021, and has noted that it would be con tinuously reviewed and up dated over time in order to close loopholes that are be ing exploited by operators in the oil and gas sector.


“fronting” to bypass require ments needed to qualify as a local company to tap into benefits tailored for locals.

Companies failing to reach minimum Local Content requirements in the oil sector are liable to a $50 million
Oil & gas contractors now legally required to pay locals within 45 days as Local Content Master Plans approved for major industry players
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The GCCI on Thursday welcomed the inclusion of the 45-day payment pe riod in the Local Content Master Plan by Tier One (1) contractors. The Chamber
priate contract and payment terms, and is in keeping with Guyana’s Local Content Act.
light of delayed pay ments to locals servicing the oil and gas industry, major operators will now be legally required to make payments to Guyanese sup pliers within 30 to 45 days.
There have been numer ous complaints of prolonged delays, as much as 90 days, for the payment of goods supplied or services ren dered to major players in the oil and gas sector – an issue which has been engaging the Government’s attention.
it was further commit ted to continuing to maxi mise local content and the Guyanese workforce de velopment, building on ef forts to date from its grow ing number of projects in Guyana.TheLocal Content Master Plans outline the commit ment of contractors, sub-con tractors and licensees to pri oritise Guyanese nationals for employment; have poli cies aimed at non-discrimi nation and equal treatment of Guyanese nationals; im plement training and other programmes to build the ca pacity of both their employ ees and the larger Guyanese workforce; coordinate with industrial and technical ed ucation training institutions in Guyana to provide spon sorships and/or internship opportunities; incorporate the requirements of the Act and the Procurement and Bid Evaluation Guideline is sued by the Secretariat into their procurement strategy; outline the criteria for the supply of goods and provi sion of services relating to their operations; plan ca pacity-building activities for Guyanese nationals and Guyanese companies that supply goods and services to the industry, such as feed back sessions, supplier fo rums, etc, and project antic ipated expenditure on local content values.
This is significant es pecially since the passage of the Local Content laws, there have been numerous complaints about foreign companies engaged in acts such as contract bundling and using measures such as
Halliburton’s Country Lead, Vahman Jurai said during the signing ceremony that with the approval of the company’s five-year Local Content Plan, it is cogni sant of one of Halliburton’s guiding principles of “Global Citizenship”.“Halliburton is eager to work closely with our local vendors, sharing our knowl edge when needed. We hope to significantly contribute to the development of Guyana’s talent in the oil and gas sec tor, whether through the university programmes we support or through handson experience working with us,” Jurai Meanwhile,related.
Bothfine.President Dr Irfaan Ali and Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo have previ ously said that Government has to continuously review the Local Content legisla tion to address the loop holes that foreign companies use to manipulate the sys tems in place to ensure that Guyanese benefit from the oil and gas sector. This in cludes manipulating their ju nior Guyanese staff to fill up the legally-mandated quota for senior management staff to qualify as a local company, all while the junior staff con tinue to collect their original small salaries.
As a result, the Natural Resources Ministry, through the Local Content Secretariat (LCS), had in formed companies operating in the petroleum sector that their five-year Local Content Master Plans, which have to be submitted by year end for approval, must stipulate a 45-day payment period upon the correct receipt of an in voice to allow Guyanese companies timely and ap propriate access to contract and payment terms that fa cilitate competitive funding andToexpansion.thisend, the Natural Resources Ministry on Wednesday approved the Local Content Master Plans of several tier-one contrac tors, including SBM Offshore and Halliburton among oth ers, who have complied with this new Accordingcondition.to the Ministry, this amendment to the five-year Local Content Mater Plan is enforceable by law and will now see con tractors and sub-contractors operating in the nation’s oil and gas sector issuing pay ment to Guyanese suppliers within 30 to 45 days follow ing the receipt of a correct invoice.Natural Resources Minister Vickram Bharrat, at the signing, underscored the importance of contrac tors and movement.implementingsub-contractorsthisamendHeremindedthatthepromotedlocalsuppli
In a subsequent state ment, SBM Offshore said
Cheong noted that the company has been engag ing more local suppliers for the provision of goods and services, hiring an increas ing number of Guyanese, and expanding its training and capacity- building pro grammes as its operations increase in the country.
Contract bundling, the practice of companies ten dering for contracts in a way that excludes small and me dium-sized companies, has been a topical issue for some time.The Local Content Secretariat has already warned that it was cracking down on companies who still engage in contract bundling and this includes denying them the compliance certifi cate they need to avoid a $50 million fine.
Now, Dear Readers, this gives a TREMENDOUS advantage to the incumbent PPP who have their hands to the key of the treasury and can control – and direct – the flow of the funds!! Think Mocha-Arcadia and President Ali!!
The confessed killer’s law yer, Dexter Smartt, during a mitigation plea, implored the court to temper justice with mercy given his client’s age and expression of remorse. According to Smartt, his cli ent did not “intentionally” kill his
Having been on remand since June 2012 for his wife’s killing, 75-yearold Gordon Leslie Durant will have to spend four more years behind bars for the heinous crime following the sentence handed down on Thursday by Demerara High Court Judge Jo AnnInitiallyBarlow.indicted for the murder of his wife, 50-yearold Joan Durant, the man took responsibility for the act, pleading guilty to the lesser count of manslaughter. In cal culating an appropriate sen tence for the convict, Justice Barlow commenced at a base of 21Deductionsyears. were made amounting to 17 years – 10 years for time spent in pre-tri al custody and another seven years (one-third of the base sentence) for his early guilty plea. His final sentence, there fore, was four years.

When Westminster Hall opened its doors at 5 pm on Tuesday, the queue of visitors stretched for almost three miles along the River Thames!! Imagine that – three miles and no one trying to “pope” the line!! As one fella tweeted: “Tell me this isn't the greatest bit of British performance art that has ever happened. We are a deeply, deeply mad people with an absolutely unshakeable need to join a queue!”
Facts
her part, Justice Barlow, in her sentencing re marks, said that it was un fortunate that the woman’s death stemmed from domes tic violence. In calculating an appropriate sentence, she, among other things, consid ered that Joan was killed in the sanctity of her own home and that the concealment of her body was done out of fear and was not a prearranged
peaceful life with my grand children and sons. If I coulda bring her back to life, I woul da bring her back to life,” the elderly man told the Judge.
Well, it looks like the waters are a-changing”!! A justreleased LAPOP poll – compiled from data gathered last year – claimed that 65 per cent of Guyanese said they prefer material guarantees -- meaning mo’ money and stuff – rather than the integrity of elections!! And the percentage is greater among the poor, young and less educated!! What we’re told then is that probably up to THREE-QUARTERS of the latter cohorts couldn’t give a hoot about who’s elected to govern them – once their bread is buttered!!
Now let’s see what the PNC’s gonna say – or do about that!! Ouch!!

