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Soesdyke-Linden Highway to soon get US$15M dairy plant – Pres Ali
...announces marine cages & aquaculture capacity-building, solar units for Orealla
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Earlier this year, it was announced that Tropical Orchard Products Company Limited (TOPCO), a subsid iary of Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) would soon be embarking on a project to re-introduce dairy farming on a large scale to the com munity of Moblissa along the Soesdyke-Linden Highway. This will pave the way for the company to sell pasteur ised cow’s milk within two years’ time. During a press briefing at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre (ACC), the company had stated that technical and financial feasibility studies have not yet been completed, and the company is current ly in discussions to settle on a possible plot of land to rear some 500 cows. These cows would be im ported into Guyana in the initial stage from Israel.
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Chairman of DDL, Komal Samaroo stated that the ini tiative is a part of the com pany’s major diversification drive while stating they have not yet finalised where the rearing of the cows will be done.When fully operation al, the project is expected to hire hundreds of locals, pro duce 1200 litres of milk dai ly from the milking cows, and have over 600 acres of forage plants under cultivation. Projected benefits to the local farming community in clude contract farming and training, as well as the intro duction of new technologies and different cow breeds. It had also been reported that DDL was in talks with utility companies, including Guyana Power and Light and Guyana Water Incorporated, to find the best options pos sible. Marine cage President Ali also an nounced that five marine cages will be introduced in Orealla by the end of this year. This, he said, is a multi-agency effort aimed at boosting the agricultural and aquaculture potential of the community.“Interms of aquaculture, I’ve just checked with one of the large exporters of basha and they said that the aver age price is about $200 per pound. That is what they buy to export. Now we have to look at the long term. This is a long-term industry. So, what are we going to do?”
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Soesdyke-Linden Highway, that will be linked to every by-product of milk.”
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President Dr Irfaan Ali in Orealla A section of the crowd at Orealla
There will be sunshine during the day. Expect partly cloudy skies at night. Temperatures should range between 23 degrees Celsius and 31 degrees Celsius.
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Orealla is an Indigenous community in the East Berbice-Corentyne Region of Guyana, on the Corentyne River, approximately 33 miles south of Crabwood Creek and 11 miles north of Epira. This Dhanash Ramroop photo show the peaceful village on Saturday
Following the Constitutional Reform process in 19992000 (precipitated by violent street protests and ethnic violence by the PNC), the PPP and PNC instituted a Special Committee on Local Government Reform to devolve more autonomy than in the 1980 Constitutional adumbrations on Local Government. It took sixteen years for five new pieces of legislation — the Local Authorities (Elections) (Amendment) Act 2009, the Municipal and District Councils (Amendment) Act 2013, the Fiscal Transfers Act 2013, the Local Government Commission Act 2013, and the Local Government (Amendment) Act 2015 – to be enacted. With local government elections held since 2016, we have some experience with our present legal framework for some opinions to be formed on realising the goals articulated for the process: greater powers placed in the hands of the people under the principle of subsidiarity. That is, in matters of governance, it is best that decisions be made at the lowest practical level. This becomes more relevant because local government elections are supposed to be held by the end of this year. The essential question is whether, under the present system, people at the local level are making more decisions on matters that affect them. This is problematic because the framers still envisage local government only in terms of “decentralisation”. The challenge arises from the fact that power still emanates from a “centre”, from which it is expected to flow outwards - which almost occurs without Constitutional protection from the centre. While most Guyanese are skeptical of the word "federalism" to describe the governance structure, because of a misguided call for “partition” back in the sixties and “federalism” is somehow associated with this backward notion, we need a mechanism to ensure that local power is not cannibalised by Central Government over time. Call it what you will, unless the powers or “competencies” of the local entities are constitutionally protected, and not subject to alteration unless by mutual agreement, the Central Government will inevitably poach and encroach. Another possible change might be a pre-1980 reversion: for "local government" to go below the NDCs and start with the Village Councils - a unique Guyanese contribution to democracy. This is in consonance with the modern notion of "subsidiarity". After the abolition of slavery, the freed Africans established several villages on their own initiative. They created Village Councils to run the affairs of their communities, and these Councils were the incubators of much of the leadership in the African community, forming their links to the county and national Governments. The Councils, through their various committees, such as drainage etc., were able to develop local expertise in managing organisations.TheIndians, by and large, remained on the sugar plantations for another century after slavery, and those who moved off mostly remained rural-bound. The new and massive housing schemes created by the sugar companies from the early fifties were all centred on the plantations, and the affairs of these communities were run by a Sugar Industry Labour Welfare Fund (SILWF), which perpetuated the paternalistic rule of the “big manager” of the plantation. The new Indian villages formed outside the ambit of the sugar plantations, on rented land, did not establish village councils, and so, to an extent far greater than the African community, they are deficient in the mechanics of running and organising their local affairs. The Indigenous Peoples were always the most excluded from the running of their own affairs. Their traditional village structures were undermined by the Catholic Church, which, in a de facto manner, assumed administration over them. While there has been a resuscitation of the traditional village leadership, this also has been left wounded. Any revival of the Village Movement in other parts of Guyana will have to be accompanied by an intensive nonpolitical programme of education in the running of these bodies. The community will have to receive a new focus for several reasons, but primarily because it has been neglected by policymakers in not realising its role in the organisation of the activities of the citizenry through cooperation via the ties of affinity, rather than the coercive ethos of the state.
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Dear Editor, The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) must be congratulated for com mencing the claims-and-ob jections process. This would enable all stakeholders to peruse the Register of Registrants in pursuit of con firming the necessary verifi cations of additions and dele tions of the names of persons that should transparently remain on the List. By com mencing the claims-and-ob jections process, GECOM has signalled a positive for ward process, but has drawn rasping, convenient reactions from the Opposition camp. The Commission should not be worried about the sinister wind-blowers.Sincebecoming Leader of the Opposition, Aubrey Norton has utilised his big gest platform yet to hasten the exposure of his impotent, leaderless strategy of the in exorably fragmenting coali tion. His recent ranting and raving over the Voters List and his unjustified call for the resignation of the emi nent Justice Claudette Singh from the Guyana Elections Commission lack basis, and are nothing but wind in a desperate effort to propagan dise race-based confidence into the few remaining hope fuls. Norton’s ride on a wave of fallout support from those in the PNC camp who have re acted to the coalition’s loss at the 2020 General and Regional Elections has be come bumpier and more un popular for the wrong rea sons. It appears that he should rather be working hard to strengthen his in ternal position and relation ship with the few remaining Coalition partners. The obvious diminishing returns have resulted from his failure to command the perceived and promised ag gressive dent in the PPPC Government’s progress, and in gaining national confi dence and influencing inter national recognition and sup port.Rather, Norton has be come more associated with attempts to damage control his disappointingly consis tent public blundering, fo cused on a race-driven and hatred-infatuation of the Hon. Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo, whose pro ductive performances and sense of nationalism he could never match! With a sense of lost objectivity and non-po litical behaviour character ised by a lack of diploma cy in dealing with President Ali, his displays have real ised an embarrassing loss of face, rather than gains in strengthening and confi dence. Comparatively, President Ali and the PPPC’s admira ble work has been creating nightmares for the Nortonled PNCR Consequently,clan. there is no doubt that Aubrey Norton has resorted to gambling in the high-stakes engagement of attempting to challenge the Chairwoman of the Guyana Elections Commission, who was previously approved as the best-proposed candidate by the previous leadership of his PNC Party while he was involved as a senior execu tive. Albeit hypocritical, the situation reflects the char acteristic nature of the PNC and the ‘Creature’ referred to by former PNCR Leader and President of Guyana, Mr. Hugh Desmond Hoyte (deceased). He cannot put up any legitimate or justified argument why this should happen as long as he has, as claimed, the undisclosed fake SoPs from the 2020 elections.
Editor, Norton and the PNC’s glaring doctrine of convenience cannot be made more apparent. They can not pretend to be unaware of GECOM Chairperson Justice Claudette Singh’s role as the head of a statutory constitu tional body whose office must be respected. Further, the conduct and holding of elec tions are not entrusted to politicians, but GECOM; and that institution must be ful ly prepared to hold elections on time, provided that the Government ensures avail ability of the necessary funds for the proper functioning of the organisation. There is verifiable evi dence that the PPPC had done so. However, it is also important for GECOM to make sure that they are ac countable and provide a fully audited report to the nation. Recent experiences dictate that There must be a clear and written role of GECOM Commissioners and the GECOM Secretariat, as del egated by the Commission. The Commissioners are to decide on policies, and the Secretariat must imple ment the decisions of the Commission. Further, it is recognised that because of the peculiar situation in this country, the Chairperson of GECOM must be a strong and professional person. Norton’s latest outbursts: that the PPP/C Government does not want to hold Local Government Elections, must be rubbished. Monies were allocated in the 2020, 2021, and 2022 National Budgets for the holding of Local Government Elections (LGEs), with a mammoth al location of $4.1 billion this year for the intended pur pose.It is the practice and the usual cry of the PNC to say that the list is padded, but it must be noted that the PNC/ WPA/AFC and now APNU never won at LGEs. While they are criticising the List of Electors currently, it was the same list that they did not hesitate to use in 2016 and 2018 to hold LGEs. Of note, however, when they catapulted themselves into Government in 2015, the ‘defector’ APNU/AFC Government hastily went to parliament and changed the law to decide that a period of continuous registration would give legitimacy to the Voters’ List for six months. In addition, the APNU Coalition, without the nec essary consultations, went on a ‘gerrymandering spree’, changing selected elector al boundaries to win more seats.The PPP/C is calling for the holding of LGEs now, and GECOM must act following the institution’s constitution al mandate. Norton’s empty barrel wind-howling and out bursts are synonymous with his characteristic creature like status in the PNC, and while he calls for the resig nation of the Chairperson of GECOM, he must not for get how he was rudely re moved from the position of PNC General Secretary. He was rudely kicked out of Parliament, and was shamefully removed as the PNC District Chairman in Georgetown. Norton was never given a ceremonial handshake, as he was kicked about the place, and there fore cannot relate to hand shakes! Guyanese are await ing his replacement as the Leader of the PNC. Guyanese must unite and work together for a better Guyana. GECOM must bring on LGEs soonest.
