WHAT'S INSIDE: Issue No. 5116 Nationwide coverage from the best news team in Guyana THE BEACON OF TRUTH guyanatimesgy.com PRICE $100 VAT INCLUDEDTUESDAY, AUGUST 30, 2022 Page3 PP1514P8P12P11See story on page 14 “We’re going to support you” –Pres Ali to Region 9 communities on food security Guyana confirms 2nd oldrapingfoundCorentynebenefitspaycallFormercasemonkeypoxworkersonGFCtoterminationmanguiltyof11-year-AlmosthalfCOVID-19deathswerefromRegion4–HealthMinister …8 new recordedinfectionsin24h FacebookdefamedtopubliclyBeauticianapologisessingersheon…Major (ret’d) Joe Singh, Ramesh Dookhoo among those to take oaths gambling2ContractorjailedforyearsforawayStatefunds…“one hand chop off clean and then next one get bad chop up” Toshao Fight endsofownershipovercutlassinmurder …as RFP’s go out seeking consultant to advise on gas-to-shore project In-depth review to be conducted on gas supply agreement submitted by ExxonGTA launches tourism business licensing portal NRF Board, oversight, investment committees for oil funds to be sworn-in today P7 Page9 PagePage97
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“We’re going to support you” – President Ali to Region 9 communities on food security
President Dr Irfaan Ali while in Shea Village in Region Nine over the weekend
According to the President, staff of the Agriculture Ministry will work with communities, to help to develop their food security strategies in a way that will make their food production both resilient and“We’resustainable.going to support you by investing and train ing, research and develop ment. We’ve already made the decision that we’re go ing to hire all the gradu ates from the University of Guyana in agriculture and the School of Agriculture.”
There will be sunshine and thundery showers during the day. Expect partly cloudy skies and thundery showers at night. Temperatures should range between 22 degrees Celsius and 32 degrees Celsius.
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ing office, President Ali had charged the Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Ministry to assess and address the hurdles related to export ing food and agricultural products to markets with in the Region. As such, concerns about barriers to trade in some Caricom markets were raised with the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) earlier this year. The Ministry subse quently formed a National Working Group on Barriers to Trade against Exports from Guyana. According to the assessment on mar ket access by the working group, most of the chal lenges found were related to technical measures in cluding sanitary and phy tosanitary measures. It also found several technical and administrative regula tions that were all hamper ing the export of Guyanese products.Last year, some 112 tractors were procured for distribution in Indigenous communities so that res idents can independently maintain their food securi ty. The machinery can also be used in other sectors to push economic growth. At the time, Amerindian Affairs Minister Pauline Sukhai had outlined some of the projects on stream for villages, especially those that have been grave ly impacted by the corona virus. She had explained that these initiatives are aimed at strengthening the food security in Amerindian villages throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, with new investments in the ag riculture sector. “The food security of the Amerindian communi ties will be supported and sustained during the long challenge that we are fac ing with respect to the pan demic. In so doing, we have invested in the procure ment of 112 tractors, which will go to the Amerindian villages that do not have tractors. These machiner ies will be used in the ag riculture sector, forestry sector, and the transport sector; enhancing and em bracing the development of these sectors in the various hinterland and Amerindian communities,” Sukhai had told a group of Toshaos. The Minister had also indicated that upon assum ing office in 2020, resources were immediately deployed by the PPP/C Government to North Pakaraimas and other areas, owing to short ages. Since then, sever al regions have benefitted from assistance. (G3)
Breeding rams, breeding bulls Meanwhile, during a visit to the South Central Rupununi village of Rupunau, President Ali committed that the Government will pro vide 20 breeding rams and ten breeding bulls to en hance their livestock po tential. He also said that the Government will aid in the construction of sev eral homes, while he gave his assurance that the road linking Sand Creek and Rupunau will be complet ed. The Guyana Government has been on an aggressive campaign to dis mantle regional barriers to agricultural trade and to up food production. President Ali has said that in the next four years, with the assis tance of more diversified crops, Guyana would aim to reduce Caricom’s food import bill by 25 per cent.
W ith food securi ty high on Government’sthe agenda, President Dr Irfaan Ali has assured that the Agriculture Ministry will be working communi ty to community, to boost their food production. He said this while ad dressing a crowd of res idents from St Ignatius and neighbouring com munities, in Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo) over the week end. Impressing on them the importance of food secu rity, President Ali said that his Government is already hard at work in the region on a community-to-commu nity“Webasis.are working with many communities in Region Nine, to enhance your food production sys tem, to build your capaci ty, to build your food pro duction system a more structured way, to do it in a more market-oriented way. To improve the con ditions under which we do farming and many commu nities across the region are embracing this new push in terms of agricultural ex pansion and food security.”
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“And we’re going to as sign them to communities and Regions, so they could help you in the food produc tion system and develop ing it in a scientific way,” President Ali further in formed the residents.
The Berbice Bridge will be closed to vehicular traffic on: Parika and Supenaam departure times – 05:00h, 10:00h-12:00h, 16:00h, 18:30h daily Tuesday, Aug 30 – 05:50h –07:20h and Wednesday, Aug 31 – 06:30h – 08:00h.
Another child has lost his mother at the hands of her partner. This repetition has been the case for many families across Guyana as domestic violence continues to rampage among society. Sadly, this most recent case, involving 28-year-old Tacina Dazzel of La Bonne Intention (LBI), East Coast Demerara (ECD), occurred in front of her six-yearold son. Earlier this year, another mother was killed at the hands of her partner, after years of abuse. That mother of three, 57-year-old Savitrie Raj, attempted to escaped her situation after 32 years of marriage, but her efforts were futile in the end. This issue of domestic violence, its trickle effects and impact on society, has on numerous occasions been reported in Guyanese media, but, unfortunately, this continues despite awareness efforts. In this particular case, the woman, according to her family, used the mechanisms available to help domestic violence victims, but all systems seemed to have failed her. Domestic violence has been described as “behaviour which causes one partner in a relationship to be afraid of the other. Domestic violence can take the form of physical or sexual abuse, and forced social isolation away from friends and family members.”Thereis more than a subtle irony in the continuance of this societal scourge in spite of the relentless efforts and the plethora of available mechanisms to inform and educate. The problem appears much larger than reflected in the news, as many cases go unreported. This speaks to the reality being underestimated.Manyreasons have been set forth for what can deter an abused victim from seeking the intervention of the law. Among them are aspects of culture, shame, dependency and its redounding lack of empowerment for some, and the absence of confidence in law enforcement precipitated from the reported trivialising of the issue in some instances. The magnitude of the impact cannot be underestimated. Many persons have cruelly been made witnesses to the horrific assaults. Those ghastly images, especially when life was snuffed out, are not only lasting, but profoundly traumatising. While it is always heartening to hear that surviving victims and witnesses to such horrific incidents would be counselled, it would be very informative for all to know the extent of what is available and offered. While expectations would be for what obtains in the developed nations, realistically, there must be something tangible in keeping with available resources, with upgrades foremost in planning. This is not, in any way, suggesting that there is not an effective mechanism. However, counselling can be an extensive process for some, depending upon the circumstances. Given the plethora of incidents that unfortunately continue, and which would make added demands on the system, the question of adequacy of trained staff, needed facilities, and support systems becomes more pertinent. While there is a disadvantage in accurately quoting figures based on extensive research, if available, on the amount of people lost, injured and disfigured, and those scarred for life as a result of domestic violence, they must be extremely high in proportion to our population. Clearly, the highest number would be those who are left traumatised. This therefore must be seen as a serious cause for concern, and a compelling reason for consideration for declaring domestic violence a national priority. This is an apolitical issue, and is not confined to any one group, thereby making it less difficult to garner national support. In such small societies, the impact permeates throughout. As this newspaper had previously said, persons reading and learning about incidents through television and social media are in many ways impacted too, especially if one of their own is affected. In the context herein, the pervasiveness and impact of trauma cannot, and must not, be underestimated. Its mitigation has to uncompromisingly be immediate, holistic, effective, and sustained. Persons within communities most often do not think it is their business to report incidents of abuse, but proper and timely intervention could save someone’s life.
