WHAT'S INSIDE: Issue No. 5101 Nationwide coverage from the best news team in Guyana THE BEACON OF TRUTH guyanatimesgy.com PRICE $100 VAT INCLUDEDMONDAY, AUGUST 15, 2022 See story on page 8 Page3 18 cases,COVID-19new1in ICU Golden Chancellor–&servicesforHugedaystoregularisationbacklandsGrovebeginin7demandsupportinoilgassectorUGVice…defends approval of US$3M to pay int’l law firm …M&CC officials to be investigated for fraud Mother of 2 killed; 3, including 2 children, injured in Linden Highway accident …750 persons to be employed during construction – American investor City Hall could be levied on if Guyana loses US$100M parking meter lawsuit –Nandlall campaignsdrillingExxonwaivedecisionBoardAssessmentupholdstoEIAfor24-well …after lone appellant a no-show at public hearing US$200M oil refinery proposed for EBD to employ 300 persons “Great soul” Bibi Shadick laid to rest Over 200 Berbicians apply to join Police Force Berbice soon to be known as Chairmankicksdevelopmentcountymodernasoff–...as real estate value increases six-fold …Pres Ali says her life was nationally-oriented Work closer with GPF to mitigate crime – Top Cop tells Vryheid’s Lust residents President Dr Irfaan Ali joined family and friends of Bibi Safora Shadick as she was laid to rest on Sunday in Leguan See story on page 9 Page2 See story on page 7 PPPP11151515P10P13 2
Saint Kitts and Nevis, and Plaisance, East Coast Demerara (ECD), is now dead after she was in volved in an accident on the Linden-Soesdyke Highway on Sunday morning. Dead is 35-year-old Natoya Narine. Her boyfriend, her 11-year-old daughter, and another child who were oc cupants of the vehicle at the time of the accident were alsoWhileinjured.details of the ac cident remain sketchy, Guyana Times was informed that the woman, who had recently moved to Linden, Region 10 (Upper DemeraraBerbice) with her boyfriend, was allegedly making her way down to Georgetown when she was involved in theTheaccident.woman’s best friend, Kiwi Liburd, told this publi cation that before the acci dent occurred, Narine was consuming alcohol, and was the driver of the motor car. She said that based on the information they received, Narine’s boyfriend was driv ing the car, and had lat er switched seats with the woman before the accident “He gave her the car to drive knowing that she does not have a licence and she was drinking as well. She was coming from her boy friend, and while he was driving, she probably asked if she can drive and he ex changed with her and start ed driving. He was injured, his baby was injured, and Natoya’s daughter was in jured,” she explained. Liburd could not say how the accident occurred, but there are reports that she might have lost control of the vehicle, which later top pled and came to a halt. As a result of the acci dent, the former model sus tained a broken neck and spine. She was pronounced dead at the scene, while her daughter sustained a broken leg and lacerations about her body. She is currently undergoing surgery. It was also reported that the dead woman’s boyfriend and the other child sus tained minor injuries. “Based on what her aunt said, her face was damaged. You could not even tell that was her…”, she said. Liburd added that Narine had been living in Saint Kitts and Nevis for about 10 years and only came back to Guyana two years ago after her younger brother, Corporal Seon Rose of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), was killed in an ex plosion aback the Guyana Defence Force’s Coast Guard location at Ruimveldt, Georgetown.Theexplosion had oc curred while soldiers at tached to the GDF Artillery Unit were preparing for the fireworks display to usher in Guyana’s 50th Republic Day anniversary, which was sub sequently called off. Rose had sustained third-degree burns about his body and reportedly died while receiving medical at tention in the Burns Unit of the Georgetown Public Hospital.“Sheleft to go back home to her brother’s funeral and stayed. The last thing I know is that she had opened her own minibar down there or a little shop… when she returned home, she was liv ing with an uncle and an aunt…”.Liburd said it is still sur real that she has lost her best friend at such a young age and she cannot even imagine how her friend’s children will handle their mother’s death. “She was an amazing person, she was a beauti ful soul, she would give her last to anyone, especially her kids, she would do any thing for her kids. She has been through a lot and she still tried her best to smile through it all to make peo ple feel she was okay, but deep down inside she was not. She was perfect… she makes you feel alive even when you are down… she is the best thing anybody can ask“Losingfor.” her, I still cannot believe that I have lost her, and I don’t want to believe it… when I spoke to her aunt, she said the daugh ter kept calling out for her and she doesn’t know any thing as yet, and neither her son… she doesn’t know how to tell them,” the best friend expressed.Upuntil press time on Sunday the Guyana Police Force has not yet released a report on the accident. (G9)
The car that was involved in the accident of the Linden-Soesdyke Highway
Mother of 2 killed; 3, including 2 children, injured in Linden Highway accident Narine
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With the oil and gas sector at the stage where it is employing more and more Guyanese, there is a huge demand for support services in the sector that include eco nomics, finance, language and, of course, the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) field. This is according to University of Guyana Vice Chancellor, Professor Paloma Mohamed Martin, while she was participating in a recent Guyana Business Journal and Caribbean Policy Consortium webinar. As she put it, it is the hu man capital of Guyana that will ensure its sustainabili ty. According to Mohamed Martin, some other need ed initiatives are bringing on more STEM teachers. According to her, it is nec essary for Guyana to scale up its existing workforce in STEM, to keep up with the demand for their services. “The process of building a technically competent work force cannot be successful if it is done in isolation from the education systems… The education and training infrastructure must there fore be developed as a true partnership… with the local universities, training insti tutions, and technical voca tional institutes as well as operators and their service providers.”“Wehave to scale up. We cannot keep up with the de mand, for instance for engi neers, persons in computing and so on. We are getting huge demand for support services, so international af fairs, languages, economics, finance… that support these industries (oil and gas),” Mohamed Martin said.
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Huge demand for support services in oil & gas sector
UG Vice Chancellor, Professor Paloma Mohamed Martin Executive Director of the Caribbean Science Foundation, Dr Cardinal Warde
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The Demerara Harbour Bridge will be closed to vehicular traffic on: Monday, Aug 15 – 04:00h – 05:30h and Tuesday, Aug 16 – 04:00h – 05:30h. 3 AUGUST 15, 2022 | GUYANATIMESGY.COM 2022 AUGUST 06, 2022 W ith the HallGeorgetownhistoricCityatriskofbe ing levied on if Guyana loses the US$100 million lawsuit brought by interna tional company, Smart City Solutions (SCS) over the terminated parking meter project, Attorney General and Legal Affairs Minister Anil Nandlall, SC, is stand ing by his request for US$3 million to pay an interna tional law firm to represent the country’s interest. The Mayor and City Council (M&CC) of Georgetown had entered into a contract with the Mexican company under the previous A Partnership for National Unity/Alliance for Change (APNU/AFC) Government in 2016 for the installation of parking me ters in the capital city. With the M&CC, un der the then mayorship of Patricia Chase-Green and then Town Clerk Royston King failing to imple ment the parking meter project, SCS is now suing the Guyana Government through the Washington, DC-based International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID)—an arbitration institution established by the World Bank Group to address legal dispute res olution and conciliation between international in vestors and States. During last Monday’s sitting of the National Assembly, the Attorney General requested $100 million in supplementary funds for the Legal Affairs Ministry. Of the entire sum approved by the House, US$3 million will be made as a deposit towards those legal fees. The legal fees have attracted many pub lic criticisms, with persons accusing the Government of wasting taxpayers’ mon ey. But this is far from the truth, Nandlall has clari fied, noting that while the APNU/AFC which made the reckless decision is out of office, his Government must defend Guyana. During a recent inter view with the Department of Public Information (DPI), he disclosed that the law firm representing Guyana in the US$100 million lawsuit, Foley Hoag and Associates, “is of very high international stand ing”. According to him, the Washington law firm is also leading Guyana’s le gal team in the border dis pute case with Venezuela at the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Best legal representation “You would recall that no qualms were expressed in relation to that matter [border case] when that firm was retained…Now, this [$100 million lawsuit] may not be a case as im portant as that [border dis pute] but it is an equally im portant case for the State of Guyana. As a Government, we can’t take the approach that because this transac tion was entered into by the previous Government due to their incompetence and corrupt practices, that we can abandon the State of Guyana and don’t represent Guyana’s best interest; we can’t afford to take such a position…,” said Nandlall. “…and as far and so long that I am Attorney General, I will ensure that Guyana receives the best legal rep resentation at every fo rum,” he assured, adding that citizens “deserve no less”.Foley Hoag and Associates, he pointed out, “has a reputational record before tribunals of that type that would be comparable with any other law firm in any part of the world.” Given the serious na ture of the lawsuit, Nandlall made it clear that the Government will not leave the incompetent Georgetown M&CC to han dle the case, because should SCS win, the company can levy on City Hall.
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CoI report on Public Service and its recommendations
The Burgess and Hunn Report further emphasises that a Public Service Act is generally regarded as a fun damental requirement, and is referred to in the revised New Zealand State Service Act 1988, which outlines the purpose of such an act as “to promote and uphold a state sector system which is im bued with the spirit of service to the community; operates in the collective interests of Government, maintains ap propriate standards of in tegrity and conduct; main tains political neutrality; is supported by effective work force and personnel arrange ments; meets arrangements;good-employerisdrivenbya culture of excellence and effi ciency; and fosters a culture of stewardship”.TheBertand Collins Commission of Inquiry into the Public Service, dated 26 May 1969, affirms the jus tification of the creation of the Public Service Ministry with defined functions and responsibilities for contin ued improvement of the Public Service. The Collins Commission also support ed the enactment of legis lation for a strong Public Service Ministry embodied in a Public Service Act. This is a common feature for ef fective public management and public administration in Caricom countries. Such leg islation can be found in the laws of Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados, Jamaica, Belize, Canada, New Zealand and SouthCanada’sAfrica. Public Service Employment Act provides for a “Public Service that is based on merit and non-par tisanship, and in which these values are independent ly safeguarded” by its in dependent Public Service Commission, which has ex clusive authority on Public Service CoIProfessorappointments”.Lutchman’sintothePublicService of May 11, 2016, in its first recommendation, (number 1) strongly supports the en actment of a Public Service Law which provides for pro fessional and effective pub lic management by the Public Service Commission, having regard to its consti tutional functions, and by a Public Service Ministry Law that should be enact ed. Such a law establishes the Public Service Ministry, defines the functions of such a Ministry, identifies the Permanent Secretary as the head of the Public Service and as Chair of a Committee of all Permanent Secretaries to advise the Government on public management matters for the improvement and ef ficiency of the Public Service, among other relevant provi sions, and “to insulate the Public Service from irregu lar political influences and other external pressures” (Drawing from Barbados and examples of Caricom coun tries and PSC Circular No. 46 of 1966, and other inter national examples). The public administra tion system, in line with the Constitution, Article 115 and other laws, mandates that where any Minister has been charged with the responsi bility for any department of Government, the Minister shall exercise general direc tion and control over that department. Such direction and control are of a general and policy nature. While the Minister is primarily con cerned with the determina tion of policy, the Permanent Secretary and the techni cal and other staff under the Permanent Secretary are re quired to faithfully imple ment the policy decisions of the Government of the day in an impartial and profession al manner. The Permanent Secretary assists the Minister in the formulation of policies; prepares papers for Cabinet; and is also the accounting officer who man ages, and is accountable for, the funds voted by National Assembly for the ministerial departments; and is answer able to the Public Accounts Committee of the National Assembly for public expen diture.