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Dear Editor, A letter in the local press ended with a plain tive “PLEASE, TAKE OUR PLEA SERIOUSLY”, and it was signed by 42 Enmore residents.Ofcourse, the issue is ‘noise.’ The complainers were expressing their dis gust at DJs, bars, music carts, vehicles, and wedding houses from which very loud noise emanates in epidemic proportions.Asweall know, NOISE EPIDEMIC is not an Enmore thing; it is nation wide, and is a part of the ac cepted culture of the day. In fact, onestagederlyareProvidencemunitiesriblyeventsGovernment-sponsoredstillcontinuetohoraffectresidentialcomadjacenttotheStadium.Theybombardedincessantmanynightswhenevshowsandconcertsarethere.Accordingtoletterwriter,thereare “over-amplified music, dis cordant notes and loudmouthed DJs or announc ers” who “…continue into the hours of the morning, and most recently daybreak.” So, what’s my point? First, Guyanese must un derstand that ‘noise-pol lution’ is entrenched. The noisier a person or occasion is, the higher is the acclama tion accorded. The PPP/C it self endorses this kind of at titude, as it keeps endorsing noise-making activities, and its noisy aura is ever pres ent when on a campaign or rally.I feel strongly that the intellectual state of Guyana is such that the leaders real ly do not fathom how disrup tive, destructive, and dam aging noise is to the human psyche. It is the antithesis to anything academic and prof itable. Research in this field is quite abundant too. In fact, exposure to intensely loud sounds leads to perma nent damage of the hair cells which act as sound receivers in the ear. Also, it is well-es tablished that noise pollu tion affects the behaviour of birds: their fitness, breeding and growth, often leading to chronicScientistsstress.say that con stant noise may form an acoustic blanket that muf fles the audio cues birds rely on to detect predators, com
Dear Editor, CRG congratulates the participants in the Youth Parliament on their matu rity and focus. Participants have an opportunity to es tablish a high level of con structive problem-solving and debate that can help reduce the current conflict seen within the National Assembly. It is our hope that, as these future lead ers develop, the skills they learn during this experi ence would stay with them when given the opportunity to transition to the National Assembly.Theway they interact with each other today should be reflective of the way we, as a nation, would like to see the business of the nation carried out in the National Assembly. Mutual respect is maintained when oppos ing views are discussed, and there is respect for the rules of Parliament while inside and outside of its four walls. Once again, congratula tions on embracing the op portunity given; may you pursue and achieve the lev el of patriotism that fosters unity within our nation.
petitors and their species. I need not belabour the point anymore, but I have an anomaly to comment on. During the height of COVID-19 pandemic, many had no choice but to be online for their classes and studies. Guess what? The Ministry of Education, in its fossilised myopia, never thought of the kind of neighbourhood the country is cursed with, namely bottom-house chut ney and dancehall revelries, ice-cream vans, milk ven dors, upholstery and cabi net-making workshops, and a host of other noise-mak ing hindrances. I personal ly made limitless calls to get some help for reprise, and I got the generic Police an swer, that is: “We will send theLetpatrol.”me now send a re minder and sound a warn ing to the Enmore people. They have to be cautious. In August last year, a religious leader met his demise in a brutal murder when, after failing to get help from the Police, he confronted several men who were imbibing and using indecent language in front of his very own prem ises. He was brutally beat en to death. That individu al was Rishi Barrat, called “Haribol”, 60, a father of four and a priest and joiner by profession.Asweallknow, this mat ter is over and done with. Incidents of noise-mak ing have become quite non maize, as are the cases of crimes, traffic lawlessness and accidents. Enmore com plainers have no choice. They need to find a way to ‘get by’ until they can get out (as many Guyanese have their eyes on North America, and are awaiting maturity of sponsorship). Guyana is too depraved to embrace the higher and fin er features that make for a civil and law-abiding soci ety. The Government is be reft of the requisite knowl edge regarding the horror of noise pollution, and as such, it cannot fathom why some thing should be done, as it sees that, with noise pollu tion, no harm is being done. I repeat: Be careful and abide till you get out.
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“I’m going to ask the Ministry of Agriculture to work with you and have five marine cages. Marine cag es are what they use around the world to grow the fish in its natural environment. So, we’ll make it easier and have more guaranteed pro duction. So, we’ll work with you on a marine cage proj ect,” Ali explained, adding that they will also work with Orealla in developing their aquaculture for Tilapia rear ing.Ali also spoke about plans to build a national technical training centre in Region Six, focused on skill develop ment. There are also plans for 30,000 new household so lar units, some of which will go towards Orealla. “We have already con cluded arrangements to have a new household solar programme. So that we’ll get 30,000 new household solar units coming into Guyana, of which your community will benefit,” the President said, assuring them that they will get support in the areas that include agriculture, energy, and transportation.
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Dear Editor, The raucous rantings of Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton seem interminable, albeit in vain. His most re cent vocal outburst is that GECOM Chair Justice (r’td) Claudette Singh must re sign, and if not, “…her fail ure to heed his call will see the Coalition taking appro priate actions.” Maybe he means some kind of violent protest.Anyway, I have ques tions for Mr Norton and, by extension, his few col leagues. First, APNU/AFC (A Partnership For National Unity/Alliance For Change), and for sure Norton, never had a grouse over Claudette Singh during the early postMarch 2020 elections’ fias co. In fact, the esteemed lady was mysteriously ensconced somewhere for a couple of days, while all Guyana and the external observers were awaiting pronouncements fromLether.me remind him that the resounding call back then from corporate Guyana and all the external observ ers and followers of the 2020 elections was that the GECOM Chair act with im mediacy and urgency, since she was coming over as most fraternisingly accommodat ing to attempts at rigging the said elections. Her dal liance and dodging were nauseating. I recall the bla tant and frequent actions of the Commission’s Chief Elections Officer (CEO) Mr. Keith Lowenfield, who dis gustingly and repeatedly en acted flagrant acts of illegal ity and insubordination via his well-planned disrespect and disregard for clear direc tives from the Chair. The galling thing back then was that the Chair was repeatedly flouted, and no action was taken by Madame Claudette Singh. My question is: Where were the Nortonites then? What was essentially be ing tolerated by the Chair then, at the time, was that Lowenfield (in collusion with Clairmont Mingo, Region 4 Returning Officer) was be ing allowed to attempt to dis enfranchise over a hundred thousand Guyanese voters. Yet the APNU/AFC support ers found no reason to object. So, why now? This brings me to my sec ond remark; that is: the au dacity of Norton in contend ing that the Coalition, which seems to be an evanescent force anyhow, “…would not go into an election with Justice Singh as Chairman of GECOM and what he claims to be a bloated list of electors.”Mytake is simple, as there is the legal route, which goes all the way to the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ). I remind all
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Guyana yet again that the High Court, in August of 2019, did rule “…that per sons cannot be removed from the National Database of Registrants through houseto-house registration, but through claims and objec tions and the provision of names of deceased persons by the General Registrar’s Office to GECOM.” This has always been there, and the last polling was no different. In fact, the 2020 General and Regional Elections were cer tified by the International Community as ‘free and fair.’ This obstreperous be haviour from the Coalition concerning the list of electors is not new, and, of course, it is quite selective. APNU/ AFC were in power when the 2020 General and Regional Elections were planned and executed. They only found is sues when the count/recount was mandated, and even that they tried to thwart. I therefore cannot fath om what “…are (the) many things we (Norton and fol lowers) can do to put the pressure on the Elections Commission and Claudette Singh.” The best bet is the court. Go there! This Claudette Singh is the same one who was support ed during the elections, and if that worked for the Opposition then, it must suf fice yet again. Norton would do well to contemplate the vicissitudes of him and his ever-dimin ishing followers. I ask him to replay how the Coalition made a number of claims, in cluding votes from dead per sons and persons who mi grated. Yet, what happened? The CARICOM team, which the said Coalition had de scribed as the ‘most compe tent’ interlocutor, had round ly dismissed these claims as a “fishing expedition” and time-wasting exercise. It will not be any different. Norton will have to abide…or sit and pout and continue to ‘refuse to shake hands.’
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tions of canine and feline anthelmintics (worm kill ers) are currently available to stun and kill the worms in the stomach and intes tines and help with the ex pulsion of the paralysed or dead worms. Drug com panies are constantly pro ducing new broad-spec trum dewormers with new active ingredients that purport to target not only GI tract worms, but also Heartworms and ectopar asites (fleas, ticks, mites, lice). Many veterinarians (and veterinary techni cians) use these drugs be cause they seem to simplify the therapeutic and pre ventativeWithoutinterventions.endorsingany of the multiple anthelmin thic products, I can safely advise that the following considerations be factored into the decisions associ ated with curing a compan ion animal that is hosting a worm burden.
1. Consult with your veterinarian for information on the tested and proven efficacy of the products to be used.
2. Evaluate the monthly costs of using a particular anthelmintic and whether you can afford to use it.
3. Consider the ease of administration. Is your pet uncooperative when tab lets are to be swallowed? Does the animal reject cer tain flavours/tastes? (e.g., mint versus fruit flavour). How can you determine if the animal has actually swallowed the full dose of the medication? Dogs are notorious for keeping the tapeworm tablets hidden in their mouths and then spitting them out when the caregiver is out of sight ??.
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4. Are you following only the correct dosage rate rec ommended by the manu facturer? Note that correct dosage rates are dependent on age, physical condition, health status and weight of the animal. This latter consideration requires that you assess the weight fair ly accurately.Wewillcontinue the dis cussion on the treatment of worms next week, and deal specifically with the choice of drugs, al ternatives, and the rec ommended intervals between dewormings as well as the preven tative aspects of infestations.worm
5. There are two ma jor categories of drugs that are marketed commercially to eradicate worms in ani mals; one which expels the live worms into the sur rounding environment, and the other which kills the worms in the gut. The former belongs to a group of medications re ferred to as “vermifuges.” They serve to weaken the worms, and, because of the natural gut motility, the paralysed worms are expelled in the faeces. It should be noted that even as the worms are being weakened, they will contin ue to produce eggs which are resilient to the exter nal environment and can be picked up by the same host animal from which they were expelled as well (as well as by others that are living close-by, there by perpetuating the cy cle of worm infestation. In addition, vermifuges are not effective in expelling eggs that were produced in the gut by adult worms. As such, routine deworm ing is required to continu ously reduce and eradicate worms from the gut. The second category of dewormers is referred to as “vermicides” . They actual ly kill many of the worms in the gastro-intestinal tract (GIT) and elsewhere. However, it should be not ed, that, especially in cas es with high levels of in festation, the dead worms become disintegrated by secretions in the stomach and in the gut. This caus es somewhat toxic sub stances to be released and the animal to become vis ibly ill. Often, vets have to intervene after the use of vermicides, and must counteractive and healing medication. We must rec ognise that if the deworm er is strong enough to kill or even weaken the worms, it could also have some deleteri ous side effects on the well-being of the host animal.
2. Moreover, the worms infesting the GI tract re side in different areas of the gut. Stomach worms, of course, reside in the stomach. Tapeworms are quite different from stom ach worms; they have seg mented bodies and be long to a different family. Heartworms, because of their actions, complexity, and lethalness, will be dis cussed in a separate col umn.3. Resist the tempta tion to seek advice from well-meaning animal own ers when dealing with ca nine and feline worm burdens. This area of vet erinary medicine has been greatly studied and re searched and your veteri narian is best equipped to address the matter. 4. Avoid taking the path of ritualistic treatment pro tocols and interventions – handed down (often in correctly) from genera tion to generation. Clients gleefully report that they have extracted worms from the mouths of their wards with a needle and there fore have rid their pets of the worm infestation. This is a patently false asser tion. Roundworms’ lar vae (immature stages) mi grate (via the blood) into the lungs and are coughed up into the mouth. As ad vised last week, a visible single worm in the mouth is an indication of a serious intestinal infestation.