Haiti sinking deeper into catastrophe; who will save it?
President Irfaan Ali being welcomed with a song during his visit to South Central Rupununi village of Rupunau, in Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo) (OP photo) By Sir ronald SanderS Haiti has never been far from wide-scale hu man suffering, grave political instability, and grim economic underdevelopment. But its circumstances today are worse than they have been before.The country has become a battleground for rival crim inal gangs, whose weapons are superior to those of the po lice, both in quantity and fire power. These gangs have es tablished fiefdoms in which they rule supreme, terroris ing communities, kidnapping people, demanding huge ran soms, committing vile mur ders, and even burning their victims — alive or dead. Even more disturbing, some gangs appear to have established links with Beyondpoliticians.thelossof control of law and order, the country is being governed, in name, by unelected officials with no in dependent judiciary or func tioning national assembly. An accord among civil society groups and political players, fashioned in September 2021, has collapsed. This makes fulfilment of the desire for a “Haitian-led” solution to the country’s problems most un likely, and not credible. What makes this situa tion worse is that Haiti has no strong institutions to support governance and to address the deep-seated problems of the country.Some nations — among them countries whose gov ernments have contribut ed to the underdevelopment and weakness of Haiti — now conveniently hide be hind the Haitian call for a Haitian-led solution to do lit tle or nothing. The United Nations (UN) withdrew its Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) in October 2017, after 13 years. Despite the dire situa tion which now exists, the UN Security Council opt ed to extend the mandate of its Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH) until July 15, 2023, but not to expand it to tackle the spiral of violence, lawless ness, and the terror of armed gangs.Against this background, Luis Almagro, the secretary general of the Organization of American States (OAS), is sued a rousing public indict ment of the international com munity and the self-interested political elite in Haiti. Almagro minced no words when he de clared: “The institutional cri sis that Haiti is experiencing right now is a direct result of the actions taken by the coun try’s endogenous forces and by the international community.”
He stated unequivocally that, “The last 20 years of the in ternational community’s pres ence in Haiti has amounted to one of the worst and clearest failures implemented and ex ecuted within the framework of international cooperation.”
To be clear, “the international community” in Haiti amount ed to “a core group”, compro mising the European Union, the UN, the OAS, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, andISpain.publicly agreed with his assessment. It was the most honest and compelling state ment by a high official of any regional or international insti tution ever issued concerning Haiti.In agreeing with his state ment I interpreted his defini tion of the international com munity as including every country, every international financial and development in stitution, the United Nations and its organs, and the OAS itself. But I also recognised then, what I later said in the Permanent Council of the OAS on August 17, when the foreign minister of Haiti Jean Victor Généus, clearly prompt ed by Almagro’s statement, asked for a meeting. What I said, in brief, was that “many countries in the international community are perfectly inno cent of what happens in Haiti or has happened there. There are others — both countries and institutions — that have damaged Haiti irreparably over many years. Now it is up to those countries to do some thing to correct the situation. Financial support is the ob ligation of those members of the international communi ty with the resources to do so. And many of them, inciden tally, bear responsibility for the situation in Haiti today”. Almagro is clearly right in saying, “…resources have to be provided to Haiti through an institutionalised process by the international commu nity with a strong monitor ing component and capacity to combat corruption and pre vent the resources from being diverted and misused”. As I observed at the OAS meeting, Haiti cannot expect an international response to its needs “without some as surance that, within Haiti, there will be a collective, so lidified position, both in terms of the requests they make, the cooperation they will give, and the openness with which they will deal with the inter national community”. For his part, Foreign Minister Généus said that the Government has tried to promote dialogue, suggest ing that this effort has not been successful, but that “the prime minister will continue tirelessly in this quest for di alogue and consensus”. Of course, such a dialogue will not happen, nor will any agreement be sustained un less there is good offices medi ation to facilitate it and over see the implementation of its agreements. Mediation can not happen without an invita tion from the Ariel Henry-led provisional Government and the agreement of the other HaitianNeighbouringgroups. countries are already struggling with the failure of the Haitian State. The Bahamas, with a population of 400,000, has an estimated 150,000 Haitian refugees in its territory. This year alone, The Bahamas Government has spent mil lions of dollars repatriat ing Haitian refugees. In the words of the ambassador of the Dominican Republic to the OAS Josue Fiallo, the sit uation in Haiti “constitutes an unusual and extraordinary threat to my country’s nation al security, foreign policy, and economy”. And the US has de ported or expelled thousands of Haitians fleeing from their desperate conditions. In his statement of August 8, Almagro identified what amounts to a programme of action to try to save Haiti. It includes bringing violence under control and disarming the gangs; providing techni cal and financial resources to address the current secu rity situation; creating a cen tral mechanism to deploy assistance without overlap ping and wasteful efforts; a strong monitoring component to combat corruption; draft ing a new constitution that fixes deficiencies in the exist ing constitution, including by establishing an autonomous central bank, an independent justice system, and a func tioning and effective educa tion system; and investment to create employment and al leviateFewpoverty.would disagree with this agenda. The questions it raises are: Who would pro vide the financing? And which agency would be trusted to implement it? These are questions which must be addressed before Haiti sinks even deeper into an even bigger catastroph ic humanitarian crisis than it has suffered so far. Haiti must become a priority on the agenda of all internation al and regional bodies — now. (Jamaica Observer) (Sir Ronald Sanders is Antigua and Barbuda’s ambassador to the US, Organization of American States, and high commission er to Canada)
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GTT, GOGEC preparing youths to benefit from oil and gas sector
Some of the students who participated in the oil and gas awareness workshop
5guyanatimesgy.com TUESDAY, AUGUST 30, 2022 News 06:00 (Sign on) Inspirational Time 06:30 Cartoons 07:00 Evening News (RB) 08:00 Stay Woke 08:30 MasterChef Junior 09:30 National Geographic 10:00 Celebrity IOU 11:00 Paternity Court 11:30 Divorce Court 12:00 Movie - Turning Red (2022) 14:00 Raven's Home S1 E2 14:30 Liv and Maddie S2 E22 15:00 Indian Soaps 16:00 Henry Danger S1 E21 16:30 Inspector Gadget 17:00 The Young & The Restless 18:00 CNN 18:30 Teaching the Truth in Love 19:00 The Evening News 20:00 Stop Suffering 20:30 Brooklyn Nine-Nine S5 E21 21:00 Dynasty S2 E11 22:00 Blacklist S5 E18 23:00 The Vampire Diaries S5 E21 00:00 Sign off Tuesday, August 30, 2022 G TT, through its partnership with the Guyana Oil and Gas Energy Chamber (GOGEC), continues to prepare young Guyanese to maximise the benefits of the local oil and gas in dustry by providing ca reer guidance to Grade 11 pupils, who will soon con clude their secondary edu cation.The two companies jointly engaged over 70 Grade 11 students across all seven secondary schools in the PomeroonSupenaam Region Two community in an oil and gas awareness workshop last Friday. The session was held in the auditori um of the Anna Regina Multilateral Secondary School.Senior Public Relations Manager of GTT, Jasmin Harris, who represented GTT at the event, said the initiative to provide an un derstanding of the oil and gas industry and create awareness about the skills necessary within the sec tor is part of the company’s promise to strengthen the community.“Wepromised to strengthen the communi ty, and we continue to do so. We’re preparing the next generation of young professionals for fulfilling careers in the oil and gas industry. We believe that preparing our youth in this way is a significant thrust towards their development and the development of the country,” Harris is quoted as saying in a release from GTT.Joel Bhagwandin, a di rector at GOGEC, who also travelled to Region Two to engage with the pupils, has said the initiative is, importantly, aimed at the development and retention of skilled professionals. “There is a study that suggests that we need 160,000 workers to supple ment our labour force, and these skills can come from right here in Guyana, once we invest in our youth over the next 5-10 years to de velop that capacity…what we are doing is bringing the awareness and un derstanding to our youth about where the country is going and how they can not only contribute, but also significantly benefit by serving their country and participating in the accelerated prosperity of Guyana”.He added that Guyanese youths would of ten have high hopes of mi grating to further their ed ucation and in search of employment, but it is im portant to note that many opportunities now abound locally.“Inthe past, the coun try would have suffered from a lot of brain drain and many of our young people would have put their skills and talents to wards the development of other countries. It is im portant to let them know that those opportunities and more are available right here in Guyana. The local content legislation maximises the benefits of the sector for Guyanese, and we have to create an interest among youth re garding the skills needed, so that we can begin to de velop those skills and re tain them,” Bhagwandin hasDuringsaid. several presen tations, the students were given a comprehensive un derstanding of the roles and functions of several positions required in the sector, an overview of the process from exploration to extraction and storage, insights into the financial impact of the sector on the country’s development, and the need for many sup portBhagwandinservices. told the students that the oil and gas sector comes with an entire ecosystem that re quires over 200 support activities, including ac commodation, logistics, catering, project manage ment and entertainment etcetera.Theschools that ben efited from the ini tiative were Aurora Secondary, Johanna Cecilia Secondary, Charity Secondary, Abram Zuil Secondary, Anna Regina Secondary, Wakapao Secondary and the 8th of May Secondary. The pu pils were all given certif icates for their participa tion.