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India’s Independence Today is the 75th Anniversary of India’s Independence. The present generation may therefore be forgiven for not appreciating the seminal impact of that event, not just on the inaugural Guyanese leaders for our independence, but indeed on all the other leaders of the British Empire, on which they boasted “the sun never sets”. As the “Jewel in the Crown” of Britain, even before 1947, India held great significance for the colonies. It is not a coincidence that from the Pan-African Conference (1900) changing its name to the “Pan African Congress” in 1919 following the 1912 founding of South African “Native National Congress” and even the “Peoples National Congress” in Guyana in 1958. They were all inspired by the Indian National Congress – the party that led India to Independence, and which became simply “the Congress” to the world.Founded in 1885, the Congress was quite reformist for the first quarter of a century of its existence. Some explicitly called themselves “Moderates”, and taking the British at their word, insisted they simply wanted to become “full and equal members of the British Empire”. Those who felt the struggle for independence had to be fought for “by any means necessary”including violence - were dubbed “Extremists”, were exiled and jailed. This divergence of approach to gaining independence was duplicated across the Empire. But one issue that brought the “Moderates”, “Extremists” and Muslims together was the status of Indentured Indian labourers who had been shipped to more than a dozen British colonies, and, in particular, their treatment in South Africa. Gandhi, who was in South Africa but in touch with the “Moderates”, assisted the British in the Boer War of 18991902, when they fought the Afrikaans. They were astounded when the British joined the Afrikaans after the war to enact very draconian laws against the Indians - whether indentured or “free”. The beginnings of the apartheid system were being instituted, and the Whites insisted Indians must be restricted to certain areas. The “educated” and “upper crust” Indian nationalists in India and in South Africa were more insulted they were being treated as “coolies” than anything else: they had been, they thought, transformed into “gentlemen of the realm”. The unified Congress introduced legislation in the Indian Parliament, and organised demonstration across the country to demand that Indian emigration to South Africa (Natal) be stopped. This occurred in 1911, since the whites would rather have increased labour costs in their plantations and mines than accept the equality of Indians and Whites. Indenture elsewhere was abolished in 1917. While some were like Gandhi, who was dubbed a “Mahatma” or “Great Soul” for his espousal of Satyagraha” or “non-violent struggle” for India’s independence and refusal to support violence, some younger leaders of Congress, such as Subash Chandra Bose, did opt for the latter route. During WWII, he formed an army that allied itself with the Axis powers, and helped precipitate a rebellion of the Indian Navy in Port Bombay in 1946. More than anything else, this brought independence to India the following year. Unfortunately, that came at the price of partitioning the country into “India and “Pakistan” in a bloody process in which more than one million persons lost their lives. This horror was still fresh in the minds of Guyanese when some proposed partition here in the 1960s. India became a Republic in 1950 under a constitution drafted by a local team headed by Dr B.R. Ambedkar, a member of the lowest caste, which now call themselves “Dalits”. He was educated at Columbia University in USA, and India was defined as a “sovereign, democratic, republic.”Inthe years since, the Indian Republic has maintained its democratic credentials, and apart from one aberration in the 1970s, all leaders have observed the protocols of the rule of law, division of power, and judicial review. Those countries originating as British colonies that attempted to short-circuit the process, such as Guyana in the West Indies and so many in Sub-Saharan Africa, should take a lesson from the Indian “hare”.
Dear Editor, The National Assembly should debate and consid er Professor Lutchman’s Commission of Inquiry re port on the Public Service and its recommendations. The Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the Public Service, headed by Professor Harold Lutchman, submitted its report to then President David Granger in May 2016, and then circulated same to Members of the National Assembly for debate and con sideration. There was no de bate following disagreement between the Government and Opposition on referring the report to a select commit tee of the National Assembly. Many of the 87 CoI rec ommendations support the creation of a professional and politically neutral Public Service, to provide for effi cient and effective service to the national community. The National Assembly and the Public Service Ministry should carefully consider the CoI report and its recom mendations.TheLutchman CoI notes that Guyana’s Constitution provides for an independent Public Service Commission on employment matters for the Public Service. However, there is no law govern ing how the Public Service Ministry should function un der a Public Service Law in which the governing princi ples are stipulated. The ba sic principles would be em bodied in a Public Service Act along with appropri ate regulations as recom mended by the G. Burgess and J.K. Hunn Report on Public Administration in Guyana, dated 16 November 1966. The Burgess and Hunn Report recommend ed a strong, well-structured and capable Public Service Ministry, supported by a Public Service Act which de fines the functions of a Public Service Ministry as the lead Ministry responsible for pub lic management and admin istration. Such an Act de fines the status and duties of the Permanent Secretary of the Public Service Ministry, with powers, duties and re sponsibilities for the effec tive organisation of the de partmental and ministerial machinery of Government, and human resource man agement outside the consti tutional duties of the Public Service Commission. The re port also specifically recom mended “that the Permanent Secretary of the Public Service Ministry be the con venor of the Permanent Secretaries’ Committee to discuss and implement ways and means of improving effi ciency and economy.”
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These duties and respon sibilities have not changed since the PSC Circular No 46 of 1966, embodying an extract from a speech from then Prime Minister L.F.S. Burnham, and cir culated to public officers in November 1966, noting that the Permanent Secretary is the accounting officer and stating that: “… A Minister should never therefore give instructions for expenditure to be incurred on any proj ect without prior consul tation with his Permanent Secretary to ascertain that appropriate funds are avail able…”.Ina letter dated 5 May 1989 to Permanent Secretaries, former President Desmond Hoyte stated that under the Constitution, Permanent Secretaries have the re sponsibility to manage their Ministries; to advise their Ministers; to help the Ministers in the formulation of policies; and the effective management of the resourc es of personnel, finance, stores, plant, machinery, equipment, vehicles and buildings. The letter further warns that: “…No Minister has the authority to direct a Permanent Secretary to ignore the law or to breach regulations and directives governing the administra tion of finances, the use of Government property, etc. Indeed, no Minister has the power to direct a Permanent Secretary to commit any other act that is unlawful or otherwiseHoyte’sirregular…”letteralso re iterates that a Permanent Secretary is expected and is required to act strict ly within the scope of law and relevant regulations and other rules governing the management of financ es and other resources. Hoyte’s letter further admonishes Permanent Secretaries to bear in mind that the Public Service ex ists to serve the people promptly and in an effi cient manner, and to treat all with courtesy and con sideration. Permanent Secretaries are to ensure the Public Service always delivers quality service to the citizens and the public. The Permanent Secretary and the Minister’s princi pal technical staff are con cerned with providing ad vice and assistance in policy determination and formulation. This calls for a cordial working relation ship among the Permanent Secretary, technical staff, and the Minister and the permanent staff of an im partial Public Service in a spirit of mutual respect and confidence. In keeping with the for going principles and with the supporting testimo nies of many witnesses, the Lutchman CoI Report into the Public Service of 11 May 2016 affirms these principles for a capable, professional, and efficient Public Service as outlined in PSC Circular No. 46 of 1966, and Hoyte’s letter on 5 May 1989 as sound, val id and relevant for the con temporary situation in the Public Service in Guyana. These principles are strongly recommended to be incorporated into Public Service Law and relat ed regulations (Rec.#1). The Government and the National Assembly are again requested to give se rious consideration, or pro nounce otherwise. The pub lic is invited to join in this discussion on the proposals for the creation of a profes sional, depoliticised, and in dependent Public Service by law in the national in terest. Other recommenda tions of the CoI of 11 May 2016 will follow in another letter. Yours Samuelsincerely,JGoolsarran
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Dear Editor, It is with great diffi culty that I write this let ter. His Excellency and his Administration have gained my trust and re spect, but I cannot con tinue to remain silent about what is happening at GuySuCo. The current state of affairs is worri some, and it is now clear that the company would not be successful if it stays upon its current trajectory. The board has been weak ened by the attitude and approach being taken by the company’s leadership, which has leveraged polit ical support to bully those who should be listened to. The Union and the work ers have lost confidence in the guidance being given, and the decision-making is not financialimportant,Totalgoesnicaltenble.pointhavefessionalcomingnessInexperiencebusiness-oriented.inbusimanagementisbeevident,andprorelationshipsbeenruinedtotheofbeingirreparaItisimportanttolistoengineersandtechexperts,butbusinessbeyondthisaspect.lifecyclecostisalsoaswellasthestabilityofthe
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supplier. When consider ing the information that has been shared, one can see why the choice be ing made is considered short-sighted.Ourneighbours in Brazil have found a solu tion that has provid ed them with the highest yields per acre. We need not reinvent the wheel, and should be bench-mark ing their sugar industry to implement the necessary improvements. Someone with strong business man agement experience, who knows how to motivate the workforce while im plementing the necessary change management strat egy to turn the business around, needs to lead the company.TheBoard needs to be strengthened as well with someone who has the full support of the Administration, so as to ensure that political con nections are not assumed to be used to bully those we have entrusted to do the job. Those responsible for breaching the confidenti ality of the board meeting also need to be replaced. Their actions, although informative, have under mined the confidence in the leadership of the com pany, and has caused the reputation of hardworking people to be ruined. There should be zero-tolerance for Ithis.wish those who have left and those who will leave all the best in their future ventures, and thank them for the tremendous sacrifices they have made to helpUnfortunately,GuySuCo. the time has come to clean house at GuySuCo, and restart the turnaround process with the correct leaders in place. The livelihoods of the thousands of sugar workers impacted by the performance of GuySuCo are too important for this situation to continue as is. Strong leadership is also marked by the ability to make difficult decisions. His Excellency and his Administration must see the situation for what it is, and take swift action to change the current trajec tory of the sugar industry. This change starts with the Board and the current leadership of GuySuCo.
Example: Change .72 to a fraction Step 1: Look at the place value. Use it as your denominator. The place value farthest to the right in .72 is the hundredths place. So the denominator will be 100.
Materials Construction paper or magazine pages for the WatercolourScissorsstencils paper, cardstock, or heavy drawing paper to print onto Red, blue and yellow tempera or poster paints (or magenta, cyan, yellow and black if you want to more closely replicate the offset printing process colours) Brayers or small foam rollers from a craft or hardware store 3 plastic plates, or foam trays. Anything non-absorbent with a bit of a rim works well.
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W e like to use this technique, and variations on it, to help students understand the offset printing process. Offset printing is how picture books, and many professionally printed paper materials, are created. Here's a rundown of the materials, process and variations you might try.
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Step 2: Use the decimal as the numerator: 72/100 Step 3: Simplify the fraction if you can. Divide the numerator and the denominator by the same number: (72 ÷ 4)/(100 ÷ 4) = 18/25 0.35 0.22 0.44 4.11 0.78 0.91 0.475 0.6 0.755 0.666 0.525 14) 0.18 15) 0.375
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The Vice Chancellor not ed that she has been advo cating for more emphasis on technology in the school sys tems. According to her, this is something that should start from as early as nurs ery school. “We just ended our first programme… a regional STEM accelerator, where we had children ages nine to 13, working in our labs at the University residential for two weeks. I’m hoping to keep them in STEM and keep them excited. And the outcome of that is that the Ministry of Education will outfit about 30 schools in the hinterland region that did not have science labs before. And that is going to happen by the time school opens.” “I’ve also been advocat ing for technology streams in schools. Specific to tech nology. And this should start from as early as nurs ery, because children nowa days interface with technol ogy. And they understand it. And if you can build a cur riculum or an interest from very early, we can see more,” the Vice Chancellor said. Dr Cardinal Warde, the Executive Director of the Caribbean Science Foundation, was also pres ent during the webinar. He supported Mohamed Martin’s take on the impor tance of STEM, while the oil sector is booming. “The Government needs to get the people involved and get the people to be pas sionate about the new direc tion and science and tech nology and where it can take Guyana. Oil and gas will one day be gone… but I think we will be using fossil fuels for a while.”“Using the resources that you have to diversify your economy now, and yes, we all agree, education is the key and developing the work force for the future is key to wards diversifying the econ omy,” Warde said. (G3)
other officials includ ing GECOM Chairperson Justice Ret’d Claudette Singh and Speaker of the National Assembly Manzoor Nadir, and family and friends at the funeral ser vice and viewing for the for mer educator, lawyer and politician at her East Street, Georgetown residence. Justice Singh de scribed Shadick as a “tru ly extraordinary” GECOM Commissioner, who always went above and beyond in execution of her duties. “She was always very strong in honouring her re sponsibilities as a member of the Commission. Even when Bibi was really affect ed by her ailment, which fi nally took her from us, she always tried her best to par ticipate in matters of impor tance,” the GECOM Chair recalled during remarks at the funeral Followingservice.the service at her Georgetown home, Shadick’s body was tak en to the island of Leguan, Essequibo River, where she hails from, for the Janaaza (funeral prayer) and burial. Shadick died at her East Street residence sometime around 15:00h on Saturday. She was reportedly battling prolonged heart and respi ratorySheissues.wasa PPP/C stal wart and served as the Minister of Human Services and Social Security for sev eral years as well as a Member of Parliament up until 2015. She was also ap pointed Pro-Chancellor of the University of Guyana (UG) in 2015 and served in that post for some two years. At the time, she was a serving member of the University Council. In addition, Shadick was appointed as Chairperson of the Guyana National Broadcasting Authority (GNBA) in 2012, and lat er returned to the body in 2017 as the Opposition rep resentative on the Board of Directors.Atthe time of her death, Shadick was still serving as a GECOM Commissioner and has participated in meetings as recent as last Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. As a Commissioner, she had been outspoken and played an integral role prior to and after the historic March 2, 2020 General and Regional Elections to ensure democ racy prevailed in Guyana. In fact, she was also instrumental in the re moval of former embat tled Chief Elections Officer Keith Lowenfield, his Deputy Roxanne Myers and Region Four Returning Officer Clairmont Mingo from GECOM. Shadick was one of two GECOM Commissioners who had ta bled a motion last year for the removal of the trio, who are before the courts facing a series of electoral fraud charges. They were termi nated from the Elections Commission last August. Scores of persons have since expressed their shock and condolences over Shadick’s sudden passing. In fact, in a statement on Saturday, GECOM said Shadick’s efforts were con sistently focused on the effi cient management of regis tration and election projects as Constitutionally mandat ed, enacted in the legisla tion as well as international bestFurther,practices.it was noted that her principled position was to ensure that there was compliance with fiscal and administrative proce dures.“Commissioner Shadick’s tenacity of purpose was an ever-present feature during deliberations at the level of the Commission on mat ters of importance. Her contributions were always meaningful,” the Elections Commission said.