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L ast week, we dis cussed the more sa lient aspects of the worm burden associated with dogs and cats. We will now embark on the eradi cation of the worms and the treatment of the ailments/ symptoms that develop with worm infestation. There are some import ant considerations that the caregiver should note, be fore we address the actu al treatment/eradication of worms.1.Worms that infest the gastrointestinal (GI) tract (stomach and intestines) are not all of the same spe cies. Hence, specific treat ment regimens with differ ent drugs and dosage rates are needed to eradicate specific worms.
Mohamed Meanwhile, Mohamed, who was also represented by Poonai, threatened to sue Bascom for $25 million if he did not take similar correc tive steps as described in Richmond and Caesar’s let ters. According to Mohamed, Bascom made several un true and defamatory state ments including that he bribed a serving member of the GPF with $30 million to cover up Paper Shorts’ mur der.“Even after you re moved the live recording, I am instructed that you made a public post on your Facebook page under the name Dion Bascom, which has not been removed. This post, inter alia, suggests that you were forced by my client and other persons to remove your broadcast and live recordings, that my cli ent “controls” the Guyana Police Force, that my cli ent wants to harm you and your family and that my cli ent was involved in a plot to kill an unnamed journalist,” Mohamed said in his law yer’sInletter.addition, Mohamed’s Enterprise on Saturday dis tanced itself from the accu sation, claiming that the al legations made by Bascom are very distressing and are aimed at tarnishing the company’s reputation to which Azruddin Mohamed is associated.
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Police Sergeant Dion Bascom
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Only days after he made a Facebook vid eo implicating a se nior member of the Guyana Police Force (GPF), a wellknown businessman, and his employee, in the mur der and alleged cover-up of 42-year-old Ricardo “Paper Shorts” Fagundes, Sergeant Dion Bascom has been slapped with threats of law suits from all corners. Police Superintendent Mitchell Caesar, wellknown businessman Azruddin Mohamed, and his security operative Mark Richmond, who were all alledgedly implicated in the Superintendent’s live vid eo which has since been de leted but continues to make the rounds on social media, have all dispatched lawyers’ letters to Bascom. In the letters, they all threatened to sue Bascom for a combined total of GY$175 million if he did not retract his defamatory alle gations, issue an unquali fied apology approved by the claimants and pay monetary damages agreed upon with in seven days for defamation of character and goodwill. Additionally, they all informed Bascom that he could face charges including but not limited to, breach es of the Cyber Crime Act 2018. Additionally, Bascom could face private criminal prosecution from all three claimants.Inhis letter, Richmond through his Attorney-atLaw Naresh Poonai claimed that Bascom made false and misleading statements when he said that Richmond was involved in the Fagundes murder and the alleged de struction of evidence related to theAdditionally,case. he noted that statements to the effect that Richmond was in con tact with another individu al at the time of the shooting and that he is involved in criminal activities, are also false and Richmond,misleading.who threat ened to sue Bascom for in excess of $100 million, not ed that even though Bascom eventually removed the orig inal live recording, it had al ready been downloaded and is still being shared across social media, which contin ues to cause harm to his rep utation.Onthe other hand, Police Superintendent Caesar, through Attorney-at-Law Poonai, took issue with sev eral of Bascom’s claims and aspersions cast on him, in cluding untrue claims that he, together with other Police ranks, victimised and framed Bascom and was harbouring the intention of killing or causing grievous bodily harm to an unnamed journalist.Additionally, Caesar took issue with Bascom’s claims that he was unpro fessional in handling Paper Shorts’ murder investiga tion and that he collected a $30 million bribe. He threat ened to sue Bascom for $50 million if he does not take corrective steps including a retraction of his defamation in as public a manner as the said defamation was made.
Friday was “International Youth Day”. That’s right, there’s been a day set aside for our yutes since the beginning of our new millennium. But your Eyewitness confesses that all the other observances slipped under his radar, since he just can’t remember any of the “themes” that go with these “Days”. Then again, since he’s not exactly a spring chicken, he could’ve been suffering from the incipient senility that threatens once you’ve graduated fromAnd“youth”.it’sprobably of that threat that, this year, the theme chosen is "Intergenerational solidarity: Creating a world for all ages". Meaning that youths are being exhorted to spare a thought for us oldsters! There’s that saying, “Youth is wasted on the young, and wisdom is wasted on the old” that makes sense, doesn’t it?? Imagine having all that energy and not knowing how exactly to make the best use of it; and then knowing exactly what to do, but just can’t get up to do it!! The irony that is life!! Now, we all know we’ve got a very youthful President – is he still a youth?? Where’s that line of demarcation? He certainly has the energy that goes with youth – the man’s schedule makes your Eyewitness’s head spin!! The Energiser Bunny has nothing on him!! And he’s certainly the exception that proves the rule on youth and wisdom not joined at the hip! Frankly, young President Ali’s a walking advertisement for electing some younger leaders to get our moribund country moving. If you have any concerns, just think of President Biden and his public appearances!! Well, Pres Ali appears ready to move out all the old guard who might be holding back his plan for total transformation. He just announced the formation of a “Youth Advisory Council” (YAC), in which there were about thirty young professionals who, he assured us, aren’t “political”, but will have an input into all aspects of policy formulation. While the young people mightn’t be “political” NOW, a couple were certainly political up to last year or so. The Chairman fella was very much involved with one of the mushroom parties that had sprung up. He quit in the post-election “dealing-with-reality” phase that had their shell-shocked doctor-heavy executive confronting the 244 votes they got across all of Guyana!! Another political type – but much more substantial - is a young female Afro-Guyanese lawyer who’d clocked in more than two decades in the PNC - and resigned in disgust at the games Granger had played. The YAC members are supposed to be placed in their areas of expertise to “enhance the services at all levels of Government” under the aegis of the Ministry of Youth. Your Eyewitness wonders exactly how that’ll be implemented.
Mohamed’s Enterprise also stated that it is ready to assist the Police with any investigation since the Guyana Police Force has always received its respect and support, and more so, the company believes in the rule of law and justice. Following the Facebook live video that was posted by Bascom, making sever al allegations against the Police Force, the Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) has already said it has been instructed to com mence an investigation. Last week, Bascom was among five people who were arrested when Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) raided a Norton Street, Georgetown house. Reports are that CANU officers con ducted an operation at a Norton Street residence, where a known drug traf ficker resides. A subsequent search of the premises led to the discovery of four par cels containing suspected co caine. The known drug traf ficker along with the cop and three persons were arrested at theRicardopremises.“Paper Shorts” Fagundes was killed exe cution-style in March 2021 outside a popular Main Street, Georgetown night spot. 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 were heard. Reports are that the now dead man’s friends rushed out to enquire, but found Fagundes lying mo tionlessly in a pool of blood close to his motor car. Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) arrived shortly after the shooting and pronounced Fagundes dead. Following the inci dent, Police recovered at least 15 spent shells from a high-powered rifle at the scene.Less than 24 hours after the shooting incident, Police found a white wagon, which is suspected to have been used by the killer, on fire at Swan, Linden-Soesdyke Highway. However, inves tigators have not confirmed if it was the same car but based on CCTV footage, the car was of the same mod el as the one seen outside the nightspot, in which the killer escaped following the shooting.
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Cop under OPR probe slapped...
…for law and order Something’s rotten in the state of the Guyana Police Force. Why is it that if it’s another day, then it’s another scandal for them?! Your Eyewitness wonders how long this can continue. But then realises that Haiti has put up with a rotten Police Force for two hundred years!! We have quite a ways to catch up, but don’t forget that in only two decades, the PNC had brought our economy to hover precariously barely above theirs!! We just heard one detective - in an explosive outburstallege that in one of the most blatant crimes committed in recent history, there was a cover-up executed at very high levels of the GPF. Names were called and dates and times were stated. No matter how you slice it or dice it – and it WILL be sliced and diced! – the smell is so “renk” that this shouldn’t be allowed to disappear. The matter’s been passed to the Office of Professional Responsibility – but that’s a problem. OPR uses Police detectives to investigate!! …for free speech Think of it. Thirty-four years after Salman Rushdie wrote the book that earned him a death sentence via a fatwah from Ayatollah Khomeini, he was stabbed for his opinions. Guess the sword’s still mightier than the pen.
“For this, we wish to place on the public record the following: Mohamed’s Enterprise was never sub jected to any investigation related to the crime Mr Bascom referred to. We have no record that Mr Bascom ever visited our main office. We have no record that Mr Bascom or any other rank approached our office to ar rest any employee or to con duct any investigation,” the releaseFurther,added.
The views expressed in this column are the author’s own and do not necessarily reflect Guyana Times’ editorial policy and stance
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300 house lot recipients to access lands at LBI in new week
Minister Collin Croal in discussion with officials at the site Phase 1 of the LBI Housing Scheme
The Housing and Water Ministry on Saturday stated that by the end of the new week, some 300 persons who have been al located lands in Phase One of the La Bonne Intention (LBI) Housing Scheme, East Coast Demerara, will be able to access their lands. This ultimately means that the recipients will now move forward with their plans to commence construc tion.Housing and Water Minster Collin Croal on Saturday inspected works at the housing development in the presence of Director of Projects at the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CHPA), Omar Narine and senior engineers attached to the agency. The Minister emphasised that the Ministry has the mandate to provide serviced house lots to its allottees. He further stated that the allo cated lands were previous ly sugar plantations and as such required heavy infra structural work. A number of persons have already received access to their house lots, howev er, the remaining individu als can look forward to be ing contacted by CHPA’s Surveys Unit to participate in a land identification exer cise.Meanwhile, in Phase Two, preparatory works for the construction of the first 100 young professional homes are nearing comple tion. Awarding of the con tracts is expected to be done by the end of the month, after which mobilisation and the construction of the homes will commence. “We are preparing the in frastructure work for about 500 houses in this area […] however, we want to have the initial 100 completed be fore the end of the year and so we will be pushing the contractors to work,” the Minister affirmed. Moreover, the Ministry has invested approximately $2 billion in infrastructural projects at LBI; these works include land clearing, the construction of access roads, drainage systems, culverts, and electricity and water supplyMinisternetworks.Croal noted that the scheme is strategi cally positioned and all al lottees will benefit from ma jor Itdevelopments.willbeconnected to an incoming highway from Aubrey Barker, Georgetown to Enmore/Foulis on the East Coast of Demerara, where massive commercial development is expected to take place, thereby improv ing the socio-economic con ditions of residents in the scheme and the entire East Coast Demerara corridor.