Well…Guyana’s hit the world charts again. First, there was Jonestown’s 918 suicides; then oil and now we’re Number 8 on the list of countries’ population most likely to be flooded out because of climate change!!
Forwife.
plan.A probation report re vealed that Durant was well-loved in his neighbour hood and that he had insist ed that his wife’s death was “accidental”. Attorneys-atLaw Latifiah Elliot, Marisa Edwards, and Simran Gajraj appeared on behalf of the prosecution.
The Biden-Harris Administration has com mitted to continuing work to expand access to US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) financing for Private Sectorled projects in the Caribbean.
US$28M released...
The pensioner recalled that he grabbed his wife, but she fell and hit her head on a concrete block and thereaf ter lay motionless. Fearful of the consequences he would face if the woman’s body was found, Durant said he buried her and lied about her where abouts.
Dead: Joan DurantJailed: Gordon Leslie Durant
Your Eyewitness seriously don’t think this was caused totally by the “politicians”, who we all like to cuss out for the fallout – including periodic episodes of violence. While they may pollute the political waters with their rhetoric and provocations, they couldn’t be effective if the people (the water of the political river) weren’t predisposed to ethnic manipulation. But the innocent among us – not your hard-nosed realist Eyewitness!! – have always been hoping “things gonna change”. And the lions will lie down with the lambs – and not feast on them!!
Not intentional
…and washing away
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So, at long last, there’s a sign that a majority of voters won’t cleave to ethnicity when they go out to put their Xs opposite the symbol of the two major parties in 2025!! That’s right – don’t worry about all the fig leaves the PNC’s gonna use, they can’t ever cover up their private (identity)!! It’ll still be PPP and PNC duking it out to run Guyana!! Now one of the main reasons for the EVIDENT change of heart has to be the massive sums of money that has – and will continue – to pour into our national coffers. The young especially want a piece of that action, so they too can live the high-life like those influencers who inhabit their smartphones – now permanently attached to their hands!!
Meanwhile, one of the dead woman’s sons shared that even though his moth er died a decade ago, he still cried every time he remem bered the condition in which her body was found. The young man expressed that this memory haunted him and has left him traumatised.
Your Eyewitness is plain gobsmacked (yeah…it’s a word!!) by the fealty (there’s no other word for it!!) to the Crown!! Even as they complain about not being able to afford the food in the supermarkets they’re willing to support Charles getting that annual $99 Million STIPEND –not salary – on top of the Royal Privy (and that’s not a loo!). Poor Charles!! But what is more amazing is coming to the fore of what we were assured were “British Characteristics”, like “stiff upper-lip” and “queuing” at the drop of a hat.

On Saturday, the Guyanese Head of State is slated to travel to Orlando, Florida for a Diaspora engage ment, and from September 18 to September 21, he is sched uled to participate in sev eral bilateral engagements and address several high-lev el events, including the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on September 21.
He said that his moth er did not deserve to die like that. The deceased woman’s youngest child, Osafo London, on the other hand, said that he had lost faith in the jus tice system given the length of time it took for the matter to be called. But now that his mother’s killer has accepted guilt, the grieving man said that he wanted Durant to spend the rest of his life in jail.
In addition to working with several financial institu tions such as the World Bank Group (WBG) and the InterAmerican Development Bank (IDB) as well as the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), the US Government said it would also elevate engage ment with Caribbean nations to improve access to corre spondent banking, including by convening a correspon dent banking working group in Fall 2022 (September to December), re-establishing the US-Caribbean PublicPrivate Bank Dialogue in late 2022/early 2023, and helping Caribbean nations establish a single bank to consolidate cross-border flows across the Region.According to President Ali, while there is much more work to be done by all three sub-committees, Thursday’s meeting was fruitful and highly successful. He add ed that there would be a lot more follow-up engagements as a result of this meeting.
June 28, 2012, days after she was reported missing by her family.According to reports, the convicted murderer had told detectives that his wife had packed her bags and moved out of their matrimonial home on June 26, 2012. But the woman’s relatives did not believe his story and report ed her disappearance to the Police.After a stench began em anating from the couple’s home, Joan’s relatives sum moned Police ranks, who dis covered her body buried in sand in the unfinished struc ture.Durant, in a caution statement, had told Police Detectives that he and his wife were involved in a heat ed argument on June 26, 2012, and she slapped him and walked away.
A world…changing
…on the British Monarchy?
With the court accepting his unequivocal plea, Durant expressed that he was sorry for killing his beloved wife: “Whatever took place that day, it should not have hap pened,” he said.
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Traumatised
“If I coulda bring her back to life… I woulda bring her back to life” – wife killer tells court …to spend 4 more years in jail
Your Eyewitness has few beliefs that he wouldn’t change – and one of them is that things always gonna change!!! When he was a young’un, he was quite impressed with some old Greek guy who said, “You can’t put your foot into the SAME river twice”!! Get it?? The river’s always flowing and therefore is always changing. In Guyana, however, he had to sadly conclude that somebody must’ve blocked our political river ‘cause its ethnic voting waters have remained practically unchanged since the 1950s!! The politicians have been sticking their noses in the same river all that time!!
President Ali is being accompanied by Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Minister Hugh Todd and Foreign Secretary Persaud during his visit to the United States.
Would that madness have washed off on us!!
“She attacked me; she cuffed me to my face and throw me down on the ground. I am very sorry for whatever happened. I am asking for a second chance in life so that I can continue to live a peace ful life in the community and
…on voting?
Joan’s body was found buried in the sand in an unfinished bathroom at her Melanie, East Coast Demerara (ECD) home on

“I am very sorry”

old employee explained that she and five other staff mem bers were on duty, when the two suspects, wearing face masks and fully dressed in the said security uniforms, approached her and checked the bags with the cash as per normal.One of the suspects then went outside to the oth er staff members and bran dished a handgun at them.
Six persons were on Thursday remanded to prison for the dar ing robbery committed on the GTT outlet at Giftland Mall, Liliendaal, Greater Georgetown last week.


The suspects: Andrea Dover, Priecy Roberts and Ashley Mansfield (top) and Jamal Haley, Ryan Goodluck and Osman Brummell (bottom) (Leroy Smith photos)
Charged are Andrea Dover of D Field, Sophia, Greater Georgetown; Priecy Roberts of Tucville, Georgetown; Ashley Mansfield of Victoria Road, Plaisance, East Coast Demerara (ECD); Jamal Haley of D Field, Sophia; Ryan Goodluck of Herstelling Housing Scheme, East Bank Demerara (EBD) and Osman Brummell of Cross Street, Werk-en-Rust, Georgetown.

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on information re ceived, two men were dressed in the uniform used by a pri vate security service that usually uplifts money from the outlet when it closes. On Thursday evening, a 27-year-
They were reportedly in structed to lie on the floor and without hesitation, they complied. The other suspect, who was in the supervisor’s room, took out a handgun from the waist of his pants and also instructed her to go on the floor.