Unorthodox force of nature Meanwhile, a state ment from the University of Guyana on Sunday called Shadick an “unorthodox force of nature, whose con tributions were extensive andShadick,consequential”.who served the University for over 10 years at various levels of its Council, is said to be known as one of the most forthright and fearless members of the Council while she served. She also possessed an incisive mind and a matchless wit, the missive from UG detailed. It added that she re mained interested in edu cation and in the University until the end of her life, hav ing written several notes in recent times, most re cently to express her de light in seeing the launch of UG’s International Centre for Excellence in Educator, Innovation and Development just two months ago. (G8)
Government-nominatedCommissionerattheGuyanaElectionsCommission(GECOM)andformerMinisterBibiSaforaShadick,whopassedawayonSaturdayattheageof76,waslaidtorestonedaylater.AtthefuneralserviceonSundaymorning,PresidentDrIrfaanAlidescribedShadickasagreatsoul,whowasresoluteinhercommitmenttothedevelopmentofGuyana.PresidentAlisaidthecountryanditspeoplehavelostaninvaluableasset,whowas“family,communityandnationallyoriented”.Hespokeaboutherdiversenationalorientation,whichtheHeadofStateoutlinedwascentredaroundthecountryanditspeople.“Shelivedanation[life]–alifethatwasorientedaroundthiscountry,thisnationandthedevelopmentofthiscountry,”thePresidentnoted.AccordingtoAli,Shadicklivedherliveinsuchawaythatwelcomedherpassing.“Sheknewthisdaywouldeventuallycomeandshestructuredherlifeandherworkalwaysinpreparationforthisday.Shelivedherlifeandalifethatwasfull,”hefurtherstated.TheHeadofStatejoinedmembersofhisCabinet,
“Great soul” Bibi Shadick laid to rest
…Pres Ali says her life was nationally-oriented
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President Dr Irfaan Ali and other officials participating in the funeral service of Bibi Shadick President Ali and others at Bibi Shadick’s funeral service on Sunday
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…politricks Back in the 1970s, a very streetwise Georgetown activist scrawled the word “POLITRICKS” across a fence in the city, and it seized the imagination of the people. It described the politics of Burnham and his PNC to a “T” – simply a con game designed for foreigners, who just look at headlines and never the text – much less the explanatory footnotes – of reports on Guyana!! Sadly for us, Burnham inspired a host of followers – not all from the PNC side of the fence!! So, what to do to nudge politicians to focus on the development of the country, rather than just fattening their bank accounts?? Well, since this problem’s not unique to Guyana, but endemic to all societies - it appears we’re all bent in one way or another – there’s been a mechanism called “checks and balances” (C&Bs) introduced in government to help keep politicians along the “straight and narrow”. All the while pragmatically accepting that it’s impossible to keep the road from meandering a bit - and widening here and there!! So how have we been doing with our C&Bs after the PPP was grudgingly conceded office on Aug 2, 2020?? Well, the biggest C&Bs are the parties that lost the elections: they’re given the OFFICIAL role of OPPOSITION to the Government. They’re supposed to keep the Government on the straight and narrow by highlighting whenever they discover an instance of them straying. But they can’t just shoot from their hips, spouting whatever comes to their lips – they gotta have facts and figures to convince skeptical folks. The official Opposition Leader – the Leader of the largest Opposition party here, the PNC – is given a budget and an office to do this job. So why is it that in TWO years, the Opposition hasn’t come up with a single documented instance of the PPP’s politricks as operatives meander off the road?? No one will EVER convince your Eyewitness that some kind of hanky-panky isn’t being practised at some level of Government!! Like he said, it’s a human weakness!!
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O ver 200 persons ap plied to join the Guyana Police Force (GPF) during a recruitment drive held in Region Six (EastTheBerbice-Corentyne).COVID-19pandem
…ExxonMobil Now, we all know Trotman delivered one of the most lopsided contracts in the history of negotiation after he came back from Texas in 2016. Trinis talk about getting “horned” – what we call getting “blow” - so your Eyewitness guesses we Guyanese got “long-horned” by those Texans!! Anyhow, to ensure we weren’t “long-horned” BEFORE AND AFTER the contract-signing, we had the right to audit Exxon’s claimed “expenses”. This is deducted from revenues to determine the profits we share 50-50!! No hard feelings – all businesses accept the principle of “caveat emptor” – buyer beware!! But what added salt to Trotman’s wound was that, knowing since 2016 we’d be needing auditors – the PNC did absolutely nothing!!!! The PPP had to start from scratch. Last May they hired a (politically correct!) local auditing “consortium” to audit Exxon’s claimed US$9 BILLION pre-production costs!! The consortium @ US$700,000 ($150.5 million) ain’t cheap, but hopefully they’ll find a billion or two of excess charges – from which we can get our 50% share!! A bonus by end Sept!??! …help from China?? Folks forget that CNOOC – a WHOLLY-OWNED CHINESE STATE-OWNED COMPANY – owns 25% of our Stabroek Block. If the Chinese want to score points off the US, why don’t they tell us if Exxon’s screwing us?? Or have they – gasp!! – gone capitalist!!??
ic had halted the recruit ment and training of per sons to join the Police Force, however, recruitment has once again commenced for persons wishing to become officers in the GPF. The Police Force is ini tially seeking to recruit some 700 new officers and will be holding similar exer cises in other regions across theAccordingcountry. to Deputy Commissioner Calvin Brutus, the current de mand for human resources in the Police Force is large. While he did not say what the quota is to bring the organisation to full ca pacity, Brutus noted, how ever, that they are looking to train 700 new ranks after which they will move to re cruit more persons. But in doing this, the Deputy Commissioner ex plained that efforts are be ing made to ensure that the Guyana Police Force truly reflects the Guyanese so ciety. To this end, persons are being recruited from all geographic locations across Guyana.Brutus said this will al low the Force to have per sons from the different de mographics of the country. “A lot of our members are drawn from the coast land, particularly Berbice; some from Linden and Central Georgetown. Not because they are the ones that are most keen to join the Force, but because ac cess for them is easier than those from the far-flung ar eas.”Information on recruit ment is also more readily
Over 200 Berbicians apply to join Police Force
PAGEFROM 3 available to persons on the coast while there is also a much higher cost for appli cants who are not on the Coast.However, according to Brutus, all of those discrep ancies or disadvantages for persons from hinterland re gions will be changed, al lowing all equal opportuni ties.Brutus said the Force has now made it much eas ier for persons who wish to become Police officers by re ducing most of the miscella neous costs attached to the application process. “Once you would have gone through the pro cess and you are ready to be sworn into the Guyana Police Force, a list in the past was given to recruits to purchase their civilian clothing, dress shirts, ties, dress pants, shoes, socks and other things like soap and toothpaste and so on. It is a challenge for many persons because remember that they don’t have a job; they would have to borrow money and some of their families and friends would not have that amount of money to lend them so the support for them was not readilyThis,available.”Brutus pointed out, has in the past result ed in many recruits not en tering training school. “A lot of persons aban don the process because they could not stand it fi nancially. Now the organi sation has taken a decision at the Commissioner lev el that the Force will bear that cost and that will re move that burden from them.”Additionally, if needed, the Force will take the pho tographs of applicants and print the pictures of those who do not walk with pho tographs. Brutus noted that the photocopying of all cer tificates is now being fi nanced by the Force. “We have even applied for birth certificates for per sons who were never issued with a birth certificate and we have had to apply for a replacement for a lost birth certificate,” Brutus told the media as he explained the extent to which the Force was assisting applicants. The Force is also foot ing the bill for the required medical and went to the extent while in Berbice to provide transportation for persons to go to have their medical examinations done. “Your role is to come in and assimilate all that you can learn from the manuals that we present – learn po licing and then you will go out to perform your duty.” Similar drives will be held in Regions Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni), Eight (Potaro-Siparuni) Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo) and One (Barima-Waini) within the next few weeks. (G4)
You mean that with all the screaming and yelling about “corruption”, “thiefing” and “bribery” emanating from the Opposition benches, they can’t identify one ‘smoking gun”?? That’s a cryin’ shame!! And they have more than just the Opposition Office at their disposal. In 2000, four Sectoral Committees covering the ENTIRE gamut of governmental activities – Security, Natural Resources, Economic and Border – were formed. The Chair is rotated annually between the Government and Opposition, and the Committees can summon ANYONE save the President to answer questions about their activity – IN REAL TIME, unlike the PAC. Do the Opposition mean to tell us that, in two years, their Chairs couldn’t grill a SINGLE GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL about some sort of politricks?? It’s a goddamn shame!!
Deputy Commissioner Calvin Brutus Applicants writing the entrance exam at Central Police Station to become a member of the GPF
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City Hall could be levied on... Fraud probe Further, the Senior Counsel explained that the record and other eviden tial material relating to the claim show that the circum stances and the conduct governing the execution of the parking meter project contract by members of the M&CC can attract criminal liability.“The requisite proce dures laid down in the law under the Mayor and City Council Act and reg ulations and bylaws were clearly not complied with. A few persons, in my hum ble view, committed fraud upon the Council by en tering into this transac tion without the requisite endorsements as mandat ed by law… The Criminal Investigation Department is being activated and a criminal investigation will now be launched into that matter,” he said. The parking meters were active in January 2017, but this was met with strong resistance from the then PPP/C Opposition, pri vate sector bodies, and or dinary citizens, who formed an organisation called Movement Against Parking Meters (MAPM) – which went on to hold some of the largest non-political pro tests ever seen in the city. Amid public pres sure, the then APNU/AFC Government finally inter vened and suspended the bylaws which paved the way for the implementa tion of metered parking, thus effectively halting the parking meter project. The project has since remained stalled.Meanwhile, in January 2018, a ‘Parking Meter Renegotiation Committee’ at City Hall proposed a re duction in the parking fee from $500 per hour to $150 perThreehour. months later, the then City Council ap proved amendments to the bylaws and had even ap peared before the then coa lition Cabinet to discuss the changes to the contract, but the then Government never gave the green light for the project to However,recommence.anew City Council was elected lat er that year, and current Mayor Ubraj Narine had told this publication back in April 2019 that he was in no rush to reintroduce the initiative.Although the contract had already been renego tiated, the Mayor also in dicated that he would still need to further renegotiate with the investors before moving to reintroduce the project. (G1)
AUS$200 million oil refinery and integrated petrochem ical manufacturing com plex, which will employ 750 per sons during its construction and 300 permanent workers, is being planned by a United States (US) investor, Chemtech Limited, for the East Bank of Demerara (EBD). According to Chemtech in its project summary, they have al ready received no-objection let ters from the Guyana Office for Investment (GO-Invest) and the Region Four Regional Democratic Council (RDC) for the project which has a proposed site on 492 acres of land at Plantation York. “The Government of the Republic of Guyana is seeking to further diversify the economy from oil and gas, mining and the ex port of logs, there is a need to de velop the downstream industry,” the special purpose company ex plained.“This oil refinery will produce the products which is being import ed at this time, the excess will be for the markets in the Caribbean, these products are being import ed and sold at very high cost to the end users, the integrated complex will be a pioneer in processing 1st stage downstream products.”