The bear and the wolf grew uneasy, and turned back and went into their holes. The young willowwrens, however, continued to cry and scream, and when their parents again brought food they said: “We will not so much as touch one fly’s leg, no, not if we were dying of hunger, until you have settled whether we are respectable children or not; the bear has been here and has insulted us!” Then the old King said: “Be easy, he shall be punished,” and he at once flew with the Queen to the bear’s cave, and called in: “Old Growler, why have you insulted my children? You shall suffer for it – we will punish you by a bloody war.”
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WORD SEARCH Page Foundation 6 TUESDAY, AUGUST 30, 2022 ◄ By The BroThers Grimm CONTINUED FROM MONDAY Exercises:ExponentsFindthe value Remember you can add and subtract numbers with exponents. Example: 35 - 42 Step 1: Find the value of the first exponential expression: 35 = 3 x 3 x 3 x 3 x3 = 243 Step 2: Find the value of the second exponential expression: 42 = 4 x 4 = 16 Step 3: Calculate 243 – 16 = 227
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Meanwhile, Government also wants the consultant to provide legal and com mercial advisory services. This includes providing ad vice on ways to strength en the legal and commer cial framework, as well as providing support to the Government in its negotia tions with Exxon. The consultant will also be tasked with “evaluat ing the associated financial models, economic analyses and cost estimates and re ports to ensure consisten cy with the heads of agree ment executed on June 30, 2022 and to ensure financial optimisation of gas profiles as it relates to determina tion of daily gas value and take or pay obligations.” With a timetable to de liver rich gas by the end of 2024 and the NGL plant to be online by 2025, works are progressing on getting the project off the ground. As such, during the first half of this year, Exxon was expected to source the ma terials and pipelines, so that they are available for when construction starts later this year.
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The scope of the US$900 million gas-to-shore project consists of the construction of 225 kilometres of pipe line from the Liza field in the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana, where Exxon and its partners are current ly producing oil. It features approximately 220 kilome tres of a subsea pipeline off shore that will run from the Liza Destiny and Liza Unity floating, production, stor age and offloading (FPSO) vessels in the Stabroek Block to the shore. Upon landing on the West Coast Demerara shore, the pipe line would continue for ap proximately 25 kilometres to the NGL plant at Wales, West Bank Demerara. The pipeline would be 12 inches wide, and is ex pected to transport per day some 50 million standard cubic feet (mscfpd) of dry gas to the NGL plant, but it has the capacity to push as much as 120 mscfpd. The pipeline’s route on shore would follow the same path as the fibre-optic cables, and will terminate at Hermitage, part of the Wales Development Zone (WDZ) which will house the gas-to-shore project. The Guyana Government has invited interested par ties to make investments in the WDZ, which would be heavily industrialised, and for which approximate ly 150 acres of land have been allocated. Those lands were previously used by the Wales Sugar Estate. The other component of the project is the construc tion of a combined cycle power plant that would gen erate up to 300 megawatts (MW) of power, with a net 250MW delivered into the Guyana Power and Light grid at a sub-station locat ed on the East Bank of the Demerara River. (G3)
“If you’re in the hinter land and trying to get your tourism site registered then you [know] that it is not only an arduous process of back wards and forwards but also an incredibly expensive one, requiring people to travel over great distances multi ple times, so the addition of a service like this which al lows person now to be able to submit, initiate the pro cess, follow the process and do all those submissions on line is certainly something that is very, very welcomed.” She added that this takes the tourism sector into a new era of growth, devel opment and efficiency. Meanwhile, Salaudeen Nasrudeen, who is the lead developer of the Tourism Business Licensing Portal, encouraged persons to uti lise the platform and give feedback so that they can be able to develop it to function in the best way possible.
GTA launches tourism business licensing portal
A n in-depth review will be conducted on the gas supply agreement from oil giant ExxonMobil for the gasto-shore project, with the Government going out to tender for a consultant to conduct the review and pro vide legal and commercial advisory services. In a recently published Request for Proposals (RFP), the Natural Resources Ministry invited companies to submit proposals for pro viding advisory services to the Government for the gasto-shore project. One of these services is to do an in-depth review of the gas supply agreement submitted by ExxonMobil subsidiary Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL), the oper ator in the Stabroek Block where the gas will be sup pliedAccordingfrom. to the RFP, the consultant will be ex pected to – considering the existing legal and contrac tual framework and best practices, as well as the Guyana context – “con duct an in-depth review of the submitted gas sup ply agreement submitted by the Stabroek contractor (as prepared in accordance with AIEN standards) and provide detailed legal opin ion, comments and advice to the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Gas to Energy Task Force, with the primary objective of ex ecuting an agreement that provides the best project outcome for the country.”
A gas supply agreement governs how much gas Exxon will be providing to the Government of Guyana, for use in the gas-to-shore project. So far, it is agreed that the project will bring approximately 120 million cubic feet per day of natu ral gas onshore. The project will include a gas process ing plant, a Natural Liquid Gas (NGL) facility and a combined cycle power plant.
The Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA) on Monday launched its tourism licensing por tal, which now digitises and takes its licensing services online.Director of the GTA, Kamrul Baksh at the launch explained that the agency has recently embarked on a process digitising all of its services to ensure that they are more accessible. “It is a conscious ef fort to ensure that the ser vices of the Guyana Tourism Authority reach the sector, we are trying to bring all of our services even more ac cessible, readily available to the sector and this plat form, that is the Tourism Business Licensing Portal which will be housed on our website, persons will be ac cess this service quite easi ly,” he stated at the launch held at the Herdmanston Lodge, Georgetown. The online licensing portal will allow persons to regulate their business es through simple steps de pending on the type of facili ty/business and the services offered.“We are making one of our core service digitalised… you can access all your doc uments, upload your docu ments and you could actu ally make the payments on this portal here, we’ve part nered with mobile money Guyana, so you don’t have to come into the office to make the payment, particularly for the far-flung areas, the hinterland regions,” Baksh said.He added that this pro cess will drastically reduce the cost of doing business with the GTA.
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“We recognise that a lot of persons want to be come compliant with the Authority, our licensing de partment, we’ve spared no effort to get to the stakehold ers, to provide the informa tion and to do all of the facil itation necessary so that all the segments of the industry and its standard continues to rise,” Baksh stated.
The GTA Director said that the GTA will also be digitalising other services in the near future as this platform cannot be a “stand alone”.“The GTA also will also embark on launching the business support services initiative which will be more than just saying that these are the requirements but ac tually going in very granular details, what are the specif ic requirements, helping you with the business templates that are necessary and cov ering a portion of the cost to getting a facility, so we’re extending our arm even fur ther for persons to become licensed.”“Onthe horizon we’re on the note of digitising train ing, we have done some face to face but to formalise and to give structure to the training we will launch our training portal in a matter of weeks as well so that per sons, who may not be able to come to the banqueting hall or the training centre will be able to access these services via the training platform that we will launch,” he fur therAccordingexplained.to Baksh, once this process is completed it will make training even more affordable and accessi ble to all corners of the tour ism and hospitality sector of Guyana.Speaking during the launch, President of Visit Rupununi Melanie Mc Turk noted that digitising the ser vices of the GTA is exact ly what the sector has been calling for.
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Guyana Tourism Authority Director Kamrul Baksh
If you missed the recent commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the inaugural Caribbean Festival of Arts (Carifesta, held in Guyana between August 25 and September 15, 1972), then that means you’ve really missed this “virtual world that’s fast enveloping the human species”. “Virtual world?” you mutter, imagining your kids hooked on the games on the laptops and smartphones to which they’re permanently tethered. Well…yes, and no. THAT virtual world has sent out its looong tentacles waay beyond Generation Z, and roped in even geezers like your Eyewitness. Now, the oldsters – anyone over 35!! – mightn’t be ensnared into VIRTUAL REALITY of the Metaverse, that pushed Facebook to change its name to “Meta”, but they’ve been enticed to plunge their toes into the ether through Zoom and all those platforms, that allow you to speak to each other from across the world!! These platforms give a whole new meaning to the term “talking heads”!! Anyhow, these very woke folks did hold the commemoration over Zoom, and wrote about it in their very woke local daily. One thing that jumped out right away to your Eyewitness (maybe because it was on top of the article??!!) was a map of the world showing - through dots of various sizes - where the viewers and participants originated. It verified the local anecdotal claim that Guyanese are everywhere”!! Well, almost!! Even though there was a dot each in Japan and Alaska, there wasn’t a single one in the entire continent of Africa - from where most of our Caribbean people originated!! What gives?? Your Eyewitness knows there are lots of Guyanese in that particular “Motherland”. So, does the immersion give them amnesia about their ole mudland?? Say it ain’t so!! But back to the commemoration. There WAS a dot for Guyana, but NOT nearly as big as the humongous blob that threatened to cover the entire East Coast of the United States!! Even the dot in French Guiana was bigger than the one in Guyana?? So, your Eyewitness was wondering why there’s this clear (studied?) lack of interest in the land where the subject under discussion – Carifesta 1 - was held?? Was it because the memory of the man whose baby it was –Burnham – was too painful for most locals?? After all, WE have to live with his (benighted) legacy!! For your Eyewitness, he always wondered how enthusiasts of Carifesta - like Barbados’s Kamau Braithwaite - could live with themselves after they validated Burnham for his “vision”! They would’ve met Martin Carter, who’d jettisoned Burnham and the PNC Government in 1970 –after participating in the meeting of Caribbean intellectuals to plan the festival earlier in that year? But the great man did write wryly, “The mouth is muzzled by the hand that feeds it”!!
Beautician publicly apologises to singer she defamed on Facebook
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…agitation But the virtual platforms don’t just seek to INFORM. No Siree, Bob!! They’re being used to MISINFORM, more than anything else!! Just last week, the NY Times ran a piece captioned “A Journey into Misinformation on Social Media”, which explained ruefully that its reporters concluded, “Disinformation and misinformation on social media have only grown worse since the 2016 election”!! Sadly, in Guyana, much of the misinformation is from the political partisans. Another study demonstrates that social platforms have “been used to promote instability, spread of political conflict, and call for violence. There’s some good advice one commentator gave to your Eyewitness about information on social media: "Who’s posting it? What information are they sharing? What’s their intent? In terms of who’s posting it, you want to look at the qualifications and potential for bias.” In Guyana, we shouldn’t be surprised that partisans are twisting their “facts” to support their party. “Fact checking” by going to other sources, who does that?? There’s the “confirmation bias” we all suffer from. What’s the Government’s role??
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Onika Pompey Kwasi Edmondson
The views expressed in this column are the author’s own and do not necessarily reflect Guyana Times’ editorial policy and stance
…politicians The time’s coming when we won’t ever be seeing these politicians in the flesh looking for our votes. Their holographic images would stand in our living rooms showing us where to place that “X”!!
Scary, eh??
Virtual... …Carifesta??
T (DPP) recommended that a coroner’s inquest be con ducted to determine if any one is criminally responsible for the death of 12-year-old Kayla Barnabas, the pro ceedings are yet to com mence.Barnabas, who attend ed the West Demerara Secondary School, was killed on June 1 after she was run over by a Police ve hicle transporting prison ers along the Good Fortuin Public Road, West Bank Demerara (WBD). At the time, the vehicle was being driven by a Corporal. It was reported that a vehicle had stopped for the young girl to use the pedestrian cross ing, but the Police Force ve hicle with registration num ber GXX 6575, which was reportedly speeding, struck Police Headquarters had said that Barnabas ran from east to west across the road in the path of the pick-up. A release from the Police had stated that the Police Corporal swerved to avoid a collision, but the front of the vehicle collided with the schoolgirl. The girl, who sus tained injuries about her body, was picked up in an unconscious state and tak en to the West Demerara Regional Hospital (WDRH), where she was pronounced dead on Followingarrival.the accident, a breathalyser test was ad ministered to the driver, but there were no traces of al cohol in his system. He was subsequently placed under closeAfterarrest.conducting inves tigations, Police forward ed a file to the DPP’s Office, which later recommended that an inquest be done. A coroner’s inquest is a judicial inquiry in common law jurisdictions, particular ly one held to determine the cause of a person’s death. In Guyana, a Magistrate act ing as the coroner empanels a three-member jury to in quire and give a verdict ac cording to the evidence. (G1)
Inquest into death of schoolgirl struck down by cop yet to begin
Awell-known beau tician, who was charged earlier this year for posting derogatory remarks about a local sing er, has issued a public apol ogy to him, ending all prose cution against her. Arraigned before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan in March, Onika Pompey, 32, had pleaded not guilty to a charge which stated that between October 29 and November 8, 2021, she post ed, via Facebook, derogato ry statements about Kwasi Edmondson, a former Soca Monarch.Atthat time, the woman was granted $200,000 bail and was instructed to re port to the Brickdam Police Station’s Gender-Based Unit every month until the hearing and determination of herWhentrial.the matter came up on Monday at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts, the charge against Pompey was dismissed fol lowing her issuance of a pub lic apology to Edmondson. On her Facebook page “Keeping up with the life of Onika Pompey”, she issued the following statement last Friday: “A few weeks ago, I publicly made untruthful and disparaging statements about Mr. Edmondson. When I made these state ments, I thought I was being humorous and simply get ting back at Mr. Edmondson for past comments that were about“Today,me. I realize that my statements were not humor ous but rather offensive. In today’s society, we prioritize making a funny post over each other’s feelings. In do ing so, at times, we tend to say things about each other that are degrading and in sensitive. This is no excuse for my actions but an apolo gy for“Thoughthem. my inten tion was not to hurt Mr. Edmondson or offend him, I made a poor decision and did so. For this, I am sincerely 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 impacted you and I wish you all the best in your endeavors.” She subsequently shared the apology on her oth er Facebook page “Onika Pompey”. (G1)
“One hand chop off clean and the next one get bad chop up,” he Accordingsaid.tothe Toshao, when he arrived at Kimbia there was a crowd at the wa terfront and he was told that Osborne was sent to New Amsterdam while King was lying in a boat. “I shook him and he was not responding and then myself and his cousin took him to Sand Hills to the health outpost to get first aid and then we would pro ceed to New Amsterdam but there was no one there at Sand Hills. So, we just switch the body into my boat and we proceeded to New Amsterdam.”However, King was pro nounced dead when he ar rived at New Amsterdam Public Hospital. His father, Percy King, said he saw two wounds on his son’s body. “My son get a big burst over his eye and a chop at the back of his neck.”