The suspects duct-taped the mouths of the staffers and locked them in the booth. The perpetrators then took the cash, exited through a back door, made their way into the parking lot before en tering a white Toyota Raum car and making good their escape.Ashort while after, the staff members managed to free themselves and an alarm was raised, but by that time, the suspects had already es caped. Based on investiga tions, the suspects were all arrested and charged for the crime.
2 females among 6 remanded for GTT heist
They appeared be fore Magistrate Rushelle Liverpool at the Sparendaam Magistrate’s Court and pleaded not guilty to the charge. They are expected to return to court on October 26, 2022.It was reported that the armed robbers posed as se curity officers and escaped with $13,420,487 in cash and $6,015,524 in cheques from the Basedoutlet.
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Prime Minister Phillips, commenting on the enu meration process, said, “it is quite a simple process. Whenever the team comes to your home, kindly cooperate and get the interview done because it’s also important for the information to be available to us as a govern ment to plan and implement
It should be noted that all persons who spent Census Night within the boundaries of Guyana will be counted in the Census, regardless of nationality. Census Night is referred to as the hours between 12 midnight and 6:00 am on September 15, 2022.
ed to do the kinds of analy sis and projections in societ ies like ours.”
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The Bureau of Statistics on September 15, Census Day, be gan the enumeration pro cess of counting all people in Guyana, in the National
During the count of the First Family, the Chief Statistician, Errol La Cruez, who was present during the process, said: “The First Lady was very receptive and accommodating to the cen sus-taker. She recognised the importance of the Census and acknowledged the im pact the Censssssssssus data will have on improving the lives of persons across Guyana.”

Families of President, PM & Opp Leader counted as Census 2022 begins
The 2022 Census is a his toric one for Guyana, since enumerators will be col lecting data electronical ly, instead of using paper, as was done in the past. All enumerators must present their Bureau of Statistics Identification Badges before entering the home of any person during the Census.
our programmes and proj ects for the development of Guyana, a development that you will benefit from.”
First Lady Arya Ali being interviewed on Thursday at State House
Phillips and their daughter, Maya Phillips at his official residence.Later in the day, Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton and his family were
Trained census-takers from the Bureau of Statistics

will be visiting every home in Guyana over the next eight weeks to collect this vital information from the population. This exercise oc curs every 10 years, via the Statistics Act of 1965.
When his household was being counted, Norton said, “It is my view that a census is important, it will allow us to understand the demo graphics in Guyana among other things. Be part of the Census, ensure you are counted, it will contribute to the kind of data that is need
Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton at his residence on Census Day
First Lady Arya Ali and son Zayd Ali at State House, then continued with the Prime Minister, Brigadier (Retired) Mark Phillips; his wife, Mignon Bowen-


An enumerator interviewing Prime Minister Mark Phillips and his family
Population and Housing Census 2022, starting with the households of the President, Prime Minister, and Opposition theCensus-takersLeader.startedcountinhouseholdswith

The Census will take a complete count of the popu lation and buildings of the country to provide vital data for developmental plans for the nation, as well as pro vide the Private Sector with information that will help in new areas of investment.
counted at his private res idence on the East Coast of Demerara (ECD).
of narcotics were weighed. They had 93.6 kilograms with a street value of ap
A31-year-old resident of Golden Fleece, West Coast Berbice (WCB) was on Tuesday ar rested following the dis covery of 93.6 kilograms (206 pounds) of ganja in his car after it crashed during a high-speed chase at Mahaica, East Coast DemeraraAccording(ECD).tothe Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU), on the day in question, drug enforcement officers were conducting an operation at Cambridge, Mahaica, ECD, when they attempted to stop a car with registration num ber PAB However,2143.the driver re portedly refused to stop, prompting the officers to pursue the vehicle.
ing this, a rank gave chase and caught the suspect, who then threw the plastic bag on aThedam.bag was collect ed and inspected by Police ranks during which a quan tity of cannabis was found.
A24-year-old un employed man of Crabwood Creek, Corentyne, Berbice was on Wednesday arrested with a quantity of Policeganja.stated that ranks were on patrol in the Crabwood Creek area when they observed a man stand ing on a street, and upon seeing the ranks, he started to run.He reportedly pulled out a bulky blue plastic bag from the crotch of his pants, held it in his hands, and con tinued running. Upon see


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The ganja that was disposed of by the suspect

$13M in ganja found in crashed car following high-speed chase
Thompson was arrested and escorted to CANU headquar ters where the 49 parcels
“The driver continued to drive at a fast rate which caused him to lose control of the said vehicle which re sulted in the vehicle going into a canal on the southern
side of the Mahaica road, af ter which the driver and an other occupant attempted to flee,” CANU related in a statement.Thedriver was appre hended, but the other occu pant managed to escape into the nearby bushes. A search was conducted on the mo tor car and seven salt bags
Crabwood Creek man busted with ganja during Police patrol
The ganja that was found in the car
proximately $13 ing.Investigationsmillion.areongo


Car driver Tion Clinton Thompson

containing ganja were un earthed.Assuch, Tion Clinton
The suspect was told of the offence committed, cau tioned, arrested, and escort ed to the Springlands Police Station where the ganja was weighed and amounted to 1246Thegrams.suspect was placed in custody and was assisting with the investigation.
Drew Kush Gully, Azariel, Samuel Medas, Bunty Singh, Terry Gajraj, Vanita Willie, Vicadi Singh, Adrian Dutchin, Vanilla, Jackie Jaxx, Michelle “Big Red” King, Carlvin Burnette, and Brandon Harding among others.
Some of the other events billed for Cricket Carnival are fashion shows, horse racing, a food festival, duck curry competition, Linden Regatta, Soca and Wine, jouvert, and street parade.

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He advises young people who are now getting into the profession to keep creating images and always think outside the box. “You are only limited to your imagination, be free and you will never be disappointed.”
The man behind the lens is the only child of his parents who attended St Margaret’s Primary School, where he wrote the Secondary School Entrance Examination (SSEE) and was awarded a place at Christ Church Secondary School.

