WHAT'S INSIDE: Issue No. 5118 Nationwide coverage from the best news team in Guyana THE BEACON OF TRUTH guyanatimesgy.com PRICE $100 VAT INCLUDEDTHURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2022 P11P13P15P14Page3 Page7 Guyana/ US militaries Submit all financial records of $468M in State funds' spending – Govt to IDPADA-G “We do believe in partnership, and togetherness bears strength” – Chief of Staff NBS rolls out slashed interest rates, higher loan ceilings for homebuilders No objection filed after 1 week of GECOM’s Claims & Objections “I still love my son, but hate his action” – mother of LBI murder accused See story on page 8 See story on page 9 See story on page 10 Cop gets 50 -month jailtime for pensionerdeathcausingof Fatal cutlass ownership dispute Murder suspect caught trying to flee murderforsentenced"Smallie"Masscommunitykillertobetodaysoldier’s Joint Guyana/Suriname project 1 Dutch, 5 TrafficCricketpreparedTrafficBridgeCorentynetocompaniesChinesebidconstructRiverDepartmentforCarnivalChief …to establish 4 new branches …over 2,000 transactions processed …says she does not condone such acts, calls for justice for victim Westminster/ParfaiteHarmonietogetMagistrate'sCourt Cultural presentations being performed by residents of Aishalton, Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo) over the weekend when President Dr Irfaan Ali led a Government delegation on a 3-day outreach to Deep South Rupununi, Region Nine (OP photos) Amerindian Heritage Month begins today P16P9
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“The Society believes this is a golden opportunity that persons who are holders of Government house lots around the country should take immediate steps to cash in on the NBS’s con cessionary loan approvals at this point in our country’s history. There are no imped iments in you owning your own home, once you have a transport or title for a house lot…“The Society wants to make housing loans not only affordable, but also easily accessible to every Guyanese holder of house lots. So, they need not hes itate, or they need not have any fear over repayment af fordability, since the repay ment in most instances is cheaper than having to rent properties. “In these circumstanc es, therefore, we urge all Guyanese who are owners of vacant lots with titles or transport to visit any of our offices to be facilitated with a mortgage with ease,” Gopaul said. 500 persons pre-qualified Meanwhile, the NBS Chairman further dis closed that of the nearly 500 persons pre-qualified for loans at last month’s International Building Expo, some 302 loans have already been approved. He stated that this is re flective of the reduced time at which the bank is now operating to process home loans.
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In light of the opportuni ties that Government is providing financial insti tutions as part of its aggres sive housing development plan, the New Building Society (NBS) has intro duced a host of relief mea sures on mortgages, such as reduced interest rates and a higher loan ceiling, in or der to make homeownership more affordable. This was revealed by NBS Chairman Dr Nanda Gopaul during a press con ference on Wednesday. He explained that the bank, which mainly deals with home loans, has committed to Government to release approximately $20 billion of its cash resources to sup port the aggressive housing drive across the country. To this end, Gopaul disclosed, effective from September, the interest rate for loans from $1 million to $4 million has been re duced now to 3.50 per cent instead of 4 per cent. For loans above $4 million up to $9 million, the interest has been reduced from 5.95 per cent to now 3.75 per cent. An interest rate of 5.70 per cent, instead of the previous 5.95 per cent, is now applied to the loan bracket of above $9 million up to to $20 mil lion. With these slashed inter est rates, some 9,634 NBS borrowers would benefit from the reduction of $210 million in their installments for 2022 and the duration of the loan period. According to the NBS Chairman, “We recognised that interest rates in this country were high, and we believe that if we want to make it affordable, we ought to start; and as one of the leading housing institutions in this country, we’ve [been] here for a long, long time –we decided that we were go ing to set the lead and re duce the interest rates… We believe that the time has come for our Society, op erating as long as we have been, to give back to our cus tomers – our borrowers, our mortgagers, our families.”
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NBS Chairman Nanda Gopaul (fourth from left) and other Board Directors at Wednesday’s press conference
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This, Gopaul noted, was done having taken into con sideration the increase in building costs. In addition to the re duced interest rates, NBS has also increased its loan ceiling from $15 million to $20 million, and with the slashed rates, borrowers will still be paying approx imately the same install ments. Next year, the bank would also change the inter est calculation to that of re ducing the monthly balance upon the payment of ev ery monthly sum due from January.Further, NBS has re moved the stipulation for persons to have a certain amount of money at the com mencement of the construc tion phase. The Chairman pointed out that since Government will be making cement and steel rods avail able free of cost to new home builders, then this will qual ify borrowers to draw down on immediate instalments from the Society for the purpose of continuing their building.
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Upgrade, improve loan amounts Another new measure that the bank has rolled out is that existing custom ers can now upgrade their homes by improving their loan amounts to facilitate the expansion works. The NBS Chairman went on to note that these initia tives are geared towards making NBS the preferred and leading home mortgage bank.
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Dear Editor, I read of the passing of Mikhail Gorbachev, the former leader of the de funct Soviet Union. Not many Guyanese may be familiar with the impact Gorbachev’s policy in the Soviet Union and towards the West had on Guyana. Had Gorbachev not pursued and/or im plemented glasnost (democratic open ing) and perestroika (restructuring of the economy) and armistice treaties with America, Guyana would have re mained a dictatorship (possibly) till now.As a result of Cold War politics in jected by our political leaders from both sides, Guyana was transformed into a dictatorship from what was a liberal western-type democracy. The PPP was aligned with the Eastern bloc and the PNC with the Western bloc. The PNC was installed in office by the AngloAmerican alliance of UK and USA. The West turned a blind eye on electoral fraud, the rise of the dictatorship, and abuses of human rights. Burnham re ceived massive amounts of aid from the UK and USA. In Guyana, political par ties, religious and civic groups, and oth er organisations as well as individuals courageously fought the dictatorship for a restoration of democratic rule, but it was to no avail. In America, several groups and in dividuals, including myself, appealed to every US President (Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, George Bush Sr) to apply pressure on the Burnham and Hoyte dictatorships to restore liberal democracy in Guyana. We held picket signs in front of the Guyana Consulate and the UN, and at other locations and events at various times between 1977 and 1992, condemning electoral frauds and human rights abuses. I remember a sign that appeared at several protests held by members of the PPP-aligned ACG, “We protest CIA and America sponsored Election frauds in Guyana”. Our group took a pro-America and an ti-communist stance. Dr Baytoram Ramharack, Vassan Ramracha, Ravi Dev, I and others de scended on Washington at various times, and attended events in New York where Members of Congress spoke, pleading our case to Members of Congress and the Reagan and Bush Administrations to help us in our strug gle to restore democratic governance in Guyana.Themain obstacle preventing the restoration of democracy and free and fair elections in Guyana, we were re peatedly told by Washington politicians and American political analysts, was the fear of the rise of a communist gov ernment, which could potentially pose a greater threat to USA interests than the PNC dictatorship, although it was increasingly allied and aligned with the SovietThebloc.USwas not interested in replac ing a geopolitical non-threatening cor rupt PNC socialist dictatorship with a democratically elected communist Government. Although friendly with those of us who were pro-America po litically and strategically, Washington politicians were not motivated enough to support us on the issue of democracy in Guyana.TheUS policy towards Guyana changed after Gorbachev came to pow er. Gorbachev began to democratise the Soviet Union. Gorbachev signalled an end to the Cold War, and assured the US that it was no longer interested in fo menting revolutions in the Third World. Assistance to Cuba and Nicaragua was rapidly declining. A group of us re-lobbied Members of Congress and President Bush on Guyana during the changing global political situation. A few of us pleaded with influential mem bers of the Indian community (GOPIO) to assist us with our lobbying efforts. The lobbying paid dividends. In trips to New York in 1988 (for the 150th Anniversary of Indian presence in Guyana) and 1989 (First Global Convention of People of Indian Origin), a few of us took Cheddi Jagan to influ ential members (Yash Pal Soi, Thomas Abraham, etc.) of the Indian communi ty and the Indian press, as well as the New York Times and Nation maga zine. Jagan laid down the case for res toration of democratic rule in Guyana. He stated that he was no longer a dog matic communist. He said he was “more Gorbachev than Gorbachev”. He said America had no reason to fear his re turn to power. He pledged that Guyana would be a democracy under a govern ment he Severalleads.articles were published in the Indian weekly press, Nation, New York Times, and other publications. The Chair of the Democratic Party, Ron Brown, pledged support for de mocracy in Guyana. Several Members of Congress (including Ted Kennedy, Stephen Solarz, Elliott Engels) issued statements condemning Guyana’s dic tatorship and human rights abuses; all of these members and more were members of the India Caucus that was very sympathetic to, and supportive of, Jagan.President Bush Sr. called on Desmond Hoyte to return the coun try to economic and political liberal ism. We learnt that there was a gen tleman’s agreement between Bush and Gorbachev on democracy for Guyana and Nicaragua: Gorbachev would en sure free and fair elections in Nicaragua and America would ensure free and fair elections in Guyana. Jimmy Carter and his Carter Center were invited in both places to oversee free and fair elections; the US provid ed funding for observers and for the bal loting. There was a change in adminis tration in both countries: Communist Sandinistas and the PNC were removed from office via the ballot box. The PPP was allowed to take power, and it gov erned for 28 years. Clearly, the collapse of communism and the Soviet Union paved the way for restoration of democratic gover nance in Guyana. This would not have been possible hadn’t Gorbachev been invested with power to democratise the Soviet Union. The pro-America advoca cy and the dedication and commitment of a handful of us secured democracy in Guyana. Of course, many in Guyana and other groups in the diaspora helped to bring about the change in 1992.
Certainly, the economic and social advancement of all women, including those in hinterland and rural communities, should remain a priority for this Government. Focus must be placed on providing access to financial resources, and protection from domestic and other forms of violence.
Chief of Staff Brigadier Godfrey Bess welcomed the Chief of Defence Staff for the Jamaica Defence Force, Rear Admiral Antonette Wemyss-Gorman, for a courtesy call at the Force Conference Room, Defence Headquarters, Base Camp Ayanganna, Georgetown (GDF photo)
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G overnment’s announcement last month that it is exploring ways to create more opportunities for small businesses is crucial, as persons with these types of businesses and those who want to start businesses often have neither the cash flow nor collateral.Toquote President Ali: “We have to have a discussion on the apportionment of that risk, and how we can minimise or remove the collateral requirement and take the contract at face value, and then work out a mechanism through which a contract at face value is used to support those business operations.”
Yours Vishnufaithfully,Bisram
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The issue of cash flow for micro-enterprises has been a topic of interest over the years, not only in Guyana, but in other countries around the world, especially as it relates to women. Debates have centred around the challenges many women face in getting access to equal opportunities, and, in a general sense, programmes and policies that could be implemented to ensure their economic and social advancement. Women, over the years, have made tremendous progress, not only in terms of their own advancement, but by playing a key role in the development of their own communities, and by extension allowing other women opportunities to develop themselves. However, many challenges remain, and they must be tackled to ensure that women have access to the resources needed to allow them to lead more productive and fulfilling lives. We believe that when women are allowed to develop their full potential, it is not only women who gain, but the entire Womensociety.makeenormous contributions to economies, whether in businesses, on farms, as entrepreneurs or employees, or by doing unpaid care work at home. According to the United Nations, investing in women’s economic empowerment sets a direct path towards gender equality, poverty eradication, and inclusive economic growth. Here, in Guyana, women have made tremendous progress at every level of the society. This country deserves commendation for the advances it has made in ensuring that, in addition to women being protected under the law, they are given the relevant opportunities for their personal and professional advancement. However, there is still a far way to go before we can safely say that women have access to the resources and opportunities they need to fully develop themselves. For example, our single-parent mothers have, over the years, found it very difficult to make ends meet. Many of them have found themselves in a position where they work from month to month and there seems to be no end to the financial hardships they experience. For some, who would like to venture out into establishing their own small businesses etc, the strict criteria set by banks and other lending institutions make it difficult to access the necessary loans. There are a few institutions which give grants and other forms of support, but they are on a limited scale, and most of them are Georgetownbased, making it a bit difficult for rural women to have easy access to them. The COVID-19 pandemic has also worsened the situation, as it continues to have serious socio-economic repercussions on the lives of citizens.
Gorbachev's reforms & diaspora advocacy led to democracy in Guyana
We need to remember that the main modes of transmission are close con tact and handling contam inated objects (and sex for sure classifies here). Eurosurveillance also added further clarifica tion, noting that four men in Italy, all in their 30s, caught the Monkeypox vi rus and ended up devel oping lesions in their gen ital and/or anal regions. However, and take note here, “Prior to their re cent encounters with the Monkeypox virus, all four did have contact with oth er pathogens known to cause STIs. Three of them had had syphilis. Three had had viral hepatitis. Two had tested positive for HIV and had received antiretro viral therapy, and the other two were on antiretroviral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PreP) while testing nega tive for HIV.”
