GGDMA donates 20 dredge engines to help small miners in Bartica restart operations
In a major show of its commitment to supporting the mining community, the Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA) has donated 20 dredge engines to help small miners in the Bartica, Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) area to get back into production. According to the Association, this assistance was much needed since these miners were facing
challenges in resuming their operations.
This initiative was carried out in collaboration with the Ministry of Natural Resources during an official visit by subject Minister, Vickram Bharrat, to Bartica on Saturday. Supporting the sustainable development and resilience of the mining sector remains at the heart of the GGDMA’s mission, the association noted. It also
recognises the vital role that small miners play in the industry and expresses commitment to providing the support needed to help them recover and thrive.
“It is very heartening when a small miner can move up the scale as a natural evolution,” stated GGDMA Vice President (VP), Dabria Marcus. “We understand the difficulties that small miners face, and we will continue to support
them in any way we can.”
The GGDMA also underscored the importance of its regular Open Days, which remain a cornerstone of its outreach efforts. These sessions provide all miners with the opportunity to engage directly with the Association, voice their concerns, seek guidance, and access support. Issues raised during these engagements are carefully reviewed, and where appropriate, the Association implements targeted interventions such as this donation.
The GGDMA remains steadfast in its mission to strengthen Guyana’s mining sector by empowering its members—especially small and medium-scale miners—and ensuring they have the tools, resources, and opportunities needed to succeed.
The Association was represented in Bartica by a team comprising of VP Marcus; immediate Past President, Andron Alphonso; Executive Member, Vishanti Balgobin; Executive Member, Terry Singh, and the GGDMA Administrator, Avalon Jagnandan.
Meanwhile, the GGDMA also took the opportunity to encourage all miners to only sell their gold to the Guyana Gold Board (GGB) or to authorised gold buyers.
Only in April, the Natural Resources Ministry had issued a stern warning to miners on selling gold to unlicensed traders.
“The Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR), and its agencies – specifically the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) and the Guyana Gold Board (GGB) – reminds the public that only individuals or entities holding a valid gold dealer’s licence issued by the Guyana Gold Board, or a valid trader’s licence issued by the GGMC, are legally permitted to purchase gold in Guyana,” a notice issued by the GGMC on April 15 stated.
It went onto warn too that an application for a new licence or the renewal of an existing licence does not grant any legal authority to conduct gold trading activities. According to the Ministry, all pending applications for trading licences in gold and precious stones must await the formal and official issuance of their licence prior to engaging in any such transactions.
Moreover, the Ministry had cautioned too that anyone caught contravening this, or buying gold without a valid licence, will be prosecuted in accordance with the laws of Guyana.
Natural Resources Minister Vickram Bharrat and GGDMA officials with the small miners in Bartica who received help to restart their operations
The dredge engines donated to small miners in Bartica
BRIDGE OPENINGS
The Demerara Harbour Bridge will be closed to vehicular traffic on: Monday, June 2 –22:55h-00:25h and Tuesday, June 3 – no retraction.
The Berbice Bridge will be closed to vehicular traffic on: Monday, June 2 – 08:40h-10:10h and Tuesday, June 3 –09:40h-11:10h.
FERRY SCHEDULE
Parika and Supenaam departure times – 05:00h, 10:00h-12:00h, 16:00h, 18:30h daily.
WEATHER TODAY
Rain showers with instances of thunder are expected during the day and at night, with sunshine in the early afternoon. Temperatures are expected to range between 23 degrees Celsius and 29 degrees Celsius.
Winds: East North-Easterly to Easterly between 2.23 metres and 4.47 metres.
High Tide: 09:12h and 21:56h reaching maximum heights of 2.24 metres and 2.15 metres.
Low Tide: 15:21h reaching a minimum height of 0.98 metre.
Parika Port to transform Guyana’s regional trade
The Parika Port that the Government of Guyana plans to build, will have cold storage facilities and a packaging house, helping the facility to serve a vital function for the farmers of Region Three (Essequibo Islands/ West Demerara) and providing a launching pad to export produce directly to the Caribbean.
During a visit to Region Three, President Dr Irfaan Ali met with farmers and spoke about his Government’s initiative. According to the President, the Parika stelling that will be transformed into an international port, will play a vital role in Guyana’s food security ambitions and boost exports of agriculture products.
“How do we reduce the cost between when the produce was reaped and the time it goes to the market? That is why we're building back the Parika stelling into an international port, so we can export directly into the Caribbean from Parika.”
“And in that facility, we'll have international cold storage. This is how the Government supports the farmers. We'll have packaging houses that you can go there and package your product. Everybody doesn't need to invest in individual facilities,” the President pointed out.
Mention was also made of the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) Government getting regional supermarket chains like Massy – which also has branches in Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados, St Vincent, St Lucia and the United States of America (USA)- to retail Guyana’s packaged products in other corners of the region.
“We'll have the cold storage where you go and put your product in, showing the time and shelf life of your produce. And just as Massy is bringing in stuff from the whole Caribbean, we have to get them to take our packaged stuff to all the supermarkets throughout the Caribbean,” the Head of State added.
For some time, plans have been afoot to construct a new Parika Ferry Stelling and Waterfront Development Project, which will effectively transform the Parika Stelling into a major regional hub for transportation and socioeconomic activities, and enhance operational efficiency, prioritise safety and guarantee commuters’ comfort.
Funds were set aside in the Public Works Ministry’s $9.9 billion River Transport budget for this initiative. Additionally, monies were also earmarked to support the dredging of the Demerara River channels to ensure safe passage of larger ships, as well as the removal of wrecks and obstructions from the Demerara and Essequibo rivers.
The stelling sees much traffic. For instance, almost nine million repeat passengers have been recorded transiting on river taxis between Vreed-en-Hoop and Georgetown last year… further amplifying the need for the Government of Guyana to take steps to clear the
river of encumbrances such as logs in order to enhance the travel experience.
Last month, President Ali met with boat operators at Vreed-en-Hoop, and discussed his Government’s plans for them. He listened to their concerns and also revealed that as many as 8.5 million passengers were recorded last year using the Vreed-en-Hoop to Georgetown route.
With this number in mind, President Ali noted the importance of Government investing in the facility and improving the standards. According to the Head of State, a number of measures will be undertaken, including dredging of both channels. “We
have to change the standards and invest in the facilities here for the passengers and also the operators. And there are seven key areas that were identified, one is the dredging of both channels; that is, in Stabroek area and here,” he had detailed.
“And then you have the piles at the Georgetown side that caused damages to a number of boats. You requested cameras on both sides. Security cameras. Then you have the hut for the monitor on the Georgetown side. The landing in Georgetown to be extended to the basin. But if we dredge, that would help that a lot,” the Head of State added.
The current Parika stelling
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Political campaigning
The political campaigns that have already been launched by the political parties – both existent and inchoate – is another opportunity for the politicians in our parliamentary democracy to demonstrate their commitment to its fundamental tenets. Unfortunately, from the early forays and polemics, it appears we are in for a further polarisation of our politics and society, which threatens democratic values not only in our country but across the globe and especially in the United States that plays such an important role in our affairs. How do we deal with this phenomenon?
A decade or so ago, as the polarisation of politics was becoming intensified both quantitatively and qualitatively in the US; political scientists Amy Gutman and Dennis Thompson presciently offered some very salutary advice to our political elites in their book, “The Spirit of Compromise: Why Governing Demands It and Campaigning Undermines It”. Their advice is even more relevant today after the attacks and mayhem inflicted by individuals selfdescribed as “Scrapeheads” following the sad death of Adriana Younge, when several Opposition leaders excused the behaviour.
Here is Gutman and Thompson’s advice to those seeking to govern Guyana:
“If politics is the art of the possible, then compromise is the artistry of democracy. Unless one partisan ideology holds sway over all branches of government, compromise is necessary to govern for the benefit of all citizens. A rejection of compromise biases politics in favour of the status quo, even when the rejection risks crisis.
“Compromise is difficult, but governing a democracy without compromise is impossible. Why is compromise so hard in a democracy when it is undoubtedly necessary? Much of the resistance to compromise lies in another necessary part of the democratic process: campaigning for political office. Though valuable in its place, campaigning is increasingly intruding into governing, where it is less helpful. The means of winning an office are subverting the ends of governing once in office. It is only a slight exaggeration to say that in (Guyana) “every day is election day in the permanent campaign.
“Resistance to democratic compromise can be kept in check by a contrary cluster of attitudes and arguments—a compromising mindset—which favours adapting one’s principles and respecting one’s opponents. It is the mindset more appropriate for governing because it enables politicians more readily to recognise opportunities for desirable compromise. When enough politicians adopt it, enough of the time, the spirit of compromise prevails.
“In general, compromise is an agreement in which all sides sacrifice something in order to improve on the status quo from their perspective, and in which the sacrifices are at least partly determined by the other sides’ will. The sacrifice involves not merely getting less than you want, but also, thanks to your opponents, getting less than you think you deserve. The sacrifice typically involves trimming your principles. We call these defining characteristics of compromise mutual sacrifice and wilful opposition.”
What we recommend therefore, is that starting from today, the need for “mutual sacrifice and wilful opposition” be practised as the campaigns unfold. Take, for instance, the mundane matters of fixing roads in communities. Roads throughout Guyana are in a dilapidated state for a host of reasons – including the fact that local roads were not built to handle the number of “sand trucks” that are necessitated by the housing boom. All of these roads cannot be fixed immediately and the politicians across the divide must accept the need for compromise and not set community against community.
The authors warned about the dangers of almost continuously campaigning for elections, but with us in the run-up to the Sept 1st elections, the dangers are now potentially greatly magnified. However, because of the changed demographics that now deny either of the two major parties an in-built ethnic majority, only the spirit of compromise, for instance, will signal that the interests of others outside of traditional constituencies are being considered.
In this fashion, for purely partisan reasons, the politicians should ensure their rhetoric is less heated and the compromises more habitual
Only the PPP/C is ready, willing and capable of going into an election battle
Dear Editor,
The PPP/C Government has let the cat out of the bag by announcing September 1, 2025 to be E-Day. It comes at a celebrated time when the PPP/C is riding high on cloud nine after making hay while the sun was shining. They have hit the ground running from day one in August 2020 to clean up their predecessors’ mess, and have done their homework by planning and providing for all six races in all 10 regions (even ‘Region 11’), equally and equitably, regardless of race, religion, political persuasion, gender or age.
The Government has introduced a bigger, better and bolder budget each year, as they explore uncharted waters, creating ripple effects and setting unprecedented standards.
Guyana’s economic incline plane remains unparalleled, with an IMF’s projected 2025 GDP real growth rate of 10.3 per cent, representing the fastest growing economy in the world. Its real nonoil growth is projected at 13 per cent, reflecting no Dutch Disease Syndrome.
Under an astute financial management programme, the PPP/C Government has recorded an average 47% real GDP growth (2022-2024). The fiscal deficit is projected to contract by 15.6% from 2024.
According to a press re-
lease from last month, Director of IMF Western Hemisphere Department, Dr Rodrigo Valdes was in high praise for the PPP/C Government saying, “We’re seeing a very good management in Guyana. Now, Suriname has to establish the framework for this to work well for them.”
President Dr Irfaan Ali continues to sit on international pedestals and to attract worldwide attention as he receives accolades, recognitions and honours, unperceived before. His presence is of colossal significance at any forum not only because Guyana is now an oil-rich nation, but, of paramount importance, President Ali is being acknowledged as a leader who has successfully managed the PPP/C Government to lead the country from poverty to prosperity, from rags to riches, from embarrassment to exquisiteness, from precariousness to soundness and to transition it from just a name to justify a fame.
As all eyes are again focused on Guyana’s territorial issue with neighbouring Venezuela, Guyana is set to assume the Presidency of the United Nations Security Council for the month of June 2025. Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro is regarded as the belly of the beast in the Southern Hemisphere, as over six million of its citizens
migrated out of the country due to poverty, hardship, food shortage, unemployment and fear for their lives. Ironically, those very reasons are driving Venezuelans to seek solace under the PPP/C Government’s wings in Guyana.
On the other side of the coin, a distraught Opposition has been caught napping with their pants down, as they horrifyingly heard the disturbing news of September 1 being Election Day. They were gambling on a November date so that they can put their house in order. The PNC is in disarray, divided by dissent. The PNC coalescing with a fiveman WPA Party and other one-member parties is meaningless. No one will listen to a Brutus-type backstabber.