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to get that perfect shot, he would ask those being photographed to remain relaxed and comfortable, and to pretend that he was not there. For him taking photos is something he enjoys doing and more so, he doesn’t see taking photos as work but more like having fun. With thousands of professional photos in his gallery, his favourite is one that he had taken with Team Mohamed’s #3 GTR spitting flames during a practice session at the South Dakota Drag Strip. Gonsalves is most impressed by the work of Larry Chen, who is a world-renowned car culture and commercial automotive photographer from Los Angeles.
The artistes will be backed by the 592 Band. Tickets cost $1000 and can be picked up at HJ Box Office; Fireside Grill; Xtra Energy (Stabroek); Stove Top Restaurant; LaRose Boutique; That Look Boutique; White Castle Fish Shop; World Access Top Shop (Mackenize); Exclusive Styles Boutique; Everest Cricket Club; Hard Rock Café; Giftland Dept Store; Tribe Gastronomic Lounge; Jacobs Jewellery; Kings Jewellery World; Two Brothers Gas Station (Vreed-enHoop and Vergenoegen) and XS Bar & Lounge.
There, he completed his secondary education by securing several passes at the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC)
The show will feature some of the best local and Caribbean artistes who continue to create a stir in the music industry. These include Guyana’s “Baboo”, Terry Gajraj; Vicadi Singh; Tony Cuttz; Bunty Singh; reigning Guyanese Chutney Monarch Vanita Willie; Sonia Singh; Kevin Singh; Stephen Ramphal; AW Lyrical; Richard Singh; Nawaz Khan


While growing up, he wanted to become a mechanic and a metal fabricator but his career path changed. “I was first capturing photos and videos part-time at motor racing events, then I met up with a motor racing fanatic, and shortly after, I started to manage his Facebook page, and eventually, I became the team’s full-time photographer/videographer,” he explained.
To capture the moments professionally, Gonsalves uses the Nikon z6ii and Nikon z7 lenses. Once the image is perfect, some photo-editing programmes such as Adobe Photoshop Lightroom CC and Photoshop are used to enhance the quality of the final product.
settings.Nevertheless,

On a lighter note, Gonsalves, also called Mike, enjoys fishing and looking at vlogs and tutorials on YouTube. His favourite colour is black and he loves to eat a well-prepared steak. Mike’s work can be viewed on his Instagram page Mike.592.

In addition, Trinidad’s KI and Ravi B and their teams will be in the house. The emcee for the show is none other than WR Reaz while DJ Sheik will be heating things up on the console.
orn 33 years ago to Corrine Gonsalves and the late Collin Ming was talented Michael Gonsalves, a photographer and videographer.
circumstances, it tests my skills as a photographer – one that I master day after day.”
s preparations are underway for the 2022 edition of the Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) local leg, Guyana will kick off its Cricket Carnival season this weekend with two massive shows at Port Mourant and the Guyana National Stadium.

The performers will be backed by the Shakti Strings Orchestra.Tickets for the show cost $2000 and are available at A Ally and Sons General Store (New Amsterdam); Poonai’s Pharmacy (Rose Hall Town); Sukhpaul’s Service Station (New Amsterdam and Corriverton); Food Court (Albion Front); Danzies Shoe Gallery (New Amsterdam) and NTN Television (Tain).The party continues at the Guyana National Stadium the following evening with the One Guyana Concert, which will feature a number of legends and upcoming local talents. The line-up includes Timeka Marshall, Alabama, Nekeita, Saiku,

Presently,exams. he is happily married to Nafeeza Hussain-Gonsalves and is currently working on personal gigs.
At the end of the day, his favourite lens to work with is the Nikkor 105mm 1.4 since it is “very sharp at wide-open aperture”.
By taking photos daily and sometimes under tough conditions including capturing scenes from helicopters, boats, and water bikes, he managed to master the trade. “Every new experience is a learning experience and by working under challenging
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and Amrita Singh among other Guyanese artistes.
Berbicians are expected to flock to the Port Mourant Community Centre Ground this evening for the muchanticipated Chutney Super Concert, which signals the official launch of the two-week Cricket Carnival.

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…CCJ President says Guyanese jurist was committed to Caribbean excellence, integration
In expressing profound grief on his passing on be half of the apex court and
gal Pollard,mind. a Guyanese, attended the prestigious Queen’s College. He later furthered his studies at the University of London where he received a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) and a Bachelor of Laws (Hons). He complet ed his Masters of Law at both McGill and New York University and his Legal Education Certificate (LEC) at the Norman Manley Law School in Jamaica.
Justice Saunders added:

the members of the Regional Judicial and Legal Services Commission, Justice Saunders extended sincer est condolences to Justice Pollard’s widow, Donna; his children and other family members.

The Supreme Court of Judicature on Thursday said that the Judiciary was deeply saddened at his pass ing and that Guyana and the rest of the world have lost a great scholar and le
McGillAccordingUniversity.tothe state ment, over the years, Justice Pollard established himself as an expert jurist in international law spe cialising in International Economic Law, the Law of the Sea, Institutional Law, the Law of Treaties, General Integration Law, and Economic Integration Law.“Guyana and the rest of the world have indeed lost a great scholar and legal mind. His was a life lived in service to this country and the wider Caribbean region. His legacy is firmly etched in the fabric of Caribbean jurisprudence and legal scholarship,” the Judiciary said.
“Guyana, rest of world have lost a great legal mind” – Judiciary mourns Justice Pollard’s passing
As an academic and ed ucator, Justice Pollard also guided, mentored, and in spired many students when he wore the hat of Professor in the Law Department of the University of Guyana (UG) and even after, the CCJ President said.
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cifically to the CCJ, Justice Saunders noted.
Caribbean excel lence and integration


In addition to being a member of both the Bars of Guyana and Jamaica, Justice Pollard was a fellow of the Centre of International and Comparative Law of
He said Guyana and the Caribbean Community (Caricom) had lost a legal giant and faithful servant.
Justice Duke Pollard
In a separate statement, Justice Adrian Saunders, President of the CCJ, de scribed Justice Pollard as a distinguished son of the Caribbean and an eminent jurist.Before joining the CCJ’s inaugural bench in 2005, Justice Pollard participat ed in both the development of the original and Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas and many of the agreements and protocols that pertain spe

“We at the CCJ recognise his contribution to the ar chitecture and administra tion of justice at the Court, in the field of education and foreign affairs. His deep commitment to Caribbean excellence and integration will be sorely missed.”
The Judiciary of Guyana has extend ed condolences to the family and friends of one of Guyana’s great est legal minds, Professor Duke Pollard, who died on Tuesday at a hospital in the USA.Justice Pollard, who was among the first bench of Judges at the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), was 86 years old.
Teixeira to represent Guyana at Queen’s funeral
The truck was proceeding east along the northern car riageway on Mandela Avenue
The abbey is a his toric church, where the Queen's coronation in 1953 was held. It is also

businessman lost his life in the wee hours of Thursday after a speeding truck slammed into the car he was driving along Mandela Avenue, Georgetown.

The lorry driver related that he applied the brakes and swerved in a south-easterly di rection but the left front portion of the truck collided with the right front portion of the motor car.As a result, the car then slammed into a lamp pole in the centre of the median.

