Guyana Times - Saturday, September 10, 2022

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“I never thought that I would have been placed so high in the NGSA exams. I had a strict study ritual. I had to stay up very late at night studying for the exam. I used to read the consolidated curriculum every night so I could have an advan tage of the rest of students,” the country’s top student detailed.

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His mother Stacy MonahGomes added, “From his ear ly grade levels, he was self-mo tivated. The preparation was

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easy for him. We discussed what percentage or grade he needed to attain to be able to have a top school…He is a very disciplined child. During the period, he would play, but then he knows he has work to do. It was just books, books, books.”

For students who are not satisfied with their per formance, his message was, “Even though you did not get in the Top 10, or you did not get Queen’s College, it doesn’t matter which school you go to.

Arya Mohamed, 516 marks

The results were an nounced by Education Minister Priya Manickchand at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre. After the announce ment, Guyana Times caught up with some students as they cel ebrated this achievement.

Her father, Jermaine, com mented, “Angelica has worked very hard. She was a dedicat ed student. We would have ex pected her to have a good per formance but not as good as this. We’re very excited. It was well done.”

Sierra Prescod, 517 marks

Angelica Subryan, 518 marks

The third topper, Subryan said it was a “hard challenge” with lots of studying. She is planning to pursue a career in the medical field.

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3 students tie for country’s NGSA top spot

Neuel Bancroft of Annadale Primary, Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica); Angelica Subryan of Cumberland Primary, Region Six, (East Berbice-Corentyne); and Jonathon Gomes of Josel Educational Institute in Georgetown are the country’s top students, and were all awarded a spot at the presti gious Queen’s College.

Stories of defying odds, burning the midnight oil and making sacrifices were remi nisced on by the students, as their parents also shared what it took to have a stable support system.Bancroft expressed his as tonishment at his grade, not ing that his nervousness van ished after hearing of his performance. An aspiring pi lot, he shared that with studies should also come leisure activ ities to have a proper balance.

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Coming in fourth position were three students: Elliana Ganpat of Mae’s Under 12 Primary; Sierra Prescod of Westfield Prep; and Jaysea Manram of Graham’s Hall Primary School. They scored 517 marks.

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“It wasn’t hard or any thing…I don’t have anything I want to do when I grow up. I have ideas but they are not con crete ones,” he relayed.

A confident Manram, who wants to become a marine bi ologist, positioned, “I was ex

Elated Elijah Ram of Graham’s Hall Primary; Adalyn Bernard of New Guyana School; Arya Mohamed of Success Elementary; Tanika Sukhdeo of Academy of Excellence; and Ziyaad Ally of Aurora Primary came seventh with 516 marks, respectively.

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Jonathan Gomes, 518 marks

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On the other hand, Gomes was expecting to cop the top spot at the examination.

It matters about how hard you work.”

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pecting to get Queen’s College but not do this well. I kept a balance between studying and sports because exercise helps to improve memory. I studied for two hours each day.”

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Adalyn Bernard, 516 marks

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It was an extraordinary moment for Guyana on Friday, when three prima ry students tied for the top spot at this year’s National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) after securing 518 marks.

Elliana Ganpat, 517 marks

Neuel Bancroft, 518 marks

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Jaysean Manram, 517 marks

Mailing address: Queens Atlantic Investment Estate Industrial Site, Ruimveldt, Georgetown

Dear Editor, Ravi Dev’s article, “Indian Guyanese boycot ted CARIFESTA 1 after Burnham’s contemptuous dismissal of their leaders’ recommendations,” is a most timely essay. It is in formative, detailed, instruc tive and facts can be cor roborated. Ravi noted that “This boycott was successful even though in the end, Dr Jagan caved in…” and that “… most performances were filmed, his (Gora Singh’s) was not and Indians over all were peripheralised. My regret then was even though Trinidad’s Sundar Popo had come out with his genre-originating chut ney song, “Nana and Nanie” in 1969, it was blanked. Unlike what he had done for “Pan” and “Tamboo Bamboo” Eric Williams and the PNC studiously ignored subaltern Indian cultural creations. From the discus sions and planning sessions in Guyana, Taan, Biraha, Quaseedas and Qawalis singing, for instance, were not seen as “cultural”. Gora and troupe were encour aged to perform “fusion” forms. So, why do I invoke this excerpt from Mr Dev?

cifically the three National Communications Network Incorporated channels, The Voice of Guyana, 98.1 Hot FM and 100.1 Vybz. I mean, in Guyana, these three channels have an abundance of time when no one mans the control. It is simply thoughtless and ran dom music almost non-stop for hours, and never does the music reflect parity in terms of the population. It is a preponderance of rap, dancehall (with scream ing deejays), and what is now deemed ‘culture’ mu sic. This must change to re flect a ‘One Guyana’ reali ty. There is the urgent need to play, even if in a non-or ganised manner, far more Indian-related songs, that is film music and chutney. And even on this issue, I have some grievances.

They lack format and con tent. The hosts come over as ‘school boys ‘funning’ them selves.’ The exception to this ‘lazy and unprofession al’ attitude and output is on “Sunday Melodies,” at least when Neaz Subhan, CEO, is the presenter, which is nor mally the case. Neaz situ ates his programme with in a past time frame, and evokes rich memories of an era when cinema and Indian movies encircle the Indian populace. He is also very ‘teasing’ when he gives insight into the movies, the stars, songs and artistes. This is how ‘song’ pro grammes should be done. They must reflect some

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Suicide became a noticeable issue from the beginning of Indian Indentureship when the rate of suicide rose from approximately 6/100,000 in the North India districts from which the Indentured Labourers were brought by a factor of one hundred. While suicide is an observed phenomenon in all social groups, in Guyana, Indian-Guyanese remain the main victims, with their rates almost 10 times the next closest ethnic group. In 2001, the Ministry of Health declared suicide as a Public Health Issue, and launched several initiatives within a “National Suicide Prevention Strategy” to deal with it. The then Minister of Health, Dr Leslie Ramsammy, indicated that the programme would be coordinated by the Ministry of Health; would involve the Ministry of Labour, Human Services and Social Security; the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport.

“Creating Hope Through Action”

be one of the very great fast bowlers in world cricket and Ben Stokes is present ly a world class all-rounder and more so England’s test captain. Hence, let us agree with skipper Shimron Hetmyer and give the young all-rounder a chance to establish himself as a world class all-rounder.

Suicide is a mental health problem, often precipitated by one catalysing factor at a moment’s impulse. This global phenomenon is a scourge affecting every nation of the world.

The Amazon Warriors is with a new captain and new leadership. Hence, the team is certainly not gell ing together. The two open ers are expected to give the team a solid and quick start.

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According to the WHO, experiencing conflict, disaster, violence, abuse or loss, and a sense of isolation is strongly associated with suicidal behaviour. Suicide rates are also high among vulnerable groups who experience discrimination, such as refugees and migrants; Indigenous peoples; lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) persons. By far, the strongest risk factor for suicide is a previous suicide attempt.

In 2012, the WHO had issued a desiderata as to what ought to be done by the authorities, which bears repetition: “We need to (1) continue to research suicide and non-fatal suicidal behaviour, addressing both risk and protective factors; (2) develop and implement awareness campaigns with the aim of increasing awareness of suicidal behaviours in the community, incorporating evidence on both risk and protective factors; (3) target our efforts not only to reduce risk factors, but also to strengthen protective factors, especially in childhood and adolescence; (4) train health-care professionals to better understand evidence-based risk and protective factors associated with suicidal behaviour; (5) combine primary, secondary and tertiary prevention; (6) increase use of and adherence to treatments shown to be effective in treating diverse conditions; and to prioritise research into effectiveness of treatments aimed at reducing self-harm and suicide risk; (7) increase the availability of mental health resources, and to reduce barriers to accessing care; (8) disseminate research evidence about suicide prevention to policy makers at international, national and local levels; (9) reduce stigma and promote mental health literacy among the general population and health-care professionals; (10) reach people who don’t seek help, and hence don’t receive treatment when they are in need of it; (11) ensure sustained funding for suicide research and prevention; (12) influence governments to develop suicide prevention strategies for all countries and to support the implementation of those strategies that have been demonstrated to save lives.” While we are still battling the COVID-19 pandemic, which have stretched our human and material resources, we cannot afford to let up on the fight against suicide.

Address the paucity of Indian-oriented programmes on NCN radio stations

First, it is that nothing has really changed in terms of the Indian cultural norms within the musical land scape where Guyana is con cerned. They are still being suppressed, at least with in the Government media, and I speak to radio, spe

Education Minister Priya Manickchand shares a photo with Guyana’s top National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) students Neuel Bancroft from the Annandale Primary School, Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica); Angelica Subryan from Cumberland Primary School in Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne) and Jonathan Gomes from the Josel Educational Institute in Georgetown (Education Ministry photo)

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Then another thing is that when there happen to be Indian or chutney pro grammes, it is basically the sending of greetings.

Globally, an estimated 703,000 die by suicide. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), for every suicide, there are likely 20 other people making a suicide attempt and many more have serious thoughts of suicide. The WHO has said that millions of people suffer intense grief or are otherwise profoundly impacted by suicidal behaviours.

However, suicide is preventable, and education through generally interactive counselling sessions — especially in schools, churches and at various youth fora, as well as easily-accessible helplines that could provide timely interventions by way of a conduit, a compassionate listening ear, and provision of advice based on rational reasoning for revealing bad experiences and expressing negative emotions, especially impersonal ones — can serve to reduce the crippling pain to bearable levels, and enable rational thought that diffuses intentions of selfdestruction.Inanational context, there needs to be a more holistic approach involving multi-sectoral agencies, especially in the health, education, and social services sectors.Amore comprehensive suicide prevention strategy is imperative to curb and eventually eliminate this scourge from society.

In rounding off this mis sive, and since we know that “Nana and Nanie” in 1969, was blanked and that Eric Williams and the PNC stu diously ignored subaltern Indian cultural creations, then the redress must start. The time is long gone for proper programmes, cater ing to the sensibilities of Indo Guyanese to be aired on the Government ra dio stations. It makes lit tle sense to complain of this ‘gap’ later, when the ‘pow ers that be’ can fix it.

Today Guyana joins the rest of the world to observe World Suicide Prevention Day themed “Creating Hope Through Action”.

kind of preparation and an educational content.

Yours Prescotttruly,Mann

This year’s theme, “Creating Hope Through Action,” is intended to reflect the need for collective action to address this urgent public health issue, the PanAmerican Health Organisation (PAHO) has said.

Let’s go Warriors!

Dear Editor, The Guyana Amazon Warriors, after two unlike ly defeats and a rained-out game, are in a desperate position for their surviv al in this year’s Caribbean Premier League title chase.

“All of us – family members, friends, co-workers, community members, educators, religious leaders, health-care professionals, political officials and Governments – can take action to prevent suicide in the Region,” PAHO has stated in its 2022 message.

Even one life lost to suicide is one too many. A listening ear and rational advice proffered in a non-judgmental way can prevent many disturbed persons from taking their own lives. Each suicidal death is a public health issue.

For one, the presenters (when live), submerge the purity of the selections by utilising the remix/rap ver sions of them. Add to this, they seek to copy the fake Jamaican speaking style deejays who have succeed ed in reducing radio from an elevated and profession al art from into a virtual dancehall, characterised by the shouting of nonsensi cal phrases. It is time that this ‘mad house’ scenario change, and quickly too.

In 2009, a very grassroots-oriented “Gatekeeper Programme” was launched to train individuals in communities to be aware of signs of suicide risks, and to make interventions with the aim of directing the identified persons to professionals. He also mentioned that UG had introduced a three-year Master’s Programme in Mental Health to produce specialists for treating mental illness, of which suicide is deemed a subset. Since then, there have been other interventions, but the suicide rate rose inexorably to the 2012 high, from which it has not budged significantly.