The WPA’s fingers are draped in Rodney’s blood. One-man party commands no influence and will not attract voters.
The PNC’s election campaign machinery is non-functional. They are yet to formulate a slogan, an agenda, literature, materials, flags and other paraphernalia. The question of finance cannot be ruled out. July 20th will be nomination day. The PNC is dazed and undecided. They are yet to find a running mate and to finalise a who’s who for ministerial and parliamentary positions. The parting of the “red sea” adds no comfort or solace to them, rather, it harbours a sense of insecurity and uncertainty.
The 2023 Local Government Elections is a sad reminder of the PNC’s lousy performance and their inability to contest all the constituencies. The PPP/C gained a walkover in 291 constituencies out of the 610 due to the Opposition’s failure to field any contestants!
Meanwhile, PNC members are crossing the floor to join the PPP/C and to back President Ali. Young voters are persuaded by results, actions, and a fool-proof manifesto. Only the PPP/C Party provides and perfects such a reality. Guyanese can no longer be fooled with honey, sweet talk and empty promises as adumbrated by the Opposition. Guyanese refuse to be brainwashed by PNC’s propaganda and have long drawn the line of demarcation between truth and lies.
Undoubtedly, a few diehards will remain out of loyalty only and not conviction. What is globally glaring is the PNC’s track record of 33 years of disaster as they ruined the lives of Guyanese by destabilising the economy of this country.
The AFC have decided to walk the plank without the PNC. Battered, bruised and bitten by controversies, contradictions and peculiarities, that party is still in the market for alliances.
From human interest photos to landscapes, to wildlife, the Ministry of Tourism’s current “Snap and Share 59” photo competition has seen hundreds of entries of beautiful snapshots of Guyana shared (#snapnshare59)
Pres Ali to chair high-level debate at UNSC as Guyana assumes presidency for June
For the second time since becoming a member in 2024, Guyana has assumed the Presidency of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for the month of June.
Commenced on Sunday, June 1, 2025, the packed scheduled for the onemonth tenure includes several mandated meetings of the Council on topical areas such as Syria, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Iraq, Afghanistan, Central Africa, Sudan, Libya and Yemen.
Additionally, there will
opment and international peace and security, zeroing in on poverty and underdevelopment as both drivers and consequences of conflict.
It comes at a time when armed conflicts are increasing and the Sustainable Development Goals are not on track to be achieved by 2030.
Guyana is set to host the annual Children and Armed Conflict Open Debate on 25 June. The session will include briefings from the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-
also be a mandated meeting on Resolution 2334 regarding Israeli settlements on Palestinian territories.
However, a key feature of Guyana’s presidency will be a special session on June 19, during which President of Guyana, Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali, will chair a High-Level Open Debate on “Poverty, Underdevelopment and Conflict: Implications for the Maintenance of International Peace and Security.”
The debate will also feature briefers from the United Nations (UN) system and the African Union (AU) and participation from a number of UN Member States. The debate will build upon previous discussions in the Council on the relationship between sustainable devel-
General for Children and Armed Conflict, Virginia Gamba, as well as the Executive Director of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Catherine Russell. The debate will also feature statements from Member States in response to the SecretaryGeneral’s annual report on Children and Armed Conflict.
During its presidency tenure, Guyana will also focus the Council’s attention on some of its priority areas, including conflict prevention and the security-development nexus, the impacts of climate change on peace and security, the protection of children in armed conflict and the women, peace and security agenda. Council members are expected to adopt the Programme of Work to-
Only the PPP/C is...
But they will always be remembered as the party who sold out the sugar workers, betrayed their trust and put some 7000 breadwinners on the line. Over 40,000 were directly affected. A party with a Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde face is not what Guyanese deserve.
The new kid on the block is full of inexperience from lack of exposure about the running of a government. Looking next door across at Maduro tells a sad tale. Apart from his heavy bag -
day, Monday, June 2, following which Guyana’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, will brief the media on the Programme and plans for the Presidency.
Prior to taking up the seat as President of the UNSC for June 2025, Ambassador RodriguesBirkett met with the UN Secretary General, António Guterres, on Friday to discuss Guyana’s one-month tenure. Earlier last week, she also paid a courtesy call on H.E. Philemon Yang, President of the 79th session of the UN General
Assembly.
The Guyanese diplomat was joined by Deputy Permanent Representative, Ambassador Trishala Persaud, Political Coordinator Neishanta Benn, Alternate Political Coordinator Marissa Edwards and First Secretary Royston Alkins, for Friday’s engagement with the UN SG.
Guyana was elected to the 15-member Security Council for a term of two years from January 2024 to December 2025. Prior to its current term, Guyana served on the Council in 1975-1976 and 1982-1983.
This is the second time Guyana is assuming the Presidency of the UN’s highest body since being elected as a non-permanent member.
In February 2024, Guyana took over as President of the Security Council. During that onemonth tenure, President Ali chaired an open debate on the relationship between climate change, food insecurity and conflict.
During a presentation of his agenda before the Council on February 13, 2024, the Guyanese Head of State said that the UNSC must take into ac-
count the consequential effects on food security and climate change in addressing the issues of conflicts and war.
While chairing that special council meeting, which was held under the theme: “Maintenance of International Peace and Security: Climate, Food Security and Conflict,” President Ali had emphasised that these issues are intricately linked to the rule of law, democracy and governance.
“We, therefore are of the very strong view that the Security Council should outline a series of steps that include a full analysis of the impact, and just as we adopt measures to safeguard humanitarian interests, we must adopt measures in our procedures to deal with the effects on food and climate.”
The Guyanese Leader had underscored too that the Council must be bold enough to take the necessary actions and make the needed changes.
President Ali also spoke extensively on the effects of war and conflict, on land degradation, deforestation, food insecurity; climate change, pollution, generational disruption and its impact on social costs, among other areas.
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gage and dark clouds as his shadow, Guyanese learnt a bitter lesson from the US sanctions from the 2020 Elections! Will there be a media mogul to form a perfect storm in a teacup? The night is young and promises potential surprises. But, at the end of the day, it is only the PPP/C that is ready, willing and capable of going into an election battle.
Yours sincerely, Jai Lall
President Dr Irfaan Ali (centre) at the United Nations Security Council during Guyana’s tenure in the presidency back in February 2024
Permanent Representative of Guyana to the United Nations, Ambassador Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, will lead Guyana’s Presidency of the UN Security Council for the month of June
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$50B to be set aside for construction of farm-to-market roads in Reg 3 – Pres Ali
...audit being done to assess existing farm-to-market linkages in region
President Dr Irfaan
Ali has revealed that
an audit into existing farm to market infrastructure, specifically the underdeveloped mud dams, has been launched. Further, billions of dollars are being set aside to transform these roads in Region Three (Essequibo Islands/ West Demerara).
The Head of State was at the time addressing farmers, including livestock and cash crop farmers, during a visit to Region Three.
“So let me tell you the strategy. Right now, we're completing an audit of all the farm to market access dams that we have all across the region. And we're going to set aside $50 billion to start with, to fix all those farms to market access dams to all weather, hard surface roads,” he further announced.
so too will prices.
Another way the Government plans to support farmers is through agriculture districts, with him promising that the Government will aid in opening up more than 75,000 acres of farmland.
“We have an estimate of about 75,000 acres of land, where people have transport or lease – land owned by people, but it is idle land right now because they don’t have access… Access is not all that you
President Ali spoke of solutions the Government is working on to alleviate the cost of production.
“We have the existing farming lands, in which cost of production is high because of the challenges you have with transportation from the farm to the market. That is because most of it is still earthen dams.”
ery to those districts, and they will help with the capital development of those lands for the farmers,” the Head of State added.
Last year, it had been announced that the Guyana Government was exploring a new technology that they were hoping to use to build-out mud dams across the country into durable farm-to-market access roads.
During a visit to Coverden, East Bank Demerara (EBD), President Ali had engaged
farmers and residents from surrounding communities.
A farmer had requested support from Government to build out a dam in Sarah Johanna, EBD. In fact, there were three dams at the time in the area that were in need of work to allow farmers to have easy access to their farmlands.
It was then that President Ali had informed them that the technology was undergoing testing at Laluni on the SoesdykeLinden Highway. He had explained that this tech-
nology would stabilise the clay and make it into a hard surface like concrete and that once successful, would be integrated into the work being done on these mud dams.
A few months ago, it had been revealed that the Ministry of Agriculture would be spending approximately $275.5 million on rehabilitating and constructing farm-to-market roads in Regions Three, Four and Five. As a matter of fact, tenders for these contracts had been issued through the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB).
This year marked the first time Guyana’s agriculture budget crossed the $100 billion mark, with an allocation of $104.6 billion to the agriculture sector. The fisheries, vegetables, other crops, fruits, coconut, livestock and rice all showed significant improvements for 2024, with further growth expected this year.
According to President Ali, these initiatives would greatly assist the farmers in managing their costs, as well as closing the window for crops to suffer from spoilage. With the cost of production coming down,
need. You will have access, but the capital investment to develop those lands will be incredibly high.”
“So, the Government will form different agricultural districts with you. And we will assign machin-
President Dr Irfaan Ali
Farm-to-market access road built in Berbice, Region 6
7-year-old electrocuted in Region 2
Aseven-year-old boy from Queenstown, Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam), tragically lost his life on Saturday evening after he was electrocuted while playing in his yard.
Dead is Emmanuel Jones, a student of Queenstown Primary School.
Reports indicate that he was playing with other children in his two-storey home when he ran into the yard around 18:30 hrs. While there, he came into contact with an old parked car and an exposed electrical cord.
According to his father,
Marlon Jones, the exposed wire was touching the car. However, Jones reportedly touched the vehicle and was shocked. He was rushed to the Suddie Public Hospital, where doctors pronounced him dead on arrival.
Police visited the scene around 22:30 hrs. Detectives found no signs of violence on the boy’s body. His remains were taken to the hospital mortuary for a post-mortem examination.
Police also searched the area for security footage, but none was found. Investigations are ongoing.
Arson suspect caught in footage of early-morning Lodge fire
Following a detailed review of video surveillance footage and a further electrical installation inspection, the Guyana Fire Service (GFS) has stated that the cause of a fire that occurred early Sunday morning, points to arson.
The early morning fire
occurred at Lot 27 Durban Street, Lodge, Georgetown, where initial reports suggested an electrical fault.
However, further investigations have since revealed that the cause of the fire may be arson. Footage shows a hooded individual entering the premises at approximately 04:48h, shortly before the fire was reported.
The affected structure is a two-storey wooden and concrete building used as a church hall. The building and its contents suffered extensive damage. The razed building housed a junior church hall and kitchen facility in the lower flat.
The GFS continues to work closely with the Guyana Police Force (GPF) in the ongoing investigation. Person or persons found culpable will face the full brunt of the law, law enforcement officials
said.
The property is owned by Bishop Juan Edghill, who is also the Public Works Minister.
In a Facebook post Sunday morning, Edghill said he was alerted to the fire at the third building belonging to the Church just after 05:00h.
“The Guyana Fire Service responded promptly and was able to contain the fire to that building alone… Although the damage and loss are significant, we are extremely grateful for the swift response and commendable efforts of the Guyana Fire Service in containing the blaze,” the Bishop stated
Meanwhile, in a subsequent statement, the GFS said it responded swiftly to the early morning fire after receiving a call at about 05:20hrs.
Upon arrival at the scene,
firefighters encountered a blaze at the two-storey building, which measured approximately 11.8m by 10.8m.
Fortunately, the GFS noted, no persons were reported homeless or injured as a result of the incident.
Fire tenders WT#124, 95 and W/C#28, 24 were dis-
patched, along with 18 firefighters under the command of Officers S/L Watts, S/L Devent, L/FM Roberts, and L/FM Thompson. Extinguishment was carried out using two jets from W/C #23 and #24.
Despite the fire on the church property, Sunday Service at the Outreach Ministries Winners’ Cathedral proceeded as scheduled this morning.
Anyone with information related to the incident is urged to contact the authorities. The public is urged to remain vigilant and report any suspicious activity to the relevant authorities.