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– construction of first 100 young professional homes to commence soon
Khayoum 223-7230-1(Ext55)
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Groom-to-be stabbed to death during cricket game Karim
A 25-year-old man who was engaged to be married on August 21, 2022, was on Friday evening stabbed to death during a game of crick et at the Central Islamic Organisation of Guyana (CIOG) ground, Woodford Avenue, Georgetown. Dead is Karim Khayoum, a well-known Regent Street, Georgetown resident and active mem ber of the Muslim commu nity.Based on reports gath ered, the now dead man, who normally played crick et, met up with his friends on Friday evening after he would have completed shopping for his wedding. However, during crick et games, there would be some “name calling” but on Friday evening, that name calling turned deadly. According to infor mation reaching Guyana Times , Khayoum and a young man whom he con sidered a close friend were engaged in a heated argu ment during which the sus pect picked up a knife and stabbed him in the region of theTheheart.young man collapsed but was picked up and taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital where he was pronounced dead. The 21-year-old assailant who hails from Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara (ECD), was arrested and during interrogation, he confessed to the heinous crime. The assailant, who is also a University of Guyana student, benefitted from Karim’s mentoring, as well as others in his faith. In mourning are his fi ancée, parents, sister, brother, uncles, aunts and in-laws as well as the en tire Muslim community. CIOG, after the inci dent, expressed deep sor row on the passing of Khayoum. He was member of the Queenstown Jama Masjid.
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For less screaming in politics
Some old friends from the Opposition benches seem determined to deploy only polemics and protests in their political struggle for “justice” in Guyana. I commend Michael Ignatieff’s advice after he retired from academic life (Harvard) and entered politics (Canada): “In academic life, false ideas are merely false, and useless ones can be fun to play with. In political life, false ideas can ruin the lives of millions, and useless ones can waste precious resources. An intellectual’s responsibility for his ideas is to follow their consequences wherever they may lead. A politician’s responsibility is to master those consequences and prevent them from doing harm.”That all groups might be seeking justice should be taken for granted, since this might help make the outcome “variable sum” rather than “zero sum”. The other neglected consideration would be the nature of the institutions in this push for “justice”. When the political philosopher John Rawls declared: “Justice is the first virtue of social institutions as truth is of easy systems of thought”, it was because justice goes to the content of political action. Justice is paramount. But what about the need for “truth” in the paradigms within which we struggle for justice in social institutions? Today, liberalism appears to have swept the field as our ideology of choice by “all the sides”. While some approaches have been extremely critical, I believe that liberalism’s stance on “truth and reason” in the variant dubbed “deliberative liberalism” offers us a practical approach towards a democratic process that can deliver “justice” in our social institutions. As in science, deliberative liberalism holds that truth is to be found through reason, but the “truth” unearthed is never held as the “TRUTH”. It is always held provisionally, conceding that this “truth” may be overturned based on some new evidence. The outcomes of deliberative liberalism are indeterminate and are based on empirical practice. Truth claims must be fact-based. I recommend this approach to those who are engaged in the ongoing discussion on justice in the distribution of the national patrimony. Liberal democracy rests on deliberation utilising “reason” – not screaming - as the yardstick for evaluating differing perspectives. The institutions, however, would only be democratic to the extent that the citizens themselves determine their precise nature. Such a deliberation, therefore, would have to be made as open as possible to all citizens, who recognise each other as citizens – that is, recognise their common political identity. We are all Guyanese citizens, with equal rights and responsibilities, and the upcoming deliberations on constitutional change offer a forum for reaching consensus on essentials. Only public reasons should be proffered in such deliberations. That is, assertions rising solely on faith or dogma, and not reason, would not be accepted as “public reasons”. This requirement would obviously place burdens on some groups, but such burdensomeness itself would be evaluated by reason for its “degree of burdensomeness” caused by arbitrariness etc. We cannot escape the fact that there will be aspects of some identities that will have to be withheld from the public realm. In most cases, these are the ones that stem from beliefs that are in deep, fundamental conflict with similarly held beliefs of others. We will have to agree to disagree on such nettlesome issues, and not insist on placing them on the national agenda. For instance, we will have to be committed to democratic practices to achieve our ends. I have proposed “equality of opportunity” coupled with “equity” as values that we can all agree on in light of our common history of slavery and indentureship. However, it is possible that some groups may have differing views: we will have to deliberate with each other whether such values would be prioritised. The bottom line is whether citizens would be committed to such a process of deliberation. I believe so. The problem lies in our leaders. We will have to be practical and ensure that all near-term proposals have incentives for the politicians.Wewill have to be prepared to deliberate with each other in every available forum – and then some. Newspapers letters pages, community meetings, town hall meetings, call-in talk shows, books etc. But we have to respect each other as citizens. I have warned time and again about the sterility of polemics. We should avoid debate in vocabularies and ideologies that force us to consider issues only in black and white.
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Ravi Dev
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More ganja found during raid at Mazaruni Prison
The ganja found on Saturday
Just days after 3 kilo grams of ganja was found at the Mazaruni Prison, prison officers on Saturday unearthed an other 826 grams during a search at the facility. Police stated that the search was conducted at about 13:00h along the out er wall of the Mazaruni Prison and on the western side where a black plastic bag containing ten parcels of ganja was found. The cannabis was re portedly wrapped in plastic wrap. In addition, 1.5 litres of alcohol and a quantity of smoking wrappers were also found. The Police were con tacted and the narcotics and other prohibited items were handed over. On Tuesday last, a white salt bag was found hidden behind the western side of the kitchen. The bag con tained several bleach bottles and a quantity of cannabis. The Bartica Police Station was contacted and the cannabis was handed over, which, when weighed, amounted to 3067 grams. No arrest was made but investi gations are in progress. Only a month ago a quan tity of marijuana and sev eral other prohibited items were found during a search at Mazaruni Prison. Reports are that a sixhour search was conduct ed at the prison by ranks of the Bartica Police Station in collaboration with prison of ficers at the correctional fa cility.While searching the up per dormitory, a black plas tic bag was found hidden in the ceiling of the structure. Upon further examination, a quantity of ganja was un earthed. The marijuana was taken to the Bartica Police Station and when weighed, amount ed to 1580 grams (1.508kg). In addition, five Blu phones, two Samsung phones, one Vodafone phone, two Alcatel phones, two ZTE phones, three Digicel phones, one LG phone, and one Hyundai phone – a total of 17 phones – and 17 batter ies were found.
Winifred Reid, known fondly outside the GPHC as “Granny”, standing next to her stand outside the hospital last Thursday night
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ACorporation (GPHC) at nights would boast of Granny’s tasty snacks. outside the hospital each week and at 80 years old, she says she plies her trade to avoid depending on anyone to take care of her welfare.
elderly, bespectacled wom an wearing a flop hat and an apron, who has been sell ing her snacks outside the entrance of the Maternity Ward of the GPHC for al most 20 years. Persons who are familiar with her know her simply as “Granny”. Guyana Times to Reid’s stand. During the visit, a steady breeze blew across the atmosphere as she hurried to grab her plas tic covering to place over her customed to the travelling. She said she does not sell each night and she explained that, “if I come out to sell on Monday, I won’t come on Tuesday, I would come on Wednesday and so it means every other day I would come She said when the COVID-19 pandemic was first recorded in Guyana she was worried and for some two to three weeks she stayed indoors. “But I wear my mask and I protect my self and use my sanitiser and so,” she added. Reid said she understood how risky it may have been selling outside the hospital, where many persons go to seek treatment but she not ed that she prayed and asked the Almighty to continue to protect her. “I used to be over there outside the gate near the exit of the hospital, but after the COVID came they had a meeting and they asked us to sell over on this side,” she said.
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• Tiredness • Bloating • Abdominal pain Diarrhoea Nausea • Constipation • A general feeling of being unwell • Anxiety
• Headaches • Brain fog • Confusion • Numbness
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Outside GPHC: Granny’s...
She said over the years while selling at the hospi tal, she has witnessed a hive of activities. “I see persons come and go, accident vic tims, people who got shot, families grieving for their family member who died, all types of things you would see here,” the elderly woman said, as the rains eased. Then, as she chatted with this publication, a cus tomer came to the stand. It was a doctor and among his requests, was an order of plantain chips with sour. “Doc you have granny going out in the rain,” one of the guards exclaimed as every one in the vicinity giggled. It was approaching 9 pm and Reid was beginning to pack up as she made ar rangements for a taxi driver to pick her up at the public road at Enmore. “I got to do this, I have five children and two live here and three overseas, they all big now but I want to do my own little business here,” Reid said. She said she has many grandchildren. “I also have great-grandchildren,” she said with a bright smile. “I prefer to sell here to raise my own money to pay my bills and take care of my home,” she said as she packed her signature bottle of sour and prepared to go home after another night on the grind.
PAGEFROM 13 D r . T ariq J G luten is a pro tein found in cere als such as wheat, barley, and rye. A person with gluten intolerance or sensitivity may experi ence pain and bloating af ter eating foods that con tain gluten. While data is lacking on the prevalence of gluten sensitivity, stud ies suggest that 0.5–6% of the global population may have this condition, 1% have a wheat allergy, and 6% or more have a gluten intolerance also known as non-celiac gluten sensitiv ity.A person with gluten intolerance may experi ence bloating, abdominal pain, and nausea. Gluten intolerance can cause symptoms that are similar to celiac disease, but it is a different issue with differ ent long-term effects. The symptoms of glu ten intolerance may also resemble those of a wheat allergy, or intestinal con dition such as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Experts estimate that 10–15% of adults have IBS symptoms.People with celiac dis ease must avoid gluten, as it can cause intestinal damage and prevent the body from absorbing es sential nutrients. Those with a wheat allergy must avoid all wheat products, as consuming any could be immediately life-threaten ing.Gluten intolerance can lead to discomfort, but it is unlikely to cause severe symptoms that require emergency care. Scientists have found evidence that environmental factors can play a role in celiac dis ease. However, experts are unsure of exactly what causes gluten intolerance, and how it compares to similar illnesses. Some re searchers have suggested that other ingredients in wheat, not gluten, may be causing some of these reac tions.
• Joint or muscle pain• A skin rash See a doctor about any of the above symptoms. A correct diagnosis is import ant, as many conditions af fecting the gut have simi lar Severesymptoms.abdominal pain can be a symptom of a se rious medical issue, and anyone who experiences it should receive immediate medical attention.
SYMPTOMS An individual with glu ten intolerance will devel op symptoms after con suming foods containing wheat, barley, or rye. The symptoms may include:
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GLUTEN INTOLERANCE VS WHEAT ALLERGY When a person has a wheat allergy, their body reacts to a protein in wheat, and that protein is not necessarily gluten. A wheat allergy can cause life-threatening symp toms.