We cannot forget Yuvraj Singh hammering England’s young fast bowl er Stewart Broad for six consecutive sixes in a world cup tournament in South Africa. Remember the name “Carlos Braithwaite” who hit England’s fast bowler Ben Stokes for four consecutive sixes to win the world cup for the West Indies. Stewart went on to

Sarah Baharally, 515 marks

Jaren Boucher, 515 marks

Elijah Ram, 516 marks

Wicket-keeper Heinrich Klaasen is not any reputable player and buying him was a risk that the management will have to live with in this tournament. Odean Smith earned his place in the team and the skipper and the man agement will have to respect his ability to hit the ball and as a bowler it is the skipper who will have to get the best out of him. Romario Shepherd is certainly a utility player who could win matches. His bowling needs special atten tion and guidance. As for his batting he will come good in

Imran Tahir is a pensioner and he is doing his best at his age. He is certainly over the hill. Using eight bowlers in a losing cause is desperation. Guyana desperately needs points on the board and the warriors will have to get into winning ways.

ideas, shared, “Leading up the exams, I had to stay up really late and sacrifice a lot of my free time. I also had to wake up early to push in a lot of study. My advice is to put down the phone, pick up your books and prioritise your studies. Don’t give up. At times there would be challenges but once you try your best and you stay focused, ev erything is possible.”

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Our supporters will rally behind our Warriors and they will do better. Hetmyer is full of enthusiasm and is optimis tic and he could be a source of inspiration to the team.

Mohamed wants to be a politician since she believes it is a pathway she would excel in.

Chief Education Officer, Dr Marcel Hutson shared in his remarks that no sin gle entity has the systems to individually move education forward. What is required, he said, is the coming together of minds and resources for collective impact.

However, the inclement weather is against the rapid start. As such, the team lead ership will have to consid er the approach at the start of the match. Chandrapaul Hemraj is an attacking bats man but Paul Stirling is not the ideal player to open the innings. Shai Hope is a class batsman and we should keep him at three because we bought him for that position. Skipper Hetmyer, at four is in good form and expecta tions are sky-high that he will have to score runs consis tently and heavily. Hetmyer, must hit the ball hard but he must hit the ball along the ground early in his innings.

ed because the Ministry believes parents cannot pro vide breakfast for their chil dren…” instead, “We be lieve many can. But we also know a lot of children come to school without breakfast.”

Investment in education is “worth it all”

The Ministry is seeking to create an environment to see true transformation of the education sector. Access, inclusivi ty and quality coupled with accountabili

Placement

Six child on the coast. Let us bear in mind that children living in the hinterland re gions are already benefitting from a separate feeding pro gramme.Finally, in terms of ‘reap ing rewards for the input,’ the record is there to show how well Guyana is doing regionally, as just last year, the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) in announc ing its top awardees for the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) and the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) exam inations highlighted that Guyanese students received the top awards for both. It should be noted that these achievements were partic ularly outstanding as they manifested that the students were able to perform “ex ceptionally well” despite the COVID-19 pandemic chal lenges that were ongoing at the time.

She added, “There are children who will get their results and feel disappoint ed. I’m here to tell you that children with 94 per cent today will get a List A school. Ninety-four per cent is high in any lan guage, any country and in any career.”

Tanika Sukhdeo, 516 marks

Let’s go...

Jaliyah Holder, 515 marks

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Dear Editor,

It is very good that the Education Ministry is launch ing its “National Breakfast Programme”. This is a great move and I hope that she will be well-supported, especially by those who have to actually be involved at the level of dis tribution, right down to the school level, where the chil dren will be the beneficiary.

But I need not refer to sci entific evidence, as teachers are the first to tell us of the difference they see when stu dents start their day with a healthy breakfast. Students are more alert, are better able to pay attention and pro cess information, and show improved memory and prob lem-solving skills. Schools with programmes report bet ter attendance and less dis ciplinary interventions, in the classroom or in the school yard. So, the Minister is right on track with contemporary educational strategies and theories.In fact, Minister Manickchand, while deliv ering her feature address, explained that “… the pro gramme was not implement

“I worked really hard for this posi tion and being here today is a dream come through because sleepless nights and all the efforts I put in; it was a well-deserved moment. I expected to do this well and I am extremely grateful.”

ty from all stakeholders is the approach in mind.“We have seen interventions, in terms of textbooks, worksheets and different strategies were used to get our children to this point without losing them,” Hutson pointed out.

Education Minister Priya Manickchand underscored that while children are aim ing for Queen’s College as the mark of ex cellence, the reality is that the exams are just a placement mechanism until a new system is “Theseadopted.exams came about as place ment exams. They were never meant to be a determining factor of who is bright and who is not, who is a bright child and who is not. We need to place children into second ary schools and until we have a new sys tem, and we’re looking at that, we can only place according to the number of schools. Queen’s College, the reality has, we can only place 150 students there.”

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On this point I add that many come to school without break fast, as they are ‘in a rush’ and they are aware of what the school vendors have. Some simply are not ‘very early’ morning eaters, and so the programme is quite handy. Thus, I agree with the Education Minister “… that it is the State’s duty to help children as far as finances al low.” Already thousands of children are the direct bene ficiaries of the Government’s $25,000 “Because We Care” cash grant and $5000 uni form

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Ziyaad Ally, 516 marks

functioning, and increased school attendance. It is well established that students who have access to a school breakfast programme have reduced risk for disease, are more likely to come to school and participate in class, have better test scores, and are more likely to graduate.

This year, the cut-off mark is 508 for Queen’s College, 504 for The Bishops’ High School, 501 for Saint Stanislaus College, 498 for Saint Roses High School and 495 for Saint Joseph High School.

Because of the COVID pandemic, he shared that decisions had to be made swift ly. Today, Guyana is benefitting from these moves in the sector which curbed learning loss and declining instructional time.

Parnita Kishun, 515 marks

I inform the few who are giving all kinds of spin to this venture that there is an abundance of research showing that eating break fast is linked to healthy body weight, improved academ ic performance and memory

Ram shared that he was “over the moon and elated”, as he further gushed, “I never expected that I would be in the Top 10 here…My mom, my dad and I used to stay up late in the nights and wake up early in the morning to catch a little more study as Meanwhile,well.”

time.Tabriz Shamzi was bought in the team and he is a world class bowler and he must bowl his full quo ta of overs. It is humiliating and wrong for the best bowl er on the team to not be given the opportunity to perform. Keemo Paul, if he is on the team, must be fully fit and his first task is to bowl his full quota of overs. Kemo is a very good middle-order bats man and the skipper must respect him as a useful bat man. Gudakesh Motie is the spinner, who is in good form and the team must give him that confidence. He is also a reliable lower order batsman.

Collective impact

Editor,voucher.onthis note of plac ing emphasis on education, especially in terms of mak ing school life easier for the students, the Government, this year alone, is expend ing some $267 million on this vital National Breakfast Programme for every Grade

Ally, who hails from Pomona Housing Scheme on the Essequibo Coast, wants to become a lawyer. He follows in the foot steps of his brother, who was once the re gion’s top Sharingperformer.thetwelfth position were Jaliyah Holder of the New Guyana School; Jaren Boucher of Genesis Early Childhood; Sarah Baharally of Suddie Primary; Parnita Kishun of Dharmic Rama Krishna; and Kaiyah Ramkissoon of the New Guyana School with 515 marks each.Kishun, who wants to become a doc tor while dabbling in her budding business

3 students tie for country’s...

Kaiyah Ramkissoon, 515 marks

Yours truly, H Singh

This starting move from the Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand, will see the provision of a “… a daily meal to Grade Six students along the coastal regions: Two, Three, Four, Five, Six and 10.” Let us remember that beginning at the McKenzie Primary School (as part of the Ministry of Education’s ac tivities to observe Education Month 2022), will eventually culminate nation-wide.

WORD SEARCH Page Foundation 6 SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2022 ◄ Zero (0) is neither positive nor negative. Remember 1) (– 4) + 4 = 2) ( – 10) + 10 = 3) (– 14) + 15 + 12 + (– 15) = 4) 50 + (– 50) = 5) (3 )/6 + (– (3 )/6) = 6) 210 + 201 + ( – 210) + ( – 210) = 7) 41 +( – 44) + 0 = 8) 79 + (4 )/8 + (–(4 )/8) + (– 79) = Exercises: Solve Negative numbers TO BE CONTINUED By The BroThers Grimm CONTINUED FROM FRIDAY Look at the number line. Notice that – 4 is four spaces to the left of 0 on the negative side. Also note that 4 is four spa ces to the right of 0 on the positive side.

numbers are numbers that are less than zero. You identify them by adding a minus sign to the front of a number. So – 1 is 1 less than 0. – 35.5 is 35.5 less than 0. .

Example:

The Property of Additive Inverses: When you add a nega tive number to its inverse (its exact opposite on the other side of the number line), the total is 0. For example, – 5 + 5 = 0.

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Head of the Local Content Secretariat Martin Pertab

The Guyana Government has moved to crack down on the issue of delayed payments to locals servic ing the oil and gas indus try, with the Local Content Secretariat now instruct ing contractors and sub contractors to ensure they pay Guyanese within 30-45 days.There have been nu merous complaints by lo cals of a systematic delay in the payments of goods sup plied or services rendered to major players in the pe troleum industry – an issue which has been engaging Government’s attention.

Local Content Master Plan

sue as well, with President Timothy Tucker previously explaining that this delay in payment can cause a local company to lose profits.

Local Content Act, contractors and sub contractors are required to create a Procurement SubPlan that includes a supply chain management strategy that is intended to promote local suppliers’ competitive financing and growth with appropriate contract and payment terms.

Local Content Act, which was passed in December 2021, will be continuous ly reviewed and updated overtime in order to close loopholes that are being ex ploited.Infact, just last month, the Vice President empha sised that the identifica tion of loopholes in the law was expected in this ini tial stage of implementa tion. However, he assured that as these issues are be ing raised, Government will work to address them.

With this development, the Secretariat cautioned suppliers that the onus is now on them to submit cor rect“Toinvoices.see that this is achieved, the Secretariat continues to encourage con tractors and sub-contractors to conduct continuous train

“We will perfect the law…as we go along,” Jagdeo had said. (G11)

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This provision was creat ed to ensure that Guyanese nationals and Guyanese companies generate capital to expand while becoming competitive and financially independent.

…instructs companies to make payments in 45 days

In a statement issued on Friday, the Ministry of Natural Resources ex plained that upon fur ther assessments and engagements with stake holders, the Local Content Secretariat decided to write to contractors and subcon tractors instructing them to implement an amend ment to their five-year Local Content Master Plan.

“They can’t wait 90 days to pay local companies,” Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo had contended during a press conference just last month.

Oil companies have been accused of taking as long as 90 days after the final provi sion of goods/services before they pay the supplier. This situation gravely affects lo cal businesses, which would then have to contend with a cashflow problem that af fects their operations.

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ing and suppliers’ engage ment forums. These forums will be aimed at upskilling suppliers in areas of the cor rect preparation of invoic es and tenders, and to be appraised of any upcoming procurement opportunities offered by the companies,” the Ministry’s statement outlined.TheMinistry is also en couraging suppliers who continue to encounter issues with the prolonged issuing of payments to contact the Local Content Secretariat which is headed by Martin Pertab.The Government has made it clear that the

Govt cracks down on delayed payments to locals in oil sector

“This is a serious problem with the payment system in the oil and gas industry. It’s too long…if there’s an issue in the invoice, contact that person and get them to fix the invoice; we don’t believe the clock should restart… the process should be going through; any alterations, corrections or omissions can be dealt with from a simple level, but the payment must be completed in a timely manner if you want to build local capacity,” Tucker had contended during an inter view with this publication in 2021.Inthe

ment terms that facilitate competitive funding and ex pansion,” the statement ex plained.The Secretariat not ed too that contractors and sub-contractors have shown their willingness to cooper ate with this new require ment and have already moved to make the amend ment to their Master Plans.

The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) has long complained of this is

“The updated five-year plan must now include a payment period of between 30-45 days upon the correct receipt of an invoice. This will allow Guyanese compa nies timely and appropriate access to contract and pay

The Queen is dead…long live the King!!

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At the time of her ar rest, Permanent Secretary Hicks was reportedly in possession of the enve lope with the marked money. After her arrest, the Amerindian Affairs Ministry said that Hicks was sent on administra tive leave pending the out come of the Police investi gation.The Police, after com pleting investigations, forwarded the file to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) which advised that Hicks be charged with one count of corrupt transac tion. Hicks was appoint ed Permanent Secretary in October 2020.