Veneer Board will allow the man ufacturing sector to export world class furniture,” the company also explained. When it comes to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the company assured that the agency’s requirements will be adhered to and that process and technical data will be available for each plant. They also listed their source of financing as United Securities Trust of Switzerland. According to the company, the oil refinery will take between 24 and 30 months to construct, while the integrated complex will take be tween 18 and 24. The project, it as sured, would not need natural gas but would utilise products already made from the natural gas, such as methanol and urea. This is even as procurement has already been started by the Government of Guyana for a gasto-shore project that will have a 25-year lifespan and is expected to employ up to 800 workers during the peak construction stage, as well as some 40 full-time workers during the operations stage, and another 50 workers during the de commissioning stage. The gas-toshore project will include a power plant and a Natural Gas Liquid (NGL) plant, all of which will be constructed under a combined Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) process with in the Wales Development Zone (WDZ). The aim is to deliver rich gas by the end of 2024 for the pow er plant while the NGL facility is slated to be online by 2025. The Guyana Government has already invited interested parties to make investments in the WDZ, which will be heavily industri alised and for which approximate ly 150 acres of land has been allo cated. Those lands were previously used by the Wales Sugar Estate. Head of the Gas-to-Shore Task Force, Winston Brassington has previously stated that ExxonMobil Guyana, which is funding the pipe line aspect of the project out of cost oil, has found that there would be substantial savings from combin ing these two facilities. (G3)
US$200M oil refinery proposed for EBD to employ 300 persons
The proposed site for the project, which will be built on 492 acres of land at Plantation York
The company went on to list some of the downstream products of the oil and gas sector it will be processing, such as methanol, urea and melamine, as well as market able products such as veneer board, formaldehyde and fertiliser. These products, they noted, can generate revenue from exports and domestic profit, as well as the training op portunities for employees. Its first phase will be focused on the integrated chemical com plex, while its second phase will see a port being built to service the oil and gas sector and provide ship building and repairs. All in all, the company estimates the project will cost US$200 million. “A strategic partnership with the Guyana Government to sup ply the feedstock for the oil refin ery and/or private sector to supply the raw material to support the Veneer Board and Oriented Strand Board (OSB) plant and other re lated products in the Integrated Complex. Chemtech board indus try in Guyana will utilise the ad hesives manufactured from the chemical complex; the excess will be for the export market.” “This project will create sever al jobs for the wood industry, the engineered board will be termite resistance, and not forgetting this will generate foreign currency. The Engineered Board (OSB) Oriented Strand Board will be an opportu nity to build low-income houses, luxury homes and pre-fabricat ed homes for the export market.
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…750 persons to be employed during construction – American investor
marine fish studies were ini tiated in 2017 in both deep waters on the continental shelf and near shore in both Canje and Kaieteur blocks. “The EAB understands that impacts will be localised and temporary, since fishing nurseries are located outside of the project area, and the drill ship will be stationary once operations commence - reducing the possibility of collisions with marine bio logical resources,” the EAB stated.“In reviewing the infor mation presented, the EAB found that discharges are expected to be short-term, and previous wells drilled allow the EPA to expect that discharged volumes would be less than the stipulated discharge limits.” When it comes to air quality and noise, the EAB stated that it was found that the projects would only have localised and temporary emissions. According to the board, it has considered all the concerns and respons es, and having followed due process, has completed the review“Consideringprocess. the con tiguous nature of Stabroek, Canje and Kaieteur Blocks, the EAB, agrees with the EPA that sufficient data ex ists to conclude that any negative impact of the pro posed individual projects would be primarily local and short-term. The EAB there fore upholds the decision of the EPA that no EIA is re quired for the Projects,” the EAB said in its review. At the same time, the as sessment board noted that the collective impact of these projects would need to be fur ther examined. This means EEPGL has to conduct an environmental impact as sessment of the cumulative impacts of the drilling activ ities within each project. “The project will see a number of wells being plugged and abandoned af ter drilling, and this pres ents some risk, as green house gas leaks from such wells are possible. The EPA should consider a green house gas (GHG) manage ment plan in the permit ting condition for these wells when they are plugged and abandoned,” the EAB fur therTherecommended.EABisindependent of the EPA, and has a record of both upholding and over ruling the EPA’s decisions. One case in which the body recently overturned an EPA decision was in the agency’s decision to waive EIA for ra dioactive storage facility at Coverden.Amid protest by resi dents of Coverden, East Bank Demerara (ECD) over the significant health risk posed by the setting up of a radioactive equipment stor age facility in their commu nity, the EAB set aside the EPA’s decision that no EIA is required for the project in July of this year. Since last year, Exxon had announced plans to start its 12-well explora tion and appraisal campaign next year in the Canje and Kaieteur blocks each. In fact, the company had ap plied for environmental au thorisation since last year. (G3)
The map of Exxon’s holdings in the Canje and Kaieteur blocks
vationandoffshoresedimenteaslineductedsinceaPradeepaChairpersonsimultaneously,”oftheboard,Bholanath,saidincorrespondence.Itwasobservedthat,2014,EEPGLhasconenvironmentalbasesurveysintheprojectarthatassessedwaterandquality,aswellasmarinemammalprotectedspeciesobserstudysince2015.Additionally,offshore
Assessment Board upholds decision to waive EIA for Exxon 24-well drilling campaign …after lone appellant a no-show at public hearing EAB PradeepaChairpersonBholanath
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The(EAB)AssessmentEnvironmentalBoardhasupheld a decision made in March by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) not to require an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for oil giant ExxonMobil’s planned 24-well drilling campaign in the Canje and Kaieteur blocks. When the EPA had, on March 13, 2022, announced its decision in a public notice to waive an EIA for Exxon’s planned drilling campaign, the assessment board had convened a public hearing after recording one formal appeal dated April 9, 2022 against the waiver. The lone appellant was a no- show at the hearing on June 30, but the EAB, in the interest of transpar ency, allowed both EPA and Exxon subsidiary Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL) to go ahead and defend the projects.Oneof the arguments in the appeal is that previous studies lacked the informa tion needed to justify the EPA waiver of the assess ment…information such as the locations of coral reefs and nurseries relative to drill“Atsites.the Hearing, the EPA provided an overview of the two drilling campaigns and their screening process and results, while EEPGL pre sented a description of the project, and previous work done with relevance to the Environment Permit. “The EAB examined the information provided to the Board on this project, in cluding submissions made at the public hearing. As the two projects will be conduct ing very similar activities, utilising the same vessels, and producing the same po tential impacts, they were considered
Police Commissioner (ag) Clifton Hicken meeting with residents of Vryheid’s Lust, ECD
Strong relationships of mutual trust between the Guyana Police Force (GPF) and the commu nities they serve are critical to maintaining public safety and effective policing. Police Commissioner (ag) Clifton Hicken, during his visit to the community of Vryheid’s Lust on the East Coast of Demerara, called for collaborative work be tween the community and the Police Force to mitigate crime.Since Hicken’s appoint ment as COP (ag) in March of this year, the Police Force has been putting in more ef fort, not only to foster a re lationship with residents in various communities, but to reduce the crime rate in Guyana.Thelast general update from the Guyana Police Force on crime statistics in the country was made in March of this year, when former Police Commissioner Nigel Hoppie announced that there had been a 16 per cent decline in serious crimes when compared to the corresponding period lastOnyear.Sunday, during his brief remarks, Hicken told Vryheid’s Lust residents that his focus for the area is to inspire the youths in a positive way. “…in an effort for them to achieve their full potential within an environ ment that is conducive”, he said. This posture, he said, would create a foundation for future leaders of tomor row.The Commissioner also informed the residents that the issue of youth en gagement and empower ment would be bolstered by the Community Relations Foundation which would come on stream shortly. He then urged the res idents to be catalysts for change, to provide and equip the youths with the right role models they can emu late, and to set moral exam ples for them to follow. He said the partnership with the Police and other stakeholders is necessary.
(G9)
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Work closer with GPF to mitigate crime – Top Cop
tells Vryheid’s Lust residents
A38-year-old man, Andrew Layne of Buxton, East Coast Demerara (ECD), has been charged with uttering a forged driver’s licence. He was released on $70,000 bail when he appeared last week before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts.Hepleaded not guilty to the charge which alleged that on June 2 at the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) Camp Street, Georgetown Head Office, with intent to defraud, he uttered to Aminata Austin, a senior clerk within the Driver’s Licence Unit, a forged Republic of Guyana driver’s licence in favour of himself, purporting to show the same was issued by GRA, knowing same to be forged. The prosecutor told the court that Layne went to GRA’s Head Office on the day in question and handed over the driver’s licence to the clerk for it to be renewed. But with no information on the licence found in GRA’s system, the clerk summoned the Police. Layne was told of the offence committed, cau tioned, and arrested. His case will be called again on Tuesday. While out on bail, he is required to re port to the Vigilance Police Station every Friday until the hearing and determina tion of his trial. Earlier this year, a 21-year-old University of Guyana student was slapped with a similar charge. Shaquan Caesar is ac cused of forging a Guyana driver’s licence in the name of Anthony Jacobs as well as uttering the document to Police Constable Collins on January 25 at Brickdam, Georgetown. He was grant ed $200,000 bail after deny ing the charges. On the day in question, the Police Constable was on motorcycle patrol when he observed Caesar driving a passenger minibus out of its designated route. As such, the rank stopped the bus and asked Caesar to produce his licence and other documents. Upon examining the driv er’s licence at the Police sta tion, the rank observed that it bore Caesar’s photograph but not his name. Further investigations were carried out and it was revealed that Caesar uttered a licence be longing to one Anthony Jacobs. When told of the of fence committed, Caesar told the Policeman that he paid someone at GRA to insert his picture on the licence. (G1)
Almost four years after he was charged with attempting to mur der a person with a disabil ity, the Preliminary Inquiry (PI) into the charge against businessman Imran Khan is windingKhan,down.ofAustin Street, Campbellville, Georgetown, has not been required to plead to the indictable charge which alleged that he unlawfully and malicious ly wounded Romario “Short Boss” Baljeet, with intent to murder him, on October 28, 2018, at Main Street, Georgetown.Thematter is before Senior Magistrate Leron Daly at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts. Khan, who was released on $700,000 High Court bail, is being represented by defence counsel Glenn Hanoman while Attorneyat-Law Latchmie Rahamat is prosecuting the matter. It was reported that around 03:00h on the day in question, Baljeet and a friend were leaving the Palm Court nightclub when they walked between Khan and another man. It was then that Khan allegedly dealt Baljeet two punches to his head and face, causing him to fall to the ground. He reported ly took a glass bottle and a drinking glass and smashed them on Baljeet’s face. Persons who were around were afraid to render assis tance as Khan began to kick and punch Baljeet. Baljeet was later picked up in an unconscious state and tak en to Woodlands Hospital, where he was treated and admitted. He had to undergo surgery for his injuries. (G1)
Romario Baljeet Charged: Imran Khan
Charged: Andrew Layne PI into attempted murder charge against businessman winding down
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Buxton man on bail for uttering forged driver’s licence
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V ery soon, resi dents of Golden Grove, East Coast Demerara, will have legal rights to lands they occupy in the backlands. The regu larisation process is slated to commence within a week. This is the outcome of a meeting held with res idents, led by Attorney General and Legal Affairs Minister Anil Nandlall, SC, and Commissioner of the Lands and Survey Commission Enrique Monize on Saturday. During the meeting, it was agreed after consulta tion with the residents that they will work along with the Government to get leas es for the lands they occupy. This was after it was explained that the process to get the least had begun close to two decades ago but wasResidentsabandoned. were in formed that since the pro cess had already begun, all that needs to happen now is to update the claims list. A DPI report quoted the Attorney General say ing, “it is a very tedious ex ercise and it spans village across the coastland. So, it is not an easy task and it takes some time. We are do ing on the Corentyne Coast, we are doing in West Coast Berbice, we are doing on the East Coast Demerara, we are doing on the West Coast Demerara and we are also doing in Essequibo.” He further added that “we want to bring formality to this, what you call squat ters because if you have no title to the land, you are es sentially squatting until you are regularised.” The commencement of the process is the fulfilment of a commitment made by the Attorney General during a recent meeting in Melanie Damishana. During that meeting, he had committed to start the regularisation process for persons who occupy un titled lands on the East Coast.Queries were also raised by residents as to what will happen when the process is completed and there are va cantInlands.response, the Minister said that once the process is completed and lands are available, persons from the area can apply for the va cantLandlands.Surveyor Tedwin Roach, who was recently appointed by President Dr Irfaan Ali, will be leading the exercise.
Arraigned before Chief Magistrate Ann MC Lennon, he pleaded not guilty as charged, and was placed on $200,000 bail. His mat ter has been adjourned to AugustJoshua17.