Contractor jailed for 2 years for gambling
Toshao of Wiruni, Denzel Hartman told this publica tion that at about 04:30h he received a report stat ing that two residents from the village were injured in a chopping incident.
…“one hand chop off clean and the next one get bad chop up” – Toshao
One man is now dead and his cousin se riously injured af ter being attacked by a cut lass-wielding man. Dead is Selman King, 22, of Wiruni Upper Berbice River. Injured is his cousin Shane Osborne, 18, whose arm has been severed. The incident occurred at Kimbia, Region 10 (Upper Demerara-Berbice) on Monday morning. The dead man and the injured man are cousins from Wiruni Village, Region 10. Reports are the cousins were at a wedding ceremony at Kimbia and after it ended, they were invited to a loca tion by the suspect’s broth er. There reportedly were no alcoholic beverages avail able at the wedding ceremo ny, however, they went to the other location and were imbibing.
9 TUESDAY, AUGUST 30, 2022 | GUYANATIMESGY.COM NEWS after fraudulently convert ing $1.7 million in State funds to his own use and benefit, has been jailed for two years. He was arraigned before Senior Magistrate Leron Daly at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts where he pleaded guilty to the charge. The 44-year-old man admitted that on August 17, 2022 at Main Street, Georgetown, being solely en trusted by the Amerindian Affairs Ministry with $1.7 million in cash to purchase materials, he failed to do so, converting the sum to his own use and benefit. After Henry received the money from the Toshao of Yarakita Village, Region Yarakita Primary School, he went to a casino in Georgetown where he gam bled away the money over a three-day period. He later went to the Ruimveldt Police Station where he made a report of him being robbed of the money by armed men. After conducting investigations, Police found that Henry’s report was untrue, confront ed him and he admitted to making a false report. Magistrate Daly, after considering Henry’s early guilty plea as well as the se rious nature and prevalence of the offence, sentenced him to two years’ imprison ment. (G1)
Fight over ownership of cutlass ends in murder
Councillor of Wiruni Village, Van West Osborne, who is also the father of the injured man, explained that the cousins had been at the location when an argument ensued over the ownership of aThecutlass.Councillor said he was told that his son and the man carrying the cutlass got into an argument, and during the argument he was chopped twice – his left hand from the wrist was severed. “I tried to find out from people what really hap pened. What I understand is that there were two persons arguing over a cutlass; one saying 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 wa ter and then the boy start to chopAccordinghim.” to the Councillor, it was after this that King intervened and he was chopped several times. The suspect remains at large.“I am calling on the au thorities to look into this matter. The guy that do this here, I understand that he already did a murder before. Right now, I am grieving over my son. He is just 18 years of age and look what happened. Since I know him he has never been a trouble maker. I always try to coun cil him as a father,” Osborne said. (G4)
Dead: Selman King Councillor of Wiruni Village and father of the injured man, Van West OsborneInjured: Shane Osborne
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One week after a man was confirmed as the first monkeypox case locally, Guyana has con firmed another case. Health Minister, Dr Frank Anthony made the announcement on Monday. This second monkeypox case was detected in a woman, who has since been isolated at the Infectious Diseases Hospital, Liliendaal. Contact tracing has also been“Weactivated.have diagnosed a second person with monkey pox. That person is now at the Ocean View Hospital re ceiving treatment. The per son is stable and we have started doing contact trac ing for that person,” the Health Minister shared. The first case was a 57-year-old who hailed from Region Four (MahaicaBerbice). After developing signs of monkeypox, he vis ited a health facility where doctors treated the case as a suspected one. Test results later found that he was pos itive.It was explained that Guyana has been treat ing the disease by target ing symptoms experienced or presented in the patient. While countries like the United States have specific antiretroviral medications, the Minister expressed that it would be difficult to ac cess.“The treatment for mon keypox is basically symp tomatic, meaning that if you experience fever, we’re go ing to treat you for fever. If you have pain, we’re going to treat you for pain. In some countries, like the United States, they have special an tiretroviral medicines that they give to very severe cas es. Those medicines are un der emergency use authori sation licensing. We don’t have access to those medica tions.”Nevertheless, Guyana has made efforts to pro cure vaccines through the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO), which is expected to arrive by the ending of September. It was previously stated that these shots would be used to treat exposed or high-risk individuals.Monkeypox appears as a rash. The acute skin rash may be present with mac ulopapular (flat based le sions) to vesicles (fluid-filled blisters), pustules, and sub sequent crusting affecting the face, palms of the hand, soles of the feet and the rest of the body. It may be accompanied with headache, acute onset of fever, myalgia, back pain, asthenia and lymphadenop athy. Monkeypox virus is transmitted from one person to another by close contact with lesions, body fluids, re spiratory droplets and con taminated materials such as bedding.Monkeypox is transmit ted to humans through close contact with an infected per son or animal, or with mate rial contaminated with the virus. It is transmitted by close contact with lesions, body fluids, respiratory droplets and contaminated materials such as bedding or clothing.DrAnthony cautioned, “Once you’re next to some body who is infected with monkeypox, especially in the period when they have skin rashes and these pus tules on the skin. If you’re in close contact with that per son, touched the person or has been cleaning these pus tules without any protective gear, then the chances are you are going to get infect ed.”He made these clarifi cations amid information in the public domain that a previous history of chicken pox lower’s one’s risk of get ting the disease. If a person had smallpox vaccination, he noted it helps to pre vent monkeypox. However, Guyana has not adminis tered those vaccines since the“You1980s.have a large group of vulnerable people and it is not only in Guyana. It is across the world because smallpox was eradicated. Because it was eradicat ed from the world, we have stopped giving people small pox vaccines.” (G12)
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Guyana confirms 2nd monkeypox case
Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony
GUYANA COVID-19 DASHBOARD AUGUST 29, 2022 UPDATE GET MEDICAL ADVICE ON COVID-19 FROM MOH 24/7 HOTLINE NUMBERS: 2311166; 226 7480; 624 6674; 624 2819; 624 3067 OR 180/181. NUMBER OF NEW CASES 8 NUMBER OF PERSONS IN INSTITUTIONAL ISOLATION 4 NUMBER OF PERSONS IN HOME ISOLATION 243 NUMBER OF PERSONS IN COVID-19 ICU 3 NUMBER OF PERSONS IN INSTITUTIONAL QUARANTINE 1 TOTAL CONFIRMED CASES BY GENDER (FEMALES) 38,449 TOTAL CONFIRMED CASES BY GENDER (MALES) 32,553 TOTAL CONFIRMED CASES IN GUYANA SINCE 2020 70,982 NUMBER OF RECOVERED CASES 69,454 TOTAL 1st DOSE VACCINATED 445,650 FULLY IMMUNISED 345,481 TOTAL NUMBER OF DEATHS 1278 DISTRIBUTION OF TOTAL CONFIRMED CASES SINCE MARCH 2020 REGION 1 2688 REGION 2 3134 REGION 3 8724 REGION 4 35,318 REGION 5 2572 REGION 6 6909 REGION 7 2655 REGION 8 921 REGION 9 4346 REGION 10 3715 HERE IS HOW YOU CAN BE SAFE DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC Wear a face mask. Keep a physical distance of at least 6 Washfeet. your hands or use handIfsanitizeryouhave any symptoms, call the COVID-19 Hotline. Almost half COVID -19 deaths were from Region 4 – Health Minister …8 new infections recorded in 24h