…at the Elizabeths

He claimed that this was reportedly the prac tise that his father had to endure but his father has since died and he has tak en over the business. After the matter was reported, marked banknotes were given to the contractor who then paid the Permanent Secretary.Itisalleged that after Hicks collected the mon ey, ranks from the Guyana Police Force’s (GPF) Major Crimes Investigation Unit swooped down on her office and arrested her.

The second Elizabeth did better than her ancestor and actually visited us in Feb 1966 – just three months before our Independence. By then, however, she was just a figurehead – a metonym, if you will – of the Empire on which the sun was fast setting!!

(G1)

Her lawyer had said that she has an unblem ished criminal record, has been employed with the Ministry for the last de cade, and was prepared to defend the charge against her.The Permanent Secretary was arrested in October 2021 after she was reportedly caught in a “bribe money” sting opera tion set up by the Police.

…to the future

…at us

Freed: Sharon Hicks

Whether it was sheer will power or not, surely the fact that Elizabeth II held on until she could perform her ceremonial role to acknowledge the Conservatives’ nominee Truss as PM to succeed PM Boris Johnson must be remarked upon. She would’ve received the news of India –once the “Jewel of the Raj” –pipping Britain on the economic standing sweepstakes. Passing the Prime Ministership onto Sunak might’ve been just too much!!

PS on transactioncorruptcharge freed

here’s actually an official phrase to announce the death of a British Monarch…“the demise of the King or Queen”. And it comprehensively spelled out what that entailed for the kingdom – like all appointments and court cases effectively cancelled! Of course, much of that has been whittled away since the first Queen Elizabeth –the “Virgin Queen – passed away in 1603. She’d been ruling since 1558 and it’s not surprising that she left her mark on Britain in an age when Kings and Queens had real power.

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Lookingback…

And that’s the point between Elizabeth I and Elizabeth II, ain’t it?? The one that just passed away was a nice young lady who grew up to become a nice old lady who had the perfect, phlegmatic persona to occupy a purely symbolic position. Now don’t get your Eyewitness wrong – symbols can be very powerful but – like with the Wizard of Oz – once their mundane reality becomes exposed to the subjects, it’s only a matter of time when they ask whether the symbol’s reallyThenecessary!!firstElizabeth personally knew of our Mudland –from Walter Raleigh who was one of her “favourites” in her Court and bestowed with many “favours”!! One of which (in 1584) was the archetypal “Royal Charter” that authorised him to explore, colonise and rule any "remote, heathen and barbarous lands, countries and territories, not actually possessed of any Christian Prince or inhabited by Christian People", in return for one-fifth of all the gold and silver that might be mined there. That’s the mechanism on which the entire empire – including the West Indies – was created!! Around 1600 just before she died, she chartered the East India Company that conquered, raped and plundered India till the Mutiny of 1857.

Should we send a million-barrel tanker with oil to old Blighty for old times’ sake!!

A key prosecution witness in the corrupt trans action case against Permanent Secretary of the Amerindian Affairs Ministry Sharon Hicks has refused to testify against her, resulting in the matter being dismissed on Friday by Senior Magistrate Leron Daly.

In December, the 42-year-old woman was hauled before the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts after she was al legedly caught accepting a bribe from a businessman.

At her first court ap pearance before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan, Hicks pleaded not guilty to the charge and was re leased on $100,000 bail. As a condition for bail, she was required to lodged her passport with the court pending the hearing and determination of her trial.

It was alleged that on October 7, 2021, at the Amerindian Affairs Ministry, Lot 251-252 Thomas and Quamina Streets, Georgetown,

Your Eyewitness relooked at a clip of Elizabeth II’s 1966 visit. The PPP had called for a boycott ‘cause they felt her government had betrayed “British fair play” – which Jagan counted on.

while being employed by the Government, she ob tained $200,000 from Heramainie Chintamanie (the complainant) as an inducement or reward for processing his payment re quest for security services provided to that Ministry.

Raleigh started out as a pioneer colonist in Virginia and rose in Elizabeth’s court. So when he secretly married one of her ladies-in-waiting, no one was surprised when he and his bride were thrown into the Tower of London!! Hell hath no fury like a Queen scorned…!! He was lucky that – like Alice In Wonderland’s Red Queen – Elizabeth didn’t say, “Off with his head!!” Anyhow, after being released, he set off to find the City of Gold – Manoa – up the Essequibo River which he’d heard about!! He returned without locating the city – which became famous as “El Dorado” – after he wrote an exaggerated account of his “Discoverie of Guiana”!!

But now that Charles is finally “Charles III” – at 73!! –what can we expect?? Britain’s facing an economic crisis as the cost of living careens off the charts; the balance of payments ain’t balancing; the pound’s plunging; energy for the coming winter is up in the air and so on and so forth. The cost of the Queen’s funeral and Charles’ coronation will certainly place the question on the agenda of whether the Monarch’s even needed!!

…after complainant refuses to testify against her

The PNC supporters more than made up in hysteria!!

Reports are that she was arrested at the Ministry’s office after a businessman, who provides security ser vices to the Ministry, re ported to the Police that she has been demanding money from him in order for her to approve pay ments for his company.

Sergeant Dion Bascom

Two consisted of essay type or open-ended items. (G12)

to transmit electronic data with intent to humiliate, ha rass or cause distress to sev eral senior officers including Mitchell Roach, Chabinauth Singh and Kester Cosbert among others.

males.NGSA is spearheaded by the Caribbean Examinations Council. According to Dr Manning, there are sever al layers to maintain the in tegrity of the exams. This includes a general reten tion of Examining Members; increased volume of table leaders and markers; and quality importantoftion.lylocalsonsthesetionalindividualsating.standardisedtheopmentsureourstructureCommittee“Ourassurance.ExaminingMembers,sameweuseforallexaminations,istoenwecreatefromdevelstraightthroughmarkingprocess,thewayofoperWhileweworkwithacrossthenasphereofGuyana,individualsareperwhoarenotwithintheteachingrealmdirecttouchingtheexaminaThatcreatesthislevelobjectivity,whichisveryforthequalityof

Figures from the National Grade Six Assessment 2022, re leased on Friday, show that there was a dip in the per formance in Mathematics and English. On the oth er side, Science and Social Studies saw increases in the passDirectorrate. of Operations at the Caribbean Examinations Council, Dr Nicole Manning reported on Guyana’s perfor mance at this year’s NGSA from the statistical vantage point.Social Studies recorded an increase in performance at 58.9 per cent but also an increase in students scoring zero. As it relates to science,

In the top 10 spots, there was a gender distribution of seven females and three

“Overall performance across the subjects for 2022, while the English remails on top, followed by Social

In this regard, the RSS found that the bribery alle gations made by Sergeant Bascom against Caesar and Stephens were hearsay and have no provenance.

Ricardo “Paper Shorts” Fagundes

“Paper Shorts” death

Studies, Science and then Math, remember that your Math and Science has been improving. You had marked improvement in both of these areas so that is very important.”Thehighest possible standardised scores ob tainable were 137.89 for

The team also found that the two live recordings made by Bascom was in contra vention of Section 19 (5) (a) of the Cyber Crime Act No 16 of 2018 of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana where he used a computer system

One consisted of forty multi ple choice items while Paper

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Mathematics, 125.17 for English, 126.76 for Social Studies, and 133, 56 for sci ence. In total, the highest possible obtainable score was 523, to which Guyana’s highest mark was 518.

No evidence of corrupt practices, no attempt to cover up murder – RSS team

In light of damning alle gations against Police that they covered up ev idence in the murder inves tigations of Ricardo “Paper Shorts” Fagundes, the Regional Security System (RSS) had pronounced that there is no such evidence to substantiate the claims made by Police Sergeant DionTheBascom.Government had so licited the assistance of the Regional Security System (RSS) to investigate the claims made by Bascom via two live broadcasts on his Facebook page after he was busted with cocaine by CANU in a house at Norton Street,However,Georgetown.themain ob jectives of the investiga tion among others were to determine whether there is any evidence to support any wrongdoing by Deputy Superintendent Mitchell Caesar and inspector Nigel Stephens as alleged by Sergeant Dion Bascom.

The findings also re vealed that Bascom was found to be living rent-free in a furnished property in Essequibo belonging to a prominent businessman and goldAsdealer.was previously re ported, the team also found that Bascom was working as a personal security officer for the said Essequibo busi nessman without the con sent of the Commissioner of PoliceThis(COP).was in clear viola tion under Section 31 (1) which prohibits any rank from holding any other of fice or employment for hire or gain.With respect to leaking information to the media, the RSS found that there is evidence that Bascom con tacted the media where he released information re garding the murder investi gation.With respect to the cov er-up allegations, the RSS found that there is evidence that the Guyana Police Force (GPF) has diligently sought Regional and International assistance in solving the murder of Fagundes.

exams,” the CXC official po sitioned.TheEducation Ministry has continued its collabo ration with the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) to improve the quality of all national primary grade assessments. Teachers, subject specialists and test development officers devel oped the test items with the technical guidance of the Caribbean Examinations Council, addressing key ar eas such as item construc tion, weighting of items, sampling and other psycho metric elements. Candidates were tested in four sub jects namely, Mathematics, English, Science and Social Studies. The examination in each subject area con sisted of two papers. Paper

This year, 16,223 stu dents were registered for the 2022 NGSA sitting. Some 3355 students scored above 75 per cent or in the fourth quartile ranking. Additionally, some 3456 scored above 50 per cent.

Director of Operations at CXC, Dr Nicole Manning

overall performance moved from 40.12 per cent to 45.45 perEnglishcent. saw a slight re duction in overall perfor mance at 64.8 per cent. For Mathematics, there was a slight reduction when com pared to 2021 with 34.7 per cent pass rate.

Performance drops in Maths, English; jumps in Social Studies, Science at NGSA

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New 4-lane highway

Regarding the EcclesDiamond four-lane high way, Lot 1 of the project is being undertaken by GuyAmerica Construction Inc for $1.2 billion; Lot 2 is be ing undertaken by V Dalip Enterprise for $889.9 mil lion; Lot 3 is being done by Colin Talbot Contracting Services and Eron Lall Civil Engineering Works for $1.3 billion; Lot 4 is being done by KP Thomas and Sons Contracting for $1.4 bil lion; Lot 5 is being done by S Jagmohan Construction and General Supplies Inc for $1.2 billion; Lot 6 is being done by H Nauth and Sons for $1.1 billion; and Lot 7 is being done by JS Guyana Inc for $1.2

Already, the Housing Ministry has constructed an alternative road from Diamond Housing Scheme to Mocha, EBD, to divert traffic from the public road. That project was completed to the tune of $5 billion, and was opened last December in time for the Christmas holidays.These projects run along side the India-funded by pass road project which would link the East Bank Demerara corridor to the East Coast of Demerara (ECD), creating a new high way in the backlands.

Meanwhile,billion.Lot 8 is a joint venture by VALs Construction and AJM Enterprise for $1.1 billion; Lot 9 is being done by China Railway First Group for $1 billion; Lot 10 is being done by Aronoco Services Inc for $753 million; Lot 11 is being done by Ivor Allen for $825 million, and Puran Brothers Disposal is teaming up with Khemraj Nauth Contracting Services to complete Lot 12 at a cost of $964 million.

Diamond to Timehri to con nect to the CJIA. However, the Indian LoC will only cover the first section of the road, that is, from Ogle to Eccles. (G11)

Having taken of fice in 2020, the People’s Progressive Party Administration has since

redesigned the project into three phases to fit the LoC. It will now run from Ogle to Haags Bosch at Eccles in the first phase, then from Eccles to Diamond, and finally from

Construction of the Eccles to Great Diamond four-lane highway as of last month

1 of the Eccles-toDiamond four-lane highway – which stretches from Eccles to Providence on the East Bank of Demerara (EBD) –is expected to be complet ed in one week and will be accessible to commuters during Cricket Carnival and the Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) games which will be hosted at the Guyana National Stadium.

Eccles-Providence lot to be completed in 1 week

totalling $13.3 billion were in December 2021 awarded to twelve con tractors for the Eccles-toDiamond road, which is di vided into 12 lots.

This was confirmed by Housing and Water Minister Collin Croal during an inter view with this publication on Friday. Minister Croal noted that the Government pushed to expedite the road works from EcclesProvidence, cognisant of the increase in traffic that would accompany the biggest party in sport in Guyana.