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My point, then, is that there is every reason to get tested, even on the slight est suggestion of being in fected. We want to pre clude from happening here what is happening in the United States of America, where the US is leading in Monkeypox cases, and there is a continuation of this trend; so, too, is the re surgence of stigma against the LGBTQ+ community. Many homophobic peo ple have weaponised yet another disease as a way to depict homosexuality as “dirty”, or all about sex. The truth is HIV/AIDS or Monkeypox does not dis criminate. I relay that “According to the Centers for Disease Control (US), Monkeypox can be spread through: a) direct contact with rash, scabs, or bodi ly fluids b) respiratory se cretions during prolonged, face-to-face contact, or during intimate physical contact such as kissing, cuddling, or sex; or c) being scratched or bitten by an infected animal. Let us remember that stigma is real, and can cause real damage. As Andy Seale from the World Health Organization put it plainly: “This is not a gay disease.” Monkeypox is not a sexually transmitted dis ease, but can be transmit ted during sexual and inti mateSo,contact.asthe Government is doing its part, all Guyana must be vigilant. We need to cooperate, be honest and compliant, and nip this Monkeypox possibility in the bud.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2022 5guyanatimesgy.com You can send your letters with pictures to: Guyana Times, Queens Atlantic Investment Estate Industrial Site, Ruimveldt, Georgetown, Guyana or letters@guyanatimesgy.com 06:00 (Sign on) Inspirational Time 06:30 Cartoons 07:00 Evening News (RB) 08:00 Stop Suffering 08:30 Stay Woke 09:00 MasterChef Junior 10:00 CPL: St. Lucia vs TT 14:00 Raven's Home S1 E5 15:00 Indian Soaps 16:00 Henry Danger S1 E23 16:30 Stop Suffering 17:00 The Young & The Restless 18:00 The Evening News 19:00 CPL: St. Lucia vs Barbados 23:00 The Ranch S4 E19 23:30 Whose Line Is It Anyway? S16 E17 00:00 Movie - Annabelle Comes Home (2019) Thursday, September 1, 2022 Dear Editor, The Government of Guyana, through the Ministry of Natural Resources, is not sur prised at the recent mis information contained in a press statement from the Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA), in which poor attempts were made to deliberately mis lead members of the pub lic. The Ministry of Natural Resources wishes to ac knowledge and reiterate that it was this current ad ministration that imple mented the policy to rec ognise Indigenous-titled lands, and this still ob tains to date. As it relates to the Chinese Landing issue, the Ministry would like to restate and remind the GHRA, which suffers from selective amnesia, and all interested stakeholders that the mining permit received favourable judg ment from Guyana’s fi nal court for redress, the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ).However, in the minds of those at the GHRA, like their political handlers, the decisions of the CCJ can be ignored for their convenience, much like the APNU/AFC portrayed during the March 02, 2020 electionsFurther,fiasco.it was the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission that supported and joined the legal challenge with the Chinese Landing commu nity against the miner. The PPP/C Government firmly respects the courts of law, and, most impor tantly, the rights of all its people; and, as such, during the recent National Toshaos Conference, dis cussions were held with the Chinese Landing lead ers and other stakehold ers. This is ongoing, and efforts will be continued for an amicable solution for all stakeholders within the confines of the law. However, it is not sur prising that the one-man Executive Committee, self-appointed Head of the GHRA Mike McCormack, is once again temporarily awakened to continue his misinformation agenda to justify collecting funding from his politically blind sidedMosthandlers.notably, it is no secret that the PPP/C Government is committed to working towards the in terest of all Guyanese, ir respective of political af filiation, race, gender, or disability, to safeguard and secure a prosperous, progressive, and peace ful One Guyana. As such, Government, through the Ministry of Natural Resources and its regu latory agencies, remains committed to implement ing policies in keeping with the laws of Guyana, to ensure the country’s re sources are sustainably managed for the econom ic and social benefits of all Guyanese. This will be guaranteed under the new Low Carbon Development Strategy 2030 for an en vironmentally rich and economically prosperous Guyana.
OfficeSincerely,ofthe Minister Ministry of Natural Resources
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Dear Editor, Good advice is com ing from the Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony, who is urging persons with Monkeypox symptoms to get themselves tested. He explained that if a person develops skin lesions, (that person) can have skin le sions for many things, not just Monkeypox; “so, to be on the safe side, it would be good to come into our hos pitals or one of our health institutions, where a doc tor can be able to examine the skin and help to make a more definitive diagnosis.” To me, this should re ally be an issue that needs no urging. The stupidity of taking chances can lead to others getting infected. So, like the Minister, I am ask ing that no chance be tak en. After all, the test is free, rapid and simple, and now that we have a second case of Monkeypox confirmed, I cannot be more serious. Therefore, if we do not guard ourselves and take the necessary precautions, this number would likely rise into the dozens. In terms of being ready, I am happy to see Dr. Frank Anthony has reiter ated that Guyana is expect ed to receive its first set of Imvamune vaccines for the viral infection by the end of September. This will come from Canada, through the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). The Imvamune vaccine protects against orthopoxvirus in fections such as Monkeypox andHowever,Smallpox.I must empha sise that even now, as the waiting time is on, all be mindful of the possibility of contracting Monkeypox. On this note, especially where some people, even though infected, may want to ab stain from getting checked, I have a few things to say. First is that Monkeypox is not a ‘gay disease’, and there should be no stigma tisation if and when people areJustinfected.inJune of this year, Eurosurveillance described how the Monkeypox virus DNA was found in the se men of five different pa tients, but still “…there just isn’t enough evidence so far to turn what’s been known about Monkeypox on its head just yet, and call it an STI.” So, the World Health Organization (WHO) is cau tioning that “…there was no real, hard evidence that Monkeypox can be sexually transmitted specifically.”
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Note: the only strange name is "Orders". "Exponents" is used in Canada, and so you might prefer "BEDMAS". There is also "Indices" which makes it "BIDMAS". In the US. they say "Parentheses" instead of Brackets, so it is "PEMDAS".
By The BroThers Grimm I n Asunción, Paraguay, many families didn’t have money to buy musical in struments. An organisation donated some instruments to start a music school. But there was a pro blem. More kids wanted to learn to play than there were instruments for them to use. In Asunción, therealsowasa landfill and many families made their money by finding objects in the dump that had some value and then selling those objects. They were known as “garbage pickers” or “recyclers”. One of these re cyclers began to make musical instruments for the kids out of objects he found in the trash. The children used these instru ments and took music lessons. Theirwasorchestrainvitedto play around Paraguay and then people around the world heard about them and invited them to play. In 2012, a movie was made about them. You can watch a summary of the movie and see some of the instruments and musici ans in this video: jbd21fYV8.https://youtu.be/wC You too can play a up cycled musical instrument (Upcycling is the process of transforming by-products, waste materials, useless, or unwanted products into new materials or products) Collect common objects that could be found in recy cling bins or around home (make sure to only choose objects that would be safe for kids to handle) such as jars, bottles, boxes, cans, old pens, lids, foil pans, pa per-towel rolls, buckets, trash can lids, spoons, etc. A varie ty of materials, such as plas tic, wood, metal, and paper, can be Then,fun.explore the sounds they make. Experiment with how using the objects in diffe rent ways will make different sounds. (startwithabook.org)
WORD SEARCH Page Foundation 6 THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2022 ◄ Order of operations Exercises: Convert to scientific notation (round to six decimal places to the right of the decimal) You can remember BODMAS best if you make up a pha se to guide your memory. Here is one that may help: Brown Oranges Don’t Make Awesome Smoothies. Remember There are rules for which computations you do first, second, third and so on. Order of operations is the set of rules that tells you what steps to follow when doing a computation. The order of operations is BODMAS. These let ters stand for: Brackets (first) Orders ( that is: Powers – also called indices and exponents – and square roots,Divisionetc) and Multiplication (rank equally and go left to right) Addition and Subtraction (rank equally and go left to right) Example: 20 – 3 x 4 + 8 ÷ 22 – ( 3 – 2) = ? We need to solve this problem using the order of operations Step 1 Solve the parts that are inside brackets: ( 3 – 2) = 1. Now you have this: 20 – 3 x 4 + 8 ÷ 22 – 1 = ? Step 2: Solve the parts that have orders (in this case exponents or in dices in standard notation: 22 = 4. So now you have this: 20 – 3 x 4 + 8 ÷ 4 – 1 = ? Step 3: Solve division problems: 8 ÷ 4 = 2 The string is becoming shorter! Now you have: 20 – 3 x 4 + 2 – 1 = ? Step 4: Solve multiplication problems: 3 x 4 = 12 Again, the problem is starting to look even simpler: 20 – 12 + 2 – 1 = ? Step 5: Add and subtract as you move along from left to right. First, 20 – 12 = 8. Then 8 + 2 = 10. Then 10 – 1 = 9. Do not group the additions separately from the subtractions, unless they are in brackets! As 20 – 12 + 2 – 1 is not equal to 20 – ( 12 + 2) – 1 . One fine evening a young princess put on her bonnet and clogs, and went out to take a walk by herself in a wood; and when she came to a cool spring of water, that rose in the midst of it, she sat herself down to rest a while. Now she had a golden ball in her hand, which was her favourite plaything; and she was always tossing it up into the air, and catching it again as it fell. After a time she threw it up so high that she missed catching it as it fell; and the ball bounded away, and rolled along upon the ground, till at last it fell down into the spring. The princess looked into the spring after her ball, but it was very deep, so deep that she could not see the bottom of it. Then she began to bewail her loss, and said, “Alas! If I could only get my ball again, I would give all my fine clothes and jewels, and everything that I have in the world.”Whilst she was speaking, a frog put its head out of the water, and said, “Princess, why do you weep so bitterly?” “Alas!” said she, “What can you do for me, you nasty frog? My golden ball has fallen into the spring.” The frog said, “I want not your pearls, and jewels, and fine clothes; but if you will love me, and let me live with you and eat from off your golden plate, and sleep upon your bed, I will bring you your ball again.”
“What nonsense,” thought the princess, “this silly frog is talking! He can never even get out of the spring to visit me, though he may be able to get my ball for me, and therefore I will tell him he shall have what he asks.” So she said to the frog, “Well, if you will bring me my ball, I will do all you ask.” Then the frog put his head down, and dived deep under the water; and after a little while he came up again, with the ball in his mouth, and threw it on the edge of the spring. As soon as the young princess saw her ball, she ran to pick it up; and she was so overjoyed to have it in her hand again, that she never thought of the frog, but ran home with it as fast as she could. The frog called after her, “Stay, princess, and take me with you as you said,” But she did not stop to hear a word.
The parliamentary A Partnership for National unity/Alliance For Change (APNU/AFC) Opposition has been arguing that the current voters’ list is bloat ed, with, among other things, the names of dead persons, and needs to be cleansed. Not bloated However, GECOM Chairman, Retired Justice Claudette Singh had posit ed that the list is not bloat ed. In fact, she had said in a recent interview with the media that, even if it were bloated, this process would allow for objections to those persons who should not be on the said “Everyonelist.on the list, the people were there. They weren’t bloated. They were legally there on the list. And if the list is bloat ed, well we’re moving now to Claims and Objections. People will have a chance to object to who shouldn’t be there,” the Chairperson said.GECOM subsequent ly released a statement in which they announced that Claims and Objections would start on August 22, 2022. This will be done at all GECOM permanent registration offices and will allow persons turning 18 years and over by October 31, 2022, to make a claim to be included in the voters’ list.On the other hand, per sons can also make ob jections against the in clusion of names in the preliminary list, for rea sons such as if the person is dead. The claims section of the exercise will last un til September 11, while objections will close on September“Objections15. against the inclusion of names in the PLE can be tendered to the Registration Officer of the Registration Area from 22nd August, 2022 to 15th September, 2022. Objections can be made by an elector who is listed in the same Division list/Sub Division list in which the person being objected to is listed.”The Commission had gone on to urge all eligible persons to ensure that they use this opportunity to be registered for inclusion in the Revised List of Electors (RLE) and ultimately the Official List of Electors (OLE) in order to be eligi ble to “Personsvote. are also en couraged to object to the in clusion of the name of any person whom they believe should not be in the list, based on the legal provi sions,” GECOM went on to state in their release.
Guyana Elections Commission No objection filed after 1 week of GECOM’s Claims & Objections …over 2000 transactions processed
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O ne week after the Guyana ElectorsondeaderpersonsonClaimscorded.objectionstionsercise,Claims(GECOM)CommissionElectionsembarkedonitsandObjectionsexover2000transac–noneofwhichwere–havebeenreGECOMembarkedonandObjectionsAugust22,allowingto,amongoththings,objecttoanypersonsthatmaybethePreliminaryListof(PLE),fromwhich the Official List of Electors (OLE) is Accordinggleaned.to statis tics provided by GECOM’s Public Relations Officer Yolanda Ward to this pub lication, as of Monday, August 29, 2327 transac tions were recorded during the ongoing exercise. The transactions that were documented by GECOM amount to 977 new registrations of per sons 18 years and older, 419 transfers, 329 chang es/corrections, 517 replace ments and 85 retaken pho tographs.The Claims and Objections exercise will run until mid-September and is being done at all GECOM registration offices across the country. Eligible per sons can make a claim to be included in the OLE. On the other hand, per sons can also make objec tions against the inclusion of names in the prelimi nary list, for reasons such as if the person is dead. All they are required to do is present the necessary doc uments to verify that the person is dead.
LGE GECOM has been working on holding Local Government Elections (LGE) by this year end. However, there is a work plan being examined by the Commission, that proposes holding it early next year. In an interview with this publication, GECOM Commissioner Sase Gunraj had explained that the workplan was submitted by Chief Elections Officer (CEO) Vishnu Persaud, but they have not discussed it in detail “We’veyet.received a work plan which proposes a date next year, which we are to discuss and finalise… we have not yet interrogat ed the workplan and con firmed it as yet,” Gunraj explained, noting that the CEO had been asked to revise his workplan last week.Some sources, mean while, indicate that the workplan proposes the holding of LGE in January 2023, as a realistic date to carry out the logistics re quired for elections. There is also a February 13 date that has been proposed. LGE, which are usu ally due every two years, was last held in 2018. At the last LGE in November 2018, the then People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) Opposition had secured 52 of the 80 Local Authority Areas (LAAs). This followed the holding of the LGE in 2016, during which the PPP/C also claimed the majority of the LAAs.
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Fame’s really fleeting, isn’t it?? Unlike notoriety –think Hitler!! Your Eyewitness just saw the news that Gorbachev’s gone. And yes…he can just hear some of you young’uns mutter quizzically, “Who’s Gorbachev??” And that’s the point, ain’t it?? Here’s the man who ended the Cold War between the USSR and the USA - which had made the entire Third World become grass to be trampled when the two superpowers duked it out through proxies!!
The Police reported that Dazzel and the suspect had shared a common-law rela tionship, but would often have domestic issues, which she had never reported to theItPolice.hasbeen reported that on the night of the murder, Dazzel’s cousin, who was also her neighbour, was awakened by loud screams coming from Dazzel’s home. As such, the cousin immedi ately opened her door, and saw Dazzel running out of her yard and onto a bridge, where she collapsed and re mainedSoonmotionless.after,Roache exit ed the house and boarded his minibus, and she heard him shout: “Now y’all can call the Police! I done do what I had to do!”
The injured Dazzel was picked up and taken to the GPHC, where she was pro nouncedRoache,dead.according to the Police, went to the Turkeyen Police Station and confessed to killing the woman. He subsequently told detectives that he went through the woman’s mobile phone and saw a conversation between her and another male. This, he claimed, led to an argument, during which Dazzel picked up a knife and cut him on his left mid dle finger, and he, in retal iation, took away the knife and stabbed her several times about her body.