Thomas, 27, an electrician of Block E, South Sophia, was arrested and charged on Friday under section 222 b of the Criminal Law Offences Act, Chapter 8:01.Arraigned before Magistrate Leron Daley, he was not required to plead to the charge, and was remand ed to prison until September 9. (G9) with robbery charges
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Six men have been ar rested and charged with committing rob beries on separate occasions, and one of them has been re manded to prison. The first case involved two Georgetown fishermen who were charged after be ing found with housebreak ing implements. Renhart Khan, 36, of Cooper Street Albouystown and Akeem Madramootoo, 18, of ‘B’ River View were arrested on Monday last by Police and charged under Section 227 (1) (b) of the Criminal Law (Offences) Act chapter 8:01. They both were arraigned before Chief Magistrate Ann Mc Lennon, and they both pleaded not guilty to the charge. They were each placed on $50,000 bail, and the matter has been ad journed to August 17. On Tuesday, Keon Davidson, 28, a labourer of North East La Penitence, Georgetown, was arrest ed by Police and charged on Thursday under Section 233 of the Criminal Law (Offences) Act, Chapter 8:01.
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Govt working to make communities financially, economically viable – Ali President Dr Irfaan Ali told residents of Siparuta, Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne), that his Government wants to make all communities across the country financially and economically viable. He made this statement while addressing the Region Six community during an outreach on Saturday “We want to do more within the budgetary constraints. We want to work with you in lifting you up, lifting your community up and bring hope to every single home in Siparuta,” the Head of State is quoted as saying by a release from the Office of the President. Before visiting Siparuta, President Ali also carried out a similar exercise in neighbouring Orealla. Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha, Amerindian Affairs Minister Pauline Sukhai, Local Government and Regional Development Minister Nigel Dharamlall and other Government and regional officials were also at the outreach.
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...as real estate value increases six-fold Berbice soon to be known as modern county as development
For over a century, the county of Berbice has been referred to as the “ancient” county while Essequibo is known as the Cinderella County; the an cient is soon to become mod ern. That is according to Region Six (East BerbiceCorentyne) Chairman David Armogan.Hemade this comment on Thursday at the sod-turning ceremony of a business centre for persons living with disabil ities at ThePalmyra.centreis one of sever al developmental projects ear marked for the area. Among the other projects as outlined by President Dr Irfaan Ali earlier this year are a stateof-the-art hospital, an inter national stadium, shopping malls and a municipal airport. “This area is poised for very serious development and so the value of property in this area is also going to increase with the development that is taking place here. The people in this area are very happy be cause the development is add ing value to their property,” Armogan revealed. Real estate which was val ued at $2 million in 2020, is now valued at $12 million. Construction is on the way for a call centre next to the site for the business centre. The call centre, accord ing to Armogan, will cater for 1000“Wejobs.are accustomed to be ing called the Ancient County, well that will shortly change to the modern county… the call centre will cater for quali fied school leavers who cannot find jobs.” Additionally, a deep-wa ter port is being construct ed at Crab Island. The en trance will be from Palmyra. Construction of the deep-wa ter harbour is in the advanced stages. (G4) Works ongoing at the construction site for the call centre at Palmyra
Latest vaccination fig ures show that, so far, more than 445,400 or 86.8 per cent of adults have taken a first dose, while over 345,000 or 67.3 per cent of persons 18 years and over are fully vac cinated.Foradolescents between the ages of 12 and 17, just over 35,400 doses or 48.7 per cent have received their first dose, while more than 25,900 or 35.6 per cent of them have returned for their secondVaccinesdose. administered to children within the ages of five and 11 years have surpassed 7,000 first doses, which is about 6.9 per cent of that age cohort. Second dos es for this group are just over 2,100 or 2.1 per cent. Meanwhile, in excess of 71,600 persons have re turned for their booster shots thus Accordingfar. to the World Health Organization’s (WHO’s) recent figures, some 585,950,085 confirmed cases were reported globally, along with 6,425,422 deaths.
In the Region of the Americas; that is, Latin America and the Caribbean, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases has in creased to 172,843,121, while the death toll in the region has gone up to 2,799,851. As it relates to vacci nation against COVID-19, WHO also reported that a total of 12,355,390,461 dos es have been administered worldwide. (G8)
15 MONDAY, AUGUST 15, 2022 | GUYANATIMESGY.COM NEWS GUYANA COVID-19 DASHBOARD AUGUST 14, 2022 UPDATE GET MEDICAL ADVICE ON COVID-19 FROM MOH 24/7 HOTLINE NUMBERS: 2311166; 226 7480; 624 6674; 624 2819; 624 3067 OR 180/181. NUMBER OF NEW CASES 18 NUMBER OF PERSONS IN INSTITUTIONAL ISOLATION 3 NUMBER OF PERSONS IN HOME ISOLATION 449 NUMBER OF PERSONS IN COVID-19 ICU 1 NUMBER OF PERSONS IN INSTITUTIONAL QUARANTINE 3 TOTAL CONFIRMED CASES BY GENDER (FEMALES) 38,192 TOTAL CONFIRMED CASES BY GENDER (MALES) 32,263 TOTAL CONFIRMED CASES IN GUYANA SINCE 2020 70,457 NUMBER OF RECOVERED CASES 68,719 TOTAL 1st DOSE VACCINATED 445,440 FULLY IMMUNISED 345,089 TOTAL NUMBER OF DEATHS 1275 DISTRIBUTION OF TOTAL CONFIRMED CASES SINCE MARCH 2020 REGION 1 2683 REGION 2 3113 REGION 3 8680 REGION 4 35,098 REGION 5 2563 REGION 6 6752 REGION 7 2630 REGION 8 909 REGION 9 4324 REGION 10 3705 HERE IS HOW YOU CAN BE SAFE DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC Wear a face mask. Keep a physical distance of at least 6 Washfeet. your hands or use handIfsanitizeryouhave any symptoms, call the COVID-19 Hotline. 18 new COVID-19 cases, 1 in ICU Another 18 persons have tested positive for the novel corona virus from some 237 tests conducted over a 24-hour pe riod.Based on the Ministry of Health’s updated COVID-19 Dashboard for Sunday, the total number of confirmed cases in Guyana is now 70,457. However, only 463 of these are currently ac tive cases. They include one patient in the COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and the remaining persons in isolation; that is, 449 in home isolation and the oth er 13 in institutional isola tion. In addition, there are three persons in institution al quarantine.Thecountry’s COVID-19 death toll remains at 1,275, with the latest fatality re corded since last Monday, August 8, when a 52-yearold male from Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) died. To date, some 68,719 per sons have recovered from the life-threatening virus –25 more recoveries than the figure reported the previous day.Meanwhile, a total 682,142 tests have been con ducted countrywide since the outbreak of the novel corona virus here, and of this, some 32,265 males and 38,192 fe males were found to be pos itive.Of the 18 new cases re corded on Sunday, two are from Region Two (PomeroonSupenaam), 11 are from Region Three (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara), and the remaining five cas es are from Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica).Therewerenonew cases recorded in the other seven regions across the country within the reporting 24-hour period.After a prolonged peri od of declining cases, the Guyana Government had, back in March, removed most restrictions, as the country moves to recover from the pandemic and re turn to normalcy. But in re cent weeks, there has been a spike in COVID cases here, which health authorities have attributed to subvari ants of the Omicron strain, such as the BA.2 and more recently the BA.5. To this end, health authorities are urging persons to get vac cinated, and for those qual ified, to get their booster shots.
Senior Energy Engineer at the Guyana Energy Agency, Vickash Gokoel, while mak ing remarks at the official opening ceremony on Friday, noted that Guyana’s low car bon development strategy 2030, is geared towards a massive expansion of renew able and clean energy across the “Renewablecountry. energy and energy efficiency develop ment, continues to play a piv otal role in Guyana’s ongo ing energy transformation, the Government of Guyana is committed to achieving a low-carbon economy and ad vancing the nation’s transi tion away from conventional energy sources,” Gokoel said. The agencies got on board with helping the Kuru Kururu farmers in October of 2021, before that they faced several hardships in produc ing and sustaining the facil ity. Farmer Denise ThomasSpencer thanked all the agen cies for the facility which will now make life much better for those who use the facility. “We were very challenged by electricity to do our jams and jelly and the eddo flour it was very tedious, because when we finish at the end of the day, we have to pay light bill, and all our profit went back into the light bills, and because of that it was like go ing slow, very slow, because of the mandatory work, we could come in and we would peel,” Thomas-Spenser said. She explained that be cause of the manual labour, the workers also received a lot of injuries to their hands because of the slipperiness of the Aeddoesfarmer of Laluni, Emmett Nicholas shared his thoughts on the facility. “I glad that we could get develop in Guyana and them thing because, as small farm ers, we didn’t get no kind of push and now we getting the push, so we gotta make the best use of it,” he said. The facility produces jelly and different products made of eddo, which is the main crop in the area, with the community producing more than a million pounds of eddo per Farmermonth. Joy Heywood wel comed the facility, noting that “it was long-awaited”. She said, “it would offset some of our eddoes, we trying to get this thing up and run ning for about over 17 years. It’s a lot of sacrifices but we didn’t give up, we keep on working.”Meanwhile, another farm er, Alfred Morrison, said that “this means a great to all farmers of Kuru Kururu. For me this is a great initiative because for years we have been struggling here with ed does that can’t take the local market by just selling eddoes so this processing that they have put in place here, this would do wonders for us.” Carlyle Noble, another farmer, said he now has to worry less about the market for his “…theeddoes.farmer can produce on a larger scale at this point because I think their confi dence has been built, in terms of farming. After all, they know that when they pro duce, they have somewhere to sell their produce, know ing that this facility will be taking off much of the eddoes that is being produced in the community,” he said.
will now benefit from a smart agro-processing facility, which will aid economic de velopment in the area. The Smart AgroProcessing Facility is located at the old Kuru Kururu work shop building, which was provided by the Agriculture Ministry and also houses the Kuru Kururu Farmers Crops and Livestock Association. According a DPI arti cle, funding came from the United Nations Development Programme’s (UNDP) GEF Small Grants Programme, which provided US$35,223 into the Supportproject.for the proj ect came from the Basic Needs Trust Fund and the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture. The Guyana Energy Agency provided consultation and the labour for the project.
GEF Small Grants Programme provides finan cial and technical support to projects that conserve and re store the environment while enhancing people’s well-be ing and livelihoods. The SGP demonstrates that commu nity action can maintain the fine balance between human needs and environmental im peratives.