Securing…
…votes
And there it was – a promise that few thought could be kept – but it was signed, sealed and DELIVERED!! Your Eyewitness is talking about the PPP/C’s promise in their 2020 manifesto – and on the hustings – to deliver 50,000 house lots to that many Guyanese by the time the next elections rolled around in 2025. They didn’t phrase it like that, of course, just a bald timeline of getting the job done “by 2025”. But let’s face a few home truths as we canter down this electoral path, shall we?? Politicians are in the business of getting into office – or getting power, and they do this in all sorts of ways. Some, like Bouterse over in Suriname or Traore in Burkina Faso – stage coups. But that ain’t quite kosher, innit? It’s like playing Russian Roulette –you never know whether the coup leader gonna be benign like Traore – or a rabid dictator like Idi Amin!!
But here in our dear old Mudland, we have this arrangement called “democracy” – where wannabe leaders campaign trying to convince us to choose them through an arrangement called “voting”. Kinda like picking straws when we were young – save here the straws are pieces of paper on which we indicate our preferences. So what’s the incentive for voting for one leader over another?? Now, in the real world people vote for particular leaders for all sorts of reasons – their looks, their being from the same group, and so on.
But in democracies we’re supposed to select leaders based on their plans to develop the country – which of course, includes the voter who wants to enjoy that development!! These plans are put together in a single document called a “manifesto”. And it’s here that we come to the manifestos -- which are pretty much promises being made to do things within the time frame mentioned –usually by the time the next elections roll around!!
And at that time, a new set of promises will be made in another manifesto. So, do voters just vote like automatons?? No siree Bob!! They’ll be looking at the track record of the leader at keeping promises. You know… the old saying about “fool me once – shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me!” And we come to the importance of that PPP promise to deliver those 50,000 house lots by 2025 in their manifesto!! It was kept!!! And is gonna build credibility when – come September – they come around with their new manifesto asking for your votes!!
Now this isn’t the PPP’s and PNC’s first rodeo, is it?? Over the years they’ve earned reputations – the PPP for keeping their promises; the PNC for not!!
So, guess who’ll win??
…credentials
In the new world developing as the US and China duke it out – and companies stream outta China like bees from a hive on fire not to earn Trump’s ire – countries are rushing to be seen as ready to host those businesses. Look at how far Vietnam’s come from that phenom – they’re #2 in exports to the US!! So how’re we doing in this particular financial sweepstakes after the PNC had destroyed our “commanding heights of the economy” - leaving no incentive for anybody to develop the skills to run modern businesses.
We got some serious catching up to do!! But the PPP/ C’s been putting their shoulders to the wheel to get it done. From BIT to TVET to Apprenticeship schools and US technical programmes were added to the Guyana Online Academy of Learning (GOAL) programme in 2020 which provides tertiary training from Diplomas to PhDs!! This year another 9179 persons were awarded scholarships bumping the total to 39,000 – almost doubling the 20,000 promised.
Another PPP promise kept – in spades!!
…justice for Adriana
It’s said “for want of a nail, a…war was lost”. And in the case of young Adriana’s unfortunate death, the RCMP investigator pointed out “for want of a thorough search of the pool”, we ended up with a global firestorm.
Emmanuel Jones
The hooded individual seen on video footage entering the church hall
Video footage shows Essequibo motorcyclist died after falling into path of oncoming truck
– truck driver in custody
After eyewitnesses Saturday initially reported that 27-year-old motorcyclist, Ghanesh Chris Raghubir, was riding his motorcycle when a speeding truck collided with him in a gruesome accident along the Queenstown Public Road, Region Two (PomeroonSupenaam), CCTV footage released by a resident of the village showed the moment the accident occurred.
It revealed that the young man was proceeding south along the eastern driving lane when he reportedly lost control of his motorcycle. As a result, he slid off and fell into the western driving lane—di-
CCTV footage shows the truck involved in the fatal accident on Saturday afternoon rectly into the path of an oncoming truck.
Police say the accident occurred at about 14:25hrs and involved motorcycle CJ 7634, ridden by Raghubir, and motor lorry, GAG 7158, driven by 33-yearold Lloyd Roberts of Bush Lot New Housing Scheme, Essequibo Coast.
Raghubir, of Lot 13 Adventure, Essequibo Coast, was a pharmacy technician attached to the Suddie Hospital.
Tragically, video footage shows that after he lost control of his motorcy-
cle, the truck ran over him, with the front wheel reportedly crushing his head.
While he was wearing a helmet and other riding gear, the impact caused severe and fatal head injuries. Eyewitnesses described the scene as horrific, with what appeared to be brain matter visible on the roadway.
Raghubir was transported to the Suddie Public Hospital, where he was pronounced dead on arrival. His body was taken to the Suddie Hospital mortuary, where it awaits a
post-mortem examination.
Reports say that the lorry driver reportedly slowed down, stopped briefly some distance away, and then drove off from the scene.
He was later intercepted by police ranks and taken into custody at the Anna Regina Police Station.
According to the lorry driver, the motorcyclist attempted to overtake a car and in the process, lost control of his bike. He fell off and landed directly into the path of the lorry’s front right wheel, resulting in the horrific impact.
Both the lorry and motorcycle were lodged at the Anna Regina Police Station and examined by the region’s licensing and certifying officer.
The lorry driver remains in police custody, assisting with ongoing investigations.
Police have since launched a full investigation into the accident. CCTV footage from nearby cameras have been secured and are being reviewed as part of the probe.
Pizza Hut sold to Beharry Group of Companies
– new management promises exciting developments
The Pizza Hut Guyana Franchise has new ownership, with the franchise announcing that it has been sold to local conglomerate Beharry Group of Companies, which has promised exciting developments in the coming weeks.
In a statement on its page, Pizza Hut Guyana announced that they had been acquired by Beharry Group and explained that all locations would be closed from June 1 to June 4, to facilitate the transaction.
According to the fastfood restaurant, “this marks a new chapter focused on stronger local leadership and an even better experience for our customers.”
They also expressed pride “to have this global favourite under strong, local leadership and a renewed commitment to quality.”
Meanwhile, in a more detailed statement, the Beharry Group announced the acquisition of Pizza
Hut, effective from June 1, 2025. According to the company, this is a strategic move that reflects the group’s commitment to investing in improving fast food service in Guyana.
“As part of the transition, all Pizza Hut locations across Guyana will be temporarily closed from May 31 to June 4, 2025 to facilitate minor infrastructural enhancements. These changes are being made to ensure a seamless and refreshed experience for customers as operations resume under new management,” Beharry also explained.
Only in 2023, it had been announced that the Guyanese-owned Corum Restaurant Group Inc, the then franchise holder of Pizza Hut Guyana, had sold a minority stake in its company to one of the Caribbean’s largest investment banks, JMMB Jamaica.
Corum Restaurant Group had been the owner and operator of Pizza Hut, a
subsidiary of Yum Brands. In 2023, the company had operated 11 Pizza Hut locations across Guyana with plans for more outlets throughout Guyana and the Caribbean… though this will likely now be left to the new management to carry out.
Edward B Beharry & Co. Ltd. first started as an importer, wholesalers and retailer of food products though it incorporated several agencies into its line of items. Back in 1959, the company began producing Baking Powder. They have since evolved into a large conglomer-
ate including manufacturing, marketing, financial services, vehicle dealership and recently, fast food. When it comes to its product line, Beharry is particularly known for its Curry Powder, Custard Powder, Black Pepper, Coffee, Confectionery, Bubble Gum, Paper Bags and pasta. Guyana has won plaudits for its investor climate,
backed by strong economic growth. As a matter of fact, 2024 represented the fifth consecutive year in which the Guyanese economy would be growing at more than 20 per cent, and would result in Guyana growing at an annual average of 38.8 per cent over those five years. The local economy enjoyed a growth in the overall Gross Domestic
Product (GDP) by 43.6 per cent in 2024. Additionally, Guyana’s non-oil economy, which comprises of the traditional sectors such as agriculture and mining, has grown at an average of over 10 per cent for the last three years. It is also forecasted that the economy will grow by an average of eight per cent for the next five years.
Dead: Ghanesh Chris Raghubir
A Pizza Hut branch
Beharry Group of Companies
“Linden Chamber of Commerce, get ready!”– Town Clerk
…tells business community to prepare for economic boom
With the mining town of Linden in Region 10 (Upper Demerara- Upper Berbice) set to become a key hub in cross border trade between Brazil and Guyana, a call to action was made for stakeholders within the business community to prepare themselves to take hold of the opportunities that will be available.
This call to action was made by Town Clerk Lennox Gasper during a recent edition of the ‘A closer look at Municipal Matters’ programme. During his presentation on the programme, the town clerk spoke about the highly anticipated Linden-Mabura Road project currently under construction.
way to Lethem, Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo), is a vital road network that is being utilised by thousands of persons who transport goods from the coast to the inland regions of Guyana.
The new road will also unlock new markets by bolstering cross border trade between Guyana and Brazil, which will also see new revenue streams being opened to residents of Linden. In this regard Gasper stressed the importance of business leaders within the mining town preparing for the plethora of opportunities that will present themselves.
“And I would want to say to the Linden Chamber of Commerce, they need to start to strategise plans –
yourself, how business in Linden is going to ready themselves for this kind of economic boom.”
The town clerk revealed that to fully capitalise on these opportunities, several organisations such as the Town Council, must synergise to ensure these business opportunities are not taken away from the residents of Linden.
“We got to get ready for what is about to happen; there is an economic revival that's going to come to Linden as a result of that road, and if Linden is not ready, it's going to pass through. It's going to pass through and it's going to go somewhere else,” he advised. Gasper added, “So we've got to be ready; we
The Linden to Mabura Hill Road, which would eventually reach all the
economic – come up with massive economic plans. How you're going to ready
need Chambers, we need all the business people, private – even some of the
Government owned – we need the RDC; the municipality; we need everybody onboard: health – everybody. We need them onboard.”
US$190M Linden-Mabura Road
The previous condition of The Linden to Mabura Hill Road had posed significant challenges for commuters and transport operators. Heavily laden lorries frequently toppled off the roadway, and deteriorated bridges required manual alignment of boards for crossings, often with unsafe outcomes. However, when completed, the pertinent piece of infrastructure would significantly improve connectivity between Linden and the inland regions of Guyana.
This project is being co-financed by the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) through a US$112 million
loan, a £50 million (US$66 million) grant from the United Kingdom under the Caribbean Infrastructure Partnership Fund (CIPF), and US$12 million from the Government of Guyana. It marks the largest grant Guyana has ever received from the United Kingdom (UK).
The road will boast a 7.2-metre-wide carriageway, a two-metre-wide pedestrian and cycle lane, and 10 bus stops with ramps for persons with disabilities. Additionally, the project includes the replacement of multiple bridges and culverts, as well as the installation of 123 lights along the roadway.
Trade expansion between Guyana and Brazil
Meanwhile, Guyana's trade with Brazil includes both imports and exports. In
2024, Guyana's imports from Brazil reached US$457.64 million. Conversely, Brazil imported US$881.13 million from Guyana in 2024. Guyana's key exports to Brazil include crude petroleum, aluminium ore, and other engines. Brazil's key exports to Guyana include mineral fuels, oils, distillation products, and cereals.
Just recently in march a Guyana public and private sector delegation conducted a trade mission in Northern Brazil, specifically Boa Vista, State of Roraima. The trade mission is in keeping with a commitment made during a meeting between His Excellency Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali, President of Guyana and His Excellency Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, President of Brazil held in Georgetown on 29 February 2024.
The two presidents agreed to organise a trade mission to Brazil, comprising officials of the Government and the business sector of Guyana, with the aim of expanding trade and investment between the two countries.
As part of ongoing efforts to improve cross border trade between the two countries, the trade mission seeks to explore trade and investment opportunities with Northern Brazil and expand collaboration in areas such as agro- processing, manufacturing, construction, tourism, food distribution and port development.
Deportee sentenced to 13 years for 2007 killing of Bartica shopkeeper
Eighteen years after the brutal killing of a gold miner in the Arimu Backdam, a Bartica man who was deported from France has been sentenced to thirteen years in prison for the killing.
Michael O’lando Corrica, 44, formerly of Lot 02 Fourth Avenue, Bartica, Essequibo River, appeared before Justice Navindra Singh at the High Court on April 29, where he had pleaded guilty to the lesser count of manslaughter.
The case, prosecuted by State Counsel Cicelia Henry, stemmed from the February 2007 death of Oswald Joris, also known as “Buns,” a miner of First Avenue, Bartica.