“As a mother, I have raised my son to respect women and to protect and not harm the one you love. But as a mother, I have no control over the evil that lurked in his mind. In ret rospect, I wish my son had consulted me so that I could have advised him and ren dered to him a peaceful solution.”Shesaid even though the couple might have had misunderstandings, her son had no right to hurt Dazzel, or rather to kill her. “God is the one that gives us life and only He is the one to take our life.......no one else. As a mother, I feel also that I have lost my son and cannot express enough the remorse and sadness I feel for the family of the de ceased. At the moment, my heart is racing, my liveli hood is crushed, and my limbs are numb from this experience but I will con tinue to pray and ask the Almighty to navigate the turbulence that both fami lies must endure.”
While many were ex pecting the fami ly members of the murder accused, Quincy Roache, a businessman who brutally murdered his re puted wife, Tacina Dazzel, on Friday last, to be silent over the heinous act, his mother took to social media to rebuke his behaviour.
By LaWanda McaLLister
The woman, who goes by the name Karenandrea Kilkenny on Facebook, in a post said she is full of regret as a result of what her son did. She added that this was not how raised her children and is sorry that her son killed Dazzel.
“It is with misty eyes, a sunken heart, and a dispir ited soul that I sincerely and regretfully announce that my son has killed his girlfriend. As a mother, I do not condone such a horrible act and would like to give my full condolence to the family of the deceased...”.
“Narcissist” Earlier this month, Dazzel, in voice messages heard by this publication, referred to the suspect as a “narcissist”, while crying that she could not continue to live with him because of his abnormal behaviour. “…a veil just come off my eyes in the past cou ple of days, and I need the first door out of this rela tionship. The manipulation is too much…a word came to me while I was sleep ing: ‘narcissist!’ and two or three times this word keep waking me out of my sleep. When I researched the word, my jaw could have dropped. That is everything that he is right now…I can’t live with a mad man,” she was heard explaining.“Everybody is telling me I should be wise enough to leave, that they expect bet ter from me, but trust me, when you are in it, it is dif ferent from when you from the outside looking in,” the late Tacina had stated in her messages to relatives. The relative said that, immediately after sending that voice message to her, Tacina had received a ran dom message from the sus pect, telling her he cannot fight for their relationship anymore. This, they said, convinced them that he in deed had access to her phone.However, hours before the murder, Tacina and her son had gotten dressed and had gone to an ice cream banquet at their church — an annual event organised by Tacina’s father. Upon re turning home, the man al legedly hid in the house and stabbed the woman some 16 times about her body in front of her six-year-old son. He was charged on Tuesday and has been re manded to prison. The case will continue on October 14.
“I still love my son, but hate his action” – mother of LBI murder accused …says she does not condone such acts, calls for justice for victim
The accused’s mother, who said she is a feminist, said she will never condone any form of violence, espe cially against women. “As a mother, woman, feminist, and daughter of the Almighty, I do not in any way, shape or form con done violence against wom en, especially after being victimised myself. I will con tinue to lash out at injus tice against women and ad vocate on their behalf,” she said.The woman also said that even though it was her son who committed the act, she prays that Dazzel’s fam ily receives the justice they deserve.“Asthe criminal justice system does its work, I hope that justice will be served and that my son learns from this experience. As a moth er, I still love my son but hate his action because it is my view that a man's worth can be measured by the love and respect he shows to his mother.”“Ifeel so betrayed, un wanted, and unloved that my son did not call me for help before the commission of a such heinous act. Please join me in prayers for the family of the deceased,” she expressed.
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…of Gorbachev
Remanded: Quincy
Passing…
Abuse Dazzel, a former clerk of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), had shared a twoyear relationship with Roache, and had confided in family members about the constant abuse she was re ceiving.
Like little, dinky Guyana, where PPP Governments were overthrown in 1953 and 1964 because Jagan had this fixation with the USSR he just couldn’t shake!! So, we had Nkrumah, Lumumba and a host of African leaders overthrown – mostly by assassination – with their countries being plunged into turmoil and bloodshed that took millions of lives. The Korean War?? The Vietnam War?? The Afghanistan War?? The Central American Wars?? You get the point, don’t you?? So, when Gorbachev assumed the USSR’s leadership in 1985 and decided to introduce “openness” – Glasnost – and “reorganisation/reforming” Perestroika in a country that’d been ruled as the paradigmatic communist centralised state since 1917, you can imagine how the world became roiled!! Gorbachev figured that his economic and political systems just weren’t working, and needed some opening up. But it was like opening up a valve in a system that’d been pressurised for decades. It just exploded!! He made peace with the US under Reagan by signing a nuclear treaty; agreed for the unification of Germany in 1989 with the tearing down of the Berlin Wall; let all its satellites, like Poland, Romania, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia and Albania, do their thing; and, most critically, allowed its fifteen “Soviets” - like Ukraine - to become independent!! Democratic elections were introduced, along with a capitalist ownership of factories etc. Imagine the confusion when all of this is happening within a few years. The standard of living plunged, and Gorbachev had to step down by 1991. There was even a coupHere,attempt!!inGuyana, Cheddi Jagan, who’d been insisting up to the late eighties that “communism had capitalism on the run”, was distraught!! USSR’s fall had to’ve been a bitter pill to swallow!! But with the USSR gone, the US decided to pressure Hoyte’s PNC to accept free and fair elections. Cheddi must’ve thought, “Behind every dark cloud…” Anyhow, strongmen like Putin saw Gorbachev as a naïve softie who destroyed the USSR – as part of Greater Russia’s bulwark against her enemies. The West’s backing of Ukraine would only strengthen that sorta thinking. And now you know why Gorbachev wasn’t honoured at home, even though he got a Nobel prize for nuclear treaties. But, he’s now gone – and along with him the hope that leaders would “do the right thing”. …through militarily Your Eyewitness was quite chuffed that US Army Lieutenant General Laura J. Richardson, the first female head of US Army Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM) –dropped into Guyana for a visit. And without missing a beat, she put in a plug for females to be considered for all positions that the nation offers. But while we have a far way to go in this regard, the US’ way is even farther!! After all, she’s the first woman of SOUTHCOM, and the US still hasn’t elected a female president, now a female head of the Supreme Court!! And Richardson’s only been on the job since end of last year!! But before everyone starts thinking that SOUTHCOM’s presence means a militarisation of our zone, let’s remember that its Budget for 2021 was US$200M while the Dept of Defence’s total budget was US$703.7 billion. Which means that USSOUTHCOM’s budget is approximately 0.00028% of the total DOD budget for FY 2021!! Anyhow, they’re more focused on drug interception, and seized more than US$1.3 billion in 2021!! …on corruption Well, you could’ve knocked your Eyewitness over with the proverbial feather!! Imagine the Private Sector head saying: “No country can afford to allow corruption to take root in society, not in the Public or Private Sector”. Well!!!
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A close family member later related that Dazzel had constantly been sub jected to physical abuse by Roache, and that Dazzel’s entire family had been aware of the situation. The relative stated that Dazzel usually confided in them, and had told them on many occasions that she had been severely beaten by the sus pect. They said the abuse had been so bad that, only two months ago, the suspect had battered the woman brutally to the point where he had broken both her nose andThejaw. relative explained that the suspect had be come so obsessive that, un knowingly to Dazzel, he had linked her phone to his, and he was able to monitor all her conversations with her friends and family mem bers. When she found out, she was unable to cry for help.
Quincy Roache and Tacina Dazzel Roache
Guyana-US militaries
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Fatal cutlass ownership dispute Murder suspect caught trying to flee community
Describing Guyana and the United States (US) as two like minded countries, Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Chief of Staff, Brigadier General Godfrey Bess has made it clear that the partnership between the militaries of the two countries is more im portant now than ever. Brigadier Bess recent ly hosted a joint press con ference with visiting US Southern Commander, General Laura Richardson. While there, Bess compli mented the partnership between the militaries of Guyana and the US. “We are likeminded countries; our democratic values are similar and we do believe in partnership and togetherness bears strength. We do believe that in this uncertain world today, no one country can do it all by itself.”“So, we do believe that partnership and cooper ation can ensure that we have victory in whatever we set out to do,” Brigadier Bess explained. Meanwhile, General Richardson lauded the leadership that Guyana has been providing in the hemisphere, such as hosting the Tradewinds exercise. General Richardson also emphasised the importance of the partnership between the US military and Guyana. In fact, she noted that one of her tasks while in Guyana is seeking ways to strengthen that partnership.
Dead: Selman King
The suspect in Monday morning’s double chopping incident at Kimbia, Region 10 (Upper Demerara-Berbice), which left one man dead and his cousin severely injured, has been arrested. Police con firmed that the suspect was arrested on Wednesday en route to New Amsterdam. According to Police, the man was arrested at about 06:00h following an intelli gence-led operation. This publication under stands that the suspect was seen leaving the communi ty by boat and contact was made with law enforcement officers. A team from Central Police Station went and ar rested him. He was then tak en to Central Police Station in New Amsterdam and is assisting with the investiga tions.On Monday, Selman King, 22, of Wiruni, Upper Berbice River, was chopped and died, while his cousin, Shane Osborne, 18, had his hand chopped off and received an other chop to his face. He underwent emergency sur gery at the New Amsterdam Public Hospital but has since been transferred to the Georgetown Public Hospital. Health officials said his con dition has Reportsworsened.arethe cousins were at a wedding ceremo ny at Kimbia on Sunday and after it ended, they were in vited to a location by the suspect’s brother. There re portedly were no alcohol ic beverages available at the weddingHowever,ceremony.sometime after, scores of persons had gone to the location and were im bibing when the incident oc curred.This publication was told by Councillor of Wiruni Village, Van West Osborne, who is also the father of the injured man, that the cous ins had been at the location when an argument broke out over the ownership of a cut lass.The Councillor said he was told that his son and the man carrying the cutlass got into an argument and during it he was chopped twice; one taking off his left hand at the wrist. “I tried to find out from people what really happened. What I understand is that there were two persons ar guing over a cutlass; one say ing that it is his own and the other saying that it is his own. My son, Shane, said, ‘it can’t be both of you cutlass; it has to be one person’. My son Shane turn to him again and said ‘you think me is dem boy who you dose deh slapping up?’ The boy chuck he and he fall into the water and then the boy start to chop him,” he related to this publication. After this, King reported ly intervened and was also chopped and is believed to have died at the scene. (G4)
“So, when we think of how close we are, neigh bours, and I think the neigh bourhood, free, prosperous neighbourhood, likeminded democracies, with likemind ed values. And that’s why I’m here to listen to the chal lenges and how we can help, and the partnering that we can do,” Richardson said. “There are many things we already do together and when we have these exercis es and bring over 20 partner nations together, to exercise together, to communicate, to conduct operations together, we have to keep that up. We have to remain innovative. The threats and the chal lenges are only getting more creativeRichardsonthemselves.”arrived in Guyana only days ago, for the Women, Peace and Security Conference. The two-day conference is being held at the Marriott Hotel and features military per sonnel from the US and sev eral Caribbean countries.
Richardson is visit ing Guyana ten months af ter assuming duties as SOUTHCOM’s Commander and nearly five months af ter meeting with Caribbean defence and public secu rity leaders during the 2022 Caribbean Nations Security Conference in April in Bridgetown, Barbados. During her two-day stay in Georgetown, she has met with US Ambassador to Guyana Sarah-Ann Lynch and President of Guyana Dr IrfaanRichardsonAli. also joined Guyana’s First Lady Arya Ali and Ambassador Lynch in welcoming participants of the Caribbean Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) Conference, which Guyana is hosting from August 29-September 1 in part nership with the Florida National Guard. The United States and Guyana have a longstanding history of security coopera tion. The defence partner ship between the two coun tries includes collaboration against regional threats and challenges, capacity-build ing exercises, bilateral training, expertise exchang es, events fostering the in clusion of women in defence and security missions, and professional development engagements.SOUTHCOM is one of the Department of Defence’s six geographically focused unified commands with re sponsibility for security co operation with defence and public security forces in the Caribbean, Central America, and South America. Participants of the Caribbean Women, Peace and Security Conference at the Marriott Hotel
“We do believe in partnership, and togetherness bears strength” – Chief of Staff
NBS rolls out slashed interest...
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IDPADA-G Chairman, Vincent Alexander
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“The firm position of the Ministry is that the intended objective of the public funds allocated to IDPADA-G is for the ben efit and empowerment of as many Afro-Guyanese as possible. The recent dis closures, publications and public statements have provided the basis for the Ministry to have grave concerns, which require closer examination by the Ministry,” the letter de tailed.Tothis end, the Culture Ministry is requesting a copy of all financial re cords from IDPADA-G, in cluding, but not limited to, payment vouchers, payroll, contracts, and receipts for all monies spent for the fis cal years from 2018 to the presentIDPADA-Gdate. has been given up to September 5, 2022 to submit all the re quested documents along with an index of these to the Ministry.
F ollowing recent dis closures in the pub lic, the International Decade for People of African Descent Assembly – Guyana (IDPADA-G) has been asked to submit all fi nancial records detailing how it spent some $500 million in State funds it had received since 2018. This was contained in a letter dated August 31 that was sent to the organ isation from the Ministry of Culture, Youth, and Sport. It was addressed to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of IDPADA-G, Olive Sampson.According to the cor respondence, which was seen by Guyana Times on Wednesday, the Ministry pointed out that it has an overarching public respon sibility to ensure that pub lic funds received by any entity are spent according to the intended objective.
Concerns raised At a press confer ence two weeks ago, Vice President Dr Bharrat Jagdeo had raised ques tions about the spending of nearly half a billion dollars in state funds by the orga nization, and challenged IDPADA-G to show the monies were used to uplift Afro-Guyanese.Duringa subse quent press briefing, IDPADA-G Chairman Vincent Alexander defend ed the organisation against Jagdeo’s assertions. Among Alexander’s assertions was that he is not paid for his work with IDPADA-G, and that Jagdeo is trying to vilify the entity, which he contended has been spend ing money in the AfricanGuyanese community.