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• Spices FOODS TO EAT Foods that do not con tain gluten include: • Fruits and vegeta bles• Plain meat, poultry and fish products • Pulses such as beans and lentils
• Rice • Quinoa
FOODS TO AVOID Glutens are proteins that enable wheat and oth er cereals to absorb water, stick together, and remain viscous and elastic. They help give bread dough its texture, and make it pos sible for the dough to rise, for example. Wheat, bar ley and rye contain gluten, which may be present in: • Bread • Cookies and bis cuits• Pastas • ouslyproductsproductsSemolina-based•Couscous•SomebeersGlutenmayalsobeinthatarenotobvicereal-based,suchas:•Seasonings•Sauces•Soups•Cannedfoods
Anyone with this allergy who ingests wheat requires immediate medical atten tion. A person with a wheat allergy may develop: • Hives • Swelling • Breathing difficul ties, including wheezing • In severe cases, anaphylaxis may develop. This serious reaction caus es the body’s blood pressure to fall, and the person may lose consciousness and stop breathing.Whilean allergic reac tion requires urgent care, an intolerance is not im mediately dangerous. However, it can cause dis comfort, and may affect a person’s overall health.
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• Potatoes • Some oat products A person looking to avoid gluten should be sure to check food labels care fully. It may also be a good idea to make soups, sauc es, and salad dressings at home.Products with “glu ten-free” on their labels do not contain enough gluten to trigger symptoms of ce liac disease or gluten intol erance. Manufacturers may remove the gluten from wheat flour, or use a substi tute such as oat or chickpea flour. Many fast foods con tain gluten, but some ma jor chains are now offering gluten-free options. Learn more about gluten-free fast food here. DIAGNOSIS If a person believes that consuming gluten is caus ing any health issues, they should see a doctor. After asking about symptoms and carrying out a physi cal exam, the doctor would likely perform laboratory tests to rule out celiac dis ease and other gastrointes tinal conditions. PAGE 21 TO PAGE 23
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• They monitor for any symp toms and report back to their doctor. Experts emphasise the need for tests that can identify gluten intol erance, and distinguish it from celi ac disease, IBS, and other intestinal conditions. Such tests would enable doctors to provide more effective should eliminate gluten from their diet. However, consuming gluten oc casionally is unlikely to cause severe health problems, unless a person has celiacKeepingdisease.a record of meals and symptoms can help a person identi fy potentially problematic foods, and it may also help them manage an in tolerance.Someexperts have expressed con cern that people who avoid gluten are missing out on essential nutri ents in whole grains. Grains can also be a crucial source of energy. Anyone who is considering going gluten-free should consult a doctor or dietitian about the necessity and strategies for doing so a healthful way.
• They reintroduce some glu ten in cooked foods for another week.
The mining industry in Guyana is principally governed by the Mining Act, No. 20 of 1989 (the Mining Act), enacted in 1991. The implementation of the Mining Act is supported by Mining Regulations (1979) which outline provisions related to the prospecting for, and mining of, metals, minerals and precious stones; and the regulation of their transport. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), under the Environmental Protection Act, Cap 20:05, has a mandate to take necessary steps for the management, conservation, protection and improvement of the environment. In executing the functions under the Act, the EPA has:
• The individual specifies 1–3 symptoms to monitor.
• They avoid gluten complete ly for the next week.
* Waste avoidance: practices that prevent the generation of waste altogether; * Waste reduction: practices that reduce waste;
Scope of the guidelines Scope refers to a code of practice that is applied to gold- and diamond-mining operations ranging from small scale to medium scale. It addresses mining waste, hazardous waste, and household waste. Hazardous waste includes petroleum products and other chemicals, materials labelled as hazardous, and those with hazardous characteristics (corrosive, toxic, ignitable or reactive). Principles and standards of practice Waste management and disposal should be addressed in the preliminary stages of mine-planning. The projected types and volumes of waste guide the development of a Waste Management Plan. Each category of mine waste should be tracked from source to disposal. The general types of waste in small- and medium-scale operations: * Top soil and overburden; * Waste rock; * Hazardous wastes; and
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* Conducted awareness and capacity-building for miners Who needs an Environmental Authorisation? Any person wishing to undertake an activity that may have an environmental impact must apply for Environmental Authorisation from the EPA. In this week’s article, we will examine environmental guidelines for mining when it comes to waste management and disposal.
• A biopsy: This involves tak ing a tissue sample from the lining of the intestine. If results show dam age to the lining, the person may have celiac disease. IBS or wheat or gluten intolerance next.• Monitoring the diet
* Locate waste dumps away from surface waters, springs, seeps and wetlands (swamps and marshes); * Take preventive measures to minimise water and wind erosion;
• They consume a diet contain ing gluten for 1 week.
* Applied the Environmental Authorisation process to all projects
* Developed regulations, strategies, action plans and guidelines
* Waste reuse: direct reuse of waste materials for the same grade of use; * Waste recycling or reclamation: using valuable components of waste in other processes; * Waste treatment: to reduce hazard or nuisance, preferably at the site of generation; and * Waste disposal. Waste dumps Ensure that waste dumps are adequately located, designed, managed and reclaimed.
* Enhance the long-term mass stability of a dump by locating and constructing it so that the potential of failure is minimised;
* Characterise the waste material prior to construction of the dump; * Take preventive measures to avoid ARD generation; * Avoid ARD (acid rock drainage) being dispersed into the environment; and * Create appropriate conditions for rapid revegetation after mining has ceased. Hazardous waste All hazardous material must be packaged appropriately, and disposed of at approved facilities or onsite locations. The hazardous substance inventory should have the Material Data and Safety Sheet (MSDS) and names of all the chemicals on-site, including:*The chemical’s name; * Typical quantities maintained at the site; * Operating procedures incorporating handling precautions, storage requirements, safety equipment needed, training required; and * Specific instructions for clean-up of spills. Domestic waste Waste reduction, reuse, sorting and recycling should be strongly emphasised at the mine site, in order to minimise waste generation and reduce management and disposal costs. As much as possible, vegetation from de-bushing should be used for constructing facilities and equipment such as tables and other furniture, posts, sediment collection structures (eg brush barrier), soil stabilisation structures, etc. The amount of vegetation from debushing that is not used should be kept to a Clearedminimum.vegetation that is not used should be piled up and burnt.
* Domestic wastes. The hierarchy of waste management practices should be applied to the management of all materials used at a mine. In order of preference, options selected should be:
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One group of researchers has suggested the following plan, which a person follows at home but under medical supervision:
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The doctor may then recommend a plan that allows them to monitor the person’s diet for any ill-effects. Researchers have yet to find any specific biomarker of gluten intoler ance. At present, before diagnosing gluten intolerance, the doctor would need to rule out other options. It can be challenging to differ entiate between celiac disease and gluten intolerance, but testing for antibodies can help. To rule out or diagnose celiac disease, a doctor may ask•for: Blood tests: If results show that certain antibodies are present, the person may have celiac disease.
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T he Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA) has praised the Fiscal Enactment Amendment Bill, which was approved by the National Assembly at its last sitting. The Bill, which was successfully piloted by Senior Minister in the Office of the President with Responsibility for Finance, Dr Ashni Singh, will cer tainly give much-needed tax relief to all miners. “This Bill gives legis lative effect to the recent commitments made by Government to the mining community,” the GGDMA said in a statement, Back in May, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo met with GGDMA mem bers at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre, follow ing which the Government announced several mea sures that would be taken to provide relief for miners. The GGDMA wel comed, in particular, the Government’s move to re duce the final tax on in come from gold produced, declared, and sold. This tax has been reduced from a maximum of 3.5 per cent to a new maximum of 2.5 per cent.The other major devel opment that the Association lauded was the abolition of the burdensome 10 per cent Tributors Tax which miners were subjected to for many years.“The abolishment of the Tributors Tax will bene fit the personnel working within the various min ing operations throughout the country as larger dis posable incomes will allow them to better support their families during this time of rising prices. Managers and owners of mining op erations also welcome this move as it will create a more level playing field for recruitment and retention of quality personnel,” the statementMeanwhile,relayed. the Association was pleased with the removal of the 14 per cent VAT on lubricat ing oils, stating that it will have an immediate positive impact on the mining sec tor, where heavy equipment is essential.“TheAssociation is also appreciative of the follow ing incentives granted by the Government of Guyana to the Mining Sector since taking office in August 2020. these being; removal of tax and VAT on all-ter rain vehicles (ATVs), re moval of vat on machinery and equipment for mining, removal of vat on hinterland travel, removal of Police clearance requirement for miners to transport fuel in their own vehicles, removal of the requirement to regis ter and obtain road licences for mining equipment and the removal of excise tax on fuel.”The GGDMA is of the view that these measures by the Government will as sist in reducing the bur den of added operational costs and improving vary ing aspects of miners’ op erations. They have lauded the Government for keep ing these promises and sup porting the sector. “We value the partner ship with our Government as we seek to ensure the continued viability of the mining sector,” the GGMDA added.
Passage of Fiscal Enactment Amendment Bill Miners pleased with Govt’s tax incentives – GGDMA
The People’s Republic of China has donat ed US$50,000 to the Guyana Government, aimed at tackling Disaster Relief and Risk Management countrywide.Thefunds were present ed by Chinese Ambassador to Guyana, Guo Haiyan and received by Director General of the Civil Defence Commission (CDC), Retired Colonel Nazrul Hussain. The Asian nation ex pressed intent to formalise a working relationship with the Guyana Government, via the Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Ministry and the CDC, to assist in Disaster Risk Management plans. A forum is slated for August 25 of this year which will delve into Disaster Risk Management, and the Government of China has pledged to share knowledge and experienc es that may prove beneficial for CDC’sGuyanese.Director General thanked China for their timely support in wake of the current challenges faced by Guyana in the floodprone areas, adding that the CDC looks forward to ben efiting from more capaci ty-building opportunities with China. A few months ago, Foreign Affairs Minister Hugh Todd participated in a virtual meeting of the Foreign Ministers of China and Caribbean countries sharing diplomatic relations withMinisterChina. Todd provided a wide-ranging intervention on how Caribbean-China relations can be enhanced through collaboration at the multilateral level. He not ed China’s commitment to true multilateralism as the path to finding shared solu tions to global challenges with the participation of all States. Minister Todd also took the opportunity to reaf firm Guyana’s commitment to the One China Policy. Further, Todd addressed the issue of climate change being a prime global issue, owing to the existential threat it presents to coun tries particularly those in the Caribbean that are most vulnerable to its impacts. He highlighted Guyana’s principal concerns which re main the achievement of the 1.5 degrees Celsius target and access to sufficient fi nancing for adaptation and mitigation.Itwasoutlined that since Guyana is a low-lying coast al State, it is vulnerable to flooding as a result of sea lev el rise and extreme weather events, such as heavy rain fall. He said that this phe nomenon threatens im portant sectors of Guyana’s economy, including criti cal infrastructure, thereby hindering Guyana’s ability to adapt to the devastating impacts of climate change. He underscored that it was within this context that Guyana had launched the Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS) in 2009 and launched the expand ed Strategy – LCDS 2030 in 2021.Todd told the meet ing that there is a need to bridge the energy and in frastructure gap in the re gion to increase disaster preparedness, boost eco nomic recovery and address challenges to food security, among others. Impediments to investment in infrastruc ture, both on the demand and supply sides and lack of available funding pose a challenge to bridging this gap. He also said that build ing resilient economies en tail investing in resilient infrastructure, restoring trade, particularly through increased connectivity and sustainable supply chains and long-term investments in low-carbon technologies. At that time, Guyana said it welcomed China’s support and advocacy to in crease ambition for adapta tion and mitigation as a co ordinated push for finance is urgently needed.