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From the 1278 per sons that have died from COVID-19 in Guyana, a whopping 588 of them were from Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica). This translates to 46 per cent. Health Minister, Dr Frank Anthony shared these statistics during Monday’s COVID-19 update. The remaining fatali ties follow a breakdown of 51 in Region One (BarimaWaini), 66 in Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam), 195 in Region Three (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara), 64 in Region Five (Mahaica Berbice), 136 in Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne), 54 in Region Seven (CuyuniMazaruni), eight in Region Eight (Potaro-Siparuni), 25 in Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo) and 85 in Region 10 (Upper Demerara-Berbice).OnMonday,only eight new cases were reported from 115 tests. Confirmed cases have now moved up to 70,982.Commenting on the num bers, Dr Anthony shared, “This does not reflect what is going on with COVID. Right now, we have 250 active cas es that we’re tracking.” Active infections are dis persed across the country with a breakdown of four in Region One, 11 in Region Two, 38 in Region Three, 116 in Region Four, seven in Region Five, 34 in Region Six, nine in Region Seven, four in Region Eight, 22 in Region Nine and five in Region 10. “It is spread out. Because of population size, we’re seeing a lot more cases in RegionSevenFour.”hospitalised cas es are being monitored by the Health Ministry; five of these persons are housed at the Infectious Diseases Hospital. There are three persons in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). There are four patients in institutional isolation, 243 in home isolation and one in institutional quaran tine. To date, 69,454 infect ed persons have recovered while the country has pro cessed over 687,000 tests. Latest vaccination fig ures show that so far, 445,755 or 86.9 per cent of adults have taken a first dose, while some 345,481 or 67.3 per cent of persons are fullyForvaccinated.adolescents between the ages of 12 and 17, 35,552 first doses or 48.7 per cent and 26,049 or 35.7 per cent second doses have been ad ministered.Vaccination for children in the five to 11 category shows 7681 first doses or 7.5 per cent. Only 2818 or 2.8 per cent have returned for their second shot. In addition, 72,410 per sons have returned for their booster shots thus far. A breakdown of the boost er shot administration amongst the different age cohorts reveals that 487 booster shots have been ad ministered to persons who are ages 12-17; 11,674 to ages 18-29; 11,428 to ages 30-39; 27,082 to ages 40-59; and 21,739 to persons above 60 years of age, according to the Minister of Health, Dr Frank Anthony. In the Region of the Americas, that is, Latin America and the Caribbean, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases has in creased to 175 million while the death toll in the region has gone up to 2.8 million. Globally, there are 596 million confirmed positives with 6.4 million deaths. If anyone is displaying any of the symptoms asso ciated with COVID-19 or needs any additional in formation, they are asked to contact the COVID-19 Hotline 231-1166, 226-7480 or 624-6674 immediately or visit www.health.gov.gy. (G12)
C atapulting the use of technology for innovative ideas and developing leadership skills through the Spark Initiative is a gateway for this and future gen erations of youths to exit mental and economic pov erty.The Education Ministry in collaboration with the LEAD Mindset, JASECI Labs and BCS Technology hosted the Spark Showcase at the National Centre for Educational Resource Development (NCERD) on Monday to wrap up the two-month long initiative. Three main objectives of this programme are to equip young people with the skills to leverage tech nology to spark innovation and economic opportuni ties; equip youths with a leadership mindset called the LEAD mindset; and ca talyse the region economi cally by capturing locally sourced innovative ideas. It provided partici pating students with the necessary tools to solve problems and develop leadership ers,becomebeallspiritual,turesomenomicbreakculturenextthisopportunesharedQuenitaDirectorcapacity.ofNCERD,Walrond-Lewisthatthisisthetimetoequipgenerationandthewiththetechnologyshift.Itwillalsothementalandecopovertychainsforpersons."Thistechnologicalculshiftisthemental,emotionalspaceyoungGuyaneseshouldinhabiting,sothatyouthegamechangnotjustadapting
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Spark Initiative can break mental, economic poverty chains for youths – NCERD Director
LEAD Mindset Founder Denise HillimanNCERD Director Quenita Walrond-Lewis
yourselves to circumstanc es in the world, but by cre ating those environments yourself."Thekind of knowledge, skills and competences you would have learnt over this programme will shift your generational trajecto ry for those who will come after you. This is a path way to cycles of poverty being broken. It doesn’t have to be economic pover ty. It can be poverty of the mind,” she Meanwhile,added.Founder of the LEAD Mindset, Denise Hilliman shared that the art of innovation should be accessible to all in a world where technology is rapid ly evolving."Weallknow the world is changing, and it's changing fast. Technology is greatly accelerating those changes. But there is a widening skills gap be tween users of technology and creators of technology. Those who fail to take ac tion to bridge that gap will die or less importantly, will not succeed,” Hilliman pointedChiefout. Education Officer, Dr Marcel Hutson underscored that young Guyanese could benefit from a greater degree of career guidance, psycho social support and overall encouragement in these skills areas. This will cre ate a monumental change in their collective develop ment."Every school must now embrace its capacity for fostering the next quarter of leaders for this beauti ful country of ours. It is our sincere hope that all the beneficiaries of this programme will complete ly internalise the deep sig nificance and input of this undertaking to their indi vidual and collective de velopment. I hope that you have established a network of professional colleagues, that you can undoubtedly expand aspiring for your individual and collective benefits. Those of us who are steeped in leadership, you will always hear about a community of learners,” Dr Hutson told the partic ipants.For eight weeks, stu dents from various schools and technical institutions benefitted from two tracks: leadership and creating change; and focusing on artificial intelligence and building such software un der the Spark programme. Fifty-two of them gradu ated from the programme. (G12)
Major General (ret’d) Joe Singh Private Sector nominee Ramesh Dookhoo Parliamentary nominee Dunstan Barrow Current UN Permanent Rep, Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett UK MP David Lammy
Rape ChandralallconvictLakraj
shore in 2015, there have been over 30 oil finds to date in the Stabroek Block and an esti mated recoverable resource of over 10 billion oil-equivalent barrels.The company is current ly undertaking four produc tion projects – Liza 1, Liza 2, Payara, and Yellowtail in the oil-rich block. Production ca pacity is currently at 120,000 barrels per day (bpd) with the <<<Liza Destiny>>> Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel in operation.Meanwhile, production has already started in the Liza 2 development, which is said to produce even lighter crude than Liza 1. It is also estimat ed that when the Yellowtail development project comes on stream, production will climb to 810,000 bpd by 2027. The US oil major anticipates at least six FPSOs producing one million bpd by 2030. The Stabroek Block is 6.6 million acres (26,800 square kilometres). Exxon, through its local affiliate Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Ltd (EEPGL), is the operator and holds 45 per cent interest in the block. Hess Guyana Exploration Ltd holds 30 per cent interest and CNOOC Petroleum Guyana Limited, a wholly-owned sub sidiary of CNOOC Limited, holds the remaining 25 per cent interest.