“We are proud of the fact that we are able to fund the night schools which have brought back children into the loop of the education system. This we do in Georgetown and in the Corentyne. So that’s another instance of the out reach.”“And many people would know of the work that was done in the Mocha Arcadia market day, which we also funded. Many people would know of the exhibitions we have had at Square of the Revolution and the Avenue,” Alexander said, describing this as physi cal manifestations of their work.The organisation also sent out a statement in which it further defend ed itself and detailed more of its work. While they did not deny that staff were paid $42 million in 2020, as Jagdeo had laid out, IDPADA-G explained that staff provide a myriad of services to the AfricanGuyanese community. But in response, the Vice President contend ed that Alexander’s state ments left more questions than answers. Jagdeo posed the questions in his statement, such as ques tions on how much of the $100 million IDPADA-G re ceived annually since 2019 was spent on salaries and details on those that were paid.“First off, let me state that I have absolutely no intention of apologising to Vincent Alexander, and he is free to take whatever course of action he wishes. Afro-Guyanese still remain in the dark as it relates to the benefits of the close to half a billion dollars uti lised. He should therefore provide details on the fol lowing:How much of the $100M allocated annually since 2019 and $68M in 2018 was spent on paying salaries? Who are individuals that were paid? What amounts were they being paid? And how were they selected? How much of that sum was spent on rental? Who owns the buildings rented? and what process was used for the selection of the build ings?” Jagdeo questioned. Jagdeo also questioned how many persons bene fitted from capacity train ing? The types of training offered? Who conducted the training? And what process was used to select both the trainers and beneficiaries of theMeanwhile,training. after this issue of its spending was brought to light, IDPADA-G last week disclosed that it distributed grant awards valued at $100,000 each to nine member organisations on Friday. A total of 24 projects was approved for grants to support commu nity-based initiatives that aim to promote justice, rec ognition, and sustainable development within the African Guyanese commu nity. (G8)
Submit all financial records of $468M in State funds' spending – Govt to IDPADA-G
NBS now takes 24 hours to approve the mort gage, after which the fil ing of documents to the Deeds Registry and oth er Government agencies should be done within 48 hours, thus reducing the waiting time for borrowers to access their approved funds.“Never in the history of the Society that we pro cess so many loans in such a short period of time. In fact, what we have done over the last month and a half would’ve taken the Society six months to do,” the Chairman stated. Only last Friday, President Dr Irfaan Ali an nounced that Government has partnered with NBS and another bank to help finance the construction of homes in Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo).NBSwill be providing $2 million loans to some 300 borrowers at the rate of 3.50 per cent. As such, the bank will be construct ing an office in Lethem. Gopaul disclosed that land has already been pro cured, and they are now ironing out the details to get started on that proj ect. In the meantime, the bank will set up a tempo rary office in the region to start processing loans for the housing development in the region. In fact, NBS will be sending a team, led by Board Directors, to the re gion in the coming days to either look at the com mencement of construc tion immediately or rent a space for its temporary of fice.Additionally, the Society is looking to col laborate with the Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI) – the other bank supporting the housing initiative in Region Nine. In addition to the Lethem branch, NBS is working on the construc tion of three other new lo cations across the coun try – along the West Coast Demerara, the East Bank Demerara, and the East Coast Demerara corridor. (G8)
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Dead: Dulmattie
The Guyana Police Force (GPF) rank who was charged last year with causing the death of a pensioner in a road ac cident, has been handed a 50-month jail sentence. Stephan Ramsay, who is attached to the Tactical Services Unit (TSU), had been released on $600,000 bail by Principal Magistrate Judy Latchman pending a trial.On January 5, 2021, at Nandy Park, East Bank Demerara (ECD), he drove a minibus belonging to the GPF, in a manner dangerous to the public, thereby caus ing the death of 59-yearold Dulmattie Boodlall of Lot 950 Block Y Section C Golden Grove, EBD. After a trial at the Diamond/Golden Grove Magistrates’ Courts, Ramsay, who had initial ly pleaded not guilty, was found guilty as charged by the Magistrate, who then imposed the jail term. Boodlall was struck down by minibus PWW 7172, which is attached to the Police Force, at Nandy Park, EBD, as she was at tempting to cross the public road.It was reported that the minibus was proceeding north along the western side of the eastern carriageway when the driver alleged that the woman was approaching a pedestrian crossing. Police Headquarters had reported that the bus was about eight feet away from the crossing when Boodlall started to cross the road on the crossing from west to east.Upon seeing this, the driver swerved to avoid a collision but ended up hit ting the woman. As a result of the impact, she fell onto the roadway and received injuries to her body. She was picked up in an unconscious state and taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) where she was pro nounced dead on arrival. (G1) Boodlall gets 50-month jail time for causing death of pensioner
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Jennifer Williams
A50-year-old cosme tologist allegedly in volved in numer ous acts of cyberbullying has been granted $150,000 bail following her appear ance at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts. Jennifer Williams of Gordon Street Kitty, Georgetown, appeared be fore Magistrate Dylon Bess before whom she pleaded not guilty to the charge. It is alleged that be tween September 13 and December 17, 2021, at Kitty, Georgetown, she used a cel lular phone to publish libel lous information about Brad Singh with the intent to ha rass and cause him substan tial embarrassment. Singh is a businessman and also resides in Kitty. The prosecutor did not disclose the facts of the matter nor did he object to Williams being released on bail. Williams’s case contin ues on September 14. Earlier this week, a sim ilar charge against a wellknown beautician was dis missed after she opted to publicly apologise to the vic tim. Onika Pompey, 32, had been charged with posting derogatory statements on Facebook about Guyanese singer Kwasi Edmondson, a former Soca Monarch. It was alleged that she committed the offence be tween October 29 and November 8, 2021. In the apology posted on Facebook, she among other things, said, “Though my in tention was not to hurt Mr. Edmondson or offend him, I made a poor decision, and did so. For this, I am sin cerely sorry and I do hope that we can put this behind us and move forward in a positive light. I am sorry for the way my actions have im pacted you and I wish you all the best in your endeav ours.”
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50-year-old on bail for cyberbullying businessman
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On February 17, 2008, gunmen carried out a bra zen attack on the com munity of Bartica while members of the mining community were watch ing a game of 20/20 crick et on television. On that fateful night, Police Lance Corporal Zaheer Zakir and Constables Shane Fredericks and Ron Osborne were fatally shot. Edwin Gilkes, Dexter Adrian, Irving Ferreira, Deonarine Singh, Ronald Gomes, Ashraf Khan, Abdool Yasseen, Errol Thomas, and Baldeo Singh were the civilians killed. Then, in 2021, Mark Williams was found not guilty by a jury of the December 16, 2007 mur ders of 35-year-old Rajesh Singh and 25-year-old Fazal Hakim, which oc curred at Triumph, ECD. Another man, Michael Caesar, called “Capone”, was sentenced to 13 years in prison after pleading guilty to the lesser count of manslaughter over the deaths of Singh and Hakim. In February 2019, Mark Williams and Sherwin Nero, called “Catty” or “Pussy”, were both found not guilty of the murder of businessman Kumar Singh, which occurred on August 30, 2007. Singh, 51, also known as “Mango Man”, of Cove and John, ECD, was shot and killed by bandits. In May 2013, Mark Williams and another man, James Hyles, called “Sally”, were found not guilty of murdering 11 persons, including chil dren, in the January 2008 Lusignan, ECD Massacre. Following the men’s discharge, the State ap pealed their acquittals to the Court of Appeal of Guyana, arguing, among other things, that several material irregularities had rendered the not-guilty verdicts unsafe and unsat isfactory.The appellate court unanimously allowed the State’s appeal, thereby re mitting the matter to the High Court for a new tri al. But Mark Williams and Hyles appealed that rul ing to the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), which, in May 2018, restored their acquittals.In2017, Mark Williams was among the high-pro file prisoners who es caped after a fire gutted the Camp Street Prison in Georgetown. He was, how ever, apprehended weeks later by Police ranks while he was on a public mini bus on the Weldaad Public Road, West Coast Berbice. (G1)
Williams
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Dead: Ivor WilliamsOn death row: Mark
M ark Royden Williams – the man on death row for the 2008 Bartica Massacre and who was re cently convicted of murder ing a solider – will be sen tenced today. In July, Williams called “Smallie”, who is current ly on death row for kill ing 12 persons during the 2008 Bartica, Region Seven leftBarticainvolvementdeathWilliamsandcution.AliandCounselNigeledtors]claimingtallyhadKissoon,HighfenceDemerarationingatershot2008.WilliamsForceshootingedMassacre,(Cuyuni-Mazaruni)wasconvictofmurderoverfatallyGuyanaDefence(GDF)Corporal,IvoronJanuary23,IvorWilliams,24,wasdeadafterheandothGDFrankswereshotbygunmenwhilecarryoutamilitaryoperaatBuxton,EastCoast(ECD).WhileleadinghisdebeforeDemeraraCourtJudgeSandilMarkWilliamsadamantlydeniedfashootingthesoldier,that“[investigagotthewrongman”.HewasrepresentbyAttorney-at-LawHughes,whileStateLatifahElliottStateCounselMuntazrepresentedtheproseIn2017,MarkWilliamsDennis“Anaconda”weresentencedtobyhangingfortheirinthe2008Massacre,which12persons,includ
ing three Policemen, dead. They were found guilty of the killings by a jury. The two men have since filed an appeal against their conviction and sen tence. That case is yet to be called at the Court of Appeal of Guyana.
Mass killer “Smallie” to be sentenced today for soldier’s murder Royden
T he skeletal re mains found on the Corentyne foreshore at Eversham, Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne), have been identified as that of a Surinamese fish erman.Family members iden tified the remains on Tuesday at Corriverton. On August 9, Actionnieuws Suriname reported that Wazir Shaw also called “Buddy”, a fish erman of Nickerie, was missing.OnSaturday, the skel etal remains of what was believed to be a human be ing were discovered along the Corentyne foreshore. Family members of the missing man claimed it could have been him and said that he had a steel plate implanted in his leg following an accident he sustained several years ago.On Tuesday, relatives were able to identify the remains as a result of the said steel plate. Shaw left Nickerie on August 9 on a fishing ex pedition and never re turned. A search was con ducted and the boat he left shore in was seen drifting in the Corentyne River. (G4)
Chief Dennis Stephen said that the de partment is fully aware of all of the events that will be taking place, and they will make it their duty to ensure that all road users reach their destinations safely.“We would have imple mented many new traffic postures to help address the situation and, for ex ample, persons who are proceeding to the venue on the day, we advise that they use the eastern side of the eastern carriage way on the East Bank of Demerara,” he said. He advised persons who are proceeding beyond the National Stadium where the carnival events will be held, to reroute to the western side of the eastern carriageway.“Weare also taking into consideration the large amount of persons that will be proceeding over to the West Coast of Demerara…depending on the time, we will have a third lane…”, the Traffic ChiefTheexplained.TrafficChief add
Traffic Department prepared for Cricket Carnival – Traffic Chief ed that there will be paid parking available on the Providence, East Bank Public Road, for those per sons that will find it diffi cult to park during the ac tivities.Once the match es are complete, patrons are being urged to pro ceed further east and use the Windsor Estate Access Road to head to Georgetown on the Eccles to Mandela four-lane high way.He further urged peo ple to carpool to help less en the traffic congestion, while highlighting that aside from traffic ranks, traffic signs and cones will be erected along the road to help people navigate their way to the matches and beyond the stadium. The Cricket Carnival activities will start on September 16 and will end on October 2, 2022. Kicking off these ex citing activities are a string of concerts slated for May 25-29. The first concert will be the Cooler Touchdown Party, fol lowed by the Baderation Dancehall Mega Concert, the El Dorado Stinging Nettles Concert, the Stink and Duty J’ouvert, Eden the Gold and White Toga Party, and then the final event: the Soca and Wine Party.These concerts will be headlined by soca, dance hall and chutney’s latest trending artistes, such as Kes and the Band, Patrice Roberts, Skeng, Shaneil Muir, Young Bredda, Gully Ras, cKush, Drew Thoven, Vanilla, Nessa, Vicadi Singh, Tony Cuttz, Ravi B, Kenneth Salick, and Heat Wave and Fame band. (G9)
W ith the expected traffic increase this month due to Guyana hosting its in augural Cricket Carnival, the Guyana Police Force’s (GPF) Traffic Department said it is prepared to deal with all traffic issues that mayTrafficarise.
T wo men were arrest ed and charged after they broke into two homes on the East Bank of Demerara.Charged are 23-yearold Ravindra Singh aka “Chowmein”, of Farm Sea Dam, East Bank Demerara, and 23-year-old Kevin Cush aka “Max”, of Herstelling Sea Dam, East Bank Demerara. The duo was ar rested by Police on Monday for the offence of break and enter and larceny commit ted on the dwelling house of a couple.They were charged with the offence Contrary to Section 229 (a) of the Criminal Law (Offences) Act, Chapter 8:01. Both men appeared at the Diamond/Golden Grove Magistrates’ Courts before Magistrate Sunil Scarce, where the charges were read to them and the Administrative Justice Act (AJA) applied. They both pleaded guilty and were sentenced to 59 months’ im prisonment.Theduo was also charged with the offence of break and enter and larce ny committed on the dwell ing house of a male resident of Farm, which occurred on August 24, 2022. Singh pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 24 months’ imprisonment, which will run consecutive ly with the previous sen tence, whilst Cush plead ed not guilty and bail was refused. As such, he was remanded to prison and the matter adjourned to October 28. (G9) Traffic Chief Dennis Stephen “Chowmein”, “Max” jailed for 59 months on B&E charge
Skeletal remains on Corentyne foreshore identified as Surinamese fisherman
Ravindra Singh, aka “Chowmein”Kevin Cush, aka “Max”
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1 Dutch, 5 Chinese companies bid to construct Corentyne River Bridge
At the high end of the bridge, which will facili tate marine traffic, it will cater for 40,000 to 45,000 DWT (deadweight ton nage) capacity featuring a vertical (height) clearance of 43 metres and a hori zonal (width) clearance of about 100 metres. In addition, both ends of the bridge will have con necting roads. The pri oritisation of the bridge across the Corentyne River has been much touted by both President Dr Irfaan Ali and his Surinamese counterpart, JuanPublicSantokhi.ChandrikapersadPresidentInOctober2020,WorksMinistersEdghillandDrRiad
An artist’s impression of the bridge Joint Guyana-Suriname project
Nurmohamed had vis ited the site of the pro posed Guyana-Suriname river bridge across the Corentyne River. There were three points of demar cation identified – Moleson Creek, Long Island in the Corentyne River and South Drain in Suriname. Both Ministers planted flags on the Guyana side of the river and then the Suriname side of the river – where the bridge is to be constructed – as well as on LongThenIsland.in February 2021, the Governments of Guyana and Suriname had invited companies to sub mit EoIs to provide consul tancy services for the con duct of a feasibility study and the preparation of de tailed designs for the con struction of the bridge. The Corentyne River bridge will not only link the two neighbouring countries, but also open up access to greater econom ic opportunities beyond them into French Guiana, and through the road net work being developed into Brazil, and eventually fur ther into South America. Moreover, it is antic ipated that Long Island will become an economic hub and free zone that will also see major infrastruc tural development such as hotels, recreational parks, entertainment spots, tour ist attractions, malls, and farmers’ markets. (G3)
The bids were opened at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) on Monday, with the procuring enti ty being the Ministry of Public Works. Among the Chinese bidders was China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC). Also submitting bids were the State-owned China Road and Bridge Cooperation (CRBC), China Gezhouba Group Company Limited in association with CEIG; China Overseas Engineering Group Co Ltd (COVEC) in associa tion with China Railway Eryuan Engineering Group Co Ltd (CREEC), and China Railway First Group Co Ltd (CRFG). China Railway Construction Caribbean Company Limited & China Railway Construction was another Chinese bid that was submit ted. Meanwhile, Ballast Nedam, a construction company that is based in The Netherlands, was the lone non-Chinese compa ny that submitted a bid for theBackproject.inMay of this year, a US$2 million contract was signed in Suriname for several preliminary studies and research to be conducted on the Corentyne bridge, while a call for Expressions of Interest (EoIs) was simul taneously launched for the construction of the link be tween the two neighbour ingThenations.Governments of Guyana and Suriname have already decided on a Design, Build, Finance, Operate and Maintain (DBFOM) model for the Corentyne River bridge that will be construct ed via a thereafter.ningandroadalyelbridgeCreektablished.istcommercialCorentyneingininconnectingimatelybridgelifespanrangement.PartnershipPublic-Private-(PPP)arItwillhaveaof100years.TheCorentyneRiverwillrunapprox3.1kilometres,MolesonCreekGuyanatoSouthDrainSurinamewithalandonLongIslandintheRiver,whereahubandtourdestinationwillbeesRunningfromMolesontoLongIsland,thewillbealow-levstructure,approximateonekilometrelong;with2200-metre(2.2km)acrossLongIslandahighbridge,span2100metres(2.1km)
S ince the Government has gone out to ten der for a company to construct the Corentyne River bridge, a total of six bids have been submit ted for the transforma tional project, including five Chinese bids and one Dutch company also enter ing the fray.