II’s tenure as Head of State spanned postwar austerity, the tran sition from empire to Commonwealth, the end of the Cold War, and the UK’s entry into – and withdrawal from – the European Union.
The traffic light, in the direc tion of the truck, showed red. A breathalyser test conducted on the driver showed no trace of al cohol in his system. He is pres ently in Police custody assisting with the investigation.
M inister
Her reign spanned 15 Prime Ministers starting with Winston Churchill, born in 1874, and con cluding with Liz Truss, born 101 years later in 1975, who was appointed by the Queen earlier last week. Her death comes just over a year after her husband, Prince Philip died at the age of 99.
A45-year-old
The wrecked car after the accident
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and high-level officials at tending the funeral, host ed by King Charles III.
AccordingII. to the proc lamation signed by the President, all authorities, boards, commissions, cor porations, public agen cies, Ministries, and citi zens are asked to fly the National Flag at halfmast.Queen Elizabeth II, who died at the age of 96 last Thursday, reigned for 70 years. The Queen’s passing marks the end of an era, President Ali said last Thursday when Buckingham Palace an nounced her death.
scious state. He was placed in an ambulance and taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital, where he was pronounced dead on arrival.However, contrary to the driver’s account of the accident, video footage that was taken from a nearby Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) showed that Cush was crossing the said junction of Vlissengen Road and Mandela Avenue with the light showing green.
The Queen's funeral is expected to be attend ed by 2000 guests. It will be a State funeral – typ ically organised for kings or queens. It follows rules of protocol, such as a mil itary procession and a period of lying-in state – currently underway at Westminster Hall.
the venue where she married Prince Philip in 1947.President Dr Irfaan Ali has declared Monday, September 19, as a National Day of Mourning in sympathy and solidar ity with the Royal Family and the people of the United Kingdom and oth er Commonwealth na tions, over the passing of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth
The body of the deceased was taken to the Memorial Gardens Funeral Home, where it awaits a post-mortem.
After the collision, Cush, who sustained injuries about the body, was pulled from the wrecked vehicle in an uncon
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Governance, Gail Teixeira

According to the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), there will be a service at Westminster Abbey, cor tege, and military pro cession across London, followed by a family cer emony at a chapel in Windsor Castle.
The truck bearing registra tion number GYY 5875 was at the time being driven by a 44-year-old resident of Supply, Mahaica, East Coast Demerara (ECD) while Cush was operat ing his motor car, PVV 7062.
Deceased: Nigel Cush
Dead is Nigel Cush, of Roxanne Burnham Gardens, Georgetown, the propri etor of Grill and Jerk Bar on Cummings Street and South Road.Details from the Guyana Police Force (GPF) outlined that the fatal accident occurred about 01:30h on Mandela Avenue and Vlissengen Road.

and according to its driver, as he approached the traffic light at Vlissengen Road and Mandela Avenue, which was showing green, he continued his Hejourney.claimed that motor car PVV 7062 which was proceed ing south along Vlissengen Road slowed down on the ap proach to Mandela Avenue, and continued further south, into the truck’s path.
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– CCTV shows truck jumped stop light
With her death, her eldest son Charles, the former Prince of Wales, leads the coun try as the new King and Head of State for 14 Commonwealth realms.
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On August 8, Sergeant Bascom was among sever al persons arrested by the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) after a quantity of cocaine was discovered at a Norton Street, Georgetown house.While a charge for traf
It is alleged that on two occasions between August 13 and August 19, he used a computer system to trans mit electronic data with the intent to humiliate, ha rass or cause distress to Superintendent Mitchell Caesar; and on one occasion, Superintendent Chabinauth Singh.Sergeant Bascom was granted $300,000 bail in to tal – $100,000 bail on each of the three charges. He is ex pected to return to court on September 21.

DPP discontinues private criminal charge against Crime Chief
Bascom, represented by Attorney-at-Law Nigel Hughes, filed a private crim inal charge under the Cyber Crime Act against the Crime Chief.Bascom, a police ser geant, was on Wednesday arraigned at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts on cy bercrime charges in con nection with Facebook Live videos in which he accused several senior Police Officers of a massive cover-up in the probe into the murder of gold dealer Ricardo Fagundes.
The woman was killed on August 26, after a rack with in the company’s window facto ry came crashing down on her. She succumbed to her injuries on the way to the Diamond hospital.Two other employees, Omari Layne and Keith Anthony Burnette, were also injured in the accident. However, Guyana Times un derstands that the duo has since returned to work and are assisting with the probe.
Bascom appeared be fore Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan where he denied the three charges filed un der the Cyber Crime Act.
Presently, two sepa rate investigations are ongo ing – one spearheaded by the Guyana Police Force (GPF) and another being undertak en by the Labour Ministry’s Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Department.



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Acting Police Commissioner Clifton Hicken and the Crime Chief
wo weeks after 30-yearold Cindy Jattan met her demise in a tragic accident at Gafoors’ Land of Canaan, East Bank Demerara (EBD) facility, investigations into the incident were expected to be wrapped up soon.
Senior OHS Consultant attached to the Ministry, Gwenneth King told this pub lication that the probe should complete its investigations by September 23, after which, the findings would be presented to the relevant authorities.
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Regarding the Police probe, Divisional Commander Denise Griffith indicated that the in vestigation was still ongoing, however, she could not provide a timeline for its completion.
“This happened on a worksite, we will take state ments and based on the state ments submitted, and based on what we have been told. The Industrial Act will advise us how to move forward with respect to sanctions and pen alties.”Itwas reported that on the day in question, Jattan was sitting under the four-foot-high wooden rack, which was laden with hardware material, when it suddenly fell on her, causing her to receive injuries.
“The report should be ready by next week, we know what has to be done, and you have to have that backup informa tion, because if you don’t have the evidence to support what you plan to do, you would have a problem – this is in terms of
Labour Minister Joseph Hamilton had previously told the media that Gafoors Limited was cooperating with authorities in the investiga tion.Earlier this year, the com plement of labour officers was increased to 28 for enhanced monitoring for compliance.
The labour laws were also being revised by a joint le gal committee. After the re vision of legislation for the la bour sector, Minister Hamilton had contended that employ ers found in breach of the laws would be slapped with hefty fines for failure to meet the country’s regulations for their employees.Asitstands, the fines for breaches are somewhat mea gre, he had opined.
Investigations into Gafoors’ deadly accident to wrap up soon
The businessman, in his Statement of Claim, argued that the words and state ments uttered by the cop are all untrue, false, dangerous, disingenuous, malicious, ir rational, unfair, unsubstan tiated, unfounded, and base less, thereby tarnishing and lowering his compensation.apologytheBascomactionthreatenedthroughSuperintendentreputation.Caesar,hislawyer,hadtotakelegalagainstSergeantifhedidnotremoveposts,andofferhimanand$50million
he Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has discontinued the private criminal charge of cyber bullying that was brought against Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum.Ina statement issued to the media on Thursday, the Guyana Police Force (GPF) said this was done by the powers conferred on the DPP under Article 187 (1) (C) of the Constitution of Guyana.“Amissive was today [Thursday] dispatched to the Chief Magistrate by the DPP about the aforemen tioned,” the statement out lined.Police Headquarters ex plained that the lawyers for the Crime Chief contend ed that the charge was an abuse of the court’s process and was nothing more than an attempt to intimidate Blanhum as well as senior Police Officers who were ex pected to testify in the mat ter against Dion Bascom.
ficking in narcotics was laid against some of the persons, none was laid against Sergeant Bascom. Seemingly angered by his arrest, the Sergeant sub sequently made sever al Facebook Live videos in which he made damning allegations of corruption against several senior Police Detectives and a prominent businessman, Azruddin Mohamed.Hehas alleged that Police ranks have accept ed bribes and are “covering up” the murder of Fagundes, called “Paper Shorts”, who was riddled with bullets in March 2021, moments af ter he left the Palm Court nightclub on Main Street, Georgetown. Police are yet to charge the perpetrators. He later deleted the posts out of fear for his family members’ lives.
have already debunked Sergeant Bascom’s allega tions, calling them “mali cious and untrue”.
safety and health,” she noted.
Dion Bascom Wendell Blanhum
The Government had so licited the assistance of the Regional Security System (RSS) to investigate the claims made by Sergeant Bascom. Last week, the RSS pronounced on the matter and made it clear that there was no evidence to substan tiate Sergeant Bascom’s claims.The team also found that the two live recordings made by Bascom were in contra vention of Section 19 (5) (a) of the Cyber Crime Act. Mohamed, who, from the on set, had distanced himself from the allegations, has since filed a $200 million defamation lawsuit against Sergeant Bascom.