Section 3 (1) of the NRF Act 2021, Act No 19 of 2021, which was assented to by President Ali on December 30, 2021, es tablishes the NRF to manage the natural resource wealth of Guyana for the present and future benefit of the people in an effective and efficient man ner and in accordance with the principles of good governance, transparency, accountability, and international best prac tices, including the Santiago Principles.Section 5 (1) of the Act pro vides for a Board of Directors of the Fund comprising not less than three and not more than five members, who shall be appointed by the President, inclusive of a Chairperson. In accordance with Section 5 (2), these Directors are to be selected from persons who have wide experience in le gal, financial, business, or ad ministrative matters, one of whom shall be nominated by the National Assembly and one of whom shall be a repre sentative of the private sector. During the 46th sitting of the National Assembly on April 13, a motion was unan imously passed approving Barrow, who was nominated by the Standing Committee on Appointments of the National Assembly, as a Director of the Board of Directors of the NRF. Then, in March, it was revealed that the PSC had named Dookhoo, a longstand ing member, as its nominee to the Board. It had been re ported in other sections of the media that Dookhoo was se lected over the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) Executive Director Richard Rambarran. Since Exxon found crude in commercial quantities off
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…Major (ret’d) Joe Singh, Ramesh Dookhoo among those to take oath
NRF Board, Oversight, Investment Committees for oil funds to be sworn-in today
Corentyne farmer Chandralall Lakraj, 40, was on Monday found guilty on one count of rape and one count of engag ing in sexual penetration of a child under the age of 16. Between September 1, 2019 and October 9, 2019, in the County of Berbice, he engaged in sexual pen etration of a child who was 11 years old at the time. He was charged with rape of a child under sixteen years old, contrary to section 10 (3) of the Sexual Offences Act, Chapter 8:03. Also, between the same period, he engaged in sexu al activity with a child under sixteen years old, contrary to section 11 (3) of the Sexual Offences Act, Chapter 8:03, by causing her to touch his penis.According to the victim, Lakraj went to her in a ham mock at about 03:00h and put his penis in her hand to masturbate it, and on an other occasion, at about the same time, he went to her and put his finger into her vagina.During the trial in the Berbice Assizes, Attorneyat-law Chandra Sohan pre sented the alleged hammock to the court as evidence, and argued that it would have been impossible for the vic tim to be in the hammock and her hand hanging out. The State was represent ed by Nafeeza Baig. The trial was presided over by Justice Brassington. A probation re port was ordered by the trial Judge. Sentencing will be on September 13. (G4)
The members of the Natural Resource Fund (NRF), the Public Accountability and Oversight Committee and Investment Committee, are slated to be sworn in today before President Dr Irfaan Ali, an other important step in the Government’s plans to im prove oversight and compli ance in managing Guyana’s oil revenues.Theswearing in will be done at the Office of the President at Shiv Chanderpaul Drive. At the swearing in, the Chairman and Members of the Natural Resource Fund Board, the Public Accountability and Oversight Committee, and the Chairman and Members of the Investment Committee will take their oaths of office. Back in April, in keeping with his powers under the Natural Resource Fund (NRF) Act 2021, President Ali had appointed five persons to the NRF Board, including Major General (Retired) Joe Singh, who will chair the Board. The announcement was made that President Ali had appointed Major General Singh; United Kingdom Member of Parliament (MP) with Guyanese roots, David Lammy and Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, who cur rently serves as Guyana’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations. Also appointed were the National Assembly nomi nee, Dunstan Barrow, a for mer bauxite industry offi cial and former MP for the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) and Ramesh Dookhoo, a longstanding ex ecutive of the Private Sector Commission (PSC), who was nominated by the body. When it comes to the Oversight Committee, the Parliamentary Committee of Appointments had approved the Government’s nomination of Clement Sealey, the former Commissioner General of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA), to sit on the Public Accountability and Oversight Committee under the NRF Act.In terms of the Investment Committee, it is supposed to be comprised of seven mem bers who will advise the NRF Board on matters that con cern investing the oil funds, in a way that maximises the ben efits to Guyana.
Corentyne man found guilty of raping 11-year-old
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Some of the craft items on display
Former workers protesting outside GFC
T he skills gained from the training work shop on Sustainable Bamboo Development in Guyana will assist in bringing economic sustain ability to vulnerable indi viduals, and enable them to create wealth. This was stated by Local Government and Regional Development Minister Nigel Dharamlall on Monday.Hemade these re marks at the graduation ceremony for the work shop held at the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) building on High Street, Georgetown.Theworkshop, which began on August 15, 2022, was done both virtual ly and on-site. It aimed to raise awareness of stake holders in Guyana on bam boo and rattan’s roles in social and economic devel opment.Itsaw 60 persons grad uating on Monday after the successful completion of the programme. It also sought to pro mote well-being for Indigenous people, wom en, and entrepreneurs, by sharing bamboo weaving technologies.Duringhis remarks, Dharamlall lauded the cre ativity of the participants.
She also expressed ap preciation for all the les sons learnt during the workshop, including the principle of respecting their“Wecraft.have learned some new skills; wherein what ever we do, we respect what it is we’re doing, we respect others, and we work together for the bet ter good of our country,” sheOthersaid. participants ex pressed similar senti ments.The Training Workshop on Sustainable Bamboo Development in Guyana was the brainchild of Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo following discussions with the Chinese Ambassador to Guyana, Guo Haiyan, and other Ministers of Government.Ittiesinto the PPP/C Government’s commit ment to build sustain able livelihood projects while supporting vulnera ble groups. The workshop was made possible through the collaboration of the International Bamboo and Rattan Organisation (INBAR), Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development and the Chinese Embassy in Guyana.
Former workers call on GFC to pay termination benefits
Sustainable Bamboo Development training
S everal former work ers of the Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC) on Monday pick eted the management of the Commission for its al leged continuing violation of the Collective Labour Agreement (CLA) between the GFC and the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU). This was outlined by GAWU in a statement to the press on Monday. GAWU noted that five workers of the Commission were issued with termina tion letters during 2021, and in accordance with the extant CLA between the Union and the Commission, and the Termination of Employment and Severance Pay Act of Guyana, the workers ought to be paid termination benefits. GAWU said the GFC re fused, and the matter was represented at the Labour Ministry under concilia tion.The Labour Ministry, by letter dated May 30, 2022, pronounced that the work ers must be paid their ter mination benefits in keep ing with the law. “The Commission has since ignored the Ministry of Labour’s findings,” the Union has said. The GAWU, earlier this year, applied for ar bitration, in keeping with the extant CLA. However, management of the GFC reportedly ignored the Union’s request. “The CLA is legally enforceable and binding between the par ties,” GAWU has posited. “The aggrieved work ers’ family, friends and children came out in sup port for the workers, as justice is being delayed by a high-handed manage ment of a Government en terprise. The GAWU and the protesters are demand ing that the management of the GFC respect the sub sisting CLA,” the Union’s statement has further ex pressed.