Govt hosts 2nd workshop on strengthening anticorruption framework
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the multiple dimensions of transparency, including fa cilitating maximum public participation, improving social morality, determin ing corruption, building political trust and the re alisation of human rights. Teixeira underscored that Government has a framework which provides for the public and media to access annual public re ports of constitutional bod ies and State Boards which are tabled in the National Assembly and posted on websites.Another, she disclosed, is the Auditor General’s Annual Report, which is publicly available, and the entire budgetary process in the National Assembly is livestreamed.Thereisalso the midyear review which the Finance Minister takes to the National Assembly af ter recess, that reports on Government performance in the first six months of theMoreover,year. the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) hearings are now also livestreamed for the general public.Through improvement in connectivity and the in ternet, people receive in formation, people make decisions based on infor mation, and if they are given accurate informa tion or evidence-based in formation, they are more able to make decisions with regards to their lives, Minister Teixeira added. Panel discussions will continue on Wednesday and will see the participa tion of key stakeholders.
Guyana ratified the Inter-American Convention against Corruption and the UN Convention against Corruption and reports on progress made. The Ministry es tablished a National Coordinating Committee on these Conventions in June 2021. It published Guyana’s anti-corruption framework which is being circulated widely and held its first workshop in June 2022.Teixeira noted that it is essential for people to be aware of the deci sion-making processes of Government and non-gov ernmental organisations. This, she added, is one of the significant elements of good governance at all levels of Importantly,society. the Minister underscored that transparency is especial ly significant in the pro cess of sustainable devel opment, which impacts all players.“When there is corrup tion, the poor and vulner able suffer the most, wom en, children, elderly, and youth suffer the most. All sectors must have trans parency in their deci sion-making and its imple mentation of laws, policies and projects, which ulti mately should be aligned with the principle of de mocracy,” she researcherstheytoorganisationthehaslievesAccordingly,contended.shebethattransparencythepotentialtonarrowgapbetweenwhatanorgroupseembedoingversuswhatareactuallydoing.Agrowingnumberofhavediscussed
Affairs and Governance Minister Gail Teixeira said the Government’s ultimate aim is to strengthen its robust anti-corruption framework and build effec tive collaboration between the various regulatory and oversight agencies and the public.“The importance of what we are doing here to day is taking us to anoth er step… when we finish this workshop depending on what comes out of it and the experiences, we may produce fact sheet number two … and to create con stantly until we are able to build a total framework,” Teixeira is quoted as say ing in a DPI report.
A s the Government forges ahead to eradicate fraudu lent conduct in all sectors across Guyana, its second anti-corruption framework workshop was opened on Tuesday, at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre (ACCC).Organised by the Parliamentary Affairs and Governance Ministry, the two-day seminar will see intense dialogue between representatives of the Government, the private sector, and civil society on transparency and account ability in each of these sec tors.Following the hosting of the first anti-corruption workshop, a framework was established, focusing mainly on the Government and the agencies that deal with accountability and transparency in the GovernmentParliamentarysector.
Health authorities facing difficulties with contacttracing for 1st monkeypox case
Back in April this year, a $37 million new modern Magistrate’s Court was commissioned in Kwakwani, Region 10 (Upper DemeraraBerbice), which is part of the Upper Demerara River MagisterialRecognisingDistrict.that the stability and strength of the justice sector are par amount to public trust and investor confidence, the Government has set aside $4.5 billion in the 2022 bud get to fund various works for advancing the sector. Of that sum, $1.3 bil lion will fund the comple tion of the Port Kaituma, Mabaruma, and Vigilance Magistrates’
“The persons whom the patient has been in contact with we have been in touch with the names and so that the patient has given us. It is hard to find some of the con tacts, because he doesn’t have any particulars on those per sons, but the immediate fam ily members and persons who he has been in contact with regularly, those persons are in quarantine,” Dr Anthony said. “So far, we haven’t seen any signs of anybody develop ing monkey pox,” he said. As relates to the second patient, the situation is cur rently the same. On August 22, Guyana confirmed its first case of monkey pox, and on Monday confirmed its second case of the virus. The Health Minister reiterated that he does not predict a large out break of the virus in Guyana.
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ith the aim of en hancing access to the justice sys tem, a new Magistrate Court will be construct ed in the densely populat ed WestThreeBankHarmonieWestminster/Parfaitelocality,WestDemerarainRegion(EssequiboIslands-Demerara).TheAttorneyGeneral
“I don’t think we’ll have large numbers of people being affected, and that’s why once we’re able to identify persons with monkey pox, that’s why we have been isolating them to prevent further spread, and we’ll continue to do so; we don’t expect large numbers. “But, again, the public can help us by taking precautions. So, if anyone has any rashes and suspect that it might be monkey pox, then you should come in to one of our health care institutions, so that the doctors there can do a prop er evaluation. We can do the laboratory test to make a de termination,” he explained. He added that the Ministry’s COVID-19 hotline and a new hotline that they have put in place can be con tacted for more information on monkeypox.“Wehaverepurposed the COVID hotline, so if people require information, they can also call that COVID hotline; somebody on the other line would be able to give them in formation relating to monkey pox. We have also added an other line, which is toll free, and that is being by GTT. The number for that one is 0449. They can literally call at any time when it’s conve nient to them, and somebody would be there to answer and give them the information… we have medical persons who would be able to guide them and give them appropriate advice,” the Minister said.
Westminster/Parfaite Harmonie to get Magistrate's Court
The team checking out the plans for the new Magistrates Court at Westminster/Parfaite Harmonie during Wednesday’s site visit and Legal Affairs Ministry Office on Wednesday re vealed that construction is expected to start early next year in the large housing scheme.Theplot of land for the construction of the mod ern Magistrate Court has already been identified by the Government of Guyana. The facility will be conve niently located adjacent to the Parfaite Harmonie Police Station. A team comprising of AG and Legal Affairs Minister Anil Nandlall, SC; Minister of Housing and Water Collin Croal; Chancellor of the Judiciary (ag), Justice Yonette Cummings; Chief Justice (ag), Justice Roxane George, SC; Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan and teams from both the Housing Ministry and the Supreme Court conducted a site visit on Wednesday at the location. In a comment, Attorney General Nandlall indicat ed that this project is yet another example of con structive engagement and cooperation between the Executive and the Judiciary in their common pursuit to build a modern, competent and efficient jus tice system, accessible by and to every citizen. “The other two Magistrates Courts in close vicinity located at Wales and Vreed-en-Hoop, have been overburdened by the appreciable swell in popu lation on the West Bank of Demerara due to new hous ing schemes established by the Government. This new Courthouse will signifi cantly relieve the burden from the other two Courts,” the Legal Affairs Minister said.Meanwhile, new Magistrates Courts are also expected to be built at Friendship and Timehri along the East Bank Demerara corridor in Region Four (DemeraraMahaica) and in Anna Regina, Essequibo Coast, Region Two (PomeroonSupenaam) next year.
AG Anil Nandlall, SC, Chancellor of the Judiciary (ag) Yonette Cummings-Edwards, Chief Justice (ag) Roxane George, SC, and other officials being briefed by Housing Minister Collin Croal
lessisstepsJudiciaryMagistrate’sBartica,conductedrehabilitationwereAdditionally,Courts.moniesalsoearmarkedforworkstobeontheMahdia,andProvidenceCourts.Overtheyears,thehasbeentakingtoensurethatjusticedeliveredontimeregardofwherecitizenslive by constructing and reno vating Magistrates’ Courts. In 2016, the Judiciary demolished the age ing building which had housed the Sparendaam Magistrate’s Court which was situated in the com pound of the Sparendaam Police Station. The court was re-commissioned in February of the following year and its quota of mag istrates was increased from one to Thentwo. in 2017, the Judiciary opened the Upper Demerara Magisterial District – the country’s tenth Magisterial District. Three years later, it com missioned the Diamond/ Golden Grove Magistrates’ Courts on the East Bank of Demerara (EBD). Before that $132 million court was opened, the Providence Magistrates’ Courts had served the entire EBD corridor from Agricola to Timehri.The Providence Court is currently under massive repair works . (G8) Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony on Wednesday said that health officials are currently faced with some difficulties in detecting where Guyana’s first monkey pox patients ini tially made contact with the infectious virus. He had previously ex plained that the two cases are unrelated.Further, the Minister re lated that the persons who have been in recent contact with the first 2 patients, such as family members, are cur rently in quarantine.
Sophie Richardson, China director at Human Rights Watch, said the re port's findings showed "why the Chinese government fought tooth and nail to pre vent the publication" of the report."The United Nations Human Rights Council should use the report to ini tiate a comprehensive in vestigation into the Chinese government's crimes against humanity targeting the Uyghurs and others - and hold those responsible to ac count," she "Uyghursadded.and other vic tims have placed their trust in you to report on the ex tent of the abuses they face," he said. "If you don't stand up for victims, who will?"
C oming out of its 2022 budgeted work programme under roads, more than 250 roads are to be upgraded before the end of the year. This is according to Chairman of that region, David Armogan.Hesaid most of the road projects are being done through the Public Works Ministry.“Right now contracts are being given out to do at least 20-odd roads in the Whim/Bloomfield area, Hampshire area and in the Chesney area. Measurements are also taking place within the Canje area and some of the other areas where roads are in a deplorable state. Hopefully, by the end of the year, quite a num ber of road works would be completed and so per sons would be much hap pier than they are today,” Armogan said while ad dressing the media on de velopments in the region. According to him, the major complaints received are those relating to roads. Sonata Satrohan, a res ident of Marigold Street, Springlands Corriverton, told this publication that she has been living there for “Thisdecades.street is very bad for a long piece of time. We went to the Town Council and we made complaints and there is nothing. We even offered that if they give us the stuff we could self-help and make the street but there is nothing till today and the street is very bad,” she disclosed. There have been nu merous calls for the access roads at Chesney Housing Scheme to be repaired, with residents telling sto ries of damage to their ve hicles as a result of the state of those roads. The situation in not much different at Fort Ordinance, where the housing scheme is being extended and 100 hous es are being construct ed. Vehicles transporting material for that project have made the already bad roadsWorkworst.isslated to com mence at Chesney shortly. There have also been many complaints com ing out of sections of East Canje over the state of some access
Over 250 roads in Region 6 to be upgraded before year-end
The UN recommend ed that China immediate ly takes steps to release "all individuals arbitrari ly deprived of their liber ty" and suggested that some of Beijing's actions could amount to the "commission of international crimes, in cluding crimes against hu manity".While the UN said it could not be sure how many people have been held by the government, human rights groups estimate that more than a million people have been detained at camps in the Xinjiang region, in north-east China. Several countries have previously described China's actions in Xinjiang as a genocide.ButBeijing - which saw the report in advance - de nies allegations of abuse and argued that the camps are a tool to fight terrorism. The report was released on Ms Bachelet final day on the job after four year as the UN's high commissioner for human rights. Her term has been dom inated by the accusations of abuse against the Uyghurs. Ms Bachelet's office indi cated that an investigation into allegations of genocide in Xinjiang was under way over a year ago. But publication was de layed several times, lead ing to accusations by some Western human rights groups that Beijing was urg ing her to bury damaging findings in the report. And even in the final hours before the report was published, China has been putting pressure on Ms Bachelet not to release it. In a news conference last Thursday, she admitted that she was under "tremendous pressure to publish or not to publish" the report.