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but are paid a Police per son’s salary…the package arrived at had to take into account all these realities. Between the DPP and the Police Force, we found what we consider to be a fair, just, and equitable range.”
Moreover, the Attorney General also shared plans that will work to assist the Prosecutors as they dispatch theirHeduties.saidthat the new edi fice which would be built where the old Brickdam Police Station stood would be 12 stories high. He also said that the DPP Chambers would have a new building soon where adequate facili ties would be fixed for them to meet and brief witnesses.
Explaining the rationale for this approach, he said: “Police Prosecutors have an
of Guyana’s Magistrates’ Courts.This training will, in part, serve as an orienta tion for the prosecutors, in forming them of pertinent information, including the GPF’s chain of command and how they are expected to conduct themselves as ranks of the GPF.
…1 jailed for 4 months for ganja
Attorney General Anil Nandlall, SC

The Health Ministry on Thursday revealed that 17 more persons have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, thus bringing the total confirmed cases to 71,239 – 32,651 males and 38,588 females.
tients under intensive care.
Vaccination figures show that so far, 446,492 adults or 87 per cent have taken a first dose, while some 346,315 or 67.5 per cent are fullyForvaccinated.adolescents between the ages of 12 and 17, 35,703 or 49 per cent have received first doses and 26,192 or 35.9 per cent, second doses.
In the Region of the Americas, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases has increased to 176 mil lion while the death toll has gone up to 2.8 million
He met with the gradu ands on September 5 to ex plain the mechanism by which interested persons would be inducted into the State’s prosecuting arm.
The Attorney General also shared the salaries and other benefits the students were expected to receive, and explained that sum mary prosecutors who acquit themselves well would bene fit from scholarships to pur sue their Legal Education Certificate (LEC) at one of the Region’s law schools to ward becoming full-fledged Attorneys-at-Law.
Winston Moriah, called “Ribs”, 21, a labourer of High Dam, Angoy's Avenue, New Amsterdam, Berbice and fellow 21-year-old labour er Keion Clarke of Budhan Housing Scheme, West Canje, Berbice, Region Six were arraigned for posses sion of an unlicensed fire arm.They appeared at the New Amsterdam Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday, and both pleaded not guilty to the charge which stated that on September 12, they had a .38 revolver in their pos session when they were not holders of firearm licences.


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Graduands of prosecutor’s course to be inducted into Police Force
Asked by the graduands about the factors which in formed this decision, and why a higher salary was not
“You will have a library. And once we can satisfy the demands, you will have assistants who will work on cases during the investi gative stages. You will now help to build the cases.”
New statistics released by the Ministry showed that the death toll remains at 1280 – the latest of which occurred on Wednesday.
There are eight persons in institutional isolation, 117 in home isolation, and three in institutional quar antine. Meanwhile, 69,834 recoveries have been re ported with 692,182 tested COVID-19
If anyone is displaying any of the symptoms as sociated with COVID-19, or need any additional in formation, they are asked to contact the COVID-19 Hotline on 231-1166, 2267480 or 624-6674 immedi ately or visit www.health. gov.gy.
A student of the Soesdyke Secondary School who lost both parents was on Wednesday gifted a monetary donation by Corporal James and Corporal Griffith to assist with his transportation expenses. The lad lives in Soesdyke and travels to his school, which is housed at the Kuru Kururu Primary along the Linden-Soesdyke Highway. In addition, the two officers handed over several electric fans to the school with the aim of bringing some relief to the students during hot days in class.

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Nandlall explained that after the graduands were in ducted into the Police Force, they would then under go additional training for three months to become ac quainted with the rules, regulations, and standing orders of the GPF, as well as the practical workings
audience and a right to pros ecute by way of a statutory provision. So, we had to de cide to induct these gradu ands into the Police Force and to confer upon them a rank which has the statu tory authorisation to stand before the court and pros ecute, and we have made thatAdditionally,decision.” the Attorney General has writ ten to the Chancellor of the Judiciary (ag), Justice Yonette CummingsEdwards seeking her per mission to allow these per sons to don the garb worn by lawyers, as opposed to Police uniforms when prosecuting in the Magistrates’ Courts.
Presently,samples.125 active cases are under surveil lance. Eight persons are hos pitalised – five of whom are at the Infectious Diseases Hospital. There are no pa
According to Nandlall, the graduands, once they become prosecutors, will take home $160,000 month ly. Their gross salaries, inclusive of allowances, will amount to $220,000. These sums were arrived at through collaborative ef forts between the Attorney General’s Chambers, the GPF, and the Chambers of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).
The graduands will start to receive their remunera tion as soon as they are pro cessed and commence their training, and will continue to receive their remunera tion throughout the training period.“You are part of hist ory. This is the first time that an initiative like this is being done anywhere in the Commonwealth, and as I have indicated to you in our discourses before, the Caribbean, at least, is watching and they are plan ning to do something sim ilar. They are looking at Guyana as a pilot, and if we pull this off successfully, they will draw from our ex

According to recent fig ures from the World Health Organisation (WHO), some 605 million confirmed cases were reported globally along
Vaccination for chil dren in the five to 11 cat egory shows 8156 or eight per cent have been adminis tered first doses. However, only 3940 or 3.9 per cent of this cohort have returned for the second jab. In addi tion, 73,489 booster shots were taken.
The GPF began pro cessing the graduands on Thursday. Importantly, Nandlall noted that while the graduands will be made Police Officers to execute their prosecutorial duties, they would not be required to carry out any other duty usually required of Police Officers.