Moreover, works have al ready begun on the design of the thoroughfare from

had provided a US$50 mil lion Line of Credit (LoC) for the road link that was ini tially slated for Ogle, ECD to Diamond. Under the pre vious Government, however,

the project was at a stand still for several years.

modates one lane of traffic during the respective rush hours in order to facilitate roadworks on the Eccles DumpsiteMeanwhile,Road.works on the other lots in the Eccles-toDiamond highway are on going, Minister Croal said. Notwithstanding, there re main some challenges with the Mocha-Herstelling lot whereby several squatters are yet to move to facilitate the construction works.

Diamond to Busbee Dam, Craig,“So,EBD.there are two more lots that they’re doing a design for that will pass through Diamond and come out at Busbee Dam, Craig,” the Housing Minister noted.

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“Lot 1 will be accessi ble in time for CPL,” he as sured, noting that the road itself should be “ready with in aContractsweek”.

The Indian Government

Lot

The Eccles-to-Providence stretch of the four-lane highway connects back to the $2.3 billion Eccles-toMandela road. The two-way functioning of this road is expected to resume when the Eccles-to-Providence lot is roadcompleted.TheEccles-to-Mandelacurrentlyonlyaccom

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The accident happened at about 19:45h. Reports are that a black Toyota Allion motor car, PTT 952, was proceeding west along the southern side of the public road at a fast rate of speed and collided with Khan, who was walking across the road way from north to south.

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dent, the Police reported that the vehicle involved in the hit-and-run fatal acci dent had been found and that the driver of the vehicle was in Accordingcustody.to the Police, Balgobin admitted that he was the driver of the car at the time of the accident and that he fled the scene be cause he “panicked”. (G1)

a back door, made their way into the parking lot, entered a white Toyota Raum car, and made good their escape.

Police Headquarters had reported that 42-year-old Azaad Khan of Blankenburg, WCD, was struck down by a motor car driven by Balgobin while he was walking in the vicinity of the Blankenburg

They were reportedly in structed to lie on the floor and without hesitation, they complied. The other suspect, who was in the supervisor’s room, took out a handgun from the waist of his pants and also instructed her to go on the floor.

questioned and statements were taken as investigations continue.Meanwhile, in a state ment on Friday, the tele phone company said they had engaged the Guyana Police Force and their inves tigation team on the issue. (G9)

Blankenburg accident Driver remanded on death by dangerous driving charge

The suspects duct-taped the mouths of the staff ers and locked them in the booth. The perpetrators then took the cash, exited through

The accused returns to court on October 26.

Remanded: Vicky Balgobin Dead: Azaad Khan

A short while after, the staff members managed to free themselves and an alarm was raised, but by that time the suspects had already es caped. Several persons were

The robbery occurred at about 21:45h.

The car that struck the pedestrian

Gunmen posing as security storm GTT's Giftland outlet

As a result of the col lision, the pedestrian fell on the southern side of the road and his left leg was sev ered and landed in a yard four houses away. A mo tionless Khan was picked up by Community Policing Group (CPG) members and the Police and placed into a CPG vehicle which took him to the West Demerara Regional Hospital where he was pronounced dead on ar rival.The day after the acci

…escape with $13.4M, $6M in cheques

Based on information re ceived, the two suspects were dressed in the uniform used by a private security service that usually uplifts money from the outlet when it clos es. However, on Thursday evening, a 27-year-old em ployee explained that she and five other staff mem bers were on duty, when the two suspects, wearing face masks and fully dressed in the said security uniforms, approached her and checked the bags with the cash as per normal.One of the suspects then went outside to the oth er staff members and bran dished a handgun at them.

GTT Giftland Mall location

Nursery School. The driver of the motor car then drove away from the scene.

Vicky Balgobin, 28, the driver in last Saturday’s hit-andrun accident which claimed the life of a pedestrian, has been remanded to prison on a charge of causing death by dangerousBalgobindriving.of Lot 258 Area G De Willem, West Coast Demerara (WCD) ap peared before a Magistrate on Wednesday. Apart from being charged with causing death by dangerous driv ing—to which he plead ed not guilty—he was also charged with another of fence: failing to assist an injured person. He plead ed guilty to the last charge and was fined $40,000 or 12 weeks in prison.

The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) outlet at the Giftland Mall, Liliendaal, Greater Georgetown, was on Thursday evening robbed by two armed men posing as se curity officers. The gunmen escaped with $13,420,487 and $6,015,524 in cheques.

In Region One (BarimaWaini), a total of 2688 COVID cases were detected there while in Region respectively.wereDemerara-Berbice),andTakutu-Upper921EightsawSevenoftectedBerbice-Corentyne)Berbice).RegionMahaica),forWestThreewere3147(Pomeroon-Supenaam),Twowererecorded.Atotalof8739infectionsregisteredforRegion(EssequiboIslands-Demerara),35,434RegionFour(Demerara-and2576forFive(Mahaica-RegionSix(Eastde6944positivecasestheviruswhileRegion(Cuyuni-Mazaruni)2655casesandRegion(Potaro-Siparuni),cases.ForRegionNine(UpperEssequibo)Region10(Upperthere4348and3722cases,

There are seven persons hospitalised, none of whom are in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). There are 165 persons isolating at home and zero individuals in in stitutionalRecoveriesquarantine.stand at 69,723 while the death toll remains at 1279.

he Health Ministry is encouraging guard ians or caregivers to utilise the option of having health professionals vis it their homes to adminis ter the COVID-19 vaccines to individuals who are inca pable of going to the various sites to get the jabs.

the infection, there are in dividuals who can still get hospitalised.“Youhave a combina tion of people who would have received vaccines, there might have been a lot of people who got in fected as well so they have some immunity because of the past infections. Perhaps when you combine that, in the population, you would have a substantial amount of persons who would have some level of immunity against COVID,” the Health Minister“Whatexplained.we’reseeing now is when people get infect

(G11) COVID-19 vaccines can be administered at home for vulnerable persons GUYANA COVID-19 DASHBOARD SEPTEMBER 9, 2022 UPDATE GET MEDICAL ADVICE ON COVID-19 FROM MOH 24/7 HOTLINE NUMBERS: 2311166; 226 7480; 624 6674; 624 2819; 624 3067 OR 180/181. NUMBER OF NEW CASES 24 NUMBER OF PERSONS IN INSTITUTIONAL ISOLATION 7 NUMBER OF PERSONS IN HOME ISOLATION 165 NUMBER OF PERSONS IN COVID-19 ICU 0 NUMBER OF PERSONS IN INSTITUTIONAL QUARANTINE 0 TOTAL CONFIRMED CASES BY GENDER (FEMALES) 38,550 TOTAL CONFIRMED CASES BY GENDER (MALES) 32,624 TOTAL CONFIRMED CASES IN GUYANA SINCE 2020 71,174 NUMBER OF RECOVERED CASES 69,723 TOTAL 1st DOSE VACCINATED 445,650 FULLY IMMUNISED 345,342 TOTAL NUMBER OF DEATHS 1279 DISTRIBUTION OF TOTAL CONFIRMED CASES SINCE MARCH 2020 REGION 1 2688 REGION 2 3137 REGION 3 8739 REGION 4 35,434 REGION 5 2576 REGION 6 6944 REGION 7 2655 REGION 8 921 REGION 9 4348 REGION 10 3722 HERE IS HOW YOU CAN BE SAFE DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC Wear a face mask. Keep a physical distance of at least 6 Washfeet. your hands or use handIfsanitizeryouhave any symptoms, call the COVID-19 Hotline.

24 new cases; no ICU pa tientsTwenty-four new novel coronavirus infections were recorded within the last 24 hours, taking the total pos itives detected to date to 71,174. Of these total pos itives, 32,624 are males while 38,550 are females.

treme difficulty to come to one of our vaccination sites, we’re encouraging the care givers of these persons to call us and once they call us and make an appoint ment, we’ll then send a mo bile team to go to the homes

ed, they get a milder form of the infection, most peo ple that is…for a small sub group of people, especial ly those who are older and they have other illness es, they unfortunately can have more severe symptoms which would require hospi talisation and further treat ment in the hospital.”

“So, to be on the safe side, because we don’t know who would eventually pres ent with symptoms that re quire hospitalisation, the safest thing to do, is to make sure that your vacci nations are up to date,” Dr Anthony affirmed.

To make the appoint ments, persons can call 2263116 or 632-1398.

The expiry dates of the current batch of vaccines vary, Dr Anthony noted, with some expiring in a few months while others have a shelf-life that runs into the newMeanwhile,year. he explained that though many persons are getting milder forms of

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of these persons and to ad minister the vaccine,” Dr Anthony explained during the daily COVID-19 update on Friday.“Right now, this is pri marily done in Region Four. We’ve had relatively good uptake so far and we’re en couraged by that so we are going to try it in the oth er regions. So if there are anybody out there who has a sick relative that can not walk, maybe bedrid den, then give us a call, and we can bring the vaccines to the home,” the Health Minister said.

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This initiative was pi loted in Region optionheMinisterand(Demerara-Mahaica)FouraccordingtoHealthDrFrankAnthony,islookingtoextendthiscountrywide.“Personswhohaveex

To date, 446,293 adults have received a first dose of a COVID vaccine, repre senting 87 per cent of the

population while 346,141 received two doses, repre senting 67.5 per cent.

To date, 73,092 booster doses have been adminis tered to date.

For the 5-11 category, 8031 or 7.9 per cent received a first dose while 3656 or 6 per cent received two doses.

For the 12-17 age cohort, 35,658 children received a first dose, representing 48.9 per cent while 26,186 re ceived two doses, represent ing 35.9 per cent.

The total number of COVID tests administrated to date is 690,598.

The body was then exam ined by ranks and wounds were seen to his left palm and right leg. It was later taken to the mortuary where it is awaiting post-mortem examination.Investigations are in progress.Thisis the fourth per son that has been elec trocuted in the year. The most recent case occurred in Buxton, ECD, in June, where a 30-year-old carpen ter of Buxton was electrocut ed while constructing a step.

One of the suspects that were arrested at Weldaad

stopped at the roadblock. They were all asked to exit the vehicle and take pos session of their personal be

longings. A search was con ducted on a black haversack owned by a 25-year-old la bourer of West Ruimveldt,

Coldingen, East Coast Demerara (ECD), was on Wednesday evening electro cuted while trying to run electricity from one house to another.Based on reports re ceived, the man resided with his 46-year-old girlfriend, and on Wednesday at about 20:40h while at home, his girlfriend noted that Welles was in the yard running a wire to a nearby house to receive electricity when she heard him screaming.

The substance was tak en to CANU headquarters where it tested positive for cocaine. The illegal sub stance was weighed and amounted to 14.1 grams.

She told investiga tors that she immediate ly rushed to see what was happening, and upon arriv al, she observed Welles hold ing a white electric drop cord and lying motionlessly on the ground. The woman said she managed to remove the wire from his hand and ob served he was unresponsive.

The persons arrested remain in custody and are assisting withMeanwhile,investigations.on Friday, two residents of West Ruimveldt, Georgetown, were arrested during a stop and search exercise along the Weldaad Public Road, West Coast Berbice (WCB).

Georgetown, during which eight bulky parcels con taining cannabis were un earthed.Therank then proceeded to search a burgundy haver sack owned by another sus pect, a 25-year-old labour er also of West Ruimveldt, Georgetown, and nine bulky parcels with ganja were found

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Cocaine, ganja unearthed in CANU, Police bust

The other suspect that was arrested at Weldaad

However, at about 20:50h, an Emergency Medical Technician from the Melanie Fire Station arrived and Welles was pronounced

The ganja that was found at Weldaad

Thirty-year-old Mark Welles of Lot 44

Police stated that motor car HC 4257, with five occu pants including the 42-yearold driver of Port Mourant, Corentyne, Berbice, was

ducted a routine operation at Meer Zorgen, West Bank Demerara (WBD), where they intercepted the mini bus.A search was conducted during which a black plastic bag containing a brick-like substance was discovered.

Police reports said that Conrad Spencer was erect ing the step with an electri cal saw when he came into contact with a live wire.