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Kuru Kururu farmers benefit from smart agro-processing facility
The old workshop building in Kuru Kururu which now houses the smart agro-processing facility Inside the smart agro-processing facility in Kuru Kururu Some processed products produced by the agro-processing facility
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D eputy President William Ruto edged ahead of his main ri val Raila Odinga in Kenya’s presidential election as the country remained on ten terhooks for the final elec tionRutooutcome.scored 51.25 per cent of the vote on Sunday, reversing earlier gains for Odinga, who had 48.09 percent, according to fig ures from the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), which tallied results from nearly 50 percent of constituen cies.The election, which was held on Tuesday, is being closely watched as a test of stability in Kenya, which is one of East Africa’s wealth iest nations and its most vi brantPastdemocracy.votesin the coun try have been marred by rigging and deadly vio lence.The electoral commis sion has until Tuesday to declare a winner. The win ning candidate must re ceive 50 percent of the na tional vote plus one, and at least 25 percent of the vote from 24 of 47 counties. With the race so close, observers say an appeal to the Supreme Court by the losing candidate is almost certain, meaning it could be many weeks before a new president takes office. In western Kenya, resi dents said they were tired of waiting for results, but stressed they were also sapped from the turbulence of the“Wepast.aren’t ready for any violence here,” said Ezekiel Kibet, 40, who said he would accept the results if the process is transpar ent. “We are thinking of how our kids will go back to school.”“Letwhoever will win rule us,” added Daniel Arap Chepkwony, 63. “Many peo ple think that we here will come out with our weapons, but we will not.” Odinga and Ruto are in a tight race to succeed President Uhuru Kenyatta, who has reached his twoterm limit. Kenyatta has endorsed Odinga after fall ing out with Ruto following the last election. Riot po lice responded to scuffles late Saturday at the na tional tallying centre amid tensions over the close re sults. An agent for Odinga announced from the lectern the tallying centre was the “scene of a crime” before calm was restored. The agent, Saitabao Ole Kanchory, offered no evi dence in the latest exam ple of the unverified claims that both top campaigns have made as Kenya waits for official results. Police remained at the centre on Sunday. “We must all avoid rais ing tensions that could eas ily trigger violence,” local human rights groups and professional associations said in a joint statement, urging restraint from can didates and their support ers. Official vote tallying has been proceeding slowly, heightening public anxiety. IEBC Chairman Wafula Chebukati blamed party agents, who are allowed to scrutinise result forms be fore they are added to the final tally. “Agents in this exercise cannot proceed … as if we are doing a forensic audit,” he told a news briefing on Friday. “We are not moving as fast as we should. This exercise needs to be con cluded as soon as possible.” (Al Jazeera)
A34-year-old man of Lange Park, Chaguanas died at the Port of Spain General Hospital on Saturday morn ing after he and two others were shot while liming at The Residence nightclub. Police said Nikhal Luthra was on the patio of The Residence, One Woodbrook Place, Woodbrook at about about 2.30 am when he was shot.Police said the gunman came out of a white Toyota Axio and opened fire, hitting Luthra and another man, of Westmoorings, to the back of their heads. The man re mains critical at the hospi tal while the third man, of Princes Town, who was shot in the abdomen, is warded in a stable condition. No motive was given for the shooting. (T&T Newsday)
William Ruto edges ahead in Kenya’s presidential race
3 shot at T&T's The Residence, 1 dies at hospital
6 J’cans refused boarding on flights in Panama
Deputy President William Ruto Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Senator Kamina Johnson Smith says her ministry is mak ing enquiries into why six Jamaicans were refused boarding on their connect ing flights in Panama on Saturday.Johnson Smith, in a se ries of tweets on Sunday, said the ministry was ad vised that the Jamaicans were not being deported, as is being suggested on social media. Rather, they were not allowed to board the flight due to the airlines' re fusal."The relevant airline was not forthcoming on the rea sons for refusal," the minis ter Atsaid.that point, she said, the Foreign Ministry's Honorary Consul in Panama tried to assist. "We were advised that the Jamaicans were not be ing deported,m(not an im migration issue), but due to the airline's refusal, they were not landed and were required to remain at the airport until the next re turn flight to JA (today)," Johnson Smith tweeted. "@mfaftja has also start ed to make enquiries of the Dutch Gov't as they (the Jamaicans) were next due to travel on KLM to the Netherlands," she added. Meanwhile, the minis ter has assured that the Jamaican authorities will make further enquiries of the Panamanian gov ernment on the issue, in cluding "the alleged condi tions in which the nationals were placed at the airport." (Jamaica Observer)
C olombian President Gustavo Petro has named new com manders for the military and the Police, saying he chose the officials because they have not been accused of corruption or human rightsColombiaviolations.and the National Liberation Army (ELN) rebel group also took steps on Friday to re start peace Colombia’stalks. security forces have a long history of corruption scandals and human rights abuses com mitted during the coun try’s nearly six decades of conflict.“The concept of human security means that suc cess lies not in the num ber of dead, but in sub stantially reducing deaths, massacres and increasing substantially people’s lib erties and rights,” Petro told a news conference on Friday to name his new of ficials.Petro said his criteria for selecting the new com manders were “zero cor ruption, zero violation of fundamental rights”. Enemy death tolls would cease to be a reason for the promotion of security personnel, he add ed. Petro, a critic of Colombia’s military estab lishment and former mem ber of the M-19 armed group, promised during his election campaign pro found changes to the coun try’s security forces and he urged the new officials to protectGenerallife. Helder Fernan Giraldo was named com mander of the armed forc es, General Luis Mauricio Ospina is to direct the army and Vice Admiral Francisco Hernando Cubides will head the navy. General Luis Carlos Cordoba will direct the air force and General Henry Armando Sanabria the na tionalArmedpolice.conflict has plagued Colombia for al most 60 years, causing about 450,000 deaths be tween 1985 and 2018 alone. (Excerpt from Al Jazeera)
have acknowledged there have been obstacles to the rescue operations, but have denied that the intensity of the response has slowed. On Friday, civil defence national coordinator Laura Velazquez said during a news conference that rescu ers “have all the conditions” to resume the search, al though she said divers had not reached the floor of the 600-metre (1970 feet) deep shaft and did not know when they would be able to access the area where the miners are feared trapped. There have been no signs of life from the miners since the flooding, which was be lieved to be caused by an ac cidental breach of an adjoin ing chamber that was filled with water. Five miners es caped in the immediate af termath. (Excerpt from Al Jazeera)
Four Latin American nations back Castillo as Peru political crisis continues
deforestation, tracing cattle
Volunteers draining water from a flooded coal mine in Sabinas, Coahuila state, Mexico where 10 miners remain trapped [Alfredo Lara/AP Photo]
V enezuela has sus pended new crude shipments to Europe under an oil-fordebt deal and has asked Italy's Eni and Spain's Repsol to provide it with fuel in exchange for fu ture cargoes, three people familiar with the matter said.Venezuela's oil com pany PDVSA no longer is interested in the oil-fordebt deals that the US State Department autho rised in May, the sourc es said, which allowed the state company to resume shipments to Europe af ter a two-year suspension caused by US Washingtonsanctions.authorised the shipments as long as cargo proceeds were used to pay off accumulated debt PDVSA owed to joint ventures with Eni and Repsol."PDVSA wants to go back to oil swaps, and that is not possible yet," said a person involved in car goes previously delivered to Europe. "There's zero interest in the oil-for-debt deals."Venezuelan oil ship ments, particularly those sent to refineries in Spain, have helped Europe re duce purchases of Russian oil since the invasion of Ukraine. But the deal's terms have not provid ed needed cash or fuel to PDVSA, whose own re fineries are struggling to produce gasoline and die sel after years of underin vestment and lack of re pairs.According to PDVSA's shipping schedules, there are no loading windows assigned to Eni or Repsol for Europe-bound cargoes in August, even though stocks of diluted crude oil (DCO) at the Jose port rose to almost 5 million barrels as of Aug 8. PDVSA wants to get fuel in exchange for its crude, while using a por tion of the cargoes' value to offset billions of dol lars in debts to joint ven ture partners including Chevron, Eni and Repsol, according to the sources. The deal reshuffle could help the Venezuelan company reanimate its Orinoco Belt extra heavy oil operations, which need imported diluents such as heavy naphtha, and ease the country's motor fuel deficit. (Excerpt from Reuters)
Families appeal for more help on 10th day of Mexican mine rescue
Colombia to focus on fighting
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Cardinal Leopoldo Brenes blessing followers in Managua after National Police denied permission for a planned religious procession on 'internal security' grounds [AP Photo]
The governments of Mexico, Argentina, Ecuador and Bolivia on Saturday backed the con tinuation of Pedro Castillo's presidency in Peru, where he is facing several criminal investigations and constant threats of impeachment. "We reiterate our soli darity with the legitimate ly elected authorities," the countries said in a joint statement. "We trust that all (Peruvian) political ac tors will prioritize building broad consensus."
PDVSA pauses oil-for-debt shipments to Europe, wants product swaps
Regional The families of 10 min ers still missing after a flood at a facility in Mexico’s northern Coahuila state have appealed for more help as the rescue op eration continued for the tenth day.
Nicaraguan Catholics gather for mass after Govt bans procession
Left-wing Castillo, a for mer teacher and peasant farmer raised in a poor fam ily in Peru's rural Andes, came to power last year. While his election spooked investors, Castillo has since moderated his stance, keeping technocrats in the key Finance Ministry. But he has cycled through many crises, including sur viving two impeachment at tempts and reshuffling his Cabinet many times. He is also under six sepa rate criminal investigations for, among other things, ob struction of justice in the fir ing of an Interior Minister. Opposition lawmakers have said they would like to launch a third impeachment attempt but acknowledge they do not have the votes to oustMexico,him. Argentina and Bolivia are led by left-wing governments that have supported Castillo in the past. Ecuador is led by cen tre-right Guillermo Lasso. (Excerpt from Reuters) Colombia will focus on combating deforesta tion, exerting great er control over the cattle in dustry and will also propose cancelling external debt in exchange for conserving the environment, Environment Minister Susana Muhamad said on Friday. Deforestation in Colombia rose 1.5 per cent in 2021 to 174,103 hectares (430,218 acres), of which 112,899 were located in the country's Amazon. Preservation of the Amazon, the world's larg est rainforest, is considered vital to curbing catastroph ic climate change, because of the vast amount of green house gas it absorbs. "The first challenge is to stop deforestation," Muhamad said, add ing full implementation of a peace deal between the Government and the now-demobilised FARC guerrillas will be key. Deforestation soared after guerrillas of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) demo bilised in 2016 as swathes of forest were suddenly opened up to agriculture and crim inal gangs who moved into the former rebels' territory. Another challenge will be monitoring the cattle indus try, Muhamad said. "A gigantic goal is to per form tracing of cattle and the meat industry," she said. "Today, 80 per cent is un traceable and we as a society should commit to making sure there are no products in supermarkets that come from deforested areas," Muhamad added. The Government will also request Colombia's for eign debt be cancelled in exchange for conservation efforts, a proposal that left ist President Gustavo Petro floated during his inaugu ration last Sunday. (Excerpt from Reuters)
Colombia’s Petro replaces security chiefs in human rights push
In a news conference on Saturday, family mem bers expressed frustra tion over what they called a slow response from the Government after the El Pinabete mine in Sabinas flooded on August 3, trap ping the miners inside, ac cording to local media. They spoke after an ini tial attempt by rescue divers on Thursday was scuttled by debris blockages and poor visibility.“Theauthorities tell us to wait, that there is a long way to go,” Javier Rodríguez Palomares, the brother of miner Margarito Rodríguez Palomares, said, according to the El Pais newspaper. “What we want is help to get our relatives out, whether from here or Governmentabroad.”officials
N icaraguan Catholics have gathered for a large-scale mass in the capital, Managua, un der heavy Police presence after a religious proces sion was prohibited by the Government.Themass on Saturday followed several moves against the church in re cent weeks, including the investigation and confine ment of a prominent priest who had been critical of President Daniel Ortega‘s Government. A day before the gathering, the Vatican for the first time expressed concern over the recent ac tions in the Latin American country.Church leaders urged followers to attend the mass after they said the National Police had banned a planned procession through the city citing “in ternalCardinalsecurity”.