According to reports presented in court, Corrica operated a shop in the Arimu area where Joris worked as a miner. The two men, who were known to each other, became embroiled in a heated argument during which Corrica armed himself with a cutlass and chopped Joris multiple times.
The attack proved fatal, and Corrica fled the country shortly after the incident. He managed to remain at
large for more than sixteen years before being deported from France and arrested upon arrival in Guyana. He was arraigned in June 2023 before Magistrate Esther Sam and remanded to prison pending trial in the High Court.
At the sentencing hearing this week, Justice Singh began with a base sentence of thirty years. Corrica’s early guilty plea led the court to deduct ten years from the starting sentence. An additional five years were deducted after the court considered a probation report compiled by Von Venture
and a prison conduct report, both of which reflected positively on Corrica’s behaviour and rehabilitation prospects. Corrica was further credited with a four-year reduction for expressing genuine remorse during his plea in mitigation, presented by Defence Counsel Latchmie Dindyal.
However, Justice Singh added two years to the sentence after reviewing a victim impact statement prepared by S. Davis. The statement outlined the psychological trauma and longterm emotional suffering endured by Joris’s family following the killing.
Taking all factors into account, the court imposed a final sentence of thirteen years imprisonment. Justice Singh also ordered that the time Corrica has already spent in custody since his 2023 arrest be deducted from the overall sentence.
The sentencing brings to a close a case that had remained unresolved for nearly two decades and offers some measure of closure to the family of Oswald Joris, who had long awaited justice for their loved one’s death.
US$190M Linden-Mabura Road project currently under construction
Linden Town Clerk Lennox Gasper
Jailed: Michael O’lando Corrica
EPA’s Annual Green Walk United action needed to end plastic pollution – PM Phillips
Prime Minister, Brigadier (Ret’d) Mark Phillips, today issued a strong call for collective action to end plastic pollution.
He made this plea while delivering the feature address at the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Annual World Environment Day Green Walk and Exhibition 2025 today (June 1, 2025), held under the theme “Ending Plastic Pollution.”
The Prime Minister described plastic pollution as a crisis that demands urgent intervention at all levels of society, noting that “our presence here today represents a public declaration that we are committed to ending plastic pollu-
of our lives, clogging our waterways, littering our coastlines, and disrupting the ecosystems that sustain us.”
In highlighting the impor-
tion… we will no longer accept the damage caused by care-
tance of community and institutional cooperation, he noted
less consumption and disposal of plastic.”
He also emphasised the significance of this year’s theme as a direct challenge to rethink daily habits and choices.
that the issue cannot tackled by working in silos, adding that it calls for collaboration, “united by our respect for the environment and our desire for a healthier, cleaner Guyana.”
“Plastic pollution is a crisis that touches various aspects
continue to strengthen regulations around plastic use and disposal, and will invest in waste management systems that benefit all communities, whether rural or ur-
ture for all.”
Meanwhile, he commend-
ban. He noted too, that the Government will also foster innovation that creates alternatives to plastic and promotes sustainable solutions.
“Ending plastic pollution is part of our duty as members of the global community and our way of standing with the world to protect the planet and ensure a sustainable fu-
ed the EPA for its work in fostering environmental education, community partnerships, and sustainable waste management systems and described the Green Walk as “a testament to that spirit of collective action, reminding us that small steps are indeed necessary.”
He also took the oppor-
tunity to emphasise the importance of safeguarding the environment and accepting personal responsibility for reducing plastic use, reminding everyone that environmental protection begins with everyday choices and shared values. The event was attended by the Minister of Natural Resources, the Honourable Vickram Bharrat, members of the private sector, students, civil society organisations, and other Government officials.
Prime Minister Phillips said that the Government will
Prime Minister, Brigadier (Retired) Mark Phillips participating in the EPA’s Annual Green Walk on Sunday
From Berbice to the West Coast of Demerara to Essequibo, days, has been tirelessly engaging with Guyanese the way. He has also visited agricultural projects
and about
Essequibo, President Dr Irfaan Ali, for the last few from all walks of life, drawing huge crowds along in the regions. Here are glimpses of his travels.
Massive transformational agri initiatives for Region 3 – Pres Ali
President Dr Irfaan Ali, announced a series of massive transformational initiatives to revolutionise the agriculture industry in Region 3, during a public meeting with hundreds of residents, including rice and cash crop farmers and fisherfolk, at the National Track and Centre Facility in Leonora Sunday.
These transformational initiatives include setting aside $50bn to turn all farm-to- market access roads into all-weather roads, reducing the cost of transportation, increasing efficiency, and reducing spoilage.
According to the President, hundreds of thousands of acres of new land for farming and other activities will open up when key infrastructural projects are completed in the region.
“We are talking to you about a clearly defined vision, understanding what investments are needed to ensure that vision is realised, and more importantly, committing to you to make the investment to realise that vision.”
The President noted that other investments include forming food production districts in different areas of the region. Each district will be assigned various types of machinery and equipment, including mobile pumps, to help farmers develop their lands and maintain drainage and irrigation.
“The prospects of this region and what lies ahead in this region are beyond imagination,” he added.
Notably, the President underscored that the
Government will work with farmers to create a mechanism to guarantee price stability for rice and enhance productivity.
“We want to work with you on creating a fund and a mechanism to guarantee some sort of price stabilisation for the farmers... whilst we are working on a high-yielding variety, the climate-resilient variety... We are also working on crop insurance... creating that mechanism—the first country that will take this bold step, so we reduce the risk.
President Ali also noted that the Government will provide combines to assist rice farmers with between 1 and 30 acres of land during harvesting.
He reminded of several other ongoing initiatives that are aimed at increasing productivity, resilience, and sustainability of the sector, including investing in world class storage and drying facilities in every region; developing a world class food hub for the processing, packaging and exportation of products; setting-up of an agriculture development fund; creating
between 10-15 acres of land for high value agriculture crops using climate smart and resilient techniques including shade houses and hydroponics;
building a fertiliser production facility, among others.
“These are the initiatives, these are the plans, these are the programmes. It is not only to support agriculture, but to support an entire ecosystem that will generate employment, create opportunities, build entrepreneurs, but importantly bring pride in agriculture and food production.”
The President also spent time engaging with farmers and facilitating a Q&A segment where community members shared their ideas and development priorities.
Minister of Agriculture, the Honourable Zulfikar Mustapha; Minister of Education, the Honourable Priya Manickchand; and Minister within the Ministry of Public Works, the Honourable Deodat Indar, other government and regional officials were present.
Kebra Duncan sentenced to 7 years for 2019 killing of Edino Jose
Kebra Duncan was this week sentenced to seven years in prison for the 2019 killing of 23-year-old Edino Jose, bringing an end to the nearly six-year-old case that began with a deadly confrontation and a guilty plea to the lesser offence of manslaughter.
The sentence was handed down by Justice Nareshwar Harnanan at the High Court in Demerara, just over a month after Duncan admitted to unlawfully killing Jose during an altercation on September 15, 2019.
Initially indicted for the capital offence of murder, Duncan pleaded not guilty to that charge but accepted responsibility for the killing by entering a guilty plea to manslaughter.
The facts presented in court revealed that Duncan and Jose became involved in a violent dispute, during which Duncan claimed he
was attacked by the now deceased, who reportedly wielded a broken beer bottle. In the course of the fight, Duncan armed himself with a brick and a cutlass, striking Jose multiple times before the altercation ended with Jose jumping into a nearby trench.
In a written statement to police investigators, Duncan admitted that after the scuffle, he pulled Jose out of the water and left him lying on the embank-
ment before fleeing the scene. Jose’s body was discovered later that same day by a passerby. An autopsy later determined that Jose died from multiple blunt force injuries and asphyxiation due to drowning.
Following investigations, Duncan was arrested and charged. He remained in custody throughout the legal proceedings, which culminated in his guilty plea earlier this year.
This week, Justice Harnanan imposed a seven-year sentence of imprisonment. The court is expected to apply standard deductions for time already spent on remand, in accordance with local sentencing guidelines.
The case was prosecuted by State Counsel Preneeta Seeraj, Abiola Lowe, and Mtumika Lumumba. Duncan was represented by Defence Attorneys Tanza Sarabo and Jed Vasconcellos.
2025 elections
PNC-appointed Region 4 Vice Chairman endorses Pres Ali for 2nd term
People’s National Congress (PNC) member and Region Four Regional Democratic Council (RDC) Vice-Chairman, Samuel Sandy, has expressed his support for President Dr Irfaan Ali and the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) ahead of the upcoming elections.
Statement from Region 4 RDC Vice Chairman Samuel Sandy. I have consistently supported the work of President Dr Irfaan Ali and the PPP/C Government, and I stand resolute in my conviction that the Government of Guyana is in capable, visionary hands. Under their leadership, Guyana has experienced unprecedented economic growth, strengthened international partnerships, and significant infrastructural development across every region. From transformative investments in healthcare, education, and housing to major advancements in energy and national security, this Government has
delivered results that have directly improved the lives of our people.
It is imperative that this administration continues its mandate, not only to consolidate these gains but to guide Guyana through this critical period of economic expansion and social transformation.
The PPP/C remains the only political movement with the experience, competence, and inclusive vision necessary to
unify our diverse society while responsibly managing the opportunities and challenges of our rapidly changing nation. I am proud to endorse President Dr Irfaan Ali and the PPP/C for the 2025 General and Regional Elections.
Mr Samuel Emanuel Sandy, B.A, M.S.Ed., JP PhD Candidate, Education Regional Vice Chairman Demerara/ Mahaica Region #4
Kebra Duncan (Credit: Tonza Sarabo)
President Dr Irfaan Ali addresses residents of Region 3
President Ali engaging with Region 3 residents
Samuel Sandy, Regional Vice Chairman for Region Four and PNCR member
Mahdia dorm fire donations PSC still deciding how to utilise monies collected – Past Chairman …says
donations were not from the public
Some days after the Private Sector Commission (PSC) was placed in the spotlight regarding funds that were raised by the commission to bring relief to the Mahdia dorm fire victims and families, immediate past chairman of the PSC Komal Singh recently set the record straight about the usage of the funds raised by the organisation.
Two years after the Mahdia Secondary School dormitory fire claimed the lives of 20 children, it was revealed that nearly $30 million in donations collected by the PSC were never disbursed to the families.
The 2024 report of the PSC revealed that under the Chairmanship of the immediate past Chairman the Komal Singh; the organisation accumulated $29,941,375 under the designation “Contributions for Mahdia Fire Relief.” However, to date none of these funds has been distributed to the victims’ families or applied to any relief efforts.
sion and not the public.”
On this point, the past Chairman revealed that from the time the monies were collected to date, the commission is yet to decide what is the best way these funds can be utilised to not only benefit individuals but the community at large.
In this regard, Singh, during a recent edition of the Guyana Dialogue programme, cleared the air surrounding the usage of these funds. According to Singh, the almost $30 Million in funds raised was donated by members of the commission and not members of the public.
“Let me just say briefly on this matter let me just clarify some stuff; the money that was donated to support or to help when that incident occurred, was money donated by the members of the Private Sector commis-
“Over the last two years, we have deliberated on how we should address that issue and spend that money wisely to make sure that not just an individual but the community benefited from it. The last two council meetings prior to my departure, we are actually very close on making a decision because there was a number of proposals that came onto the table by our members.”
Singh added, “We've got quite a bit of suggestions, which we were deliberating over the last two council meetings. At this point in time, I would say maybe within another council meeting, this new executive will be making a decision on which road to go on that matter.” Moreover, Singh
also shut down speculations that the funds raised were put to personal use. In this regard he noted that with the new council in place, members of the public will soon be notified on the usage of the funds. “This is not the money that was received by our members and was tucked away in some account privately; [neither] myself [nor] somebody else from the executive thought it was a gift to any one of us. It was money received. It was money accounted for
legitimately and transparently in the financial statement of the private sector commission. The money is intended to be spent within the three communities that was affected in some shape or form that will either benefit the families directly or maybe benefit the villages at large, and we're close to making a decision right now. And the new council will make that decision and publicly notify,” he asserted. The Mahdia dormitory fire in Guyana was one
of the most tragic incidents in Guyana’s history that occurred on May 21, 2023, resulting in the deaths of 20 individuals, including 19 students and a 5-year-old boy. The fire was deliberately set by a 15-year-old student who had been upset after her mobile phone was confiscated. The teenager was later charged with 20 counts of murder and is currently being held at a juvenile detention centre pending trial.