Thetherein.duowas told of the offence, arrested, and cau tioned. They were escorted to the Weldaad Police Station where the narcotics were weighed and amounted to 7710

The Customs AntiNarcotics Unit (CANU) and Guyana Police Force (GPF) un earthed a quantity of cocaine and marijuana during sep arate busts on Wednesday andCANUFriday. said on Wednesday, several persons were taken into custody after they found a quantity of co caine in a route 32 minibus. Based on reports re ceived, CANU officers con

dead at the scene.

According to the Police, the man was observed ly ing motionlessly next to his workbench with what ap peared to be burn marks on his right elbow. (G9)

Thegrams.two suspects were placed into custody, pending charges. (G9)

The dead man’s girl friend said she then raised an alarm and persons rushed to the scene.

The cocaine that was found at Meer Zorgen

ECD man electrocuted while connecting “illegal” wire to house

In Guyana, 35.7 per cent of the parliamentary seats are held by females and 64.3 per cent by males. A total of 69.5 per cent of females have at tained at least secondary level education compared to 62.2 per cent of males.

and 2021, Guyana’s HDI value changed from 0.509 to 0.714—a change of 40.3 per cent.

cation by each gender, and labour market participation is measured by the labour force participation rates for women and men. According to the most recent Human Development Report, Guyana has a GII value of 0.454, ranking it 114 out of 170 countries in 2021.

years.Meanwhile, the GNI per capita expressed in constant 2017 international dollars, converted using purchas ing power parity (PPP) rates is 14,735 for females and 30,534 for males.

Between 1990 and 2021, Guyana’s life expectancy at birth changed by 3.3 years, mean years of schooling changed by 3.3 years, and expected years of school ing changed by 2.8 years.

The report also measured the country’s Inequityadjusted HDI. The IHDI considers inequalities in all three dimensions of the HDI by ‘discounting’ each dimen sion’s average value accord ing to its level of inequality in the distribution. The ‘loss’ in human development due to inequality is given by the difference between the HDI and the IHDI.

value for Guyana is 0.704 in contrast with 0.720 for males, resulting in a GDI value of 0.978, placing it into Group One — countries with high equality in HDI achievements between wom en and men (absolute de viation of less than 2.5 per cent). The report says that the average life expectancy for a Guyanese is 65.7 years; for males, it is 62.5 years while for females, it is 69.1

As inequality in a coun try increases, the loss of hu man development also in creases. Guyana’s loss due to inequality is 17.2 per cent, which lowered the HDI to 0.591 in 2021.

“Even before COVID-19 hit, we were seeing the twin paradoxes of progress with insecurity and polar isation. Today, with onethird of people worldwide feeling stressed and few er than a third of people worldwide trusting others, we face major roadblocks to adopting policies that work for people and the planet,” said Achim Steiner, UNDP future,”lives,atopletheBut“ThesetheUNDP’sple’slookonty,lengesrespondcanical,manytainupsparesocialandparednessrenewablecusplementingtheopportunitiessivesecuretoWecurrentchartusnewAdministrator.“Thisthought-provokinganalysisaimstohelpbreakthisimpasseandanewcourseoutofourglobaluncertainty.haveanarrowwindowre-bootoursystemsandafuturebuiltondeciclimateactionandnewforall.”Tochartanewcourse,reportrecommendsimpoliciesthatfooninvestment—fromenergytopreforpandemics,insurance—includingprotection—topreoursocietiesfortheanddownsofanuncerworld.Innovationinitsforms—technologeconomic,cultural—alsobuildcapacitiestotowhateverchalcomenext.“Tonavigateuncertainweneedtodoubledownhumandevelopmentandbeyondimprovingpeowealthorhealth,”saidPedroConceição,report’sleadauthor.remainimportant.wealsoneedtoprotectplanetandprovidepeowiththetoolstheyneedfeelmoresecure,regainsenseofcontrolovertheirandhavehopefortheheadded.

Guyana has an average life expectancy of 65.7 years, an average of 12.5 expect ed years of schooling, and a Gross National Income of 22,465 per capita expressed in constant 2017 interna tional dollars, converted us ing purchasing power parity (PPP)Therates.2021/2022 report ac knowledges the impacts the COVID-19 pandemic, now in its third year, has had on

The report also dealt with the Gender Development Index (GDI). The GDI measures gender gaps in achievements in three basic dimensions of human devel opment: health (measured by female and male life ex pectancy at birth), knowl edge (measured by female and male expected years of schooling for children and mean years of schooling for adults aged 25 years and older) and living standards (measured by female and male estimated GNI per cap ita).It is a ratio of the female to the male HDI. The 2021 female HDI

Human development has fallen back to its 2016 levels, reversing much of the prog ress toward the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The reversal is nearly uni versal as over 90 per cent of countries registered a de cline in their HDI score in ei ther 2020 or 2021 and more than 40 per cent declined in both years, signalling that the crisis is still deepening for

(G1) 16 SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2022 | GUYANATIMESGY.COM NEWS The Human Development Report 2021/2022

Guyana ranks 108th of 191 on Human Development Index

Whilemany. some countries are beginning to get back on their feet, recovery is uneven and partial, further widen ing inequalities in human development. Latin America, the Caribbean, Sub-Saharan Africa, and South Asia have been hit particularly hard.

Guyana’s Gross National Income (GNI) per capita changed by about 996.3 per cent between 1990 and 2021.

The Maternal Mortality ra tio stands at 169 deaths per 100,0000 live births while the adolescent birth rate is 66.6 births per 1000 women (age 15-19). The labour force participation rate (age 15 and over) for female is 40.3 and 64.1 for men.

Moreover, for the first time in the 32 years that the UNDP has been calculating it, the Human Development Index has declined globally for two years in a row.

the world, and its contin ued spin-off with new vari ants. It noted that the war in Ukraine reverberates throughout the world, caus ing immense human suffer ing, including a cost-of-liv ing crisis, before adding that climate and ecological disas ters threaten the world dai ly.

Also measured is the Gender Inequality Index (GII)—which reflects the loss in human development due to inequality between female and male achieve ments—in three key dimen sions: reproductive health, empowerment, and labour market.Reproductive health is measured by maternal mor tality ratio and adolescent birth rates; empowerment is measured by the shares of parliamentary seats held and population with at least some secondary edu

Guyana’s Human Development Index (HDI) value for 2021 is 0.714— which puts the country in the high hu man development catego ry—positioning it at 108 out of 191 countries and territo ries.This is according to the Human Development Report 2021/2022.Thereport themed: “Uncertain Times, Unsettled Lives: Shaping Our Future in a Transforming World,” was released on Friday by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). The HDI is a sum mary measure for assessing long-term progress in three basic dimensions of human development: a long and healthy life, access to knowl edge, and a decent standard of living.The2021/2022 report ex plained that between 1990

…now moves to high human development category

were made against him and his company. “These words, statements, and utterances made by the defendant are all untrue, false, dangerous, disingenuous, malicious, ir rational, unfair, unsubstan tiated, unfounded and base less, thereby tarnishing and lowering the reputation of the claimant,” the court doc umentAnotherstated.person impli cated was Mark Richmond, who is expected to file legal proceedings shortly. But ac cording to information re ceived, the latter has an ali bi for the night when “Paper Shorts” was gunned down and is available to the detec tives.In addition, Caesar had threatened to take legal ac tions if the post was not re moved and an apology of fered.Ricardo “Paper Shorts” Fagundes was killed execu tion-style in March 2021 out side a popular Main Street, Georgetown night spot.

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Chief Executive officer (ag) of the Georgetown Public Hospital, Robbie Rambarran and Director (ag) of Medical and Professional Services, Dr David Samaroo thanked the Brigade for the exceptional job they performed and are look ing forward to meeting the

“These stop and search exercises, we expect the cit izens to cooperate with the Police.”The Commander ad mitted that there are chal lenges with stop and search

A range of health services was provided and these in cluded blood pressure, blood

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lastHowever,year. robberies with violence show a whopping 67 per cent increase with rape equalling the 24 re corded for the same period lastMurdersyear.

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The outreach was or ganised by the Rotary Club of Stabroek in part nership with the Rotary Club of Corriverton and the Health Ministry including the Regional Health Office (RHO) of Region Six.

Over 300 residents of Skeldon and sur rounding communi ties benefitted from a com munity health outreach at the Skeldon Health Centre.

glucose, blood grouping, healthcare for the elderly, HIV testing, VIA testing, eye care, COVID-19 vaccination and booster shots, chronic disease with medical advice from physicians, ultrasound, dental, audiology, blood do nation, BMI/weight and nu trition counselling, physio therapy, and prescription medication.TheHealth Ministry and

A release from the Rotary Club of Stabroek stated that the event was planned to

The outreach was sup ported by Springdale Farm, FACT, Banks DIH and Sterling Products.

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In addition, during the investigation it was point ed out that a close associ ate of Fagundes, who was in his company prior to his death, gave investigative of ficers inaccurate statements relating to the events on the night of the incident.

Bascom has also alleged that there was a device in the possession of the po lice which identified Mark Richmond’s cell phone as being at the scene of the murder of Fagundes but the GPF’s technical officer ASP Rodwell Sarabo con firmed that the Force does not have any such technol ogy and more so, confirmed that Bascom was never at the crime scene with him.

be in conjunction with the Skeldon Annual Health Centre Day where several donations were made by the health centre to the commu nity.The outreach was con ceptualised to help residents take responsibility for the preservation of their health.

Over 300 persons benefit from medical outreach

18thHeadBrigade.of the Chinese Medical Brigade, Dr Duan Yunfei expressed his appre ciation on behalf of himself and the Brigade for the op portunity to work in Guyana along their Guyanese peers, while learning the culture of Guyanese.Tokens were presented to the Brigade and certificates of training were presented to the Guyanese doctors who partici pated in the programme, some of whom came from Linden.

12 murders, 100% increase in road deaths recorded in Berbice …serious crime down by 39%

Police Force has done exten sive work with regards the murder“Thereinvestigation.isnoevidence to suggest that there was any attempt to cover- up this case and there is also no evi dence of corrupt practices as alleged by Sgt. ongoinginternationallytionsvestigations.ofinRegionalSciencetoalsoNevertheless,Bascom.”theRSSrecommendedsupporttheGuyanaForensicLaboratoryfromalaboratorytoassistanalyzingsomesamplesinterestrelatedtotheinMeanwhile,investigabothnationallyandareactivelytobringthismatter

“It, therefore, means that we have a lot to do in both areas but more focus ing on the traffic while em phasis will also be placed on crime to have it fur ther reduced.” Commander BacchusThosesaid.strategies to be employed, he said, would be no different from what is being applied in all oth

The evidence obtained by the investigators revealed these“Aninconsistencies.exampleofthis is the fact that, the close as sociate said that Fagundes was driving the vehicle on arrival at the location of the incident. However, CCTV records show that the said associate was the one driv ing. CCTV also show that his description of the move ment of the vehicle, whilst in the area, was also inaccu rate and he neglected to tell officers about the third per son who arrived at the club with them in the vehicle,” the RSS pointed out.

erous crime in the East BerbiceCorentyne Region has shown a 39 per cent de crease when compared with the corresponding period in 2021.This is according to Regional Commander, Senior Berbice-Corentyne).onwheremetasShivpersaudSuperintendentBacchus.Bacchus,whotookoverCommanderonThursday,withthemediaonFridayheprovidedanupdatecrimeinRegionSix(EastThevarioustypesofrob

In all, there was a total of 115 instances of serious offences committed in the region so far this year com

exercises but assured that they are all being ad dressed.“Toensure that our po licemen and women are fully equipped with the relevant tools to conduct those exer cises, the ad hoc arrange ment would no longer be tol erated in the region where you find that stop and search exercises are done without a gazetted rank. We will be following best practices and want to ensure that citizens feel safe while travelling on theHeroad.”explained that while there is a 24-hour patrol system in place, this will be strengthened. (G4)

Regional Commander, Senior Superintendent Shivpersaud Bacchus

pared with 188 for the same period last year, represent ing a 39 per cent reduction in serious crime.