And Amnesty International's Secretary General Agnès Callamard condemned "the inexcus able delay" in publishing the findings. "There must be account ability for the Chinese gov ernment's crimes against humanity, including through the identification and eventual prosecution of those individuals suspect ed of responsibility," Ms Callamard said. There are about 12 million Uyghurs, mostly Muslim, living in Xinjiang. The UN said non-Muslim members may have also been affected by the issues in theEarlierreport.this year, the BBC obtained leaked files which revealed an an organ ised system of mass rape, sexual abuse and torture of Uyghur Muslims at a net work of camps. The Xinjiang Police Files, as they're being called, were passed to the BBC and re vealed a targeting of the community on orders lead ing all the way up to Chinese leader, Xi Jinping. And in 2020, then UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab accused China of "gross and egregious" hu man rights abuses against its Muslim population af ter a video emerged appear ing to show Uyghurs being blindfolded and led to trains. The footage provoked in ternational outcry, but Liu Xiaoming, then Chinese ambassador to the UK, in sisted that there were "no such concentration camps in Xinjiang" while appearing on the BBC's Andrew Marr show. China denies all al legations of human rights abuses in Xinjiang. In response to the Xinjiang Police Files, China's foreign ministry spokesman told the BBC that the doc uments were "the latest ex ample of anti-China voices trying to smear China". He said Xinjiang enjoyed stabil ity and prosperity and resi dents were living happy, ful filled lives. China says the crack down in Xinjiang is neces sary to prevent terrorism and root out Islamist ex tremism and the camps are an effective tool for re-edu cating inmates in its fight against terrorism. It insists that Uyghur militants are waging a vio lent campaign for an inde pendent state by plotting bombings, sabotage and civ ic unrest, but it is accused of exaggerating the threat in order to justify repression of theChinaUyghurs.has dismissed claims it is trying to re duce the Uyghur popula tion through mass sterilisa tions as "baseless", and says allegations of forced labour are "completely fabricated". (BBC)
China is accused of detaining up to a million Uyghurs and other Muslims in detention camps in Xinjiang
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ingtheingrowyear.theretheCanefield,ingCanjerentlymeasurementsAccordingstreets.toArmogan,arecurtakingplaceinEastforroadworks.“WewillalsobelookattheNewAreainCanje,todoentireroadnetworkbeforetheendofthisWherewehavenarroads,whatwearedoisconcretestripsandmajorroadswearedoinasphalt.Thepriori ties will be in areas where we have health centres and schools.”However, despite this, there have been complaints by some sections that work is only slated for communi ties that support the cur rent“InAdministration.termsofselection of roads, it has nothing to do with who is living where. This is a question of roads that are bad. We are doing roads in Manchester; we are doing roads in Alness. If what people are saying that it is some other forms of selection based political considerations, that is not true because if you look at it, we are doing roads right across the region –apart from Manchester and Alness area, we are also doing roads in the 51 Village area. While some people might want to make those kinds of accusations, I don’t think that it has any accuracy attached to it.”
Some of the roads that are slated to be repaired
But she defended the de lay, arguing that seeking di alogue with Beijing over the report did not mean she was "turning a blind eye" to the contents of the report.
Torture claims against China Uyghur credible – UN
The UN has accused China of "serious hu man rights violations" in a long-awaited report into allegations of abuse in XinjiangChinaprovince.hadurged the UN not to release the report - with Beijing calling it a "farce" arranged by Western powers.The report assess es claims of abuse against Uyghur Muslims and oth er ethnic minorities, which ChinaButdenies.investigators said they uncovered "credible evidence" of torture possi bly amounting to "crimes againstTheyhumanity".accusedChina of using vague national secu rity laws to clamp down on the rights of minorities and establishing "systems of ar bitrary detention". The report, which was commissioned by the UN's Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights, said prisoners had been subjected to "patterns of ill-treatment" which in cluded "incidents of sexual and gender-based violence". Others, they said, faced forced medical treatment and "discriminatory enforce ment of family planning and birth control policies".
The Chairman noted that President Dr Irfaan Ali has been clear in his instructions to regional of ficials on his One Guyana notion.“We are dealing with One Guyana and there fore no area must be left out. We must be able to deal with all the areas or else he himself will come down and deal with us con demningly,” Armogan add ed. (G4)
sold eight years later. In 2020, a judge ruled that prosecutors could seize money Toledo had been keeping in an account at Bank of "CivilAmerica.forfeiture serves a critical role in depriving criminals of their ill-gotten gains, regardless of their status," Breon Peace, the top federal prosecutor in Brooklyn, said in a state ment.Odebrecht has admitted that it doled out bribes to Governments across Latin America, to help build its vast construction empire. Toledo has denied so liciting or receiving bribes, and has not been criminal ly charged in the United States.Toledo now lives in California, where he is fighting Peru's attempts to extradite him to face Odebrecht-related graft charges.Hewas represented at extradition proceedings by a public defender, and said he had no income or sav ings.The US State Department will decide whether to extradite him. Peru's Foreign Ministry tweeted in February that it had agreed with the United States on repatriat ing Toledo's funds. (Excerpt from Reuters)
T he United States will return to Peru about US$686,000 seized from a former presi dent of the country who had received bribes from the Brazilian construction con glomerate Odebrecht, the US Department of Justice said on FederalWednesday.prosecutors in Brooklyn said Odebrecht paid US$25 million in bribes to Alejandro Toledo, who was Peru's President between 2001 and 2006, for highway construction con tracts.Prosecutors said Toledo used US$1.2 million of the money in 2007 to buy a Maryland home, which he
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Brazil's Amazon sees worst August fires in over a decade
Violence against women in Mexico rises to over 70%, study finds
Judge grants divorce, but says “no rape in marriage” under Bahamian law US to return Peru funds seized from ex-President in Odebrecht case
F ires in Brazil's Amazon rain forest surged in August to the highest for the month since 2010, Government data showed on Wednesday, surpassing the blazes in August 2019 that drew global attention soon after President Jair Bolsonaro took office. National space research agency INPE registered 31,513 fire alerts in the Amazon via satellite in the first 30 days of the month, making it the worst August since 2010, when fires to talled 45,018 for the full month.Most of INPE's Amazon fire alerts in an average year come in August and September – considered the burning season in the region, when rains often subside to let ranchers and farmers often set fire to de forested areas. Fires for August are al ready up 12.3 per cent from August 2021 and rough ly 20 per cent above the average for the month in the INPE data series since 1998. Experts blame Bolsonaro for rolling back environmental protections in Brazil, opening the way for loggers and ranchers to illegally clear more of the Amazon since he took office in 2019.Preliminary data showed that deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon in the first seven months of this year totalled an area roughly seven times the size of New York City –the most for the period in at least six years. (Excerpt from Reuters)
Lula eyes gradual boost to Brazil welfare programme, says aide
Brazilian presidential frontrunner Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is looking to gradually boost the coun try's main welfare pro gramme, starting with an extra 18 billion reais (US$3.47 billion) if he is elected in October and the budget allows, an aide told Reuters.Lula, who launched the iconic Bolsa Familia welfare programme as President from 2003 to 2010, has giv en few details to back up his vows to expand the current system, rebranded Auxilio Brasil by his electoral rival, incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro.Bolsonaro boosted Auxilio Brasil payments for the poorest Brazilians to 600 reais a month through the end of this year, from 400 reais previously. Both he and Lula promise they will find funding to main tain the more generous pay ments in 2023, at an annu al cost of some 160 billion reais.Beyond that, the leftist Lula, who leads far-right Bolsonaro by double digits ahead of the Oct 2 election according to most opinion polls, is looking for ways to expand the programme, said former Social Development Minister Tereza Campello. "Our first priority would be finding resources to se cure the payments of 600 reais," said Campello, who is leading studies for Lula's new welfare propos als. "After that, we are pro posing a project that would come step by step". One of the first priorities would be variable stipends based on family size, such as an extra monthly payment of 150 reais per child up to 6 years old. That per-child stipend would boost the pro gramme's cost by about 11.5 per cent to 178 billion reais ($34.38 billion), she said. Campello stressed that any expansion would come in stages, depending on space in the 2023 budget, as Lula's economic team works to understand the state of public finances. (Excerpt from Reuters)
Migrants from Venezuela crossing into Chile from the Bolivian border near Colchane, Chile [Matias Delacroix/AP] V iolence against women and girls in Mexico has increased over the last five years, the statistics office said in a survey that found seven in 10 of them reported expe riencing some form of vio lence."Violence against women continues to be a challenge in the country and consti tutes a public health prob lem," the President of the national statistics agency INEGI, Graciela Marquez, told a news conference on Tuesday.Mexico's soaring rate of femicide - the killing of women and girls because of their gender - has sparked waves of protests. On av erage, some 10 women are killed every day and tens of thousands are missing. INEGI estimated that more than 70 per cent of 50.5 million women and girls aged over 15 have ex perienced some kind of vi olence, up four percentage points from the last time it ran the survey in 2016. Reports of sexual vio lence increased the most, up eight percentage points to reach half of all wom en surveyed; 23 per cent of whom said they had expe rienced this in the last 12 months.
About 6.8 million Venezuelans have left their homeland since an economic crisis took hold in earnest in 2014 for the country of some 28 mil lion people. Most have gone to nearby nations in Latin America and the Caribbean. More than 2.4 million are in Colombia.That huge migration slowed as the pandemic cut economic opportunities and complicated travel across the region and as Venezuela’s socialist Government adopt ed reforms that slowed the country’s economic free-fall and gave some appearance of revival.Approximately 150,000 Venezuelans returned to their homeland at the height of the coronavirus pandemic, according to United Nations estimates, and some host countries reported a de cline in the overall count of Venezuelan immigrants for the first time in years. But the outward march is on the rise again. At least 753,000 Venezuelans have left their country for another in Latin America or the Caribbean since November, accord ing to data from receiv ing countries, even as the Government of President Nicolas Maduro has contin ued to tout economic growth. Colombia, which had not re ported updated figures since November, posted a jump of roughly 635,000 between that month and August. Bottom of Form Pandemic lockdowns and border closures also have pushed Venezuelans to riskier paths. Mexico re cently imposed a visa re quirement for Venezuelans, so instead of flying to a country bordering the US, Venezuelan migrants now often trek northward across Central America after cross ing the Darien Gap, a road less jungle straddling the Colombia-Panama border where thieves, swollen riv ers, rough terrain and wild animals are upthathadsaidPanama’scommon.government45,000Venezuelansentereditsterritorywaysofarthisyear,fromonly3000lastyear. (Excerpt from Al Jazeera)
Brazil's former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, presidential candidate of the Workers Party (PT), speaking during the first Presidential Debate ahead of the national election, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, August 28, 2022
Nearly 35 per cent re ported being a victim of physical aggression during their lives, up from 34 per cent in 2016, while 52 per cent said they had experi enced psychological abuse, up from 49 per cent. The vast majority of women who experienced physical or sexual violence did not formally report their attacker or seek help from a public institution, accord ing to Younger,INEGI. single wom en living in cities and with higher levels of education were more likely to report being victims of violence. (Excerpt from Reuters)
A High Court judge has ruled that “there is no rape in mar riage” under Bahamian law even as she acknowledged that a husband was cruel for forcing his wife to have sex against her will on nu merous occasions during their marriage. The unidentified wom an had filed the divorce pe tition seeking to end her more than 15-year mar riage on the grounds of cru el treatment.Thewoman claimed her husband subjected her to emotional and mental abuse throughout the mar riage and the court heard that the wife “felt like a rape victim during the or deal of sexual intercourse with the respondent”. The woman told the court that after the last time they had sex on a day in 2021, she suffered a meltdown at work the next day and that the events of that day in question “felt like an out of body experi ence”.“The petitioner alleged that it was standard for the respondent to come home, ask for sex and if she re fused, (forcefully penetrate her) have sex with her and when he was satisfied, roll over, watch television, use his computer or go to sleep,” the court was told. In granting the divorce, the judge in accepting the petitioner’s evidence, said the issue raised by the par ties of non-consensual and forced intercourse along with the word “rape” re quired the court to consid er the term in context of Bahamian marriage laws. She said that while the court accepts that rape is a “most heinous act of cru elty”, there is “no rape in marriage” under a strict reading of Bahamian law. The judge said that the wife met the threshold for proving she suffered cruel ty in the marriage and thus satisfied the grounds for a divorce under Section 16(1) of the Matrimonial Causes Act. (Excerpt from Jamaica Observer)
Over 6.8 million have left Venezuela since 2014, and exodus grows
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Oil prices extended their slide on Wednesday, led lower by worries that the global economy would slow further with renewed restrictions to curb COVID-19 in China. Brent crude futures for October due to expire on Wednesday, settled at US$96.49, down US$2.82 a barrel, or 2.8 per cent. The more active November contract lost US$2.20 to US$95.64 a barrel. US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures ended down US$2.09, or 2.3 per cent, at US$89.55 a barrel.
"The fear that there’s a slowdown here and then also the potential here for some additional supply increases coming down the pike is having some pressure on the market," said Mike Sabo, market strategist at RJO Futures in Chicago.
Parts of China's southern city of Guangzhou imposed COVID curbs on Wednesday, joining the tech hub of Shenzhen in battling flare-ups. (Excerpt from Reuters) Oil prices slump again, hit by demand concerns U S life expectancy has fallen to the lowest level seen since 1996, continuing a steep decline largely driv en by the COVID-19 pan demic.Government data showed life expectancy at birth now stands at 76.1 compared to 79 in 2019. That is the steepest twoyear decline in a century. COVID-19 was the main contributing factor, according to US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention data. Life expectancy of Native Americans and Alaska Natives fell by two years.According to the pro visional data, life expec tancy fell by 2.7 years be tween 2019 and 2021. The statistics show that COVID-19 accounted for 50 per cent of the de cline between 2020 and 2021. Between 2019 and 2020, the pandemic con tributed to 74 per cent of theUnintentionaldecline. inju ries - a term which also includes drug overdos es - reached record highs in 2021 and contributed to 15.9 per cent of the de cline.Deaths from heart dis ease, chronic liver disease and cirrhosis and suicides were also significant con tributors.Thefall in US life ex pectancy was particularly pronounced among Native Americans and Alaska Natives.TheCDC statistics also highlight stark differenc es in life expectancy be tween men and women. For men, life expectan cy fell by about a year to 73.2 in 2021 while wom en's life expectancy fell by 10 months to 79.1 Life expectancy in the US is among the lowest of developed nations around theAccordingworld. to the latest available statistics from the World Bank, Hong Kong and Japan have the world's highest life expec tancies at around 85 fol lowed by Singapore at 84. (Excerpt from BBC News)
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Don't underestimate Russia's military strength, German Defence Chief warns Inspector General of the German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr), Eberhard Zorn, waiting for the arrival of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz at the German Army Operations Command in Schwielowsee, Germany March 4, Taliban2022
One potential hotspot there is Kaliningrad, a Russian exclave sandwiched between NATO members Poland and Lithuania, that hosts Russia's Baltic naval fleet and is a deployment location for Russian nucle ar-capable Iskander mis siles.Russia has threat ened to station nuclear and hypersonic weapons in Kaliningrad should Finland and Sweden join NATO as they are in the process of do ing.Zorn, speaking before the start of an Ukrainian offen sive in the south, stressed that Russia continued to have substantial reserves. He also suggested that Russia was not about to run out of ammunition any time soon. (Excerpt from Reuters)
"The weakness coming out of China has played a significant role" in lowering prices, said Harry Altham, energy analyst for EMEA & Asia at StoneX Group in London. "There are fears of demand destruction across the West as interest rates rise and inflation concerns grip Western economies."
had promised women's rights and media freedom after returning to power on August 15, 2021, but it has since backed away from its pledge [Ahmad Sahel Arman/AFP]
Many of her students are unlikely to return to school for months, hav ing already lost class time during the brutal summer heatwave."Jacobabad is the hot test city in the world, there are so many challenges ... before people had heat stroke, now people have lost their homes, almost everything (in the flood), they have become home less," she told Reuters.