Ambassador Haiyan handing over the cheque to the CDC Director General, Colonel (retired) Nazrul Hussain
Guyana gets $10M disaster relief funding from China
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26 NEWS SUNDAY, AUGUST 14, 2022 | GUYANATIMESGY.COM To encourage the devel opment of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) skillset among children, teenag ers, and young adults, the Office of the Prime Minister - Industry and Innovation is continuing its Basic ICT Literacy Programme throughout Guyana. As such, some 55 young persons from Region Two graduated(Pomeroon-Supenaam)onSaturdayfrom the ICT programme follow ing the completion of a basic training course. At the graduation cer emony held at the Cotton Field Secondary School, Prime Minister Marks Phillips told the graduates that the training will assist them tremendously with their ambition to be ful ly equipped with the requi site skills and knowledge to become better versions of themselves.“TheGovernment will continue to support young people because we realise that ICT and knowledge are very important to develop Guyana,” he said. The Prime Minister add ed that he is elated about the organisation of such a camp because it provides many youths with oppor tunities and a glimpse of a valuable new world. He noted that the ICT Summer Camp in Region Two was a pilot programme where the region was the first to experience such a camp planned and executed by the Prime Minister. “Coming next year Region Two summer camps will be bigger and better be cause we already plan to allocate funds to host the programme in the 2023 bud get,” Phillips said Phillips noted that the Government is committed to the expansion of infrastruc ture to ensure that ICT is available across Guyana, in cluding all the hinterland communities.Inclosing, he encouraged the graduates to continue to be innovative and curious in learning new skills avail able. He also commend ed the young graduates for their participation in learn ing the basics of ICT. “Don’t see learning as a burden, see it as an oppor tunity that will assist in the future careers ... So, I’m en couraging each and every one of you to stay connected focused, and involved with ICT. The internet is the fu ture of the world. The real ity is in the rock of acceler ating development. There will always be space for new technical innovative oppor tunities for every citizen in Guyana.” Meanwhile, Guyana Times spoke to some of the graduates about their expe riences being a part of the programme, and Aneshwar Ramjit said that she is very happy to have completed his training.Another graduate, Andrea Joseph, said that the classes were fun and ex citing, and the learning en vironment was very produc tive.Also present at the cer emony were Regional Chairperson Vilma De Silver and Regional Executive Officer Susan Saywack among other regional offi cials. Last year, Public Affairs Minister Kwame McCoy MP, said the pro gramme aims to introduce the youth to Information and Communications Technology as it is an im portant tool in national de velopment.Healso noted the advan tages of ICT in doing busi ness faster and connect ing globally. He had urged youths to add to what they have learnt and to capitalise on the opportunity to par ticipate in more advanced training when it becomes available.
“The internet is the future of the world” – PM Phillips tells ICT graduates
A participant collecting his certificate Prime Minister Mark Phillips standing swith other regional officials and students at the graduation exercise
27NEWS SUNDAY, AUGUST 14, 2022 | GUYANATIMESGY.COM T otal infections of COVID-19 in Guyana have reached 70,439 after the Health Ministry reported 41 new cases on Saturday. According to statistics provided by the Ministry, the death toll remains at 1275 with one person in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). In addition, 10 per sons are in institutional isolation, 459 in home iso lation, and one in institu tionalAdditionally,quarantine.a total of 68,694 persons have re covered from the virus. However, over 400 active infections are still being Guyana records 41 new COVID cases in 24 hours GUYANA COVID-19 DASHBOARD AUGUST 13, 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 41 NUMBER OF PERSONS IN INSTITUTIONAL ISOLATION 10 NUMBER OF PERSONS IN HOME ISOLATION 459 NUMBER OF PERSONS IN COVID-19 ICU 1 NUMBER OF PERSONS IN INSTITUTIONAL QUARANTINE 1 TOTAL CONFIRMED CASES BY GENDER (FEMALES) 38,185 TOTAL CONFIRMED CASES BY GENDER (MALES) 32,254 TOTAL CONFIRMED CASES IN GUYANA SINCE 2020 70,439 NUMBER OF RECOVERED CASES 68,694 TOTAL 1st DOSE VACCINATED 445,440 FULLY IMMUNISED 345,089 TOTAL NUMBER OF DEATHS 1275 DISTRIBUTION OF TOTAL CONFIRMED CASES SINCE MARCH 2020 REGION 1 2683 REGION 2 3111 REGION 3 8669 REGION 4 35,093 REGION 5 2563 REGION 6 6752 REGION 7 2630 REGION 8 909 REGION 9 4324 REGION 10 3705 HERE IS HOW YOU CAN BE SAFE DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC Wear a face mask. Keep a physical distance of at least 6 Washfeet. your hands or use handIfsanitizeryouhave any symptoms, call the COVID-19 Hotline. monitored across health facilities. To date, 681,905 tests have been processed. An analysis shows new cases dispersed among five administrative regions, with three in Region shotsreturneddition,for2.16.9showsinhave35.648.717,tweenlyperwhilehaveorshowDemerara-Berbice).twoBerbice-Corentyne),twoFourDemerara);(Essequibothree(Pomeroon-Supenaam);TwoinRegionThreeIslands-West31inRegion(Demerara-Mahaica);inRegionSix(EastandinRegion10(UpperVaccinationfiguresthatsofar,445,44086.8percentofadultstakenafirstdose,some345,089or67.3centofpersonsarefulvaccinated.Foradolescentsbetheagesof12and35,487firstdosesorpercentand25,981orpercentseconddosesbeenadministered.Vaccinationforchildrenthefiveto11category7049firstdosesorpercent.Only2159orpercenthavereturnedtheirsecondshot.Inad71,696personshavefortheirboosterthusfar. According to the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) recent figures, some 585 million confirmed cases were reported global ly along with over 6.4 mil lionIndeaths.the Region of the Americas, that is Latin America and the Caribbean, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases has increased to 172 mil lion while the death toll in the region has gone up to 2.7 Ifmillion.anyone is displaying any of the symptoms asso ciated with COVID-19 or needs any additional in formation, they are asked to contact the COVID-19 Hotline 231-1166, 2267480 or 624-6674 immedi ately or visit www.health. gov.gy.
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Govt eyes restarting coffee cultivation in Pomeroon – Min Mustapha
The Agriculture Ministry is tionalhigh-valuemandateGovernmentRegiontivation(IICA)CooperationInter-AmericancollaboratingcurrentlywiththeInstituteforonAgriculturetorestartcoffeeculinthePomeroon,Twoarea–ascontinuesitsofintroducingandnon-tradicropsinthesector.AgricultureMinister
Zulfikar Mustapha ex plained earlier this week that the goal is to supply the local coffee market within three years. It was pointed out that two years ago, the Pomeroon area was under threat hav ing been flooded and the is sue of poor drainage. This has been addressed by the Agriculture Ministry, with additional works to be un dertaken. “This area has become very important for produc tion. As a matter of fact, we’re looking to restart coffee cultivation in the Pomeroon but we need a proper drain age system. We had made a commitment that we would procure two excavators with a pontoon. A month ago, I commissioned the two exca vators and the pontoon at the cost of $150 million.” “We have IICA work ing with us to develop cof fee production once again in the Pomeroon. We’re hoping that in three years, Pomeroon will give us all the coffee and we will be supply ing Guyana’s entire coffee needs,” said the Agriculture Minister.Theequipment is sta tioned permanently in the Pomeroon River to assist farmers with irrigation. During a presidential visit to the area, farmers had also called for the dredging of the Pomeroon River. A contract valued at $590 million has already been awarded to see these works through. These efforts are all geared at en suring that the area is well prepared to become an agri cultural hub. “I am hoping that at the end of this dredging exer cise, the entire Pomeroon would have good access and drainage, and thousands of farmers and livelihoods will be created in the Pomeroon area. That area will once again become productive.” Earlier this year, it was reported that plans to resus citate the ground coffee proj ect in Moruca, Sub-Region One, were well underway. The Santa Rosa ground cof fee project was reintroduced to the region in 2018. This $10 million investment was aimed at not only boosting the region’s economy but the country. Significant investments are being made in produc ing new crops while ef forts are actively ongoing to expand other subsectors. Among those is aquaculture. Shrimp – the ones which are harvested on the Corentyne and East Coast Berbice have a high demand in the dias pora. Crops such as cauliflow er and broccoli have seen increased interest, while the Ministry has also start ed trials for corn, soya, and wheat.
Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha
AVenezuelan na tional who oper ated a drinking spot at Mowasie Landing, Konawaruk, Region Eight (Potaro-Siparuni) was shot dead during an altercation on Friday.Thedead woman has been identified as 28-yearold Rosmarisf Revolledo Torres also called “Mary”, of Caracas,BasedVenezuela.onreports re ceived, the suspect op erates a mining opera tion at Mowasi Backdam, Konawaruk, and also oper ates a shop at the said land ing with his 18-year-old girlfriend.Policestated that on the day in question at about 13:30h, Torres’ sister, her two friends, and a male, Andrew, were consuming al cohol next to the deceased’s shop.At the time, the suspect was inside his shop and a heated argument had bro ken out between him and his girlfriend. In trying to make peace, Andrew went over to the suspect’s house and asked him to behave himself. Torres also spoke with the suspect about his be haviour, but this angered him.This resulted in a heated argument between Torres and the suspect. At the time of the argument, Torres was carrying a cutlass in her hands and she started to fire chops at the suspect but missed.Inretaliation, the sus pect picked up several piec es of bricks and started to pelt Torres and the others. Torres along with her 12-year-old daughter, sis ter, and two friends escaped in some bushes about 250 feet away from the land ing. The suspect reported ly climbed onto a motorcycle and went after them. Police stated that Torres’s daughter told in vestigators that the sus pect, who was armed with a suspected pump-action shotgun, discharged three rounds in their direction during which her moth er and another woman, Eliannys Perozo, received injuries.Hermother, she stated, fell on her back and became motionless. Torres’s sister reportedly made it back to the landing and raised an alarm. The matter was im mediately reported to the Police via a 911 call. Upon their arrival, Police ranks found Torres lying on her back with gun shot injuries to her upper left back, left ribs, and up per left thigh. On the hand, Perozo sustained a wound to her left side head, and three wounds to her right shoul der.The scene was processed during which three pairs of slippers, a silver chain, three beer bottles, a small pair of scissors, and a red head tie were found. Torres and Perozo were taken to the Mahdia District Hospital where Torres was pronounced dead. Perozo was treated and admitted as a patient in a stable con dition. The Police are on the hunt for the suspect, who went into hiding.