Bascom, apart from Caesar and Stephens, had implicated prominent businessman, Azruddin Mohamed who has since slapped a $200 million law suit on Accordinghim. to the state ments of claim, Mohamed is seeking a judgement for damages in excess of $100 million, exemplary, punitive and/or aggravated damag es in excess of $100 million and an injunction restrain ing Bascom or anyone acting on his behalf from repeating the defamatory statements he had made about him.

Reports are the man was partying with a group of friends at the bar when his phone rang and he exited the club to take the call, but soon after, several gunshots wereReportsheard.are that the now dead man’s friends rushed out to enquire, but found Fagundes lying motionlessly in a pool of blood close to his motor car. evidence of corrupt practices... 9

Further, the findings stated that the Guyana

beries show a significant de crease when compared with the corresponding period

Road deaths have, how ever, doubled in the region this year so far, with 10 deaths compared with 5 for the same period last year.

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stand at 12 so far this year compared with eight for the same period last year. Notwithstanding that, four persons who the Police were seeking to place before the court for mur ders committed prior to this year, were found and charged in 2022.

er regions, which include improving traffic patrols, and enforcement by day and night. There will also be stop and search exercises being carried out through out the region.

gral part in helping to pro vide quality health service to the Guyanese public. He also expressed gratitude to the Chinese Government for providing the service which strengthens the relationship between the two countries.

Chinese Medical Brigade departs Guyana after serving for 1-year stint

Region Six medical team were complemented with expertise from the Guyana Responsible Parenthood Association, National Blood Transfusion Services, Optique Vision Care and Eureka Medical Laboratories.Apartfrom prescriptions and medication dispensed, re ferrals were made to ophthal mology and other specialised health facilities. Rotary Club of Stabroek intends to work with partners in supporting persons who are in dire need of follow-up services. The success of the outreach, the Rotary Club of Stabroek said, is largely due to the health care professionals who truly epitomise Rotary’s humanity in motion by giving their time selflessly along with the staff of the Skeldon Health Centre for a true partnership.

In addition, Mohamed through his attorney re ferred to a press conference where certain utterances

The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation recently bid farewell to the 17th Chinese Medical Brigade after they spent one year serving in Guyana.

During their one-year stint, the group attended to over one million patients and performed over 70,000 surger ies.Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony, who was at the farewell ceremony, thanked the brigade for their excep tional work, noting that the Chinese team forms an inte

and that all financial trans actions during his tenure had been audited. Villalobos could not immediately be reached for comment.

Mottley said follow ing extensive consultations with the social partner ship and other stakehold ers starting in June this year, the Cabinet agreed on Thursday, and she would sign a letter that day to IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva ask ing for “discussions and ne gotiations” to resume.

She added: “We have been of the view that the cheapest money in town is still at the IMF. In addition

by the Roxborough Folk Performers.Therevocation of Augustine's appointment was part of a major leader ship shake-up by the PDP ThursdayAccordingnight.to a release from the PDP, Augustine, Faith B Yisrael and Alicia Roberts-Paterson were all removed as PDP deputy po litical leaders.

(Excerpt from Nation News)

By contrast, Bolsonaro was one of the last glob al leaders to recognise President Joe Biden's elec tion victory, and ties be tween Brasilia and Washington have become frostier since Trump left of fice.Critics fear Bolsonaro may seek to copy Trump and refuse to accept losing to Lula in the upcoming elec tion. For months, Bolsonaro has been making unfound ed claims of election fraud, and said the country's wide ly-praised electronic vot ing system lacks credibility,

Mexico gives Army control of National Guard, sparks clash with UN

Bolsonaro, a far-right populist who trails Lula in polls ahead of the October 2 election, has long admired Trump and has been dubbed the "Trump of the Tropics" .The two were ideological al lies, and the time they over lapped was one of closer ties between the two largest na

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sparking fears of a constitu tionalLula,crisis.speaking with re porters in Rio de Janeiro, said the world was a bet ter place without people like Bolsonaro and Trump in charge.

He argued the National Guard would end corruption under its predecessor, the Federal Police, and he has also extended the Army's re mit into other areas of civil ianStill,life. Acting United Nations High Commissioner

Venezuela will seek the extradition of a for mer top energy offi cial and launched fresh legal action against a former Oil Minister, who it is also try ing to extradite from Europe, the State Attorney General's office said on Friday.

Yisrael is the THA Secretary of Health, Wellness and Social

Brazil election front-runner Lula calls Bolsonaro “worse than Trump”

Tobago House of Assembly (THA) Chief Secretary Farley Augustine's appointment as deputy political leader of the Progressive Democratic Patriots (PDP) has been re voked with immediate ef fect.

“We are living, as we all know, in very difficult and uncertain times, and in a world, where in excess of 40 countries are on the brink of debt difficulties and debt crisis,” the Prime Minister said during a national tele vised news conference on Friday.“We are conscious be tween that and the mone tary stance that has been taken by most central banks to control inflation has led to an increase in borrow ing.”

for Human Rights Nada AlNashif said the National Guard legislation was a step backwards for public securi ty and had raised addition al concerns about human rights and accountability.

The release stated that the PDP's national execu tive council held a meeting Thursday night and Duke declared that all of the ap pointed positions of depu ty political leader were re voked as allowed in the party's"Theconstitution.publicishereby to note that they are now or dinary members of the PDP and should be guided ac cordingly," the PDP release stated.(Trinidad Guardian)

Protection.

"When did the United Nations take a stand?" he told a regular news con ference, questioning what the body had done to pre vent war breaking out be tween Russia and Ukraine. (Excerpt from Reuters)

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Prime Minister Mia Mottley speaking during her news conference on Friday in this screen grab obtained from social media video

Venezuela had previous ly tried to extradite Ramirez on another corruption case, but Italy refused early this year.The oil firm has been facing a string of investiga tions, which have resulted in the 2017 arrest of a rel ative of Ramirez after an accusation by the United States of connection with money-laundering, and more recently, the arrest of former PDVSA Finance Vice President Victor Aular. (Excerpt from Reuters)

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is "a bit worse than (Donald) Trump," leftist election front-runner Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Friday, describing him as "ruder, less civilised and a bad copy," of the former US President.

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Police Officers stand guard outside at Mexico's Senate building as Senators attend a session at Mexico's Senate to discusses an initiative by President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador to give the Army control over the civilian-led National Guard, in Mexico City, Mexico, September 8, 2022

The Bermuda Electric Light Company reported winds caused about 1300 outages when the Category Two Hurricane, packing 100-miles-an-hour winds,

Venezuela to seek extradition of former Minister in corruption case

exican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Friday defiantly dismissed criticism of his security pol icy by domestic adversaries and the United Nations af ter Congress voted to give the Army control over the ci vilian-led National Guard.

nection with an investi gation that centres on al leged deals in which PDVSA paid for money purport edly borrowed from a firm named Atlantic in 2012, the Attorney General's of fice said. But the borrowed funds never arrived in the company's coffers, causing it to incur US$5 billion in damages, according to the office.PDVSA also paid back in dollars the purported amount borrowed in boli vars, when there were rules against trading in foreign currency, the office said.

By a margin of 71 to 51, Senators early on Friday passed a bill ceding control of the National Guard to the Army, which has fed con cerns about the militarisa tion of public security.

Ramirez had told Reuters in August that the accusa tions were "completely false"

House of Congress had ap proved the legislation last week.

The National Guard began operating in early 2019 at the behest of Lopez Obrador, who campaigned for office on a pledge to re turn the military to bar racks after the years it had spent combating vio lent drug gangs. This week he said he had changed his mind about using the Army to keep the peace.

By noon on Friday, Earl was 255 miles to the is land’s east-northeast trav elling at 22 mph.

esidents breathed a huge sigh of re lief when Hurricane Earl brushed past Bermuda early on Friday, causing no apparent serious damage or injury, although a few homes lost power.

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This situation follows a public spat between PDP po litical leader Watson Duke, the Deputy Chief Secretary, and Augustine follow ing the Assembly's han dling of a New York tour

approached the island from theBysouth.11:00h (local time) on Friday, power was re stored to all but 172 homes, the majority in the dense ly- populated central par ish of Pembroke, the com panyLesssaid. than half-inch of rain was recorded on Thursday by the Bermuda Weather Service, leaving the island still about eight

Farley removed as PDP deputy political leader Hurricane Earl skirts past Bermuda

Barbados seeking US$340M from the IMF

"The world is already suffering a lot," Lula said, adding he would have pre ferred if Bolsonaro had mod elled himself on Biden and his Democratic predeces sors Barack Obama and Bill Clinton.Bolsonaro's office did not immediately respond to a request for comment. (Reuters)

arbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley said on Friday that Government would en ter another International Monetary Fund (IMF) pro gramme in an effort to raise US$340 million in financial assistance.

to that, it also unlocks oth er development funds that may be made available to us as a nation…

Venezuela has been trying to extradite from Italy its once powerful Oil Minister and Head of State oil firm Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA), Rafael Ramirez, and will now also request the extradition of former Deputy Energy Minister Nervis Villalobos fromTheSpain.two former officials are being sought in con

The Miami-based National Hurricane Centre said Earl, the second hur ricane of the Atlantic sea son, is forecast to become a powerful post-tropical cy clone today. from CMC)

inches down on normal rainfall for the year.

“We also believe that what is being asked of us does not vary far from our own Barbados Economic Recovery and Transformation (BERT) programme, adjustments to which we will make will ingly, because we recog nise how we will have to hone what we are doing in the ability to recover from a COVID-19 environment, but at the same time to lay that platform for growth.”

"The security forces should be subordinated un der civilian authorities," AlNashif said in a statement.

There were two absten tions, including the Senate leader of Lopez Obrador's leftist ruling National Regeneration Movement (MORENA), Ricardo Monreal. Mexico's Lower

Praising legislators for approving his initiative, Lopez Obrador lashed out at critics, including the United Nations.

tions in the Americas.

"The enemy is being de

he was greeted with cheers, applause and a crowd sing ing "God Save The King".

A US Department of Energy official said the White House was not considering new releases from the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) at this time beyond the 180 million barrels that President Joe Biden announced months ago. Earlier, Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm told Reuters the Administration was weighing the need for further SPR releases.

but President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said troops had "liberated dozens of settle ments" and reclaimed more than 1000 square km (385 square miles) in the east ern Kharkiv and southern KhersonWesternregions.military an alysts said the advance could shut the supply lines Moscow has relied on to sustain its force in eastern Ukraine, and potentially leave thousands of Russian troops encircled. (Excerpt from Reuters)

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ritain's King Charles paid a heartfelt trib ute on Friday to his late "darling mama" Queen Elizabeth, and vowed to serve as monarch with "loy alty, respect and love" as she had done for more than seven decades.

The report, which China had sought to bury, stip ulates that "serious hu man rights violations have been committed" in China and said the detention of Uyghurs and other Muslims in Xinjiang may constitute crimes against humanity.

layed as much as possi ble, but several settlements have already come under the control of Ukrainian armed formations," Vitaly Ganchev, head of the Russian-backed administra tion in the Kharkiv region, said on State television host Vladimir Solovyov's daily livestream.Ganchev earlier said his Administration was try ing to evacuate civilians from cities including Izium, Russia's main stronghold and logistics base in the

In his televised message, the 73-year-old Charles re flected on his mother's promise she made in 1947, aged 21, to devote her life to the service of her peoples, a vow he pledged to emulate "throughout the remaining time God grants me".

Ukrainian officials re leased a parade of videos showing soldiers raising flags and posing in front of street signs in villages and towns across part of previ ously Russian-held territory.

"The White House is backing off another release from the SPR," said Phil Flynn, an analyst at Price Futures Group. "Looks like a lot of the fears the market had previously have gone away." US oil rigs fell five to 591 this week, their lowest since mid-June, energy services firm Baker Hughes Co said, as the growth in the rig count and production has slowed despite relatively high energy prices.

"The office closed the door of cooperation by re leasing the so-called assess ment," Ambassador Chen Xu told reporters, describing the report released on Aug 31 as "illegal and invalid". China vigorously denies any abus es inTheXinjiang.report was re leased minutes before out going High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet ended her four-year term and followed her visit to the country in May.It recommends prompt steps to release all those detained in training cen tres, prisons or detention facilities. It also envisages continued engagement be tween the UN rights office and Beijing including fu ture meetings and follow-up visits as agreed between

"Wherever you may live

"Queen Elizabeth was a life well lived; a promise with destiny kept and she is mourned most deeply in her passing," Charles said in his address, which he de livered from Buckingham Palace with a photograph of her displayed next to him.

young unvaccinated man in Rockland Country.