"Tears should not flow": GPF condemns dangerous scooter riding practices
The Guyana Police Force (GPF) is once again urging motorcyclists and pillion riders to prioritise safety and comply with road traffic regulations following the circulation of a disturbing photo showing three young men dangerously perched on a scooter moving through traffic.
The image, which has sparked public concern on social media, shows one man seated over the handlebar of the red scooter while another rides behind the driver, both visibly without helmets. The positioning defies traffic laws and basic safety practices, drawing sharp criticism from authorities.
In a public post accompanying the photo, the GPF stated: “If this is an example of road safety, then tears should not flow upon accident occurrence.”
The pointed message highlights the recklessness and risks associated with such disregard for the law.
The Police reminded the public that wearing safety helmets is mandatory for both riders and pillion passengers. Further, the pre-
scribed seating capacity must be observed; motorcycles and scooters are not designed to transport more than two persons.
“A pillion rider should sit astride of the rider on the seat prescribed and not where
this enthusiast, non-compliant individual is mounted.”, the release stated.
The Force continues to call on all road users, especially the vulnerable group of motorcyclists, to exercise greater caution and to re-
spect traffic laws designed to protect them.
This warning comes more amid growing concern over road fatalities involving motorcyclists. President Irfaan Ali recently revealed that 43 per cent of road deaths recorded in 2025 so far involve motorcyclists, with a staggering 72 per cent of those victims found not wearing helmets.
These figures have triggered strong appeals from both the President and the GPF for greater caution and personal responsibility on the roadways.
The data also shows that while overall road deaths dropped from 145 in 2023 to 102 in 2024, motorcyclists continue to represent the most vulnerable group. Men and individuals in the highrisk 25 to 42 age category recorded notable declines in fatalities, but unsafe practices—especially among motorcyclists—remain a major concern.
Adding to the challenges, the GPF highlighted a dangerous trend on social media where individuals have begun running in front of
radar speed signs to test their sprinting speed. This practice, often carried out in groups and sometimes at night, has raised safety risks, especially in poorly lit areas. The authorities stressed that these radar signs are meant for monitoring traffic speed, not athletic performance, and urged the public to use appropriate spaces like tracks and fields for such activities.
In efforts to reduce reckless driving, the Government recently launched the Safe Road Intelligent System (SRIS), which includes an e-ticketing system. The system, which uses radar speed cameras to automatically detect violations such as speeding and seatbelt breaches, has already shown promising results. Within the first 12 hours of its launch, hundreds of violations were recorded, but the daily average has since dropped significantly, indicating improved compliance.
Penalties for traffic violations remain in effect.
Speeding or using a mobile phone while driving carries a $7,500 fine. First-time of-
fenders who fail to wear seatbelts are fined $7,500, with repeat offenders fined $10,000. Dangerous driving attracts fines ranging from $25,000 to $75,000, and can result in licence suspension. To ensure transparency, the GPF has introduced a feature on its website that allows drivers to track the status of their tickets using either the ticket number, their taxpayer identification number, or vehicle registration. The system is designed to be fully automated, eliminating human interference and promoting fairness in enforcement. Motorists can also use the MMG platform to pay their fines and will soon be able to use the Guyana Revenue Authority’s (GRA) “Padna” app to manage violations.
With plans underway to expand the e-ticketing system, the Government is also preparing a national public awareness campaign. The initiative aims to educate citizens about the importance of road safety, explain how the system works, and provide guidance on how to respond to issued tickets.
The aftermath of the Mahdia dormitory fire
Immediate Past Chairman of the Private Sector Commission, Komal Singh
Almost 200 recruits graduate from GPF Academy
“You
are the beacon of hope for internal security and law enforcement” – Asst Commissioner Mahendra Singh
The Guyana Police Force (GPF) Academy celebrated the graduation of nearly 200 new recruits from Georgetown, Essequibo, and Berbice at a ceremony held at the Officers’ Training Centre on Friday, May 30, 2025.
Reporting on the event on its Facebook page, the GPF stated that Inspector McAlmont delivered a comprehensive report on the rigorous five-month training programme that the new recruits underwent, which included work studies at various police stations, courses in anger management, human rights, communication skills, community projects, basic first aid, and investiga-
edge,” he remarked, emphasising the importance of their training.
tive techniques, among other subjects.
“An investment in knowl-
The keynote address was delivered by Traffic Chief, Assistant Commissioner Mr
Cacique Toastmasters Club celebrates 21 years shaping lives in Guyana
The Cacique Toastmasters Club marks its 21st anniversary on June 01, 2025. Since 2004, the club has been dedicated to helping people become better speakers and leaders. “Cacique Toastmasters provides a supportive and positive environment where members have the opportunity to overcome their fear of public speaking and sharpen presentation skills in a realistic way” says Ruel Alleyne- Club President for 2024-2025 Toastmasters years. Other benefits include the opportunity to increase one’s confidence, build critical thinking skills and become an effective listener by taking on specific roles within the club.
Some of the club’s notable achievements include:
Tashi Browne, Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM)- who is the incoming District Director (2025-2026 term) for the Caribbean region which spans 28 islandsher leadership will entail overseeing the day-to-day operations, finances, and human resources of the district, which encompasses over 200 clubs and 3,000 members across the Caribbean. As District Director, she will
lead a dedicated team of 50+ leaders working towards the district’s mission of building new clubs and supporting all members in achieving their communication and leadership goals. This is the first time a member of the club will hold this prestigious position and the 3rd time for Guyana.
Speech Contests- we are incredibly proud of the achievements of our members in the speech contests at the Caribbean level over the years – to name a few- Keon Smith, DTM won the Table Topics Speech Contest in 2013 while Lisa Mae Agard, DTM placed 2nd at the recently concluded Evaluation Contest in 2025.
President’s Distinguished club in Toastmasters is the highest level of recognition a club can achieve in a given Toastmasters year (July 1 to June 30). It signifies that the club has consistently provided a high-quality, supportive learning experience for its members, enabling them to achieve their communication and leadership goals. Cacique Toastmasters has received this award annually since 2013.
The DTM award is the highest education-
al achievement a member can earn in Toastmasters International. Earning a DTM takes significant time, dedication, and active participation in various aspects of the Toastmasters programme. The club currently has six DTMs namely; Tashi Browne, Delon Fraser, Keon Smith, Edwin Augustine, Lisa Mae Agard and Pamarysa Bobb.
Yolanda Howard- a member with the club since 2018 currently serves as an Area Director with oversight of 1 club in Guyana and 3 in Grenada shared that Toastmasters transformed her personal life as one of the best and cost-effective developmental programmes. Her leadership enhanced as an educator and business owner over the years.
Chartered with 23 members in 2004, Cacique Toastmasters’ charter was accomplished by Mr Dave Danny and Dr Abiola Inniss, who was at the time members of the Georgetown Toastmasters Club. Over the years, Cacique has called several locations home, but today meets both online and at Guyana Industrial Training Centre on Woolford Avenue.
Mahendra Singh, who inspired the graduates with words about their potential. “You are the beacon of hope for internal security and law enforcement,” Singh said.
He urged the new officers to embrace their responsibilities and to work collaboratively as a team. “Do not isolate yourself from the team; the team is what matters,” he encouraged.
The ‘vote of thanks’ was given by Woman Constable McRae, the valedictorian of Course 391, who used the opportunity to reflect on the challenges of their training.
Administration and the Executive Leadership Team, headed by Commissioner
27194 Cumberbatch, Course 392; Valedictorian and Best Drill: Const. 27240 Williams; Course 393; Valedictorian: Const. 27255 Jones; Course 394.
From the Essequibo academy: Valedictorian: Const.27255 Rebeiro; Course 21G.
The Berbice academy: Valedictorian and Best Student: Const.27282 Gardener; Course 44B, and Valedictorian and Best Drill: Const.27307 Pinder: Course 45B.
Other awardees included: Best Student: Const. W. 27187 Nebblet; Runner-Up: Const. 27182 Maxwell; Best Drill: Const. 27188 Williams;
“This journey has been one of determination, discipline, and transformation,” she shared. McRae highlighted that the months of intense training not only prepared them physically and mentally but also instilled values of professionalism, accountability, and respect. She concluded with a quote from Jim Rohn, reminding her fellow graduates, “Be sure to put your feet in the right place, then stand firm.”
The ceremony also acknowledged the support and guidance from the Force
of Police Clifton Hicken, as well as the various instructors. Attendees included Assistant Commissioner of Police Mahendra Singh, Force Training Officer
Senior Superintendent Sonia Herbert, and commandants from the various academies, alongside special invitees and family members.
Other Valedictorians who graduated from other courses in the Georgetown academy are: Valedictorian and Best Student: Woman Const.
Georgetown academy; Course 391.
Runner-Up: Const. 27204 Hurst; Best Drill: Const. 27209 McDonald; Course 392. Best Student: Const. W. 27229 Garto; Runner-Up: Const.27220 Barker; Course 393. Best Student: Const. 27262 Williams; RunnerUp: Const. 27243 Bess; Best Drill: Const. 27242 Benn; Course 394. Essequibo academy: Course 21 G: Best Student: App. LaRose; Runner-Up: Const.27331 ApplewhiteHercules; Best Drill: Const. 27335 Marks. Berbice academy: Course 44B: Runner-Up: Const. 27278 Casimero; Best Drill: Const. 27277 Burnett. Best Student: Const. 27317 Thom; Runner-Up: Const. 27319 Woolford; Course 45B. The graduation ceremony, according to the GPF, was an important event for the new recruits as they start their exciting career as members of the GPF.
Traffic Chief, Assistant Commissioner Mahendra Singh delivers the keynote address
Graduates receive their awards
Some of the attendees at the event
Club members during its anniversary celebrations
By Dr Tariq Jagnarine
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There is no universally accepted definition of the term “suicidal ideation”. For some, it means a person is actively planning suicide, while for others, it also includes suicidal thoughts. People with suicidal thoughts do not necessarily plan to act on them, which is why some people distinguish between only thinking about suicide and coming up with ideas or plans. For others, “suicidal ideation” includes both.
Suicidal ideation is when a person thinks about dying by suicide or creates a plan to do so. It is a term that can include a spectrum of thoughts and behaviours, such as passive thinking, active planning, suicidal behaviour, such as selfharm or suicide attempts
However, some only use the term “suicidal ideation” to refer to the active planning stage.
Not everyone who thinks of suicide moves on to planning suicide. In 2022, 13.2 million people in the United States reported thinking about suicide, the CDC reports. Of those individuals, 3.8 million planned suicides, and 1.6 million attempted suicide. However, with support and treatment, suicide is preventable.
Causes of suicidal ideation
Suicidal ideation often does not have a single cause, but occurs due to a combination of different life events, thoughts, and feelings. That said, 90 per cent of people who die by suicide also have mental health conditions, often a mood disorder. These include conditions such as depression or bipolar disorder.
Other risk factors include:
• Exposure to violence, including sexual or physical abuse
• Leaving a substance use disorder
• Family history of suicide, substance use, or mental disorders
• Personal history of suicide attempts
• Chronic pain
• Recent release from prison
• Direct or indirect exposure to others’ suicidal behaviour
Symptoms of suicidal ideation
A person who is thinking about or planning suicide may show changes in their speech, feelings, and behaviour. They may talk about:
• Wanting to die
• Feeling empty, hopeless, or trapped
•Being a burden to others
• The person may feel:
• Unbearable emotional pain
• Extremely anxious or sad
• Full of rage or agitated
• Guilty or ashamed
• That there is no reason to live
•Severe fluctuations in mood or changes in mood
Their behaviours may also change. A person contemplating suicide may:
• Withdraw from friends or family
•Use alcohol or drugs more frequently
• Sleep or eat more or less
• Take dangerous risks
• Research ways to die
• Stockpile medications
• Plan for their suicide
• Purchase a gun
• Make a will
• Give away important possessions or money
• Say goodbye
Not everyone who is thinking about suicide shows these warning signs. Sometimes the signs may be subtle.
Diagnosing suicidal ideation
The process of diagnosing suicidal thoughts or ideation can happen in several ways. If a person is having suicidal thoughts and makes an appointment to speak with a doctor or
HEALTH TIPS
Suicide ideation and prevention
therapist, the professional will have a conversation to determine how severe the person’s symptoms are and whether they have an intent to attempt suicide. This refers to whether a person has an active plan to die.