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Germany's Chief of Defence has warned that the West must not underestimate Moscow's military strength, saying Russia has the scope to open up a second front should it choose to do so. "The bulk of the Russian land forces may be tied down in Ukraine at the moment but, even so, we should not underestimate the Russian land forces' potential to open a second theatre of war," General Eberhard Zorn, the highest-ranking sol dier of the Bundeswehr, told Reuters in an interview. Beyond the army, Russia also has a navy and air force at its disposal, he added. "Most of the Russian navy has not yet been deployed in the war on Ukraine, and the Russian air force still has significant potential as well, which poses a threat to NATO too," Zorn said. The Bundeswehr reg ularly supports NATO air policing missions over the Baltic states with fighter jets and, having one of the strongest fleets in the re gion, is also keeping a close eye on the developments in the Baltic Sea at its door step.
The armed group had promised women’s rights and media freedom after re turning to power on August 15, 2021. But it has since backed away from its pledge. The Taliban has defend ed its decision, saying such restrictions have been done to preserve “national inter est” and women’s “honour”. (Excerpt from Al Jazeera) N ot long ago, Sara Khan, princi pal at a school for disadvantaged girls in Jacobabad in south ern Pakistan, looked on in alarm as some students passed out from the heat - the city was the world's hottest at one point in May.Now, after heavy mon soon rains submerged large parts of the country, her classrooms are flood ed and many of the 200 students homeless, strug gling to get enough food and caring for injured rel atives.Such extreme weath er events in a short space of time have caused hav oc across the country, kill ing hundreds of people, cutting off communities, wrecking homes and infra structure and raising con cerns over health and food security.Jacobabad has not been spared. In May, tempera tures topped 50 Celsius, drying up canal beds and causing some residents to collapse from heatstroke. Today, parts of the city are under water, though flooding has receded from its Inpeak.Khan's neighbour hood in the east of the city, houses have been badly damaged. On Thursday, she said she heard cries from a neighbour's house when the roof collapsed from water damage, kill ing their nine-year-old son.
Nineteen people in the city of around 200,000 are confirmed to have died in the flooding, in cluding children, accord ing to the city's Deputy Commissioner, while local hospitals reported many more were sick or injured. (Excerpt from Reuters)
The Joint Technical Committee of the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and allies, together called OPEC+, said it now sees an oil surplus this year of 400,000 bpd, up 100,000 bpd from its forecast a month earlier.Some OPEC+ members have called for cuts. The group is next due to meet on Sept 5 amid weakening demand in Asia that spurred Saudi Arabia to lower its official selling prices to thatUSregion.crude stocks fell by 3.3 million barrels, the US Energy Information Administration said Wednesday, while gasoline stocks were down 1.2 million barrels. China's factory activity extended declines in August due to new COVID infections, the worst heat wave in decades and an embattled property sector that weighed on production, suggesting the economy will struggle to sustain momentum.
The market has been primarily concerned with inadequate supply in the months following Russia's invasion of Ukraine and as OPEC struggled to increase output. That drove nearterm contracts to a sharp premium over later-dated futures earlier this year, but that pattern has reversed somewhat as output has increased. Both OPEC and the United States saw production hit its highest levels since the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, with OPEC's output hitting 29.6 million barrels per day (bpd) in the most recent month, according to a Reuters survey, while US output rose to 11.82 million bpd in June. Both are at their highest levels since April 2020.
ATaliban official has said that Islam grants women the right to education, work, and entre preneurship, and reiterated that the group is working to create a so-called “safe envi ronment” for girls and wom en in secondary schools and the“Iworkplace.mustsay that Islam has given women the right to education, Islam has giv en women the right to work, Islam has given women the right to entrepreneurship,” Taliban spokesperson of the Ministry of Vice and Virtue, Sadeq Akif Muhajir, told Al Jazeera.“IfIslam has allowed it, who am I to ban it,” he said during the interview. The comments by Muhajir came more than a year after the armed group took over the country and Taliban official says Islam grants women right to education, work imposed several limitations on women’s freedoms, in cluding a ban on secondary education for girls. The move has drawn in ternational condemnation andSincesanctions.returning to power, the Taliban has among oth er things, shut down girls’ secondary schools across the country, ordered women to wear hijabs in the work place and to cover their fac es in public, and has banned women from travelling long distanced without a close maleTherelative.restrictions on free doms and movements are reminiscent of the Taliban’s last time in power in the 1990s, when the group de nied girls and women the right to education and barred them from public life.
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Foster stated that the four inter zone champions idea is part of the BCB effort to in spire teams to perform at a high standard during the in ter-zone stages. Over the years, Rose Hall Town Pepsi and Albion have dominated the Under-19 lev el, and Foster stated that the Inter Zone Championship should inspire other clubs to do better.Among the teams that would be involved in the tournament are Albion, Rose Hall Town Pepsi, Port Mourant, Tucber Park, Edinburgh, Rose Hall Canje, Achievers, Cotton Tree, Bath, Bush Lot United, No 73 Young Warriors, Skeldon and No 69. The BCB expects the tour nament to be very competi tive, as numerous inter-coun ty and national players would be in action, includ ing Jonathan Rampersaud, Mahendra Gopilall, Jermey Sandia, Zeymul Ramsammy, Isai Thorne, Sohail Mohamed, Leon Cecil, Ramzan Koobir, Navin Boodwah, Tommani Ceasar, Rampertab Ramnauth and Shiv Harripersaud. The three Rose Hall Canje fe males who recently rep resented the West Indies Ashmini Munisar, Ashley Ramnauth and Realanna Grimmond are also expected to play in the tournament. The BCB would like to extend thanks to for mer national junior player Orvin Mangru for the role he played in organising the sponsorship, and also to the three sponsors, who all came on board to support Berbice cricket.
from the stick of Alysa Xavier and her sister Gabriella Xavier, and a double and a single from Ashley De Groot. Woodpecker Hikers’ Maria Munroe managed to score on two penalty corners, giving her side victory over Saints.Inthe opening game of the men's games, Saints got off to a comfortable start, leading the Pepsi Hikers 2-0. However, the Pepsi boys picked up tempo, and captain Robert France found the back of the Saints net, restoring confidence in his side. The Saints boys, who never backed down, showed great energy, but it was the experienced Aroydy Bradford who led the score sheet with 4 goals, giving Pepsi Hikers the 8-4 Thewin. GCC Sequel versus Hikers Cadets, a mix of vet erans and young players, was the most competitive match of the night, and the refer ees had to work strenuously. Despite the many great saves by the Cadets goal keeper Jason Hoyte, while the game was deadlock 3-3, Dwayne Scott managed to find the back of the net from a re bound ball off the keeper, giv ing his team the edge in a 4-3 score line in the last minute of theMatchesgame. continue dai ly at the National Sports Hall. Come out, relax, sip a Lucozade and enjoy a game of hockey. Let's continue to encourage and support our sports men and women.
Cotton Tree have advanced after winning all of their matches in Zone A. The tournament is being played at 25 overs per innings on a 30-yard pitch. Boundaries should not exceed 60 yards, while balls down the leg side should be in an eight-inch range, or shall be called a wide. Scores from matches played:The Rose Hall Town Poonai team defeated Port Mourant by nine wickets at Albion. Albion, RHT Poonai Pharmacy, Cotton Tree reach semifinals
The Lucozade Indoor Hockey Tournament got underway with the opening matches showcasing the young talent of the un der-20 boys and girls. The most experienced team of the junior categorythe GCC Spartans Girls, com prising several national play ers - made light work of the inexperienced YMCA Old FortSaraSamurais.Klautky scored a hattrick for her side, which led the way for the victory 6-0.The Saints Scorpions won their match by a comfortable 3-0 over the GCC War Dogs. In the Women's catego ry, the GBTI GCC Spartans brushed aside the YMCA Old Fort Igniters 6-0, with a triple
The Berbice Cricket Board would (BCB) on Thursday be hosting the first round of the BCB/ Albion Community Centre Cricket Club Under-19 tour nament as it forges ahead with its junior cricket tour nament.Theboard last week re started its 2022 season, af ter a long break due to the rainy season, with the BCB/ Romario Shepherd Under-13 tournament involving ten teams in three zones - West Berbice, New Amsterdam/ Canje, and Lower Corentyne. The BCB/ACCC Under-19 tournament would be spon sored by Permaul Trading and Distribution Ltd, Arif Mootoo of the United States, and Kris Jadgeo Construction Services. A total of twen ty-one teams would be play ing in the tournament, and teams would be divided into four sub zones: West Berbice, New Amsterdam/Canje, Lower Corentyne and Upper Corentyne.BCBPresident Hilbert Foster has said this tourna ment would be played fifty overs per team, with match es starting at 9.30am. The BCB has mandated that the first ten overs of each in nings be bowled by fast bowl ers. Each fast bowler would also be required to rest for an hour after bowling five suc cessive overs.
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BCB/ACCCC U-19 tournament to bowl off on Thursday
- KP Jadgeo, Arif Mootoo and Permaul Trading are main sponsors Raphel McKenzieLuke Amsterdam Lucozade Indoor Hockey Tournament gets underway
Port Mourant recorded 34 all out in 11 overs. Raphael McKenzie took 4 for 10, and Leon Reddy took 4 for 12. RHT Poonai Pharmacy registered 35 for 1 in eight overs. Leon Reddy scored 12 not out, and Balraj Narine scored 10. Rose Hall Canje got past Mt. Sinai by nine wickets at Canje.Mt. Sinai scored 37 from 12.5 overs. Luke Amsterdam grabbed 8 for 6 off 5 overs, and Brandon Grimmond took 2 for 8. Rose Hall Canje scored 41 for 1 in 10 overs. Richard Ramdeholl made 13 not out, and Luke Amsterdam made 10. Albion defeated Rose Hall Town Poonai Pharmacy by eight wickets at Area H ground.RHT Poonai made 56 for 6 from their allotted 25 overs. Tameshwar Deonand made 11, Baltaj Narine made 10. Arif Marimutoo took 2 for 9. Albion scored 56 for 2 in 15 overs, with Said Jumratty making 17 not out and Sahid Gajnabi 10 not out. Albion defeated Port Mourant by 64 runs at Albion. Albion made 112 for 3 from 25 overs, with Nathaniel Ramsammy scoring 38 not out(5x4) Arif Marimutoo 29 not out, Said Jumratty 14 and Farhan Balle 10. S Samaroo took 3 for 12 from 5 overs. Port Mourant in reply made 48 all out in 18.5 overs, A. Apana made 10, and Farhan Balle took 3 for 4 off 4 overs, while Said Jumratty took 2 for Cotton11. Tree defeated Achievers by 11 runs at Cotton Tree.Cotton Tree scored 56 for 5 off 25 overs, with Arif Bacchus scoring 28, and Ricardo Dhanisar 12. Kumar Joseph took 3 for 6 from 3 overs. Achivers made 45 all out in 12.3 overs, with Amarie Hughes scoring 14 not out. Arif Bacchus took 3 for 5, and Fayad Gaffur 2 for 5. Cotton Tree Under-13 de feated Rainbow Generation by 22 runs at Cotton Tree. Cotton Tree made 48 for 7, with Arif Bacchus making 15 and Fayad Gaffur 10. J. Blackman took 2 for 10. Rainbow Generation made 26 all out in 9 overs. Arif Khan took 4 for 3, and Arif Bacchus took 3 for 4. Rose Hall Town Poonai Pharmacy would travel to Cotton Tree to face the home team in the first semifinal match, while Albion would play the winner of the Rose Hall Canje vs Edinburgh match in Zone B in the second semifinal. Meanwhile, the quarter-fi nals of the BCB Under-17 tour nament would be played on Wednesday, August 31st at four venues across Berbice. Albion vs East Bank Blazers at Albion; Cotton Tree vs Radha Krishna at Cotton Tree;PMCC vs Tucber Park at Port Mourant; and RH Canje vs Bath at Canje. All matches start at 9:30am
The BCB President also stated that a champi on would emerge from each zone and would receive a winning trophy and small monetary prize. The four champions and runners-up teams would then go on to play in a eight team spe cial tournament to get an overall Berbice Champion.
The Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) has resumed its 2022 cricket season after a period of four months’ break due to the rainy season, and 10 teams are currently partic ipating in the BCB/Romario Shepherd Under-13 tourna ment as part of the BCB’s ef forts to unearth new cricketing talents.This tournament has been organised by the BCB with sponsorship from West Indies all-rounder Romario Shepherd.Defending Champions Rose Hall Town Poonai Pharmacy, together with Albion and Cotton Tree, had advanced to the semifinals while the winners of Zone B were still to be determined. Albion have now emerged winners of Zone B, with RHT Poonai Pharmacy being the runners-up.
Devin Munroe (Hikers Cadets) trying to steal the ball from Alan Fernandes (GCC Sequel)
BCB/Romario Shepherd U-13 tournament… Defending BCB Under-19 50-overs champions - Albion
The Vurlon Mills Football Academy (VMFA) re cently concluded an in strumental outreach football camp, which has been hailed a success in delivering the fun damentals of the game to bud dingInathletes.collaboration with the Siskin Group, the VMFA was able to host the camp for 56 boys and girls at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) Ground in Georgetown during the month of August. According to the organiz ers, the three-day camp fo cused on areas such as learn ing fundamental football skills, team-building and the importance of health and nu trition. For the VMFA, it was important to ensure that the camp was a fun and engag ing opportunity for the play ers to continue to develop as young athletes; and it instilled in them important values to inculcate both on and off the field. “Development is over pas sion, and we are happy to give these young boys and girls this opportunity,” VMFA found er and camp director Vurlon MillsAdditionally,shared. the Siskin Group’s technical director, former Chief Medical Officer of Guyana Dr. Shamdeo Persaud, spoke to the kids about the importance of health andBasednutrition.onreports out of the organization, with the promo tion of youth sports camps in Guyana, this is just the be ginning for these young men and women to further devel op character-building, social skills, and their love for the game of football. The Vurlon Mills Football Academy and The Siskin Group Inc would like to extend a huge “thank you” to the lo cal staff and coaches for help ing to make this year’s football camp into a huge success. Vurlon Mills Football Academy and The Siskin Group Inc are committed to continue growing youth sport programmes that are safe, fun, inclusive, and accessible to all Guyanese youth. In addition to The Siskin Group, multiple other spon sors contributed to the camp, including MVP Sports, Toucan Distributors, Sunshine Snacks, ANSA McAL under their Lucozade brand, and Demerara Distillers’ Limited (DDL) under their Topco brand.