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King Charles vows to serve his nation as Britain mourns late queen

province near the front in easternRussiaUkraine.hastaken control of around a fifth of Ukraine since starting its invasion in late February.

OIL NEWS

Governor of the US state of New York has declared a so-called “disaster emergency” after the polio virus was discov ered in wastewater sam ples in another county in the New York City area.

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet

Pressured by worries about a recession and demand, Brent is down sharply from a surge in March close to its all-time high of US$147 after Russia invaded Ukraine.

The Group of Seven is trying to find ways to limit Russia's lucrative oil export revenue in the wake of the invasion. A price cap that G7 countries want to impose on Russian oil to punish Moscow should be set at a fair market value minus any risk premium resulting from its invasion of Ukraine, a US Treasury Department official told reporters on Friday.

prices rose about 4 per cent on Friday, supported by real and threatened cuts to supply, although futures posted a second weekly decline as aggressive interest rate hikes and China's COVID-19 curbs weighed on the demand outlook.

He also expressed his love for younger son Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, whose exit from their royal roles two years ago caused deep ructions within the family and provoked a ma jor crisis in the monarchy.

Ukraine kept indepen dent journalists out of the area and Reuters could not confirm the images,

The Fed should be aggressive with rate hikes while the economy "can take a punch," he said.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has threatened to halt oil and gas exports to Europe if price caps are imposed and a small cut to OPEC+ oil output plans announced this week also supported prices.

New York health au thorities began checking for signs of the virus in sew age water after the United States reported its first con firmed case of polio in nearly a decade in July in Rockland County, about 48km (30 miles) north of Manhattan.

Brent crude rose US$3.69, or 4.1 per cent, to settle at US$92.84 a barrel. US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude rose US$3.25, or 3.9 per cent to settle at US$86.79 a barrel.

Despite Friday's bounce, both crude benchmarks were headed for a weekly drop, with Brent down about 0.2 per cent on the week after at one point hitting its lowest since January. WTI posted a weekly decline of 0.1 per cent.

Ukrainian forces were seizing an expand ing area of previous ly Russian-held territory in the east in a "very sharp and rapid" advance, a Russianinstalled regional official said on Friday, in a break through that may mark a turning point in the war.

gion of Xinjiang.

"Over the coming months, the West will have to contend with the risk of losing Russian energy supplies and oil prices soaring," said Stephen Brennock of oil broker PVM.

Oil

Ukraine retakes territory in Kharkiv region as Russian front crumbles

China ambassador: UN report on Xinjiang has “closed door of cooperation”

Oil rises 4% on supply threats, still set for weekly drop Around the World

Charles said he had made his eldest son William the new Prince of Wales, the title that had been his for decades and one tradi tionally held by the heir to the throne. William's wife Kate becomes Princess of Wales, a role last held by the late Princess Diana.

"Now the whole set of ideas is shelved because of the release of the report," Chen told reporters. "You cannot... hurt us while in the meantime enjoy cooperation withTheus."China report is ex pected to be discussed during a meeting of the Human Rights Council which opens next week. Chen said he would "firmly oppose" any measures against China in that session. (Excerpt from Reuters)

In his first address to the nation, Charles paid tribute to his mother for her devo tion to her family and to those she reigned over, say ing her loss brought great sadness and a "sense of loss, beyondElizabeth,measure".Britain's lon gest-reigning monarch and a towering presence on the world stage for 70 years, died on Thursday at her home in Scotland aged 96, drawing an outpouring of tributes from at home and around the globe.

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“The sample collected in August from Nassau County has been genetically linked” to that confirmed case, the Health Department said on Friday, which amounts to “further evidence of expand ing community spread”. (Excerpt from Al Jazeera)

New York officials said in July that the case of po lio was confirmed in a

New York Governor declares disaster emergency over polio

The latest detection was found in a sample from Nassau County in Long Island, the state Department of Health said on Friday. The virus has also been detected in samples tak en every month since April in Orange, Rockland and Sullivan counties, as well as

Today, Charles will be officially proclaimed king at a meeting of the Accession Council held at St James's Palace followed by procla mations across the nation in a show of traditional British pomp and ceremo ny. (Excerpt from Reuters)

"That promise of lifelong service I renew to you all to day."He and other members of the royal family had rushed to be at the queen's side at her Scottish home, Balmoral Castle, when news of her ailing health emerged.He returned to Buckingham Palace in London on Friday where

If the US Federal Reserve is able to keep the unemployment rate below 5 per cent, it can be aggressive on bringing down inflation but after that trade-offs will appear, Fed Governor Christopher Waller said on Friday.

ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva said on Friday that Beijing would not coop erate with the UN human rights office following the re lease of a long-awaited re port on alleged human rights abuses in the far western re

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in the United Kingdom, or in the Realms and territo ries across the world, and whatever may be your back ground or beliefs, I shall en deavour to serve you with loyalty, respect and love, as I have throughout my life."

After keeping silent for a day, Russia effectively ac knowledged that a section of its frontline had crumbled southeast of Ukraine's sec ond-largest city Kharkiv.

Meanwhile, European Central Bank's unprecedented rate hike of 75 basis points this week and more COVID-19 lockdowns in China have weighed on prices.

The city of Chengdu extended a lockdown for most of its more than 21 million residents on Thursday while millions more in other parts of China were told to shun travel during upcomingMoneyholidays.managers cut their net long US crude futures and options positions by 3274 contracts to 165,158 in the week to Sept 6, the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) said on Friday. (Excerpt from Reuters)

King Charles III is greeted by well-wishers during a walkabout to view tributes left outside Buckingham Palace, London, following the death of Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday. Picture date: Friday September 9, 2022

“A disaster has occurred in New York State, for which the affected local govern ments are unable to respond adequately,” Governor Kathy Hochul said in Friday’s disaster declara tion.The order allows EMS workers, midwives and

pharmacists to adminis ter polio vaccines and gives doctors the power to issue standing orders for the vac cine. Data on immunisations will be used to focus vaccina tion efforts where they are needed the most.

Bachelet and Beijing at the end of her visit.

Discipline will be your best bet if you want to get ahead. Stay focused on finishing what you start before taking a break. Don't be tempted or fooled by someone trying to lead you astray.

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Push forward with enthusiasm and courage. Speak the truth and stand up for your rights. Consider what you can contribute and how you can make a dif ference. An open dialogue will pay off.

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It said the Queen had "left a lasting and indelible legacy on our national game".

"To honour her extraor dinary life and contribution to the nation, and as a mark of respect, this weekend's Premier League match round will be postponed, including Monday evening’s game."

The Premier League called off its full week end fixture programme following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, saying it took the decision "as a mark of respect" for a monarch who had been "anAfterinspiration".discussions with Government officials, an an nouncement of the postpone ments came in a statement from the league at 11:30h BST.It read: "At a meeting this morning, Premier League clubs paid tribute to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

The Football Association (FA) said all games across England would be post poned from September 9 to September 11.

proved during the inaugural Massy Women’s Caribbean Premier League (WCPL) that they can still deliver.

Representing the Trinbago Knight Riders (TKR), Mohammed took 3-16 in 3.4 overs and Dottin struck 59 off 62 deliveries to steer the T&T franchise to a 10-run win over Barbados Royals in the final at Warner Park in Basseterre, St Kitts, on Sunday.Mohammed said the per formances of the emerging players during the WCPL gave her confidence that others can step up to the challenge when playing for West Indies women.

St Leger moved to Sunday as today’s meetings called off after Queen's death

Mohammed, 34, made her debut back in 2003 and Dottin, 31, represented West Indies from Mohammed2008-2022.andDottin

Trinbago Knight Riders (TKR) Managing Director Venky Mysore (centre) with TKR women's skipper Deandra Dottin (right) and spinner Anisa Mohammed

The FA's statement add ed: "Our thoughts remain with our President, HRH The Duke of Cambridge, and the whole of the Royal Family during this time." (Sportsmax)

The world's oldest Classic race has been put back 24 hours and will feature in a nine-race card at WhileDoncaster.Chepstow is also set to go ahead on Sunday, Musselburgh's meeting has been called off with the Queen lying in state in nearby Edinburgh.

Racing was halted on Thursday and called off on Friday.Queen Elizabeth II, the United Kingdom's longest-serving mon arch, died on Thursday aged 96,

El Habeeb and Lizzie Jean are other intended runners. (BBC Sport)

“I think this is an oppor tunity for some of those play ers who have not had the chance to go out and repre sent West Indies. It is a per fect opportunity for them to go out and make a name for themselves. There are big shoes to be filled, but I have confidence that we have enough talent in the West Indies to fill those shoes.”

The Government's national mourning guidance advised that cancelling fixtures this weekend was not obligatory, leaving the decision up to individual sports.

New London heads the runners for the St Leger at Doncaster

"This is a tremendously sad time for not just the nation but also for the millions of peo ple around the world who ad mired her, and we join togeth er with all those in mourning herThepassing."English Football League (EFL), which runs the Championship, League One and League Two in England, also announced the postpone ment of its fixtures, with a blanket cancellation of all football then confirmed.

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"This will also provide an op portunity for the sport and its

supporters to pay its respects to Her Majesty, for the contribution which she has made to the sport to beInmarked."addition to the St Leger, the Champagne Stakes and the Park Stakes, the Doncaster Cup and the Flying Childers Stakes have been taken from Friday's cancelled line-up to form a nine-race card.

New London, trained by Charlie Appleby, heads a field of nine runners for the Leger, along with Royal Ascot winner Eldar Eldarov, Derby runner-up Hoo Ya Mal and unbeaten filly Haskoy.Giavellotto, Emily Dickinson,

“Especially after finish ing on a high (with TKR), you want to come back. Over the years, we have had so much cricket and then with the pandemic, we have had so much camps in a bubble and I think it just started to take a toll on me, so I think I just need a little mental break.”Mohammed wants to spend time with her family. (Newsday)

“I think we have quite

Mohammed said she was always willing to guide the inexperienced players, along withSheDottin.added that TKR

Saturday racing in Britain has been cancelled as a mark of respect following the Queen's death, with the St Leger moved to Sunday.

British Horseracing Authority chief executive Julie Harrington said the Queen had "an enduring and unique" relationship with the sport as an owner and breed er.

Mohammed hopes the 6IXTY and WCPL will moti vate the younger players to keep improving their skills.

The FA said: "As a mark of respect, following the pass ing of Her Majesty the Queen, English football has united to postpone all football fixtures between 9-11 September."

after reigning for 70 years.

It said this applied all the way down to grassroots level.

Mohammed urges young West Indies women to grab opportunity

She had been a patron of the FA and famously handed over the Jules Rimet Trophy to England Captain Bobby Moore after the 4-2 win over West Germany in the 1966 World Cup final.

West Indies off-spin ner Anisa Mohammed is en couraging the next crop of players to make a name for themselves in the ab sence of two senior players. Mohammed has announced that she will take a sixmonth break from interna tional cricket, and Deandra Dottin has called it a day at the international level.

Both Mohammed and Dottin have been consis tent top performers for the West Indies women’s team.

The women’s 6IXTY tour nament was played August 24-28 and the WCPL was contested from August 31 to September 4. Both tour naments were played in St Kitts.Mohammed is excited to see the WCPL expand.

a number of talented play ers in the Caribbean and on the team right now,” Mohammed said in an inter view on Wednesday.

players Sheneta Grimmond and Natasha McLean im pressed her during the SKYEXCH 6IXTY and the WCPL.Grimmond, 24, made her West Indies debut in 2019 and McLean, 27, last played for West Indies in 2020.

"The return of racing on Sunday will see the running of the St Leger, one of Britain's five Classic races and a race which the Queen won with her filly Dunfermline in 1977," she said.

The weekend programme had been due to kick off with Fulham's home game against Chelsea at 12:30h BST on Saturday, ending with Leeds United's Elland Road clash with Nottingham Forest on MondayPremierevening.League chief ex ecutive Richard Masters said: "We and our clubs would like to pay tribute to Her Majesty's long and unwavering service to our"Ascountry.our longest-serving monarch, she has been an in spiration and leaves behind an incredible legacy following a life of dedication.