An array of suicide screenings and risk assessment tools are also available to doctors. However, these tools cannot always accurately predict an imminent risk of suicide. For this reason, a face-to-face interview is vital.
A doctor or therapist may also spot signs of suicidal thoughts in other situations, such as in a routine appointment for chronic pain or depression. If a person is seriously unwell or displays signs that they may be a danger to themselves, diagnosis may take place in a mental health facility.
Treatment for suicidal ideation
Treating suicidal thoughts and actions involves addressing the underlying causes.
• Safety planning
Safety planning is a short-term intervention that can help reduce the likelihood that a person will attempt suicide. This approach limits a person’s access to lethal means of suicide by removing weapons, drugs, and poisonous substances from the home. Safety planning also provides people with contacts and support resources they can use if they are in a crisis.
• Psychotherapy
Psychotherapy, or talk therapy, helps peo -
ple understand how their thoughts, feelings, and experiences affect their mental health. It then helps people work through their emotions and find ways to move forward. There are many types of psychotherapy. Some of the most used options include cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT).
• Medication
Many people who think about suicide may have mental health conditions, such as anxiety, depression, or a substance use disorder. Medications may help treat the symptoms of these conditions and regulate a person’s mood. However, some of these drugs can also cause suicidal ideation as a side effect, particularly in adults under 25 years old. Experts advise people of the importance of discussing any medications they already take with a doctor or another healthcare professional to determine
whether adding another drug, or changing the dose, is likely to benefit them.
• Ongoing support
People are less likely to die by suicide if they receive ongoing support. This may involve easy access to effective mental healthcare, should a person need it again, as well as frequent follow-up calls from healthcare professionals.
A person’s family, friends, and community also play an important role in ensuring they stay connected with people. It can be helpful for people to focus on the things that give their life meaning and purpose, such as:
• Looking after a pet, as they provide unconditional love
• Leaning into their faith, as many religions promote the sanctity of life
• Having things to look forward to such as a wedding, graduation, or vacation
• Making long-term
plans or goals
Suicide prevention
Sometimes family members or friends may notice a person shows signs of suicidal ideation. When this happens, the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention advises:
• Talking with them in private
• Calmly listening to their story without judgment
• Telling them you care about them
• Taking what they say seriously
• Asking directly if they are thinking of suicide
• Try to avoid minimising their problems or giving advice. If the person does have suicidal thoughts or plans:
• Remove dangerous objects, such as guns and drugs, from their reach if it’s safe to do so
• Call for help via 911 or the 915 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline
• Stay with them until help arrives or escort them to the emergency room
• Follow up with them to see how they are doing later
• Alternatively, if the person is exhibiting signs of suicidal ideation on social media, people can contact that company’s safety team for help.
• Do not assume that someone else will reach out. Many people who experience suicidal thoughts believe there is nothing anyone can do to help them. So, they may not ask for help.
Haiti elected to WHO Executive Board for 1st time in history
Haiti has secured a seat on the Executive Board of the World Health Organization (WHO) for the first time, with Health Minister Bertrand Sinal pledging that the country will be “a committed voice” in shaping global health policy.
The election, covering the 2025–2028 term, was held during the 157th session of the WHO Executive
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Board on May 28 and 29 in Geneva. Of the WHO’s 194 member states, only 34 sit on the Executive Board at any given time.
“This body is responsible for implementing the decisions of the World Health Assembly and providing strategic guidance to the organisation. For the first time, Haiti was elected to this Board,” Sinal said.
Sinal affirmed that Haiti
will actively contribute to the Executive Board’s work.
“We will be a committed voice for a WHO that is more inclusive, more transparent, and closer to the realities on the ground,” he said, emphasizing a spirit of solidarity, respect for national institutions, and the recognition of health as a fundamental right for all. (Excerpt from CNW)
Kartel a no-show at T&T’s
One Caribbean Music Festival
After months of highly publicized preparations and the highly anticipated appearance of Jamaican dancehall artiste Vybz Kartel performing at the One Caribbean Music Festival (OCMF) held in Trinidad and Tobago on May 31 – it didn’t happen.
In a statement released shortly before the event, his management announced the cancellation, citing the promoter’s failure to meet contractual obligations.
“Vybz Kartel has always been committed to delivering captivating and unforgettable performances for his fans. However, we cannot in good conscience allow him to participate in an event where the organisers have not honoured their basic contractual obligations. We value professionalism and respect in all business
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dealings, and we expect the same in return,” the statement noted.
Following the announcement, the festival organizers issued a release stating that Kartel had been formally contracted to perform for US$1.35 million.
According to them, US$950,000 was paid directly to the artiste, with an additional US$150,000 sent to
his legal representative.
However, in a video posted to Instagram, Kartel claimed the promoter repeatedly missed key deadlines, which ultimately forced the cancellation.
Despite the cancellation, organisers of the festival had said the show will go on.(Source: Loop Caribbean News)
UWI lecturers threaten industrial action over move to reduce health, pension benefits
Industrial action looms at the University of the West Indies, Mona following a decision to reduce health and pension benefits to new staff in Jamaica.
The threatened action, to start today, Monday, also comes as the union representing lecturers at the Mona campus in St. Andrew, the West Indies Group of University Teachers (WIGUT), says the University Council made the decision unilaterally and
in the absence of a negotiated agreement with any of the unions operating on the campus.
The reduced benefits will affect employees joining the staff on or after August 1, 2025 and was instructed by the Council for the Mona campus.
But UWI has been given the option to intervene and suspend the action if a written statement is made by the university that it is putting on hold preparations
to implement the new measures.
WIGUT says such a move would allow for meaningful negotiations between the university and the union. The union says until then, the notice of industrial action by its members remains in place.
It is unclear how the action will affect teaching and learning for the sixweek summer term which runs from May 26 to July 4.
(Radio Jamaica News)
Brazil: Outcry after funk singer arrested for allegedly inciting crime in lyrics
The arrest of a wellknown Brazilian funk singer on charges of allegedly inciting crime in his lyrics and an alleged connection to a major criminal gang has sparked outrage among artists, intellectuals and legal experts.
MC Poze do Rodo, 26, who has 5.8 million monthly listeners on Spotify, was arrested early on Thursday at his home in a luxury condominium in Rio de Janeiro’s west zone.
Outcry has focused on the way the artist was detained over alleged non-violent offences: handcuffed, shirtless and barefoot. Footage of the arrest was broadcast repeatedly on television and splashed across the front pages of Brazilian newspa-
pers.
“This is persecution [against me],” the funk singer told journalists as he was transferred from the police station to jail. “There is no evidence.”
Activists say the case is the latest example of the criminalisation of funk music – and, by extension, of Black culture; something researchers argue has been a systemic feature of Brazilian society since the abolition of slavery in 1888.
Last Thursday, police justified his arrest by claiming he was “clearly glorifying drug trafficking and the illegal use of firearms” in his lyrics, and that his concerts were being financed by one of Brazil’s two main criminal gangs, the Comando
Vermelho (Red Command). The police chief, Felipe Curi, even claimed that MC Poze’s lyrics were “often far more damaging than a rifle shot fired by a drug trafficker”.
After the arrest, other funk artists took to social media to protest in solidarity.
In an interview with TV Globo last year, he admitted that as a teenager, he had worked for the drug trade: “I’ve been in shootouts, I was shot, and I was arrested too.” But he insisted he had left that life behind and that his goal was to send young people the message that “crime doesn’t lead anywhere”. (Excerpt from The Guardian)
Mexico votes in 1st judicial election amid concerns over rule of law
Mexicans voted Sunday in the country's first ever judicial elections, part of an overhaul of the nation's judiciary that critics warn could jeopardize the rule of law.
The vote will elect 2,600 judges and magistrates, including all Supreme Court justices, and is part of a reform pushed by former President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and his protege and successor President Claudia Sheinbaum.
Lopez Obrador and
Sheinbaum say the election will root out corruption in a flawed judiciary dominated by an out-of-touch elite and instead allow people to decide who should be a judge.
But the run-up to the vote has been dominated by a scandal over some of the candidates, including a convicted drug smuggler and a former lawyer of drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman.
Opponents say the overhaul risks removing checks and balances on the ruling
Morena party, by appointing judges friendly to their cause, and also allowing organized crime groups greater influence over the judicial system by running their own candidates.
Mexico joins Bolivia as the only countries worldwide to conduct judicial elections at the national level, though state-level judicial elections are common in the United States and some local Swiss judges are also elected. (Excerpt from Reuters)
"Resources stretched thin", Canadian Premier Scott Moe says, as Saskatchewan wildfires rage on
Premier Scott Moe says Saskatchewan's ability to fight a plague of wildfires across the province is reaching the breaking point.
The premier was joined by officials from the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency at a news conference in Prince Albert on Saturday to update the current wildfire situation.
The province continues to experience one of its worst starts to the wildfire season on record. More than 500,000 hectares have burned in wildfires across the province so far this year.
"Resources are stretched thin because of the severity of the situation that we're facing and the intensity and the proximity of the fires," Moe told reporters. "Just can't have anoth -
er fire."
Sixteen active wildfires in the province have led to at least 17 evacuations, forcing thousands of people to flee their homes.
The Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation has declared a state of emergency for the community of Sturgeon Landing due to wildfires.
It's issuing a mandatory evacuation order because of heavy smoke from a wildfire burning in Manitoba and the increasing threat to road access in and out of the area.
The province's largest fire, the Shoe fire, has burned 305,000 hectares.
(Excerpt from CBC News)
Gaza doctor who lost 9 children in Israeli airstrike dies from wounds in same attack
APalestinian father who had lost nine of his 10 children in an Israeli airstrike has died from wounds sustained in the same attack, local health officials have said.
Hamdi al-Najjar, 40, a doctor at Nasser hospital, was critically injured when Israeli forces bombed the family house in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis on 23 May, killing nine of his children.
He had just returned home after accompanying his wife Alaa, a paediatrician at the Nasser medical complex, to work when the building was struck. He had initially survived alongside his son Adam, 11, who is still in hospital.
At least 30 killed in India’s northeast as rains trigger floods,
landslides
At least 30 people have died in India’s northeast after relentless monsoon rains caused floods and landslides over the weekend, Indian officials and media reports say.
Authorities on Sunday said at least eight people were killed in Assam state and nine more in neighbouring Arunachal Pradesh, many of them buried under earth and debris dislodged by the torrential downpour.
firmed two deaths.
Even by the terrible standards of the Gaza conflict, their deaths had shocked the international community. Footage shared by the director of Gaza’s health ministry and verified by the Guardian showed the burnt, dismembered bodies of Najjar’s children being pulled from the rubble of their house near a petrol station as flames engulfed what remained of the family’s home.
fractures caused by shrapnel, along with shrapnel wounds and fractures in the chest. He was placed on a ventilator and fitted with medical tubes.
Doctors told the Guardian her husband was suffering from severe injuries – brain damage and
On Sunday, they said, he passed away from the severe wounds sustained in the attack. (Excerpt from the Guardian)
Indonesia quarry collapse kills 19, search continues for victims trapped under rubble
Arock collapse at a quarry at Cirebon in West Java province has killed 19 people, injured eight and there are six still missing, local police said on Sunday.
Indonesian search and rescue agency Basarnas said authorities continued their search on Sunday for people trapped in the rubble after the collapse on Friday.
Police said they had named two suspects for environmental law violations and for not providing safety equipment and for negligence.
The Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry said in a statement it would investigate the cause of the collapse and conduct an assessment to identify any potential further landslides.
Cirebon Regency is
prone to soil movement, especially when precipitation is above normal, while the area of the collapse has a cliff slope, the chief of the ministry's geological agency, Muhammad Wafid, said in the statement.
Wafid said the undercutting method used in the open mining area and the steep slope may also have played a role in the collapse.
"While carrying out evacuation and search efforts, (rescuers) must pay attention to the weather and steep slopes, and not carry out activities during and after heavy rain, because this area still has the potential for further landslides that could hit or bury officers," Wafid said. (Excerpt from Reuters)
Ukraine launches major drone attack on Russian bombers, security official says
Ukraine has launched a spectacular “largescale” drone attack against Russian military bombers in Siberia, striking more than 40 warplanes thousands of miles from its own territory, a security official said, after smuggling the drones to the perimeter
of the airfields hidden in the roofs of wooden sheds.