By TimoThy Jaikarran The sixth edition of the PMT20 Cup promis es to be lots of fun in the sun, as the tournament has attracted many spon sors. Recently, business man Patrick Khan of Khan’s Trading Enterprise donated a total of one million dollars to the GSCL Inc in support of the four categories in the tournament.GSCLInc President Ian John has said he is extreme ly grateful to Khan for his kind gesture. Khan has giv en $300,000 each to the Masters O40, Masters O50 and Allstars category, taking the prize monies to $600,000 in the three respective cate gories.Khan also gave $100,000 to the female category, which will now take their prize money to $200,000. Speaking on the donation, GSCL Inc President Ian John said, “With regards to Patrick Khan, he has been a very passionate cricketer, and his love for softball is a testimo ny to that. He always plays cricket to the extreme, and he always feels he has the chance to get out of any sit uation, whether he is batting first or bowling first. His con tribution is very timely, and on behalf of the Georgetown Softball Cricket League Inc, we want to show our appre ciation in thanking him, and may his business continue to grow over on the East Bank Demerara area.”
The Trinbago Knight Riders women celebrating their victory
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Mahendra Hardyal of Regal Stationery and Computer Centre has been a longtime sponsor of softball in Guyana
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played on and had to go for 12, leaving the Royals at 91/6 after 17 overs. The excitement was ramped up when captain Dottin took the ball for the over with the Royals on 104/6 and needing 11. She cleaned up Fletcher with the first de livery and had Knight Riders’ fans believing that had all but sealed the victory. But Qiana Joseph, at just 21 years old, and having not conceded a boundary off her own bowling, dispatched the World Boss back over her head to make the equation five off Withthree.five needed, Dottin couldn’t find her line, and sent down a wide to make it four needed off two; and the con test became a real nail-biter. To add to the drama, Qiana then slipped as she played her shot; and Sana, who had set off for the run, was near ly run-out.Qiana, knowing they needed a boundary to win, swung with all her might at the final ball, but couldn’t get the elevation or distance, and the Royals fell one run short. Both teams still have one game to play in the hope of qualifying for Saturday’s fi nal.The Guyana Amazon Women Warriors will go into action tomorrow against the victorious TKR outfit.
GSCL President Ian John grateful to businessman Patrick Khan for donation …Women’s cricket is on the rise - John O50 team. He also does this kind of spontaneous kind of sponsorship, and always wants to enhance everything in and around him. He is very passionate about these kinds of tournaments, and his business is always there whenever the need arises,” JohnJohnshared.also shed light on the first ever women’s cate gory in the tournament. He divulged that it is import ant that a strong message is sent, especially with the in volvement of women, as it is his belief that even schools can form teams, since wom en’s cricket is on the rise. He also said there is much at stake for wom en in general, owing to the fact that softball is the first form of cricket before elevat ing to higher levels. He clar ified that the softball way is the correct way to build the passion for the game, and from there women can go on from strength to strength and even represent the West Indies Women’s team. “So, it is important that we start this journey for the women, and they appreci ate it and come out and play hard cricket. We want the best team to win. Respect your fellow players, and re spect the umpire’s decision,” he admonished.Thisyear, the tourna ment will commence on November 11, and conclude on November 13. John is hopeful that this year the teams will be able to play in close proximity, utilis ing the various grounds in Georgetown. He shared that the grand finale would be held at the National Stadium at Providence, and fans can expect four times the action with the four finals set to be played.
Trinbago Knight Riders close out thrilling win
VMFA, Siskin Group host impactful football camp
The Trinbago Knight Riders Women achieved victory by the barest of margins when they beat the Barbados Royals Women by one run in a nail-biting first game of the inaugural Massy Women’s Caribbean Premier LeagueHaving(WCPL).won the toss and electing to bat, the Knight Riders got off to a flyer, but lost regular wickets; mean ing: their finish on 114/7 was thanks to a late flurry from Hayley Jensen and a well-fought 30 from Lee-Ann Kirby at the Shakeratop.Selman and Hayley Matthews were the pick of the Royals’ bowlers, each taking two wickets, and Matthews claimed brag ging rights by dismissing her counterpart, Deandra Dottin. The Royals also lost reg ular wickets during their chase, and despite Chloe Tryon ratcheting up 38 in an innings that included huge sixes, the Royals could not keep up with the run-rate.
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Kirby added to her bat ting prowess with two import ant wickets, and was integral to the Knight Riders taking the win, but it was captain Dottin who, in the final over, sealed the victory and all but booked them a spot in the fi nal. Kirby and Natasha McLean started the Knight Riders’ innings strongly, be fore McLean was dismissed for 7 by Grimmond and Kirby’s run-a-ball 30 came to an end at the hands of young FatimaWhenSana.the partnership of Sune Luus and Deandra Dottin was broken, the Royals knew they were in with a chance of keeping the scoring to a minimum, and when Matthews, with a heavily strapped right el bow, dismissed Dottin for 20, the Knight Riders suddenly found themselves at 80/4. They made it past 100, and strong hitting from Jensen, including a 66m six off Matthews, saw them fin ish on 114/7. Matthews and Aaliyah Alleyne both made starts at the top of the innings. The pair raced to 29 before Matthews was caught off Jensen. She was soon followed by Boyce at the hands of Geetika Kodali, the hat-trick hero from the SKYEXCH 6IXTY. The asking rate contin ued to increase with Tryon and Cooper at the crease, and after 10 overs, Royals needed 69 from 60 with seven wick ets inTryonhand.took matters into her own hands, as she took on Kirby and smashed her for three sixes in the 15th over, thereby denting the run chase. But a short-pitched de livery in the same over found an outside edge, and she had to go for 38. At 88/5, the Royals were in all sorts of trouble, and the introduction of Anisa Mohammed added to their woes when Chinelle Henry
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The first match of CPL 2022… King's royal 89 sets up thumping win for Tallawahs over Patriots
Brandon King's classy 89, augmented by a supportive knock from Kennar Lewis, set up a domi nant 47-run win for Jamaica Tallawahs against St Kitts and Nevis Patriots in the first match of the 2022 Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL), played at Warner Park in St Kitts & Nevis. Tallawahs posted 1832 in their allotted 20 overs, and turned in a collective bowling effort that restrict ed Patriots to 136-8 in their 20 overs.Inthe chase, Patriots had a slow start, losing Evin Lewis, Dewald Brevis and Darren Bravo in the first ten overs. At the halfway stage, the Patriots were 59-3, with Fletcher holding things to gether and Rutherford find ing his Lewisgroove.was first to be dis missed, caught at long leg for four off the bowling of Mohammad Amir, while Brevis was bowled all ends up by Imad Wasim for 14. The out-of-favour Bravo was removed for one, caught at wide third man attempt ing to slash a delivery for six. Fletcher then eventual ly succumbed to spaceman Gordon for a 34-ball 31. Patriots found it difficult to score freely, as Gordon then took a return catch to remove the elder Bravo (13) when the score was at 102-5 in 14.2 overs.
GUYANATIMESGY.COMTHURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2022 23 SCOREBOARD JAMAICA TALLAWAHS INNINGS (20 overs maximum) Brandon King c DM Bravo b DJ Bravo 89 Kennar Lewis c Jansen b Carmichael 48 Rovman Powell (c) not out 30 Fabian Allen not out 3 Extras (lb 1, w 12) 13 TOTAL 20 Ov (RR: 9.15) 183/2 Fall of wickets: 1-116 (Kennar Lewis, 14.3 ov), 2-167 (Brandon King, 19.1 ov) BOWLING O-M-R-W Duan Jansen 4-1-18-0 Jon-Russ Jaggesar 2-0-25-0 Akila Dananjaya 3-0-32-0 Jaden Carmichael 3-1-22-1 Dwaine Pretorius 4-0-39-0 Dwayne Bravo 4-0-46-1 Patriots Innings Andre Fletcher † c †Jangoo b Gordon 31 Evin Lewis c Brooks b Mohammad Amir 4 Dewald Brevis b Imad Wasim 14 Darren Bravo c Mohammad Amir b Pretorius 1 Sherfane Rutherford c †Jangoo b Gordon 33 Dwayne Bravo (c) c & b Gordon 13 Dwaine Pretorius c Green b Imad Wasim 3 Duan Jansen c Allen b Pretorius 8 Jaden Carmichael not out 9 Jon-Russ Jaggesar not out 10 Extras(lb 5, w 5) 10 TOTAL 19.6 Ov (RR: 6.80) 136/8 Fall of wickets: 1-9 (Evin Lewis, 2.1 ov), 2-46 (Dewald Brevis, 7.2 ov), 3-49 (Darren Bravo, 8.3 ov), 4-61 (Andre Fletcher, 10.3 ov), 5-102 (Dwayne Bravo, 14.2 ov), 6-102 (Sherfane Rutherford, 14.3 ov), 7-108 (Dwaine Pretorius, 15.4 ov), 8-113 (Duan Jansen, 16.2 ov) BOWLING O-M-R-W Mohammad Amir 4-0-23-1 Chris Green 4-0-21-0 Imad Wasim 4-0-20-2 Migael Pretorius 3.6-0-35-2 Nicholson Gordon 4-0-3-23 Tabraiz Shamsi will miss the men's Hundred final to play for Guyana Amazon Warriors in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL), in the latest blow to a compe tition that will be short on international quality in the knockoutShamsi,stages.the South African left-arm wristspin ner, has taken five wick ets in his six appearances in the Hundred this season, playing for Trent Rockets as a replacement for Rashid Khan.He was one of the few re maining overseas players in the men's Hundred who is part of his country's firstchoice T20 side, but has left ahead of Guyana's opening CPL game on Saturday and will miss the final at Lord's as aRocketsresult. will not be per mitted to sign another re placement, as teams can only use players who were registered in the group stag es during knockout games in the Hundred. Regulations were changed for this sea son after Tim David, a last-minute signing, made a game-changing intervention in the inaugural final. Marchant de Lange, the South African fast bowler, is available to fill Rockets' third overseas slot alongside Colin Munro and Daniel Sams, but is yet to feature this season and Andy Flower may see Matthew Carter, the offspin ner, as a more direct replace ment for Shamsi'sShamsi.departure con tinues a worrying trend for the competition as a whole, which has been shorn of its star names as the group stages have worn on. London Spirit, who will play in Friday night's elimina tor at the Ageas Bowl, will use only two of their per mitted three overseas play ers in the knockout stages in Ben McDermott and Nathan Ellis.Kieron Pollard made six appearances for them be fore leaving for the CPL, Glenn Maxwell played four games before returning to Australia for an ODI se ries against Zimbabwe, and his replacement Josh Inglis made a single appearance before he was called up to Australia's squad as injury cover. Spirit will play the win ner of Manchester Originals' game against Oval Invincibles in the elimina tor, both of whom are with out several of their firstchoice overseas players. Originals have lost Wanindu Hasaranga (de nied an NOC), Andre Russell (CPL) and Sean Abbott (Australia duty) at various stages and fielded Tristan Stubbs, Ashton Turner and Josh Little as their overseas trio in their last game against Birmingham Phoenix on Saturday.againstPeterHiltonandHasnain(CPL)areInvincibles,Sunday.meanwhile,withoutSunilNarineandMohammad(Pakistanduty)pickedRileeRossouw,CartwrightandHaztoglouintheirwinSpiritatLord'son (ESPNCricinfo)
Warriors’ Shamsi opts for CPL over Hundred final
The dangerous Rutherford slammed four sixes in his promising 33 from 22 balls, but he was re moved by Gordon with the next ball after the one that caused Bravo's departure. The Tallawahs kept the screws on the Patriots, and eventually won the game. Gordon claimed 3-32 while Wasim and Miguel Pretorious each took two wickets.StKitts and Nevis Patriots had earlier won the toss and had elected to bowl first. West Indies opener Brandon King and his muscular part ner Kennar Lewis contribut ed 116 runs to the Tallawahs’ score in an opening stand that lasted for 14.3 overs. Jaden Carmichael, a 19-year-old leftarm spinner, was the shining light in the middle of destruc tion from King and Lewis. Carmichael bowled a maid en over, but was struck for a 111-metre six. Lewis faced 46 balls for his 48 runs, which included six maximums, but he was the first of the Tallawahs to be dismissed, by the same Carmichael. King, continu ing his royal rampage at Warner Park, raced to 89 from 57 balls - his second highest CPL total – during which the classy opener struck six maximums and eight fours before he was out chasing a wide one, even tually caught at long-on by Darren Bravo, off the bowl ing of Dwayne Bravo with the score at 167-2. Skipper Rovman Powell added the fireworks at the end to take his team to 183-2 in 20 overs. Powell slammed three sixes and a solitary four in his unbeaten 30 from 15 balls. Carmichael end ed with 1-22 in three overs, while Bravo had 1-46 from his four overs. St Lucia Kings will take on TKR from 10am, while Patriots will play Royals at 7pm at Warner Park, St Kitts. Kennar Lewis made 48 Brandon King slammed 89 Gordon claimed three wickets
GUYANA TIMES - www.guyanatimesgy.com, email: news@guyanatimesgy.com, NEWS HOTLINE: 231-8063 EDITORIAL: 223-7230, 223-7231, 231-0544, 225-7761 SPORT: sport@guyanatimesgy.com SALES AND MARKETING: 231-8064 - marketing@guyanatimesgy.com - PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY GUYANA TIMES INC. Sport is no longer our game, it’s our businessTHURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2022 Warriors’ Shamsi opts for CPL over Hundred final GAW’s Tabraiz Shamsi arrived in St. Kitts and Nevis on Wednesday afternoon, along with Imran Tahir. They are seen in photo with GAW Head Coach Rayon Griffith Tabraiz Shamsi will miss the men's Hundred final to play for Guyana Amazon Warriors in the CPL King's royal 89 sets up thumping win for Tallawahs over Patriots The first match of CPL 2022… threeclaimedGordonwickets Brandon King slammed 89 Kennar Lewis made 48 and featured in a 116-run stand Page 23 Page 23