Venezuelan shop owner shot dead during altercation at Mowasie Landing
Torres, also called “Mary”
GECOM Commissioner Bibi Shadick of service to the people of Guyana.”Atthe time of her death, Shadick was still serving as a GECOM Commissioner. As a Commissioner, she had been outspoken and played an integral role prior to and after the historic March 2, 2020 General and Regional Election to ensure democra cy prevailed in Guyana. In fact, she was also instrumental in the re moval of former embat tled Chief Elections Officer Keith Lowenfield, his Deputy Roxanne Myers and Region Four Returning Officer Clairmont Mingo from GECOM. Shadick was one of two GECOM Commissioners who had ta bled a motion last year for the removal of the trio, who are before the courts facing a series of electoral fraud charges. They were termi nated from the Elections Commission last August. Her GECOM al and public figure and in those roles, she made many notable ourprintrade,friend,thaten.ingsharedMinisterMoreover,contributions.”PublicWorksJuanEdghillalsohissentiments,say“AnoaktreehasfallItiswithgreatsadnessImournthelossofmycolleagueandcomBibiShadick.Herimonthedevelopmentofcountryisevident;en suring democracy prevailed and that the will of the peo ple was Meanwhile,respected.”
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– hailed for her contributions to Guyana’s democracy, development
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Badly decomposed body buried before being identified
GECOM Commissioner Bibi Shadick passes on
Two days after the body of a male was discovered floating on the eastern bank of the Demerara River in the vi cinity of the Tiger Bay area, it was buried without iden tification. A Police source explained that investigators were waiting to see if someone would identify the body, but the body had to be buried due to the advanced state of decomposition and the dam age done by vultures. Also, a statement from the Police Force stated that an autopsy was done on the body at the Memorial Gardens Mortuary by Dr Nehaul Singh, who opined that the cause of death was undetermined.Sampleswere then tak en from the remains for DNA testing before it was buried.On Thursday last at about 12:15h, Police said they received an anonymous call at the Brickdam Police Station, reporting that a body was seen floating on the eastern bank of the Demerara River in the vi cinity of the Tiger Bay area. The scene was visited by Police ranks within the di vision, where the body of a male was seen badly decom posed and his foot, head, and hand appeared to be eaten or rotten. The body was at the time clad in grey three-quarter short pants when fished out of the river.
Guyana Times understands that Shadick had a pro longed battle with heart is sues.Hailing from Leguan Island, Region Three (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara), Shadick was also an attorney-at-law by profession.Shewas a PPP/C stalwart and served as a Minister of Government for several years as well as a Member of Parliament up until 2015. She was also appointed ProChancellor of the University of Guyana (UG) in 2015 and served in that post for some two years. At the time, she was a serving member of the University Council. In addition, Shadick was appointed as Chairperson of the Guyana National Broadcasting Authority (GNBA) in 2012, and lat er returned to the body in 2017 as the Opposition rep resentative on the Board of Directors.OnSaturday, President Dr Irfaan Ali expressed his “profound sadness” over Shadick’s passing. In a Facebook post, the Head of State recalled sitting down with her only on Friday and listening to her wise coun sel.“This exceptional soul has given Guyana the best of her life. Her contribu tion as an educator, Cabinet Minister, lawyer, and lead er in the PPP, humanitari an and social work is beyond question. This champion of democracy, freedom and de velopment of Guyana was and will continue to be a great inspiration to me. May Allah grant her peace and a place in the highest heav ens,” President Ali stated. Meanwhile, General Secretary of the PPP, Bharrat Jagdeo also ex pressed condolences on be half of the Recallingparty.the many ca pacities in which Shadick served over the years and up until her passing, Jagdeo said “She left a rich legacy
Attorney General Anil Nandlall ex pressed how much Shadick would have influenced the life of people she interacted and was involved with. “You played your part in life, in the life of others and for your country and you did it your unique way… Fortunate am I to have met you and shall always be grateful for the much you have done for me,” Nandlall shared.Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha further wrote, “Comrade Bibi was a true guardian of democracy and will be missed by many. Her service to her party and this country will never be forgotten.”Other Ministers of Government took to their various social media plat forms offering words of com fort and reminiscing on the time they would have spent withShadick’sher. funeral will be held today. The funeral service and viewing will be held from 09:00h to 11:00h at her East Street resi dence. Thereafter, Janaaza will be held in Leguan at 14:00h followed by burial. Transportation will be available from East Street for anyone desirous of at tending Janaaza.
they are at fault,” Sir Andy hasThesaid.former fast bowler, who claimed 202 wickets in 47 Tests and another 87 in 56 ODI matches, warned also that players must invest in themselves as professionals, and do the things necessary for them to improve. “I am not hearing them on this personal development path that I have been saying for the longest while, and if you don’t try to develop your self, then you are not going to reach anywhere. If you don’t take the responsibility for your moving forward, you are not going to reach anywhere. I haven’t seen any changes in our approach at all to the game,” he said. West Indies were re cently beaten in both their ODI and T20 series against India. They also lost the first two matches in their T20 se ries against New Zealand in Kingston, Jamaica. (Taken from Antigua Observer and modified)
The club hosted an im pressive closing ceremony at the Rose Hall Town Primary School, at which were present executives of the RHTY&SC, staff of the Rose Hall Town branch of the Republic Bank, and some parents.
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The winners were:
Overall winners of the camp posing with representatives of Republic Bank – Sir Andy Roberts questions why Simmons is still employed as West Indies Head Coach Bank Summer Camp 2022…
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Bank, Sattie Cox, said she was very impressed with the suc cess of the camp and the high attendance by youths across the county. She pledged the bank’s cooperation in the fu ture, as it strongly believes in the promotion of education. Mrs Cox also described Foster as a dedicated commu nityTheleader.teachers of the camp, Sabrina Pottaya and Adrian Kistama, both declared that the positive attitude and dis cipline of the students played a great part in the success of the camp. They both also con gratulated the RHTY&SC and its cricket teams for in vesting in youths in the an cientMorecounty.than $300,000 worth of prizes were given to the top students, among which were bicycles, electric tablets, radi os, bluetooth speakers, house hold and kitchen utensils, watches, clothing, education al materials, and food/cosmet ics hampers.
* Most Cooperative Students - Elon Williams and Nikita Ramnarais * Student of the CampSanciaTheMarimutoocampwas organised by the RHTY≻ Poonai Under-13; Farfan and Mendes Under-15; Bakewell Under-17 and Second Division; Pepsi Under-19 and Intermediate; Metro Females; Vitality Under-23; and Namilco Thunderbolt Under-21 and First Division teams.
Sir Andy Roberts West Indies Head Coach, Phil Simmons
* Most Disciplined Students - Ounces Andrew and Rihanna Roberts
* Best English Student -Anesha Jadgit * Best Maths StudentSancia Marimutoo * Best Social Studies Student - Rhea Rhyman * Best Science StudentFelicity Ram * Most committed stu dents -Tomesh Sookram and Dinesha Crandon.
Students of the camp posing with their certificates after graduation Sancia Marimutoo receiving her prizes from staff of Republic Bank
In remarks, Club Secretary/ CEO Hilbert Foster disclosed that the 2022 edition of the camp was the most successful and largest in its 16-year history. The club, he said, had planned to ac commodate 50 students, but was forced to increase that number to 100 after receiving a slew of applications from parents across Region Six. Instead of one class room be ing utilised, arrangements had to be made for two, with the service of another teacher beenTheacquired.mainobjectives of the four-week camp were: to as sist the students to make a successful transition into sec ondary school; to promote the ‘Say Yes to Education’ mes sage; and to educate youths on the importance of sports. The students were taught four subjects - Maths, English, Social Studies and Science, and were involved in cultural activities, art and craft, pub lic-speaking and team bond ing. Sessions were also organ ised on topics of importance to them, including drug abuse, choosing friends, importance of education, importance of discipline, personal hygiene, how to deal with bullies, and personal eryurgedsiveFoster,manners.inacomprehenchargetothestudents,themtoworkhardevdayinsecondaryschool, as their five-year tenure there would be the most important in their lives. He also urged them to always strive for ex cellence; to be respectful to ev eryone they meet; and to de velop a culture of hard work, honesty and discipline. The RHTY&SC, he told them, would always be avail able if they need assistance on matters concerning their schoolManagercareers.of the Rose Hall Town branch of Republic Legendary former West Indies fast bowler Sir Andy Roberts be lieves Cricket West Indies (CWI) erred when they re hired former player Phil Simmons as coach of the se nior men’s team on a fouryearSimmonscontract.was re-hired in 2019 after his previous ten ure was brought to an end when he was sacked in 2016 due to “differences in culture and strategic approach.” Sir Andy, who was speak ing on the “Good Morning Jojo” sports show at the time, has said that apart from win ning the T20 World Cup in 2016, Simmons has not lived up to the billing as a coach. “We went back to Phil Simmons on what basis? What was his accomplish ment? Yes, in 2016 they won the T20 World Cup, and he was fired shortly after that. Whether justifiable or not, I don’t know, but apart from the World Cup, we didn’t dominate cricket. We weren’t heading back up the ladder, we were still going down the ladder all the time when he was fired. “We picked him up (af ter Ricky Skerritt took office) and gave him a four-year con tract instead of giving him a two-year contract, and de pending on his production, then you could extend it. He surrounds himself with peo ple who, from all we can see, do not really bring a differ ence to the team,” Sir Andy hasThesaid.Antiguan was, how ever, quick to point out that coaching is not the only issue plaguing West Indies cricket. “This is not just a coach ing, management, fitness or whatever; it is a much bigger problem we are having, be cause don’t tell me that the rest of the world is improv ing and West Indies is not improving; it’s a much big ger problem that encompass es everything and everybody. If the board is allowing what is going on to continue, then
Marimutoo cops top student award as camp concludes
Sancia Marimutoo of Rose Hall Town, Corentyne copped the prestigious “Student of the Camp” award on Friday last when the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Cluborganised Republic Bank Summer Camp came to an end after four exciting weeks.
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By TimoThy Jaikarran R awle Greene was one of Guyana’s many ath letes who medalled at the CAC andBarbados.ChampionshipsBodybuildingheldinExperiencedverycapable,Green was able to cop gold in the Masters Under-50 years old category and bronze in the Under-90 kg bodybuilding category.According to Greene, al though there had not been other athletes competing in the Masters Under-50years-old category, he is still grateful for the gold medal he earned competing in that“Winningcategory.the gold med al at CAC, it means a lot. For me, I would have rath er been in a class with more competitors. In this Masters category that I won the gold medal, I was the only bodybuilder in that class; but nevertheless, it is a gold medal, and it means a lot winning a gold medal at CAC,” Green shared. Further, he noted that the high point of the compe tition for him was hearing Guyana’s National Anthem being played, as it brought back good memories of his younger self during his track days representing Guyana as a sprinter. He relayed that he is looking forward to partic ipating in the competition next year, and he would be working assiduously to iron out the kinks in his armour. Greene has said he has to put a bit more work into his upper body and get his arms a bit bigger, as he be lieves those achievements are good enough for him to repeat his gold medal per formance in 2023. Pertaining to what keeps him motivated, Greene said he is a fight er, and has a love for com petition. He divulged that whether on track or stage, his love for competition is there, hence he always looks forward to competing every year. He explained that this mentality is “what keeps him in check year af ter year”, affording him the opportunity to go on stage and showcase what he has worked hard to attain in theAngym.athlete with a most enviable physique, the tal ented Greene has showered praise on his comrades and the Guyana Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation for playing their part in his journey. “I would like to thank the Guyana Bodybuilding & Fitness Federation for selecting me to represent Guyana once more. I would like to thank all the mem bers of the Guyana contin gent that represented at CAC. They encouraged and supported us while we were on stage, and my training partner Kerwin Clarke for always pushing me to do my best.”