The Queen: Premier League postpones weekend games at “tremendously sad time” as English football unites in mourning

“I am hoping that go ing forward the franchises would request that we have more matches played and that women’s tournaments could continue to grow and get even as big as the men’s (tournaments).”Mohammedsaid the pool of women’s players in the Caribbean was small, but is optimistic with the 6IXTY and WCPL the pool would grow.Discussing her break from international cricket, Mohammed said the passion has not died.

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The ExxonMobil Under-14 schools’ football tournament will come to a close today, Saturday, September 10, but not before four teams battle for top honours in the boys’ and girls’ divisions.

Following six weeks of exciting youth football, Charlestown Secondary and Ann’s Grove Secondary will duke it out in the boys’ fi nal, while in the distaff con test, defending champions East Ruimveldt Secondary and inaugural champions Charlestown Secondary will lockForhorns.Charlestown’s girls, they would want to repeat their heroics of 2018 when they won the first-ever ExxonMobil Under-14 girls’ tournament, but that would not come without a fight.

All eyes on ExxonMobil U14 finals today

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The players were not the only ones to trade words, as teachers took the opportu nity to profess confidence in

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may have an entertaining fi nal on our Charlestown’shands. Hendricks said jokingly, “Saturday, we are winning for sure. I only have one eye on a play er from Ann’s Grove, once I take him out of the game, we will win for sure.”

East Ruimveldt and Charlestown Captains Azaria Wilson and Chinwendu Rover display the championship trophy

Returning from a stint with the National Under-14 team, Charlestown Captain Malcolm Hendricks proved

Guyana's premier cyclist set to return home after successful stint in USA

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Guyana has donated a sizeable sum to sponsor the Lusignan Golf Club (LGC) tournament to be held today, September 10, 2022, start ing 12:30h, with a total of 30 golfers set to participate.

to be a handy scorer in times of need. However, the likes of Nicholas Nieuelder and Colwin Kissoon have been consistent throughout the tournament in scoring.

Ann’s Grove Captain Isaiah Pellew and play er Selwyn Fraser have dis played similar qualities. Ann’s Grove has shown a liking for scoring early and retreating into defence; as such, if Charlestown can put the East Coast boys at a deficit early in the game, we

Ranole Bourne answered for Charlestown’s girls, “So, we are going to go back to the drawing board like we always do and we’re going to

The competition is ex pected to be tight as many top golfers will be seeking to overthrow Mike Mangal, who will be seeking to cap ture his third consecutive ti tle.

LGC to host 18-hole Massy Golf Tourney today

Guyana's best cyclist, Jamual John, is set to return home to competitive cycling action after a successful stint in the United States of America.Inan exclusive interview with <<<Guyana Times Sport>>>, John said he was aiming to focus on the National Championship, the Caribbean championship, and he was eager to quali fy for the Caribbean games in 2023. The consistent rid er, who hopes to make it to the Olympics one day, will be placing more emphasis on track cycling.

timents was LGC Public Relations Officer (PRO) William Walker who said, “We deeply appreciate the support from Mr Shivraj and Massy over the years –an example of good corpo rate citizenship. The course is improving each week and scores should be low this year.”All participants are ad vised to contact the Club’s manager on the day of the tournament to collect their scorecards, pay their tour nament fees and proceed to their allocated tee boxes to begin play at 12:30h. Once on their respective tee box es, players must await the sounding of the horn or siren as the signal to begin teeing off.

Massy Group has been doing business in Guyana since 1968 and strives to pro vide the best possible experi

the USA on June 4. I learnt that consistency is key to all success on and off the bike and even off season you have to keep training in order to keep at a high level. I also learnt that track cycling is a faster way to make it to the Olympics for a Caribbean cyclist so next season I am trying to aim more towards that," John added.

Both girls’ finalists are yet to lose a game, but the inevitable will surely hap pen today. Charlestown have proven to be a good defensive side and equally proficient in the scoring de partment. This is evident, given the different heroes their games have brought to the fore. The likes of Chelsi Lupe, Hadassah Smith, Captain Chinwendu Rover and as last Saturday’s semi-final showed, Aqueena Griffith, all have the ability

He revealed that he claimed 10 wins during his stint in the USA and he had always placed in the top five. With his aim of representing Guyana, John is hoping for more support. He thanked the Team Foundation group for making his stint possible in the USA and he extended gratitude to all the guys on the team, because without the team, John noted, his success would not have been possible. (Brandon Corlette)

Prizes up for grabs will be:

From left: Massy executives Lekhnaraine Shivraj, Navindra Thakur and Shalini Thakur-Jagdeo handing over a cheque to Lusignan Golf Club officials Patanjilee Persaud and Chet Bowling to help sponsor the Club’s 18-hole one-day golf tournament (Massy photo)

As expected, the boys’ fi nal will be a little tenser, but it doesn’t have to be.

“I have no lesser expec tation but to put on a good show, not for our sake, but be a good competitor. If our track record doesn’t scare or intim idate our friends here, then let’s see what happens on Saturday. Bring it on, we’re ready,” East Ruimveldt’s Selwyn Browne said.

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As such, East Ruimveldt will be tasked with keeping their eyes, even those on the back of their heads, focused on Charlestown’s players. For the Mandela Avenuebased outfit, Captain Azaria Wilson is the high est goal-scorer, netting a hat-trick just last week. Wilson has carried her team throughout the tournament, with some assistance here and there. If the young lady is to be locked down defen sively, Charlestown may have a shot at their second title, but will have to get past East Ruimveldt’s goal keeper, who is yet to con cede a goal in the 2022 tour nament.“Idon’t have much to say, just come forward and support us Saturday and we are taking home the tro phy,” a confident Rover said at a pre-game press con ference at the Mango Walk Restaurant.However, Wilson replied, “I am expecting a fair game and we are carrying home back the trophy.”

Reflecting on his stint in the USA, the Team Foundation rider said: "I spent six months – a full season. I spent three months then returned home back in May and then came back to

Pellew countered, “We going out there to win and just stay in the first place.”

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put things in place, so that come Saturday, we will be victorious.”Onthe male side, Mark White said for Charlestown, “Basically, come Saturday, I would like to see an excit ing game. I have no doubt that when the final whistle will be blown, Charlestown Secondary will be taking home the Under-14 boys’ championship.”“Iamvery much excit ed that I have reached this juncture with the boys, that we are able to reach the fi nals. The fact that we are here, we ain’t going home without the trophy,” Tessa Nedd said on Ann’s Grove’s behalf.Meanwhile, Petra Organisation Co-Director Troy Mendonca envisioned two entertaining finals to day.I think we would all agree that it was very chal lenging, but nevertheless, the teachers and students stuck with us during this past six weeks. We would like to express our thanks to them,” Mendonca said.

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Massy Gas Products Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Lekhnaraine Shivraj said, “Our values include supporting communities wherever we operate, and Massy Guyana is pleased to contribute to golf, which is a fast-developing sport in Guyana. We want to help develop golf like cricket and football, so people can have more options in sporting dis ciplines.”Massy Group Senior Vice President Navindra Thakur pledged continued support for the sport.

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Jamual John in the USA riding for Team Foundation

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While accepting the sponsorship cheque, LGC President Patanjilee Persaud said it would help offset the usual heavy cost for maintaining the golf course on the East Coast. Club Secretary Chet Bowling said he deeply ap preciated Massy for always “demonstrating good corpo rate social responsibility” by supporting the Club and its activities.

to find the back of the net.

“I think that the teams that will be represented in the finals, they deserve to be here, and I think over all, all the teams deserve to be here, but they stood out.”

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Presentation of prizes will be held upon completion of the tournament at approx imately 17:30h (5:30pm).

Analysing the Warriors team, Perreira said the team are lacking that X-factor opener and fast bowler. "If you start with

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is really important of how well we are on top of our skills. It is a really crucial game. Batting second, the spinners won't play much of a role, so hopefully that remains the Meanwhile, Guyana

Powell noted that the tournament looked very competitive, but it was still early days.

"It boils down to team performances on the day, and that is what cricket is all about.

The Daren Sammy Cricket Ground in St Lucia is set to erupt with good vibes as Jamaica Tallawahs lock horns

sometimes a wake-up call early in the tournament is better than later on,” the TKR Head Coach added.

and Smith was the better bowler," Perreira said during an invited comment.

the batting, there was a lot of poor executions to rank bad balls, that should have been boundary balls. Other batsmen from other countries are taking full advantage of those bad balls, so when you get up to the 10th over, you are eyeing 80-90. Warriors are averagingPerreiraless."said that the Warriors have scored productively in the last 10 overs, but a much better tempo is needed early. On the openers Paul Stirling

bowler, with some experience, an x-factor fast bowler."

St Lucia Kings skipper Faf du Plessis

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The mighty TKR have one win, one loss and one no result after three matches and will be aiming for a second victory of the campaign against Jamaica Tallawahs.TKRHead Coach

CPL 2022: Crucial games at Daren Sammy Cricket Ground on super Saturday

Shepherd has got to think off-stump line, says veteran cricket commentator

Abishek Nayar is optimistic the team’s performance against Royals was an anomaly.

crucial. St Lucia Kings Captain Faf du Plessis noted that his side lost their game against Barbados Royals with some ordinary bowling. With Kings set to take on Warriors, du Plessis is hoping

“I look at it as one bad day that came at the right time,” Nayar said. “I feel you always rather have a game like that early in the tournament and I believe that when you have a bunch

"Even before they (Amazon Warriors) get to Trinidad, they have to win. It is vital that the Warriors make the

"Shepherd has been having problems since the IPL. I am not sure what the coaches have done, because it is not just the physical, it is the mental. I have a thing for (Josh) Hazlewood and Glenn McGrath, but let's use Hazlewood: he’s current. Off-stump line, off-stump line, and Shepherd has got to think off-stump. When that arm gets wider, the control gets difficult, and more he has bad games at the death is the more the confidence is going to go. And that is why Hetmyer should have said, let me judge today,

"Yeah, definitely [this is a very competitive season]. When you look at all the teams – the composition of all the teams – they're evenly matched," Powell said.

After a good 2021 CPL season, Romario Shepherd has been struggling as of late

He also noted that an overseas fast bowler would have been good for the Warriors. "We are missing an overseas fast

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Amazon Warriors Captain Shimron Hetmyer said it would be about execution and closing off the tight matches. "It is for us to close off games, and not to be too hard on the guys. It is only a few games for us, so it is just for us to get it right. It is always important to win, but we have to take it one step at a time on how to execute and close it out with bat and ball," Hetmyer

semi-final because the Guyana public is concerned. It is great for Guyana to be hosting the CPL, it does a lot for the economy, and does a lot for tourism and for cricket, but we have got to make sure that we are ready to play the right kind of cricket consistently to make the semi-finals," the veteran commentator and author said.

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However, he will be aiming to bounce back. According to veteran cricket commentator Joseph “Reds” Perreira, Shepherd has to focus on an off-stump line.

and Chandrapaul Hemraj, Reds said: "Stirling had good runs in the Hundred, but where is that form gone? Take an example of Fletcher for the Patriots, he really gives them that punch, the same thing Mayers is doing, and when Hemraj gets into the 40, he has got to bat on."

TKR Captain Kieron Pollard

Tallawahs skipper Rovman Powell

Warriors will be aiming to bounce back

All sides are on the board now and on Thursday, defending champions St Kitts & Nevis Patriots stormed back into contention by becoming the first team to successfully chase down more than 20 runs in the last over of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL).

[In the] years gone by in the CPL, we've had teams that are so much better than others, so people know the result of the game sometimes before you even play the game. This year provides something different not just for the players but also for the fans. So, it's pretty good," Powell said in a media interaction on Thursday afternoon.

After that four-wicket defeat against St Kitts and Nevis Patriots, Warriors will be up against St Lucia Kings today, Saturday, September 10 from 19:00h Eastern Caribbean time. Based on all the talk in St Lucia, a large crowd is expected for this game.

Not every day you will shine, and for Romario Shepherd, this has been one of those dim seasons. Shepherd, who finished as one of the leading wicket-takers in the 2021 Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL), has been under pressure in the 2022 season thus far.

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