Leopoldo Brenes said the attendees congregated “with a lot of happiness, but also with a lot of sadness” due to “the situation we have lived in our“Forgiveparishes”.them Lord, be cause they know not what they do,” Brenes said. In early August, Ortega’s Government closed seven radio stations owned by the church and announced an investiga tion into Bishop Rolando Alvarez, who has been con fined to the church’s com pound in Matagalpa along with several other priests by police for nearly two weeks.The Government has ac cused Alvarez, a vocal crit ic, of promoting hate and inciting violence. Prior to confining Alvarez, Police had confined a priest in Sebaco, also part of the Matagalpa diocese, for sev eral days before eventually allowing him to leave. Rights observers say Ortega continues to crack down on freedom of expres sion and speech following massive anti-government protests that broke out in April 2018. At least 328 people were killed by se curity forces and hundreds were detained, with some allegedly tortured. (Excerpt from Al Jazeera)
Ukraine targets Russian soldiers accused of threatening nuclear plant
Saudi Aramco profit soars on higher prices and refining margins
State oil giant Saudi Aramco on Sunday reported its highest quarterly profit since the company went public in 2019, boosted by higher oil prices and refining margins. Aramco joins oil majors such as Exxon Mobil Corp and BP that have reported strong or record-breaking results in recent weeks after Western sanctions against major exporter Russia squeezed an already under-supplied global market causing a surge in crude and natural gas prices. The company expects "oil demand to continue to grow for the rest of the decade despite downward economic pressures on short-term global forecasts," CEO Amin Nasser said in Aramco's earnings report. Net profit increased 90 per cent to 181.64 billion riyals (US$48.39 billion) for the quarter to June 30 from 95.47 billion riyals a year earlier and compared with a mean estimate from 15 analysts of US$46.2 billion. It declared a second-quarter dividend of US$18.8 billion, in line with its own target, to be paid in the third quarter. Aramco shares, which were little changed on Sunday, have risen more than 25 per cent this year. Nasser, speaking to reporters on an earnings call, voiced concern over a lack of global investment in hydrocarbons that has led to "very limited" spare capacity. He said Aramco stands ready to raise oil output to its maximum sustained capacity of 12 million barrels per day should the Saudi Government ask. Aramco said its average total hydrocarbon production was 13.6 million barrels of oil equivalent per day in the second quarter. The company is working to increase production from multiple energy sources, including renewables and blue hydrogen as well as oil and gas, as it works on both energy security and climate goals, Nasser said. Capital expenditure increased by 25 per cent to US$9.4 billion in the quarter compared to the same period in 2021. Aramco said it continued to invest in growth, expanding its chemicals business and developing prospects in low-carbon businesses.Itisalso currently studying opportunities in the liquid-tochemicals sector with a focus on the Asian market. In July, Exxon posted its biggest quarterly profit ever, a net income of US$17.9 billion, an almost four-fold increase from a year earlier, while European majors Shell and TotalEnergies also benefited from surging margins for making fuels like gasoline andThediesel.Saudi stock market, up 11 per cent this year, is very promising for company listings in the near future, Nasser said, adding that there is "some expectation" that Aramco might list some entities within the firm. Aramco is working to merge two energy trading units, with Aramco Trading Co to absorb Motiva Trading, ahead of a potential initial public offering of the business, sources have said. (Excerpt from Reuters) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has warned Russian soldiers who shoot at Europe's largest nuclear power station or use it as a base to shoot from that they will become a "special target" for Ukrainian forces.UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has called for the establishment of a demilitarised zone at the Zaporizhzhia plant in south ern Ukraine amid fears of a nuclear catastrophe over re newed shelling in the past days, for which Russia and Ukraine blame each other. Zelenskiy, who did not give any details, reiterated that he considered Russia was using the plant, which it cap tured early in the war but is still being run by Ukrainians, as nuclear blackmail. "Every Russian soldier who either shoots at the plant,
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or shoots using the plant as cover, must understand that he becomes a special target for our intelligence agents, for our special services, for our army," he said in an evening address on Saturday. The Zaporizhzhia plant dominates the south bank of a vast reservoir on the Dnipro River. Ukrainian forces con trolling the towns and cities on the opposite bank have come under intense bombard ment from the Russian-held side.Ukrainian presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak accused Russia of "hitting the part of the nuclear power plant where the energy that powers the south of Ukraine is generated"."Thegoal is to disconnect us from the (plant) and blame the Ukrainian army for this," Podolyak wrote on Twitter. A foreman who worked at the plant was killed on Sunday by Russian shell ing while walking his dog near his home in the city of Enerhodar, Ukraine's state-run nuclear company Energoatom said. (Excerpt from Reuters)
Ukrainian servicemen prepare a D-30 howitzer for fire near a frontline in Mykolaiv region, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, Ukraine, August 13, 2022
Forty-five people were injured including four po licemen involved in the res cueWeepingeffort. families waited outside for word on relatives still inside the church and at nearby hospitals where the victims were taken. The blaze erupted at the church in Giza city in Greater Cairo in the work ing-class neighbourhood of Imbaba, where about 5000 people had gathered. Giza, Egypt’s second-largest city, lies just across the Nile fromInCairo.a statement, the Interior Ministry said a fo rensic examination showed the fire began in the sec ond-floor air conditioning as a result of an electrical mal function.Smoke inhalation was the main cause of death, it said. Families of those who died will receive 100,000 Egyptian pounds ($5220), according to a Cabinet statement.Thecountry’s chief pros ecutor, Hamada el-Sawy, ordered an investigation and a team of prosecu tors were dispatched to the church.Copts are the largest Christian community in the Middle East, making up at least 10 million of Egypt’s 103 million people. (Excerpt from Al Jazeera) Blasts ripped through a fireworks warehouse in a shopping mall in the Armenian capital of Yerevan on Sunday, Russian news agencies reported, killing two people and injuring 60. Video footage showed thick grey smoke rising above a building, followed by an ex plosion that sent people run ning from the scene. People were trying to clear rubble and debris from a building that suffered exten sive damage as clouds of dust and smoke hung in the air. Other bystanders were help ing victims. Armenia's Health Ministry E ight people have been wounded after a Palestinian gun man opened fire at two lo cations in Jerusalem, offi cialsThesay.
Armenia’s capital Yerevan hit by deadly explosion
At least one person has been killed and an unknown number of people are feared trapped in rubble after a strong explo sion ripped through a retail market in Armenia’s capi tal Yerevan, according to of ficials. Rescue workers were working to pull people out of the rubble, Levon Sardaryan, a spokesman for the Yerevan mayor, told The Associated Press news agency. Maria Titizian, a journal ist based in Yerevan, said the market building has crashed and is still burning. The ca sualty figures are expected to increase, she said. “It’s a very busy market in the afternoon and that is why at this moment it is dif ficult to give exact numbers,” she“Accordingsaid. to the Ministry relevant to emer gency situations, the fires started where fireworks are sold, they believe that was the cause of the explosions but at this point it cannot be confirmed,” Titizian said. The Ministry of Emergency Situations said there were 10 fire engines on the spot, and 10 more were on their way to the Surmalu market, located about 2km (1.2 miles) south of the city’s centre. The cause of the blast was not immediately known. Photos and videos post ed on social media showed a thick column of black smoke over the market as succes sive explosions could be heard. The Emergency Ministry said at least 20 people were injured in the blast. (Excerpt from Al Jazeera)
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assailant target ed a bus carrying Jewish worshippers who had just prayed at the Western Wall as well as people in a car park near the holy site. Two of the wounded are in a serious condition, in cluding a pregnant woman. US citizens were among the victims. The gunman, identified as a resident of occupied East Jerusalem, fled the scene but later turned him selfIsraeliin. Police said he had a criminal record but no known affiliations with Palestinian militant groups.They believe that he act ed alone, but they are con cerned that he might in spire copycat attacks.
The driver of the bus tar geted by the gunman said it had been full of passengers coming from the Western Wall, the holiest place where Jews are allowed to pray, when it stopped at the Tomb of David station in the early hours of Sunday. The pregnant woman was shot in the stomach and had to have an emer gency Caesarean section at Jerusalem's Shaarei Tsedek Hospital. A hospital spokesman told AFP news agency that the woman was in a serious condition and that her baby was in a seri ous but stable condition. Local media reported that the wounded also in cluded four members of a family from New York who were waiting for a taxi at the bus stop. The fa ther was said to have suf fered wounds to the head and neck and was in a se rious condition in hospital. (Excerpt from BBC News)
A fire tore through a packed Coptic Orthodox church during morning services near Egypt’s capital, killing 41 worshippers including at least 10 Severalchildren.people trapped inside facing thick black smoke jumped from upper floors of the Martyr Abu Sefein church to try to es cape the intense flames, witnesses“Suffocation,said. suffoca tion, all of them dead,” said a distraught witness who only gave a partial name, Abu“ThereBishoy.are children, we didn’t know how to get to them,” said Abu Bishoy.
Firefighter evacuating a wounded woman from the fire at Surmalu market in Yerevan [Daniel Bolshakov/AP Photo]
Fireworks warehouse explodes in Armenian mall, killing 2 and injuring 60 Palestinian gunman wounds 8 in Jerusalem attack said that the number of peo ple injured had reached 60, of whom 22 had already been dis charged. Two people died, the Ministry said on Telegram. Firefighters were strug gling to contain the blaze as fireworks continued det onating, complicating the search and rescue operation, TASS cited the Head of the Ministry's rescue service as saying.It was not immediate ly clear what caused the fire works to detonate. (Excerpt from Reuters)
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21MONDAY, AUGUST 15, 2022 West Indies Cricket would continue to have a revolving door of coaching staff and failures if the crux of its problem is not addressed. Following West Indies fast bowling great Sir Andy Roberts’s contention that Cricket West Indies (CWI) erred when it rehired for mer player Phil Simmons as coach of the senior men’s team on a four-year con tract, Roland Butcher has said that sacking Simmons will not solve the fundamen tal structural problem of cricket in the Caribbean. Instead, the former Barbados opener and England international ad vanced the establishment of an Under-23 tournament to redress what is now WI cricket’s decades-long de cline.Speaking to Barbados TODAY via telephone from New Jersey, where he is commentating at the International Cricket Council (ICC) Men’s World Cup qualifiers, Butcher charged that the absence of a bridge between under-19 and franchise cricket has significantly contributed to the lack of competition for spots on the team; and to players becoming compla cent, which ultimately leads some to believe that CWI is at their beck and call. “You should not be choosing when you want to play and when not to play for your national team. Australia don’t beg players to come and play for them; you either make yourself available and you play, or you make yourself unavail able and Australia moves on,” he “Englandsaid. doesn’t have the same problems that we do. How many times have you seen England playing series in any form of cricket without their main players, who may be playing some where else? You don’t!”, he charged.“NoIndian plays in any other franchise tournament; they are not allowed to. They can retire from playing for the national team and do as they want, but as long as they are going to be avail able for selection, Indians don’t (refuse to play),” he contended.“Butthe West Indies are very lenient in terms of the granting of NoCs (NoObjection Certificates), they don’t refuse any NoCs. I just saw Wanindu Hasaranga denied an NoC to play in the Hundred, and that was worth £100,000, but they (Sri Lanka Cricket) refuse the NoC because they need him to play. And this goes back to the point I am mak ing: there is no competition, so (players) believe that they can go and come as they please…and they are right, because there is no pressure coming in their direction. “If our system was differ ent and there was competi tion, we would move on from those guys. You wouldn’t even contemplate wanting to include them when they deem they are fit to play. But as it stands, your bar rel is pretty empty,” Butcher maintained.Tothe credit of CWI, Butcher, the retired Head Coach of the University of the West Indies (UWI) Cave Hill Academy of Sport, ac knowledged that the board has attempted to fill the void by the inclusion of an Under-23 team in the re gional Super50 Cup, and that side won in its debut year.Moreover, the regional body has now put together a Rising Stars Academy com prising under-23 players, 15 of whom were given oneyearandcontractswilltrain for an en tire year. Next year’s renew al will be based on perfor mance.This development tak ing place in the 19-23 age group is extremely import ant. However, the former L iverpool captain Jordan Henderson hopes the unsavoury off-field scenes that marred last season's Champions League final in Paris would represent a "watershed" moment in the treatment of footballHendersonfans. started as Liverpool fell to a 1-0 de feat to Real Madrid at the Stade de France in May, a loss that ended Liverpool’s hopes of adding to an EFL Cup and FA Cup double. However, the match was overshadowed by violent scenes, as supporters were targeted with pepper spray and tear gas outside the stadium, leading both clubs to call for an investigation. While authorities origi nally blamed English fans' use of fake tickets for the disruption, both Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin and Paris Police Chief Didier Lallement have since apologised for those claims. UEFA announced the commissioning of an inde pendent investigation into the causes of the security failings just one day after the match, and Henderson believes steps must be tak en to ensure a repeat never occurs.