On the eve of peace talks, the drone attack on four separate airfields was part of a sharp ramping up of the three-year war, with Russia launching waves of drones at Ukraine, while Moscow said sabotage was to blame
for two train derailments that left seven people dead.
Video from several military airfields across Russia showed destroyed aircraft and planes engulfed in flames, though the full extent of the damage remained unclear. (Excerpt from The Guardian)
Three members of one family were killed in a mudslide in Assam’s Guwahati, officials said, as heavy rains led to flooding in many areas of the city, leading to long power outages and prompting authorities to shut schools and colleges on Saturday.
Authorities disconnected electricity in several areas to reduce the risk of electrocution, Assam’s Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said.
In Mizoram state, five people lost their lives in a landslide, while six others died in Meghalaya state. Officials in Nagaland and Tripura states also con-
Meghalaya’s Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma ordered emergency teams to stay vigilant, “especially in landslide-prone and low-lying areas”, he warned in a public statement.
The Indian Army launched a large-scale rescue effort in Manipur state, evacuating hundreds.
“People have been shifted to safer places,” the army said.
“Food, water and essential medicines were provided.”
The downpour has con-
tinued for three straight days, and India’s weather agency has forecast more heavy rains in the region in the coming days as it issued a red alert for several northeastern districts. Rivers across the region, including the Brahmaputra, which originates in the Himalayas and flows through India into Bangladesh, have breached their banks, submerging vast areas and cutting off access to many communities.
(Excerpt from Al Jazeera)
US sends nuclear deal proposal to Iran
The US has sent Iran a proposal for a nuclear deal between Tehran and Washington, the White House confirmed on Saturday.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said he had been presented with "elements of a US deal" by his Omani counterpart Badr Albusaidi during a short visit to the Iranian capital.
It comes after a report by the UN nuclear watchdog said Iran had further stepped up its production of enriched uranium, a key component in the making of nuclear weapons.
White House press sec-
retary Karoline Leavitt said on Saturday it was in Tehran's "best interest to accept" the deal, adding: "President Trump has made it clear that Iran can never obtain a nuclear bomb".
Leavitt said a "detailed and acceptable" proposal had been sent to Iran by US President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff.
The US proposal "will be appropriately responded to in line with the principles, national interests and rights of the people of Iran", Araghchi wrote on X.
The precise details of the deal are not yet clear.
The proposal follows a
report by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) - seen by the BBCwhich found Iran now possesses over 400kg of uranium enriched to 60% purity - close to the 90% purity required for weapons-grade uranium. This is well above the level of purity sufficient for civilian nuclear power and research purposes. It is enough for about 10 nuclear weapons if further refined, making Iran the only non nuclear-armed state producing uranium at this level. (Excerpt from BBC News)
Trump, Xi likely to speak soon on minerals trade
U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping will speak soon to iron out trade issues including a dispute over critical minerals, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Sunday.
Trump on Friday accused China of violating an agreement with the U.S. to mutually roll back tariffs and trade restrictions for critical minerals.
"What China is doing is they are holding back products that are essential for the industrial supply chains of India, of Europe. And that is not what a reliable partner does," Bessent said in an interview with CBS' "Face the Nation."
Trump said on Friday he was sure that he would speak
dispute, aides say
to Xi. China said in April that the two leaders had not had a conversation recently.
Asked if a talk with Xi was on Trump's schedule, Bessent said, "I believe we'll see something very soon."
White House economic ad-
viser Kevin Hassett said no specific date for the conversation has been set, but there have been discussions that the leaders will talk about last month's Geneva agreement on some tariff disputes. (Excerpt fro Reuters)
US President Donald Trump meets with China's President Xi Jinping at the start of their bilateral meeting at the G20 leaders summit in Osaka, Japan, June 29, 2019
From left: Raslan, Adam and Hamdi al-Najjar. Adam survived the attack
Residents commute in cycle rickshaws through a flooded road in Guwahati, Assam, India, May 31, 2025
Take a serious look at your alternatives, and prepare to change what isn’t working for you. Letting go of what you don’t need will spark your imagination regarding the possibilities.
An anxious attitude will slow you down. Find a productive path for your energy. Initiate a plan that leads to personal growth, knowledge and expanded vision.
Gear up to make changes at home and to your lifestyle. Clean living, exercise, and looking and feeling your best will be your ticket to a happy and fulfilling life.
Reduce the risk of getting caught in someone else’s drama. Concentrate on the big picture and where you see yourself heading. Keep your thoughts to yourself and continue on your way.
Jump in and do your part. It’s what you do that counts, and now is a great time to let everyone around you see what you can accomplish. Refuse to let emotions hold you back.
Sit tight, watch what’s happening around you and avoid overt displays of emotion. Choose your battles wisely and make discreet changes. Change begins with you.
Gather information, talk to experts and engage in seminars and research that will help mold your future. Listen and observe; you’ll know who and what are good for you.
A change may tempt you, but you must do your research before buying into something that may be needless or based on false information. When in doubt, take a moment to relax and and rethink your path forward.
You’ll be drawn to movers and shakers. Networking will lead to unique opportunities. Plan, work on or wrap up some needed home improvements.
Pay attention to where your money goes. Put your energy and effort into self-improvement instead of letting temptation set in and indulgence take control. Face your fears head-on.
Assess your financial situation. Consider the improvements you want to make and what you will need to make them. Seek out inspiration to help keep you going.
Consider your options before initiating change. You’ll face opposition that can lead to hesitation and regret. Precision is essential. When doubt sets in, back out.
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The Jasprit Bumrah yorker is not invincible. Not even when it starts to tail. Shreyas Iyer met it with extraordinary coolness and an open face of the bat to find a boundary. It gave him the 61st run of an enormously impressive innings and reinforced a feeling of helplessness on Mumbai Indians (MI). They were
staring into the eyes of the man who was single-handedly beating them.
The five-time champions came up short, and for the first time, could not defend a total in excess of 200. This means Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 will mark the arrival of a new power. Punjab Kings (PBKS) or Royal
playing like he owns every little blade of grass that surrounds him is the stuff of dreams. Shreyas had his eyes wide open. This was real. This was class.
He arrived at the crease in the last over of the powerplay and knew he could not take his time. The second ball went for four. He never looked flustered, even when PBKS needed two runs a ball for the last eight overs. He launched Reece Topley for a hattrick of sixes in the 13th over. Those three hits doubled PBKS’ chances of victory. It was 25 per cent coming into the over and 53 per cent coming out of it.
Sensational Shreyas Iyer powers PBKS to 2nd IPL final
and made the most of it, the pick of his shots a straight six off Kumar in the 16th over just before he was dismissed for 48 off 39.
2016).
Challengers Bengaluru (RCB).
Shreyas=Kohli
There is something extra special about batters who do their best work in a chase. Even now, when the accepted wisdom is to know what your target is, the prospect of a batter
Standing deep in his crease, watching every ball right onto his bat, functioning sometimes on pure instinct. There was a four he got off Hardik Pandya where he seemed almost ready to leave the short ball only to ramp it as it passed him and get it over the keeper. There was a six that he got off Ashwani Kumar, he almost seemed to predict the bowler would go wide yorker to mitigate the damage of a free-hit ball and he shifted across his crease and scythed the ball over cover.
PBKS’ bowlers deserved credit as well. They understood that going into the pitch and taking pace off was a useful option. Kyle Jamieson took pace off once every 2.67 deliveries on average. He is a Test match bowler starting to find his way even when conditions are not in his favour. PBKS always found a way to come back just as MI were threatening to get away. A big powerplay was offset with a wicket in the seventh over. Fifty runs between overs nine and 12 was offset by the wickets of the set batters Suryakumar Yadav (44 off 26) and Tilak Varma (44 off 29) between overs 14 and 15. ESPNcricinfo’s forecaster had MI looking good for 220 at the halfway stage. PBKS kept them to 204.
Power to the max
Tilak and Dhir’s high impact Tilak came down the track and struck his second ball for a six. Later, he simply extended a defensive push and presented a high elbow and that was enough to send Vyshak Vijaykumar over the long-off boundary. His innings only had two fours and two sixes, but he was striking at 152. Dhir was a lot more high-impact. He was five off four balls at the
start of the 17th over. He took three boundaries off PBKS’ best death bowler, Arshdeep Singh, and never looked back. Arshdeep had to return for the 19th over and work with an over-rate penalty. He could only have four fielders on the boundary and Dhir exploited that handicap to score 37 off 18 with seven fours. At that point, it felt like anybody’s game. Except it wasn’t. It was Shreyas Iyer’s game. It was always Shreyas Iyer’s game. (ESPNcricinfo)
His best shots though were those steers all along the ground to the backward point boundary off the two best bowlers in the opposition – Trent Boult and Bumrah. That was when everybody at the ground knew the game was firmly in Shreyas’ hand. That it had always been there. He was expressionless in victory. He knew it was his. He knew it was coming.
The support act
Josh Inglis produced a banger of an innings, one where he took Bumrah down for 20 runs in an over. Nehal Wadhera has had a campaign to remember. Batting at number five, he showed great steel and rode the kind of luck a batter at that position earns by being clear-headed. Wadhera could have been dismissed on 2 if Naman Dhir had not misjudged a catching opportunity on the midwicket boundary and came rushing in instead of holding his position. He enjoyed another life on 13
A lot of teams this IPL have focused on not allowing an early wicket to disrupt their attempt to take advantage of the field restrictions. MI lost Rohit Sharma to the 14th ball of the innings. They attacked 11 of the next 22, with Jonny Bairstow leading the way even if on occasion he was beaten by slower balls into the wicket. MI collected 43 runs off overs three, five, and six.
The SKY show Suryakumar arrived immediately after the powerplay. At that stage, PBKS were starting to string something together. They matched him up with Yuzvendra Chahal, whom he strikes at only 117 in the IPL. On Sunday, the MI lynchpin hammered the PBKS legspinner for 33 off 16 balls. That included three sixes – two majestic hits down the ground and one sweep shot that turned the bowler’s intentions to tie him down on leg stump into a real gimme. Over the course of his 44 off 26 balls, Suryakumar also took home a world record –the highest aggregate (717) in any T20 tournament by a non-opener, surpassing AB de Villiers (687 in IPL
Mumbai Indians (20 ovs maximum)
Rohit Sharma c Vyshak
b Stoinis 8
Jonny Bairstow † c †Inglis
b Vyshak 38
Tilak Varma c Arya
b Jamieson 44
Suryakumar Yadav c Wadhera
b Chahal 44
Hardik Pandya (c) c †Inglis
b Azmatullah Omarzai 15
Naman Dhir c Stoinis
b Azmatullah Omarzai 37
Raj Bawa not out 8
Mitchell Santner not out 0
Extras (lb 3, nb 2, w 4) 9
Total 20 Ov (RR: 10.15) 203/6
Fall of wickets: 1-19 (Rohit Sharma, 2.2 ov), 2-70 (Jonny Bairstow, 6.6 ov), 3-142 (Suryakumar Yadav, 13.5 ov), 4-142 (Tilak Varma, 14.1 ov), 5-180 (Hardik Pandya, 17.6 ov), 6-197 (Naman Dhir, 19.3 ov)
Bowling O-M-R-W
Arshdeep Singh 4-0-44-0
Kyle Jamieson 4-0-30-1
Marcus Stoinis 1-0-14-1
Azmatullah Omarzai 4-0-43-2
Vijaykumar Vyshak 3-0-30-1
Yuzvendra Chahal 4-0-39-1
Punjab Kings (T: 204 runs from 20 ovs)
Priyansh Arya c Pandya
b Ashwani Kumar
Shreyas Iyer delivered a Manof-the-Match performance
Suryakumar Yadav becomes the first nonopener to score 700 runs in a single IPL season
Punjab Kings qualified for the final after 11 years in the IPL
England did not quite turn their back on Joe Root as a limited-overs batter, but certainly the schedule threatened to axe him from white-ball cricket.
A couple of crises and a change of management later, here Root was in Cardiff, unfurling perhaps the best of his 18th One-Day International (ODI) hundreds, a career-best 166 not out. His first 41 runs put him top of the pile of English run scorers in the format, usurping Eoin Morgan, before the rest iced a chase of 309 to secure a series win over West Indies with a game to spare.