Financial package
Magistrate Renita Singh re manded Moriah to prison and granted Clarke bail in the sum of $100,000. Their
perience,” Nandlall said to the graduands ,adding that “They have already begun to borrow our syllabus and course materials.”
Inducted into Police Force
The graduands of the first cohort of the Certificate in Advocacy and Evidence for Summary Courts and Prosecutor’s Course will be inducted into the Guyana Police Force (GPF) and given the rank of Sergeant, Attorney General Anil Nandlall has disclosed.
offered, he shared that “… we had to strike a delicate balance, being sensitive to the fact that you are with in the public sector and a Police force which has pre vailing remunerative real ities”.“Therefore, for cohesion, harmony…etc, you cannot be parachuted into such an organisation and be con ferred with a remuneration package that can be con sidered inconsistent with, or offensive to the remunera tive regimes existing in the Force”.He also said that “we also have to ensure that you recognise that even with in the…public sector level, we have remunerative real ities of lawyers who are fully trained. I have even been informed that in the Police Force as well, you have Police Officers who have first degrees and master’s as well, and even a third degree
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deaths.Symptoms of the corona virus include fever, cough, tiredness, diarrhoea, pains, sore throat and loss of taste or smell. The more serious symptoms are difficulty breathing or shortness of breath, chest pain and loss of speech or movement.
The charge was laid under Section 5 (1)(a)(i) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act, Chapter 10:10. Clarke pleaded guilty to the charge before Magistrate Singh, who sen tenced him to four months’ imprisonment.
case has been adjourned to October 26, Meanwhile,2022.Clarke faced a separate charge for pos session of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking. Police said he was found with 48.7 grams of marijuana on September 12 at Budhan Housing Scheme.
Two potentially-excit ing group B clashes are set for this evening kicking off from 18:00h when Fruta Conquerors, currently hold ing down fourth place with nine points from their five matches played to date, aim to take full points from their match against bottom-of-thetable GT Panthers.
"I have played more than 1500 matches over 24 years. Now I must recognise when it is time to end my compet itiveHecareer."added: "To the game of tennis, I love you and will never leave you."
"I feel extremely grate ful. We pushed each other, and together we took tennis to newFedererlevels."made his profes sional debut aged 16 in 1998 and won his first Grand Slam title at Wimbledon in 2003.He ends his career with a record total of eight men's singles victories at the All-
He won Olympics dou bles gold for Switzerland alongside Stan Wawrinka at Beijing 2008 and singles silver at London 2012 when Britain's Andy Murray re versed his Wimbledon final defeat from the previous month.Hewas also part of the Swiss team that won the Davis Cup for the first time in 2014 and lifted a record six ATP Finals titles.
…Conquerors, GT Panthers, Police & GFC to clash
The three-day Laver
It will be followed by the national anthem and after 70 minutes fans will be in vited to applaud, a refer ence to the Queen's 70-year reign.Big screens and adver tising boards will also dis play tributes while flags at the stadiums will fly at halfmast.
Premier League: Minute's silence and national anthem part of tributes to Queen

paign so far; the Panthers playing a game less.

All Premier League matches will begin with a minute's si lence this weekend as part of tributes to the Queen.
He was part of the group that created and organised the tournament, first held in 2017.Federer's retirement announcement comes less than two weeks after 23time Grand Slam singles champion Serena Williams played what is expected to be the final match of her ca reer at the US Open.
thanking his family, sup port team and fans, Federer also thanked his opponents from a golden era of the men's game.

Roger Federer, one of the greatest players of all time, will retire from top-level tennis after the Laver Cup in London this
Battle for KO places on this evening
Georgetown FA Senior League…
There were a fur ther six EFL matches on Wednesday, while Chelsea, Manchester City, Celtic and Rangers were all in Champions League action. The first Premier League matches of the weekend are on today, Friday as Aston Villa host Southampton and Fulham travel to Nottingham Forest. (BBC Sport)
The evening’s main at traction will see the group leaders and home team GFC throwing down the gauntlet to the Guyana Police Force which lie third in the points table; this match has all the ingredients for a humding er as neither side will let up against the other.


Both sides have lost a sin gle match each along with
Themonth.20-time Grand Slam champion has not played since Wimbledon 2021, af ter which he had a third knee"Myoperation.body'smessage to me lately has been clear," Swiss Federer, 41, said.
EnglandFederer'sClub. final Grand Slam triumph came at the 2018 Australian Open when, aged 36, he became the mansecond-oldesttowinatleinthe
Conquerors will fancy their chances of a successful day at the office against a GT
Following this evening’s action, fans will enjoy a breather and get ready for a triple header on Sunday at the same venue when two group A matches and one group B showdown will take centreThestage.lone unbeaten team in the entire League, GDF will feature in the eve
"I was lucky enough to play so many epic matches that I will never forget. We battled fairly, with passion and intensity, and I always tried my best to respect the history of the game.

He claimed all five of his US Open titles in a row be tween 2004 and 2008, while his one and only triumph on the French Open clay came in 2009.Federer reached 31 Grand Slam finals in total, doing so for the last time at Wimbledon in 2019 when he lost to Djokovic having held two championship points. (BBC Sport)
Panthers side that will not be a walk-over as both clubs have lost twice in their cam

OpenAfterera. rising to world number one for the first time in 2004, he spent 310 weeks as the leading player on the ATP Tour during his career – a record until he was surpassed by Djokovic in February 2021.
The Premier League resumes today after matches were postponed last weekend
Federer is due to join Murray, Nadal, Djokovic, Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas and Norway's Casper Ruud in a Europe team taking on a team representing the rest of the world.
The afternoon’s action will get underway with a group B clash between Order and Discipline and the Mocha-based Riddim Squad.
ple on Earth. I was given a special talent to play ten nis and I did it at a level that I never imagined for
"But, at the same time, there is so much to cele brate. I consider myself one of the most fortunate peo
Roger Federer to retire after Laver Cup in September
three wins apiece, the GFC enjoying a better goal differ ence of +19 to Police’s +9.
Federer has struggled with a knee problem for the past three years that has re stricted him to only three of the 11 Grand Slams staged since the start of 2020.
Only Spain's Rafael Nadal, with 22 majors, and Serbia's Novak Djokovic, with 21, have more men's Grand Slam singles titles than"ThisFederer.isabittersweet de cision, because I will miss everything the tour has giv en me," added Federer.
Roger Federer won 20 Grand Slam titles – six at the Australian Open, one at the French Open, eight Wimbledon titles and five at the US Open
Cup, staged at the O2 Arena in Greenwich, begins on Friday, September 23.



Federer is the most suc cessful grass-court male player of all time on the back of his unparalleled Wimbledon success, with his last triumph at the AllEngland Club coming in 2017.The Australian Open was the next most success ful major tournament for the Swiss, winning six titles at Melbourne Park between 2004 and 2018.