XI: Nicholas Pooran (c) Brandon King (wk), Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell, Kyle Mayers, Shamarh Brooks, Jason Holder, Romario Shepherd, Odean Smith/Alzarri Joseph, Akeal Hosein/Hayden Walsh, Obed McCoy. New Zealand preview The Black Caps would be looking to maintain their standards with bat and ball es. He was well supported by Daryl Mitchell, who smashed 48 runs off 20 balls with the help of two fours and four six es. In the bowling depart ment, the side would be de pending on the likes of Trent Boult, Tim Southee, Ish Sodhi, Mitchell Santner and Michael Bracewell to provide timely breakthroughs.Off-spinner Michael Bracewell and left-arm spin ner Mitchell Santner bowled well in the previous match and claimed three wickets apiece.
…hopes to retain gold medal in 2023 Greene would be looking to retain his gold medal in 2023Rawle Green showcasing his gold medal WI vs New Zealand, T20I series: Match 3 of 3…
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GUYANATIMESGY.COMSUNDAY, AUGUST 14, 2022 31 Host West Indies will be looking to earn a consolation win when they take on New Zealand in the third and final T20I game to be played at Sabina Park in Kingston, Jamaica today from 14:30 hrs. In the 2nd T20I, New Zealand produced a clinical performance with bat and ball to clinch the T20I series, and Skipper Kane Williamson would be pleased with his side’s performance and would be hoping for more of the same in this dead rubber. For their part, the West Indies would be looking to make amends for their poor performances by putting in an improved performance in this dead rubber. Captain Nicholas Pooran would need to lead from the front with bat in order for West Indies to get a positive result out of this fi nal game. West Indies Preview The men in maroon would make three changes, as Akeal Hosein, Brandon King and Alzarri Joseph would come in to replace Hayden Walsh Jnr., Devon Thomas and Odean Smith for this dead rubber. In the batting department, the side will be relying on the likes of Nicholas Pooran, Shamarh Brooks, Brandon King, Shimron Hetmyer, Jason Holder and Rovman Powell to deliver the bulk of the runs. In the previous match, the home side struggled to get go ing in their innings, and could score only 125 runs in their full quota of overs. In the bowling depart ment, the onus will be on the likes of Akeal Hosein, Romario Shepherd, Kyle Mayers, Obed McCoy and Jason holder to provide timely breakthroughs.
New anticipatedZealandplaying XI: Martin Guptill, Devon Conway (wk), Kane Williamson (c), Glenn Phillips, Daryl Mitchell, James Southee, Trent Boult. The wicket prepared for the game is going to be ex cellent for batting, with little assistance for the spinners. The weather forecasted for Sunday’s game is that there would be clear skies. Both sides would be looking to win the toss, bat first, and post a competitive score on the board. The previous two matches played at Jamaica have been won by the side batting first. Based on current form, New Zealand would be clear favou rites to win the third and fi nal game of this T20I series against West Indies. With the likes of Glenn Phillips, Kane Williamson, Devon Conway and Mitchell Santner in excellent form, the visitors would be looking to deliver another clinical perfor mance. (Cricktraker)
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Scenes from Saturday’s ExxonMobil Boys’ and Girls Under-14 action (Jemima Holmes Photos)
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JJTRC’s Nasrudeen Mohamed Jr Flashback! A glimpse of the Guyana Cup 2019 action (Brandon Corlette Photo) Under-14 tournament… West Ruimveldt Boys, East Ruimveldt Girls enjoy victories
All roads lead to the Rising Sun Turf Club on the West Coast of Berbice today as the 14th edition of the Guyana Cup horseracing mega-event com mandeers all sporting activi ties along the Coastal Belt. With high stakes, several international horses contest ing, and a packed entertain ment segment after the races, the Jumbo Jet Thoroughbred Racing Committee (JJTRC) has promised “something for all” in the running of Guyana CupFollowing2022. a pandemic-in duced hiatus of two years, the Guyana Cup is back in the an cient county with 8 races to proverbially water the mouths of avid horseracing fans across the length and breadth of Guyana.Thethree feature races are testimonials to the amount of thought and planning that the Jumbo Jet Thoroughbred Racing Committee (JJTRC) has put into this unmatchable event this JJTRC’syear. Nasrudeen Mohamed Jr, in speaking with this newscast, shared aspects of what to expect today. “You can expect a lot of exciting rac es. We have 8 races carded for the day, then we have the concert starting at 6,” he said. “A lot of horses came into the country; over 45 horses from the US, Canada, Trinidad and Jamaica came. We have a lot of new faces, international fac es, in the sport for the first time this year.” In the high-stakes rac es, the Banks DIH Guyana Cup is slated to be contest ed over a mile for a winner’s purse of US$35,880. Animals in contention are “Calibogue Sound” of the Slingerz Stables in stall one, Master Z’s “Everesting” in stall 2, “Alado” in stall 3, Shaun Mohammed’s “Memories” in stall 4, Night Eyes’ “Jessica’s Pride” in stall 5, “Detroit Steel” of Simply Royal in stall 6, Queen Domina of Slingerz Stables in stall 7, Jagdeo’s “Our Stuie” in stall 8, Asif Kahdeer’s “Settling Star” in stall 9, Jumbo Jet’s “Vera’s Finally” in stall 10, and Jagdeo’s “Wild Texas Tom” in stall 11. The Associated Construction Services Derby Stakes would also be contest ed over a mile, but for a win ner’s purse of US$17,940. Last Sunday’s first-of-its-kind draw for the Guyana Cup landed Jumbo Jet’s “Like A Million” in stall one, and N. Dookie’s “Irish Princes” in stall 2. The horses occupying stalls 3 to 8 have been listed as: A Rampersad’s “Glamorous Star”, “Amazing Grace” of PHVH Stables, “Black Time” of Shocking Stables, Bronson Cheefoon’s “Heartland”, Martin Pestano’s “Judge Not”, and Shaun Mohammed’s “Colour of Sacrifice”. And the Val’s Construction Sprint Classic, being contest ed over 5.5 furlongs, has a winner’s purse of US$10,765. The draw saw “Looking to Heaven” of the Jumbo Jet Stables being drafted in stall 1, “Lady Bird” of Ephraim’s Thoroughbred Stables in stall 2, R&R Syndicate’s “Early Bird” in stall 3, Rising Sun’s “Signal Note” in stall 4, Jagdeo’s “Nuclear Fire” in stall 5, Jumbo Jet’s “Regal Intention” in stall 6, and “Convertor” of the Singerz Stables in stall 7. The after-races entertain ment segment would feature Jamaican Dancehall Artiste Skillibeng, supported by Nadia Batson, Yung Bredda, Vicadi, Savita Singh and Raymond Ramnarine, among others. Mohamed is confident the lineup would attract fans in their thousands. He relat ed to this publication, “Well, the entertainment, we start ed in 2019 for the first time. COVID came, we couldn’t do it again, so this will be our sec ond event with the entertain ment after. The head artiste Skillibeng, he will be perform ing live, and the concert starts at 6“Guyanao’clock. Cup, in a whole, this is the 14th running of the Guyana Cup. We usually have 14-15,000 fans out there, so we know we will have the crowd; and with this artiste, we’ll definitely tap over that for sure,” the JJTRC Committee Head went on to share. There are more than Gy$20M in cash and priz es to be won at today’s races. (Jemima Holmes) There were several large-margin victories recorded on Saturday afternoon when the ExxonMobil Boys’ and Girls’ Under-14 tournaments con tinued at the Ministry of Education (MoE) Ground on Carifesta Avenue. In the Girls’ tournament, East Ruimveldt Secondary whipped Dolphin’s girls 4-0. Azaria Wilson (11th, 24th, 26th) led the way with a hattrick, while Akeela Sealy added one in the 30th. Charlestown narrowly got past Ann’s Grove in a 3-2 encounter. Charlestown’s Chinwendu Rover (21st), Hadassah Smith (23rd) and Nelosa Bristol (30th) regis tered one each, while the re ply from Ann’s Grove came from Sophianna Pellew (13th) and Keyhaiya Tixey (17th).Later in the day, West Ruimveldt and Charlestown played to a 1-1 draw. Chastady Archer (25th) and Chelsie Lupe (10th) netted for West and Charlestown respectively.DevinaBunbury (13th) and Ranella Alexander (34th) ensured New Campbellville Secondary got past Dolphin comfort ably in the final girls’ match of the day. On the other hand, the Boys kept the excitement going. Cummings Lodge en joyed a lopsided 7-0 victory over Patentia earlier in the day. A helmet-trick from Dequan Thom (10th, 21st, 25th, 28th) and one each from Rovin Harry (2nd), Nickolas Watts (29th) and Tyrell Walcott (31st) did the job for Cummings Lodge. Two hattricks from Wayne Solomon (29th, 30th, 34th) and Mark Johnson (16th, 24th, 36th) al lowed West Ruimveldt to breeze past Freeburg, 9-1. Donovan Welcome (7th, 18th) and Ronaldo Ramdass (28th) were the others to contribute to West’s score, while the lone Freeburg re ply came from Jerimiah Lawrence.St.Winefride’s also joined the winners’ row with a 4-0 performance against Ann’s Grove. Dekiah Holder (2nd, 23rd) netted twice, while Jarmon Miller (14th) and Antwain Wiggins (31st) pitchedDolphin’sin. boys regis tered the most resound ing win of the day, thump ing Leonora Secondary 17-0. Jason Sandiford (2nd, 3rd, 9th, 12th, 32nd, 36th, 38th) led the way for Dolphin, while a hattrick came from Tremaine Bishop (11th, 13th, 29th). Jerimiah Caesar (14th, 16th) and Malachi Gowen (16th, 20th) had braces, while one each came from Kellon Alleyne (6th), Aubrey (39th) and Damani Hardey (30th). North Ruimveldt Multilateral also got in on the action, downing Lodge Secondary 3-0. Mickel Mills (23rd), Emanuel Lewis (24th) and Anthony Vitalis (40th) were North’s ue.SaturdaynamentsExxonMobilgoal-scorers.ThePetra-organizedUnder-14tourwillcontinuenextatthesameven