This was Root’s second hundred in his eighth innings since returning to the 50-over format this year, ahead of an admittedly disastrous International Cricket Council (ICC) Champions Trophy as far as the team was concerned. Not only is he averaging 30 runs more than his overall average, but his strike rate is also 10 points higher. An immaculate straight drive, his 23rd boundary or a fever-dream knock, confirmed victory with three wickets and seven balls to spare.
This second ODI did not, all told, seem befitting for Root’s historic brilliance.
Mainly because, for the first half, it seemed to belong to West Indies – specifically
Joe Root’s magnificent 166* drives England to 309-run chase, and series win
to his right after Seales had found the edge. England’s Captain had just launched an assault on Forde, smashing three boundaries in a row –the first a towering boundary to the leg side – but fell short of fifty when flipping Alzarri Joseph’s bouncer to backward square leg. And though Joseph would then snare the former white-ball Captain six deliveries later – Buttler playing on, undone by bounce – Root was well on his way.
Indies erred for experience with Shimron Hetmyer moving into the XI at the expense of Amir Jangoo.
Hope, 47.4 ov)
Bowling O-M-R-W
Saqib Mahmood 9.4-0-37-3
Brydon Carse 9-1-59-1
Keacy Carty’s 103, the centrepiece of West Indies’ 308 all out. Skipper Shai Hope’s 78 at the end and Brandon King’s 59 up top were vital bookends. Though they left 14 deliveries unused having been inserted by England, it did not seem to matter as West Indies’ attack took just nine deliveries to remove openers Jamie Smith and Ben Duckett for ducks – 2 for 2 – then had England 93 for 4 when Jos Buttler was also bagged. From that point on, it was Root at his absolute best, accompanied for the most part by Will Jacks. You might have described his 49 off 58 in a stand of 143 from 122 as “playing the Joe Root role” had the man himself not been at the other end strumming 87 off 64. Root’s last 70 runs with Jacks came off just 45 balls, by the way.
The catastrophic start to
Matthew Potts 9-0-56-0 Jacob Bethell 6-0-49-1
Adil Rashid 10-0-63-4 Will Jacks 4-0-42-1
England (T: 309 runs from 50 ovs)
Jamie Smith c †Hope b Seales 0 Ben Duckett c Seales b Forde 0 Joe Root not out 166 Harry Brook (c) c
the chase added the layer of jeopardy to Root’s innings that he never felt. But it did mean more because of a West Indies outfit hell-bent on disavowing themselves from
first innings, however, was Saqib Mahmood’s tame drop of Carty on 41, when Jacob Bethell was worked around the corner. He also might have been run out on
That Joseph was even on owed to four elegant boundaries from Root – including a couple of crisp cover drives –to take 17 off what would subsequently be the last over of Forde’s opening spell. From then on, Root managed the situation, calmly at first with Bethell and then initially in a remarkable partnership with Jacks. Most spectacular of
Thursday’s 238-run loss in the first ODI at Edgbaston. Smith nicked Jayden Seales behind for a duck after four legal deliveries, before Duckett scythed a thick edge off Matthew Forde to deep third, his three-ball nought capping off a horrendous day that included two dropped catches and a missed runout.
57 had the throw from midwicket been crisper after he had been sent back. Both of those gifts were reciprocated to Root, who could have been found short of his ground twice.
all was the acceleration from Root, despite Jacks’ game being far more suited to the pyrotechnics produced.
Precocious Antigua batter Jewel Andrew was moved to open with Evin Lewis still missing with the groin injury that kept him out of the first ODI. It was the first time the 18-year-old had performed the role in his professional career, across all formats –and it did not last long. Hard length from Carse lifted into harder hands from Jewell, surprised by the bounce and fending on instinct, gifting a straightforward catch to Jacks at point for a five-ball duck.
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Both Duckett’s chances would have nipped a second-wicket stand between Carty and Brandon King in the bud. It reached 141, but should not have made it to double figures, let alone out of the first powerplay, Duckett shelling at second slip off Brydon Carse – the first diving to his right, the second tipped over the bar –when King had 10 then 11. Duckett’s hat-trick of fielding botches was complete when, spoilt for choice when both King (55*) and Carty (57*) were stuck in the middle of the pitch. King ended up running to the far end, beating Duckett’s loopy under-arm to wicketkeeper Buttler.
The biggest error in the
The best chance was at the end of the second over when Root was dead in the water after Harry Brook called him through for a dodgy single, only for Roston Chase to miss from backward point. A tougher opportunity arose in the 11th over when, on 30, he had again given up a jaunt. This time, King missed, albeit having made a brilliant stop at midwicket followed by a throw at the non-striker’s end from the ground. But maybe the biggest grievance as far as West Indies were concerned was an LBW appeal at the end of the sixth over, Forde hitting Root on the back leg and giving it the celebrappeal, only for the review to find the ball clipping the bails.
Brook was also dropped on 30 – which he had made from just 16 deliveries – when Hope palmed a diving catch
The key juncture was with 135 needed from 18.2 overs, with Root on 77 from 82. After taking 16 deliveries to move to 100 – moving to the milestone with a six over midwicket and four swept around the corner off Gudakesh Motie – he smashed 43 from 24 deliveries (he ramped, scooped and then charged Chase’s offies for boundaries in four balls) up to Jacks’ dismissal. The Surrey man was trapped in front to give Joseph an impressive 4 for 31 from his allotment.
A gorgeous carve over extra cover off Forde took Root past 150 for the first time in ODIs, from 129 deliveries.
Hope offered an immaculate finish to an otherwise scruffy effort from both sides in the first innings. Both teams made a single change each; England swapping Matthew Potts for Jamie Overton (broken little finger) was enforced, while West
Carty’s binding of the innings began at this point, and the value of his stickability felt particularly crucial with the 58 shared with Hope. Their stand began when King found Carse at long on, failing to smash Adil Rashid over long on – the first of the legspinner’s 4 for 63. Nine overs later, a late dab through third brought Carty’s 13th four off his 102nd delivery to take him to three figures. And while he was unable to launch from there, stumped off Jacks three balls after the milestone, Hope was now set. Nevertheless, West Indies lost their final eight wickets for 103. Mahmood removed Forde and Chase in consecutive balls before Motie took to Jacks. But Rashid’s two wickets in his final over shifted the onus even more so on Hope, who toed a simple catch to Brook to give Mahmood figures of 3 for 37, and cap England’s ask at 309. It could have been 50 more with better choices throughout, and maybe 111 fewer had England taken their chances against Carty and King. Then again, Root would not have had the scope to unfurl his brilliance. Sometimes, the game works itself out. (ESPNcricinfo)
Keacy Carty marched through to his century
Shai Hope got an important half-century
Joe Root scored his 18th ODI hundred to steer England’s run-chase
Teams urged to register as slots fill quickly for Kares One Guyana T10 Blast
Organisers of the Kares One Guyana T10 Tapeball Blast are urging teams to complete their registration swiftly, as slots for the expanded tournament are filling up rapidly, particularly in zones with a 16-team limit. Registration for the third edition of the popular tapeball competition commenced on May 14.
Tournament Director John Ramsingh highlighted the unprecedented interest, attributing it to the event’s significant expansion and the lucrative prize money on offer. “We have not reached
our target of 80 [teams] as yet, but we are on that path,” Ramsingh stated.
“The zones which have 16 teams are close to filling, especially East Bank and West Demerara Zone and Essequibo Zone.”
The tournament is set to commence on June 28 in Berbice, with matches scheduled for Skeldon and New Amsterdam on Saturday, before progressing to Albion for the quarterfinals, semi-finals, and final on Sunday. The competition will then move to other counties before the grand championship finals on August
3 at the National Stadium, Providence.
The full schedule includes:
Berbice: June 28-June 29
East Bank/West
Demerara: July 5-July 6
Georgetown/East Coast Demerara: July 19-July
20 (this zone can accommodate up to 32 teams, while others are limited to 16, though some may be extended)
Essequibo: July 26-July
27 Grand Championship Finals: August 3, National Stadium, Providence Ramsingh added that or-
One Guyana King and Queen of the Sand Football…
Defending female champs Speightland trounce Fearless; 5 male teams notch wins
When night two of the 2025 One Guyana King and Queen of the Sand Football competition continued at the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) office ground in the bauxite mining town of Linden, defending champs of the queen segment, Speightland, headlined the night. They got their campaign off to a solid start trouncing Fearless 4-1 after falling behind in the first minute of the match. N Wayne (4th, 10th); T Williams (15th) and Shanella Pearson one minute later led the victory charge.
Five matches in the king’s segment of the championship were played and five wins were recorded. Bomberz, led by a brace each from Shemiah Samuels (4th, 16th) and Dequan Samuels (8th, 26th) got the better of Rockstone 4-2. For Rockstone, Isiah Allicock scored in the 12th and 18th minutes.
Young Gunners, backed by goals from Devonte Tappin in the 22nd minute and Lency Barker in the 30th minute, played a patient game to rebound and beat UDK Victors, who scored early through a Kenneth James fourth minute strike.
Team Mineral were too good for Speightland as they ran away comfortable 4-0 winners. Kelroy Anthony led with a double, hitting the target in the 13th and 29th minute after Jermaine King opened their account in the ninth minute. Sealing the win was Delon Charter in the 24th minute.
Almost as convincing were One Syde in their 4-1 whipping of Turf President. Isiah Adams led the victors off with his fifth minute strike, but evening things up was Turf President’s Clifton Charles three minutes later.
That was their only response as a goal from Kriston Lewis in the 16th minute and a double from
Ryan Arthur in the 28th and 30th minute went unanswered as One Syde controlled the flow of play, pocketing all the points.
Foundation Family were
exhilarating action is anticipated in year three of the
ganisers are “busy behind the scenes planning and getting systems in place for this massive expansion”, with a full launch on June 14 expected to reveal comprehensive plans and additional prizes for players and fans.
President Dr Irfaan Ali has reaffirmed his support for the tournament, acknowledging its alignment with his calls for broader expansion.
The stakes are high, with lucrative prize money on offer. Zonal winners will receive $300,000 and secure a spot in the national finals.
The ultimate national champion will bag a hefty $1.7 million, with the runners-up receiving $700,000. Losing semi-finalists at the national level will receive $300,000 each, and zonal losing finalists will receive $100,000. Individual bril-
liance will also be rewarded with attractive cash prizes and awards. The registration fee for teams is $30,000.
Prospective teams and individuals seeking further information can contact Akeem Greene via WhatsApp at +5926352235 or visit the tournament’s official social media pages under “One Guyana T10 Tapeball Blast.”
National federation Archery
Guyana welcomes newest affiliate, Golden League Archery Club
In a continued progressive and bold step towards strengthening the archery movement in Guyana, Golden League Archery Club was officially welcomed into the national fold under Archery Guyana on the evening of May 29, 2025. The affiliation ceremony marked a significant moment of unity and expansion, as yet another dedicated club took its place within the framework of the recognised national federation for archery.
closely with the federation. Staying true to our working motto “Stronger Together”, we are committed to building strong partnerships that elevate the sport locally and within the Guyanese Diaspora.”
Archery Guyana
the other team to take full points on the night when they brushed aside Lil Ballers 3-1. Matches continued Saturday night at the same venue.
At the heart of the occasion was Club President Courtlee Rodrigues, who stated with pride: “Golden League Archery is proud to announce its formal affiliation with Archery Guyana and undertakes to work
President Vidushi PersaudMcKinnon officially presented the Certificate of Affiliation to the club’s executive team during a brief but meaningful gathering. Addressing the club officials and supporters present, she applauded their initiative and commitment to the sport. “This affiliation signals more than just paperwork, it’s a testament to the power of unity, vision, and shared purpose. Golden League Archery brings fresh
energy and heart to the national archery landscape. My door remains open, and Archery Guyana stands ready to support your journey every step of the way,” Persaud-McKinnon said. She underscored the importance of working collaboratively and noted that the federation’s Board of Directors remained steadfast in its mission to empower all clubs under its umbrella.
Golden League Archery Club, which will operate out of Sophia, adds an exciting new dimension to the sport’s reach and accessibility. The club has already laid groundwork for developmental programming and athlete engagement in its community and beyond.
From left: Saeed Karim, Archery Guyana President Vidushi Persaud-McKinnon, Club President Courtlee Rodrigues, Club General Secretary Milessa Rodrigues, Club Assistant Secretary Olivia Welcome, and Club Public Relations Officer Theon Gibson
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Kares One Guyana T10 Tapeball Blast
Foundation Family scorers
Bomberz goalscorers