"I always go into the new season not wanting to dwell too much on whatev er happened in the previ ous one, for better or worse; but there is one element that I do want to look back on, and that is the treat ment of our fans in Paris," he wrote in his programme notes ahead of Liverpool's Premier League clash with Crystal Palace. "I know there is an in quiry going on at the min ute, so I don't want to say too much at this stage, but there is a basic principle that needs to be agreed on by all involved in football, and that is that football supporters should always be taken care of. "That is absolutely non-negotiable. Safety and security shouldn't be asked for or campaigned for, they should be a given; and in Paris, this was not the case. All of the players and staff had family and friends who were caught up in the prob lems outside the stadium, so we are all well aware of what went on and what went wrong. The only con clusion that anyone can come to is that something like that can never happen again. "I'm not just speaking for our supporters here either. Every single football fan needs to know that when they go to a match, the au thorities will look after them. For that to happen, Paris needs to be a water shed. It has to be a moment that brings about change for the better. Nothing else is acceptable," he said. UEFA's review of events at the final remains ongo ing, while Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp declared his hope that findings "are getting closer" in July. (Sportsmax)
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Butcher tells CWI to start U23 tournament mirroring first-class season
high-performance coach still believes there is need for a CWI-hosted regional un der-23 tournament which runs alongside the firstclassButcherseason.noted that until such time, CWI would con tinue to spend a great deal of money, time and effort to train players from under-13 to under-19, and then when the under-19 tournament is finished, they have nothing else for those players. So, the players have to go to club cricket, which, Butcher add ed, in the case of Barbados is poorly resourced, and with a deficit of good training fa cilities and constraints on trainingTherefore,times.because they no longer have the back-up of the coaches and equip ment that were used, for instance at the Everton WeekesCentre of Excellence, and no competition, naturally those players would regress, it has been contended. In addition, Butcher did not think it was realis tic to expect a boy of age 19 coming straight out of un der-19 to get into a franchise team or the Barbados senior team. Due to this, Butcher estimates that, in the past decade or so, West Indies Cricket has lost on average about 1,000 of the best un der-19 players across the re gion out of the system. “How can a small space like the Caribbean, that to tals six million people, of which a small percentage play cricket, you lose 1,000 of them in ten years and then expect to compete against the best in the world? You can’t!” Butcher maintained. He continued: “It’s im possible, and that is the gap in our development pro cess that is hampering our players. If there is competi tion coming from below, two things will happen: either they will step up their per formances, or they will be phased out. So, I am urging Cricket West Indies to some how find the resources to have an under-23 season the same way that they would have the under-19 tourna ment…“So if, for instance, Barbados needs to change a player in the team, and their under-23 has been playing the same time in the season and you have somebody per forming well, you pull that person into the team, be cause they are already pre pared to play. “Our system must be bet ter if we want to compete. If it’s not, you can bring who you want as manager, as coach, as whoever, and there will be no difference in re sults; none whatsoever! “You’re not attacking the symptom. You’ve got a cold, but you haven’t worked out why you’ve got a cold, so you will keep getting a cold. And that is our problem. The re action of people is, we need to change this, we need to change that. There are times when people need changing, but unless you get those oth er things right, you will be forever changing! Forever!” Butcher stressed. (Barbados Today) Roland Butcher
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The Guyana Defence Force concluded its sports summer camp on Friday, August 12, 2022 after two weeks of learning, fun and excitement. The atmosphere reflect ed the joy in the hearts of the children, who clearly enjoyed the stimulating environment which was provided for them out of the Force’s belief that keeping children involved in sports is crucial to their devel opment.Colonel Administration and Quartering, Commander Vernon Burnett, in his in teraction with the children during the closing ceremo ny, allowed them to detail their experience. The consen sus among the children was that much learning had taken place, but they clearly wanted more time to continue to enjoy the camp, and also suggested the availability of more sports. Commander Burnett en couraged the children, whose ages ranged from 7-16 years, to continue enjoying sports, since not only do sports pro vide many opportunities, but also help to foster good health. He also urged the youths to be disciplined and remain fo cused.“Sport is an important as pect of your education. I want all of you to ensure you per form well at school, because education is a good road to success. It gives you hope and a better chance in life,” he urged.Much to the excitement of the youths, they were all presented with certificates of participation and backpacks with school supplies. Those children who performed com mendably in the various dis ciplines were also presented with special prizes of sports equipment.Children of members of the Force would enjoy the summer camp again next year. (GDF) GDF sports summer camp a resounding successRivers View triumph again as Rising Stars fall 3-1
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U MohabirGuyaneseSA-basedLatchand his family have provid ed $20,000 cash towards the project “Cricket gear for young and promising cricketers in Guyana”. A former resident of East Canje Berbice, Mohabir has said he is following the work of the project, and is impressed with the number of youths who have benefited from the initiative, and the reaches of the clubs from whence they originate, thus his support. This joint initiative between Anil Beharry of Guyana and Kishan Das of the USA has progressed well since its inception, and will continue to pro vide support towards the development of young peo ple and cricket in general. The owners of this ini tiative have expressed their gratitude for the assistance provided by Mohabir and his family. Total cricket relat ed items collected so far: $250,000 cash, two tro phies, twelve cricket boots, nineteen pairs of batting pads, twenty-one bats, fifteen pairs of bat ting gloves, nineteen thigh pads, one pair of wicket keeping pads, one arm guard, six cricket bags and twoInhelmets.addition to the above, $600,000 worth in gear was donated by Sheik Mohamed, former national wicketkeeper- batsman. To date, thirty-eight young players from all three counties of Guyana have already benefited from the receipt of three junior gear bags, two tro phies, one arm guard, fourteen bats, one box of cricket balls, two hel mets, eleven pairs of crick et shoes, ten pairs of bat ting pads, one bat rubber and twelve pairs of batting gloves.Inaddition, two clubs in the Pomeroon area of Region Two have bene fited from the receipt of two used bats. Pomeroon, Leguan and Wakenaam Cricket Committees and Cotton Tree Die Hard Committee have also each received one box of red cricket balls, while the RHCCCC has received two boxes, fifteen white crick et shirts, one pair of junior batting pads, one pair of wicketkeeping gloves, and a set of stumps and bails. Cricket-related items, used or new, would be distributed free of cost to young and promis ing cricketers in Guyana. Skills, discipline and ed ucation are important characteristics of the re cipients. Talent spotting is being done across the country, and club leaders also assist to identify tal ent. Progressive and well managed clubs would also benefit. The owners of this ini tiative have said, “We take this opportunity to thank Javed and Imran of West Indian Sports Complex, Option Group of USA, Hilbert Foster, Bish Panday of P and P Insurance Brokers, Sean Devers, Trevis Simon, Årïêl J. Tïlkú, Aaron Beharry, Leanna Bachan and Imran Saccoor, Devon Ramnauth, Teddy Singh, Romash Munna, Ravi Etwaroo, Kelvin Brijlall, Ravin Harkishun, Surendra Harkishun, Allan Mangru, Vishal Mahabir, Sherman Austin, Huburn Evans, Rajendra Sadeo, Ramesh Sunich of Trophy Stall, Sheik Mohamed of Star Sports Awards and Trophies, Ajay Gainda of Cricket Equipment Guyana, Gajanand Singh, Peter 7186875tactintinue.ture.ingforDrDeneshRahaman,RoshanRabindranathRamkissoon,Saywack,Gaffoor,AmeerChinSingh,ChandrapaulandCecilBeharry.“ThankstothemediatheroletheyareplayinpromotingthisvenDistributionwillconAnyoneinterestedcontributingcanconAnilBeharryon623orKishanDason16640896. “Cricket gear for young and promising cricketers in Guyana”
Anil Beharry is one of the minds behind this initiative Mr and Mrs Latch Mohabir in the first half of the game with their dominant perfor mance. And to compound the discomfiture, the ball flew past RVFC goalkeeper Dariq James to give the RSFC the lead minutes before the 1st leg came to an end. But with all hope appar ently lost for the RVFC, the doughty spirit of these river ine boys saw them regroup during the halftime break and return to competition like avenging angels. Midway through the second half, the inimitable Andrew Simmons undergirded the RVFC opti mism by scoring his 18th goal of the tournament, in the pro cess levelling the scores of the competing teams. But Simmons wasn't yet done with the competition. A little over 15 minutes later, he produced his 2nd goal, to the uninhibited delight of his fans. This second goal meant heartbreak for the Potaro Strikers, who were desper ately hoping their stars could pull off the win. And just to put the issue beyond speculation, Omario Lake placed the ball perfectly past the RSFC keeper to car ry the score to 3-1 in Rivers View favour. By then fan de light had ballooned to a fren zy, and an infectious euphoria had enveloped the venue. The game ended a few moments later.This win saw the Rivers View United Football Club walking away with a trophy and Gy$300,000. Andrew Simmons also received a tro phy for being adjudged the Most Valuable Player. The executive body and team of the Rivers View Football Club would like to ex tend heartfelt gratitude to the Bartica Football Association and all the member clubs, for making the league a success. Much gratitude is also ex tended to the fans, deemed most worthy, as without them the game would not have been quite as enjoyable.
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NEW ZEALAND INNINGS (20 overs maximum) Martin Guptill b Hosein 15 Devon Conway † c † Thomas b Walsh 21 Mitchell Santner c Powell b Hosein 13 Kane Williamson (c) c Hosein b Drakes 24 Glenn Phillips c King b Smith 41 Daryl Mitchell c Drakes b Smith 14 James Neesham c †Thomas b Smith 6 Michael Bracewell not out 3 Ish Sodhi not out 6 Extras (w 2) 2 TOTAL 20 Ov (RR: 7.25) 145/7 Did not bat: Lockie Ferguson, Tim Southee Fall of wickets: 1-18 (Martin Guptill, 2.5 ov), 2-48 (Mitchell Santner, 6.2 ov), 3-57 (Devon Conway, 8.3 ov), 4-104 (Kane Williamson, 14.2 ov), 5-121 (Glenn Phillips, 16.6 ov), 6-136 (James Neesham, 19.1 ov), 7-139 (Daryl Mitchell, 19.4 ov) BOWLING O-M-R-W Dominic Drakes 4-0-19-1 Alzarri Joseph 4-0-35-0 Akeal Hosein 4-0-28-2 Romario Shepherd 2-0-18-0 Odean Smith 4-0-29-3 Hayden Walsh 2-0-16-1
WEST INDIES INNINGS (Target: 146 runs from 20 overs) Brandon King c Guptill b Southee 53 Shamarh Brooks not out 56 Devon Thomas †c Phillips b Sodhi 5 Rovman Powell (c) not out 27 Extras (lb 6, w 3) 9 TOTAL 19 Ov (RR: 7.89) 150/2 Did not bat: Shimron Hetmyer, Romario Shepherd, Odean Smith, Akeal Hosein, Hayden Walsh, Alzarri Joseph, Dominic Drakes Fall of wickets: 1-102 (Brandon King, 13.1 ov), 2-113 (Devon Thomas, 14.3 ov) BOWLING O-M-R-W Michael Bracewell 2-0-14-0 Mitchell Santner 4-0-30-0 Tim Southee 4-0-37-1 Lockie Ferguson 4-0-16-0 Ish Sodhi 4-0-36-1 James Neesham 1-0-11-0 T he Guyana Men’s 3×3 National Basketball Team began their campaign to earn gold at the 5th Islamic Solidarity Games in Konya, Turkey on Sunday, August 14th, 2022 with a loss to Uganda and a win against Mauritania on the opening day. Playing against Mauritania, they managed to scrape an 18-17 win, with Nikkoloi Smith lead ing team Guyana to its first win with 8 points, while team captain Stanton Rose and Harold Adams added 5 points each. Guyana lost the game against Uganda 15-18. Team captain Stanton Rose led all scores with 8 points, while Harold Adams add ed 4 points, Nikkoloi Smith added 2 points, and Travis Belgrave contributed one point.The Guyanese are now placed at third on the ta ble in Pool B. Of the two games, they have aver aged 16.5 points per game, having scored 33 points in their two Guyanagames.will be hop ing to win their remaining games today against Iran and Maldives to qualify, as the top two teams of each group would advance to the quarterfinals, while the third-place team of each group would play for 9th–12th places. The bottom two (2) teams of each group would be classified based on wins, head-to-head re cords, and points scored for 13th–20th places. Team Guyana would comprise Stanton Rose Jr., Nikkoloi Smith, Harold Adams and Travis Belgrave. The 3×3 coordi nator joining the team is Junior Hercules.
H alf-centuries from Shamarh Brooks and Player-ofthe-Match Brandon King helped the West Indies salvage a measure of pride after they defeat ed New Zealand by eight wickets with six balls to spare, in the third and fi nal T20 International at Sabina Park in Kingston on Sunday.NewZealand took the series 2-1 after winning the first T20I by 13 runs last Wednesday and hu miliating the West Indies by 90 runs on Friday, which meant that Sunday’s match was a dead rubber with only pride at stake for the home side. Set a target of 147, the West Indies cruised to 150-2 from 19 overs. The victory was set up by an opening stand of 102 be tween Brooks, who was unbeaten on 56, and King, who entertained the small crowd gathered with 53 from 35 balls, his first T20 International half-century on home soil, and his fifth overall.Itwas the first opening stand of 100 or more by the West Indies since January 2020 against Ireland. King Phillips for five, to leave the West Indies at 113-2 midway the 15th over. Stand-in captain Rovman Powell ensured there would be no jitters when he scored 27 not out, including the match-win ning six over the midwick et boundary from James Neesham’s final delivery. Shamarh Brooks played a solid innings of 56
Rovman Powell chipped in with an unbeaten 27 off 15
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Dominic Drakes bowled economical figures of 1-19 Odean Smith bagged 3-29 Brandon King blasted 53 Powell and Brooks shared a 37-run partner ship that took the home side to victory. For the first time in the series, the bowlers and batsmen were on song. Odean Smith took T20I career-best figures of 3-29, Dominic Drakes bowled ti dily to finish with 1-19, and Akeal Hosein took 2-28 to restrict New Zealand to 145-7, their lowest total of thePhillipsseries. followed up his 76 from the second T20 International with a 26ball 41, but New Zealand lost wickets at regular in tervals, and were unable to put together any meaning ful partnerships. In fact, it was a 47-run fourth-wick et partnership between Kane Williamson (24) and Phillips that helped the tourists set a respectable total, after struggling to 57-3 in the ninth over. Devon Conway’s 21 was the only other score of note, as the West Indies bowlers maintained a stranglehold throughout the 20 overs.
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