Palace had already been called off because of rail strikes and remains post poned.On Tuesday, UK foot ball resumed with 30 EFL games and Liverpool and Tottenham's Champions League matches, where trib utes were respectfully ob served.At almost all Football League matches the nation al anthem was played. A 'period of silence' was held at EFL games as well as Liverpool and Tottenham's Champions League match es.
He has not played a com petitive match since losing to Hubert Hurkacz in the quarter-finals at Wimbledon lastHesummer.subsequently an nounced he needed more surgery on his knee, having previously had two opera tions in 2020.
Last weekend's fixtures were postponed as a mark of respect.Chelsea's home game with Liverpool and Leeds United's trip to Manchester United, both scheduled for this weekend, will not take place because of logistical is sues around the Queen's fu neral.Brighton against Crystal
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With the top four from groups A and B guaranteed a place in the knock-out rounds of the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) Senior League, the battle to cement those slots will intensify this weekend at the Georgetown Football Club Ground, once regarded as the mecca of the sport in the city.
Seven English top-flight matches will take place this weekend, the first games since the Queen's death.
Where Federer won his Grand Slam titles
ning’s main event when they come up against Vengy, the all-Venezuelan side that is third in the group A stand ings. The other group A game will fourth-placed Western Tigers matching skills with fifth-placed Eastveldt.
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Whileadded.theGBA boss is being careful to not under estimate the competition in the Region, he remains con fident in his team.
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Three familiar faces will represent Guyana in the discipline of box ing at the upcoming South American Games and the Guyana Amateur Boxing Association (GBA) did not have to put much thought into who would comprise the team to the Games next month.After all, three very ca pable pugilists have been training at the highest lev el Guyana has to offer all year and just last month, represented the Golden Arrowhead well at the Commonwealth Games in London.Assuch, Keevin Allicock, Desmond Amsterdam, and Colin Lewis have been giv en the nod to the South AmericanDuringGames.aninvited com ment with Guyana Times Sport, GBA President Steve Ninvalle shared just how simple the decision was to make.“The three selected to represent Guyana in the sport discipline of boxing are the three that would have been having continu ous and continuous prepa ration. The thing is that we would not have had activity in our elite category for the year and these three boxers would have been prepar ing for the Commonwealth Games,” Ninvalle ex plained.“So, we have continued their preparations for this South American Games that will be coming up shortly,” he went on to state.
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Roldan will join Terrence Poole, MS, as coach, while Gregory Cort has been named the team’s Manager.“There were narrow misses for medals in the Commonwealth and we ex pect that what they would’ve learnt at the Commonwealth Games will turn into help ing them get to the medal round in the [SA] Games,” Ninvalle
“South American Games is a different kettle of fish, it’s a different style of fight ing. If you ask me, I think it’s a bit tougher,” Ninvalle admitted.Nonetheless, he went on to add, “But I expect that what they would’ve learnt training and competing, they would put in to when they get into the ring and hopefully, that would be able to get Guyana a medal.”
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that they would continue to give of their best.”
Revealing that anoth er official has been added to the team, Ninvalle shared his expectations for their performances.TheGBAboss disclosed “We have also as part of the preparation team, Cuban Coach Mr Francisco Roldan and I think that we expect
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Jason Holder would take three wickets as the Royals fought back, but it was not enough as the Royals reached 126-5 and won by five wickets (DLS), six runs ahead of the par score.
once again batting lower down the order at four, who led the way with a sublime 74 off just 43 balls, with support from Miller as the Royals ended up finishing on 146-6.Tallawahs had a dream start to their chase with King and Jangoo finding the boundary consistently in the powerplay. However, Obed McCoy would strike with two wickets, before Holder set up a tense finish by taking three wickets. In the end, a six from Rovman Powell just before rain fell would prove critical, as it meant the Tallawahs finished ahead by six runs on DLS and picked up the five-wicket win. (CPLT20)
The Jamaica Tallawahs won the toss and chose to field first, Imad Wasim get ting them off to a spectacular start by bowling two maiden overs and taking three wickets in the powerplay to leave the Royals reeling at 17-3 after six overs. It was South African internationals Quinton De Kock and David Miller who rebuilt the innings for the Royals with an 83-run partnership that took them to
cured against TKR, but he also said it was important for bats men to cross the line.
Warriors will be in action on Sunday, September 18 against Barbados Royals from 10:00h in Trinidad and Tobago.
fered a 26-run de feat against arch-ri vals Trinbago Knight Riders on Wednesday evening in Queen's Park Oval, Trinidad. This defeat means the Warriors are at the bottom of the table after five matches, recording three defeats and only one Captainwin.

Wasim spins Tallawahs to win

de Kock anchored the Royals’ innings
Batsmen must make sure Amazon Warriors cross the line, says Hetmyer

Captain Shimron Hetmyer
The Jamaica Tallawahs celebrate Rain interrupted the chase in Port of Spain


Jamaica Tallawahs shocked the Royals early on in the innings with Wasim striking three times within the power play, removing Rahkeem Cornwall, Kyle Mayers and Corbin Bosch with his bam boozling deliveries. But it was de Kock,

buzz.Meanwhile, TKR skipper Kieron Pollard credited the TKR fans for their overwhelm ing support. He also added that this win was important, while describing TKR's effort as a team"Theyperformance.deservea victory to night. They were the 12th man for us and thanks for the sup port [on the crowd tonight]. We spoke in the dressing room, we have not been playing well, but the guys wanted it badly. Total team effort, finally got the win at home. Hopefully, we can go
Brandon King and Amir Jangoo got off to a flying start in the chase, scor ing 50 runs by the fifth over to put the Tallawahs in a commanding position.

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Lot of learning from here, as batters, myself included, we have to make sure we cross the line," Hetmyer said, at the post match, as transcribed by cric
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flected on the match. He said: "Just build a partnership and take it as deep as possible for Pollard to come and execute what he does best. Set up the game in the powerplay and then ask the spinners to do their thing was the talk during the innings break. Whatever the team needs, I try to deliv er. Thanks to the supporters, we are not winning games, but your support is needed."
"Sometimes these things happen, I take full responsi bility, as a captain I should've taken the team home, but it's a learning curve. I'm fine, will put some ice on it [on his inju ry], get ready for the next game. We are taking it one game at a time, not looking too far ahead.
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Shimron Hetmyer noted that he took full responsibility for what oc
Brandon King was superb for the
Jason Holder tried to bowl the Royals into a position of dominance
and look back on what we can do better and prepare for our games at the Brian Lara stadi um coming up. Well played to the guys, [Akeal] Hosein com ing back and showing his met tle after being hit for those three sixes and [Sunil] Narine is a joy for any captain to have in the side. And loved the in tent from [Colin] Munro, we have spoken about the in tent and he showed it today," PollardNarine,explained.whowas the player of the match for his impressive figures of 2-9 in four overs, re
Warriors are at the bottom of the table
he Jamaica Tallawahs consolidat ed second place in the league table with a six-run (DLS) victory over Barbados Royals, inflicting their first loss of the 2022 Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) season.

The Guyana WarriorsAmazonsuf
146-6 at the end of their innings.