Russell said, “I am thankful for the opportu nity to learn a new skill, and as we know, bamboo is fairly new to our coun try, and definitely we will be able to use bamboo dif ferently now that we know of this new area.”
Skills acquired can help bring economic sustainability to vulnerable – Minister
Local Government and Regional Development Minister Nigel Dharamlall and Chinese Ambassador to Guyana, Guo Haiyan, viewing craft items on display
The Minister stat ed that they were among those who assist in build ing“IGuyana.think the creativity of the people who are en gaged in craft production amazes millions of people around this world…that persons can see a bamboo plant, or a rattan vine, and they can make a living out of it, or they can make a creation out of it. So, while some of us are focusing on academia, other people are actually building our coun try,” the Minister is quoted as saying by DPI. He went on to highlight the importance of the proj ect while underlining that participants’ involvement in the project was “not a matter of chance” but part of the objective of the PPP/C Government. He further noted that the project fits into the vi sion of President Dr Irfaan Ali in repositioning the country and ensuring that there is space for everyone to participate.“Makingsure that we are able to enliven commu nities, bringing vulnera ble groups to public atten tion…for them to be able to create their own wealth and sustain their lives through viable enterpris es,” the Minister added. He encouraged partic ipants to use their new found skills to aid in devel oping themselves and their communities economically. Also speaking at the ceremony, one of the par ticipants, Malieka Russell, said that the programme has helped her to learn a new skill that she will not only be able to earn an in come from, but also impart knowledge.
The Black Giant is a large dual-purpose chick en which can produce up to 200 eggs annually, and about 4.5 kilogrammes of meat.The birds can graze and forage as well as eat left overs from the kitchen and still produce reasonably well. Given these qualities, the bird is well suited for hinterlandMoreover,regions.President Ali said the Agriculture Ministry will work with the community to locate 10 acres of land to be devel oped into a mixed farm to support the village’s food production.Masakenari is a Wai Wai community located in the Deep South of the Rupununi. It is the most remote village in Guyana, and has a population of just under 300 persons. This community has a rich his tory of maintaining its cul tural heritage and practic es. Masanekari, meaning ‘mosquito place’, sits on 625,000 hectares (one mil lion acres) of titled land, the largest plot held by any Indigenous group in Guyana.
P resident Dr Irfaan Ali has already hint ed his government’s intention to invest in the community of Masakenari, which he said has vast po tential for apiculture prac tices and honey production. During a meeting in that Region Nine village on Saturday, Dr Ali proposed the new “One Guyana rainforest organic honey” brand.“We will create One Guyana rainforest organ ic honey coming out of this community and sold all across the Caribbean. We will work on that project to gether; I am going to work on that project with you,” President Ali announced. He said that once the project is up and running, it would be pushed to an in ternational standard. Moving forward, the President said the Ministry of Agriculture would vis it the area to conduct an assessment to see if resi dents, specifically young people, could be trained in apiculture.“Youare working with a Government that cares about you, one that wants the best out of you; a Government that is ready to make all the investment to make your life easier and better,” the Head of State added.Meanwhile, the PPP/C Administration is current ly seeking to distribute two pairs of Black Giant chick ens to the approximately 70 households in the village to improve agriculture and livestock production.
Masakenari could become an organic honey production hub
The village of Masakenari President Dr Irfaan Ali being greeted by residents of Masakenari
The Government, through the Agriculture Ministry, wants to make the hinterland regions less reliant on the coast for their food supplies, more specifi cally by targeting the hin terland residential schools.
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“After using alternative ways of contacting people for the past two-and-a-halfyears, we look forward to re suming our door-to-door ef forts,” said Daren Sendall, spokesman for Jehovah’s Witnesses. He further said: “We are confident that the Bible’s message will contin ue to help many to cope with the stresses of daily life and provide a bright hope for the future.”Witnesses conducted an average of five million Bible courses around the globe during each month of last year. The programme of fers a practical way to learn what the Bible teaches on a variety of subjects, such as how to find happiness, why there is so much evil and suffering in the world, and what the Bible promises for the future.
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T hree officers and 34 other ranks of the Three Infantry Battalion Bravo Company (3 INF B COY) recently completed a two-week Close Country Warfare training at the Colonel Robert Mitchell Jungle and Amphibian Training School. In a release posted on social media, the Guyana Defence Force said that the ranks were command ed by Major Dwighton Bess, Officer Commanding Bravo Company (OC B COY). The training enhanced the par ticipants’ proficiency in combat swimming, shelter construction, basic knots, movement in the jungle, day and night navigation in the jungle, silent signal, im mediate action drills, jungle alley, river ambush drills and tactical river crossing. The training culminat ed with a tactical exercise, with participants execut ing the deliberate ambush drills.
On September 1, 2022, Jehovah’s Witnesses will resume their well-known door-to-door ministry. A special global campaign will be launched at that time to offer mem bers of the public a free in teractive Bible course.
Kenyan Opposition Leader Raila Odinga
K enyan opposition leader Raila Odinga, who is contesting his loss in this month's presidential election in the Supreme Court, said he will respect the court's rulingbut still believes he won. This is Odinga's fifth run at the presidency, blaming previous losses on rigging, claims that have twice sparked deadly protests in East Africa's wealthiest and most stable nation. A week ago, Odinga's le gal team lodged a case al leging that a team work ing for Deputy President William Ruto hacked into the election system and re placed genuine pictures of polling station result forms with fake ones, thus in creasing Ruto's share of the Aug. 9 vote. Ruto, who was declared president-elect, denied the allegations. The election commission has split and filed competing responses - four commis sioners disowned the re sult, and the chairman and two others supported it. The Supreme Court must rule by Sept. 5. The dispute has raised fears of violence similar to that which followed disput ed polls in 2007 when more than 1,200 people were killed and again in 2017 when more than 100 people died. Odinga said he had proof that he had won the election, which requires a candidate to receive 50% of the vote plus one. He wants a recount. "We should be announced as the win ners," Odinga told Reuters. However, he added: "if the courts decide otherwise, we will basically respect the ruling of the courts." When asked if there were any circumstances un der which he would not ac cept the ruling, he said: "I don't really want to appear as if I'm trying to blackmail the Supreme Court. I want the Supreme Court to hear this case im partially ...I don't want to speculate." Any unrest in Kenya ripples out to the wider region. Kenya is a key transport hub, the re gional headquarters for many multinationals, and has often hosted talks for more volatile neighbours like South Sudan and Somalia.Odinga's petition also alleged that the result was invalid because it was an nounced by the chairman instead of the whole com mission. Odinga said he wanted the chairman re placed.Hesaid Kenya had been captured by "corrupt car tels" and that he would dedicate his future political life - whether in the gov ernment or opposition - to fighting corruption by de manding lifestyle audits for officials and examining pro curement contracts.
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Ruto's legal response ac cused Odinga's suit of being "full of sound and fury" and "much ado about nothing". He accused Odinga of falsi fying computer logs to cre ate a constitutional crisis and force a power-sharing agreement.Thechairman of the election commission has said that the elections were "free, fair and credible" in his court response. The dis sident commissioners have filed a response raising con cerns over the tallying pro cess and the conduct of the chairman. (Reuters)
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Petro’s remarks are also his first on a foreign tour af ter taking over the presiden cy earlier this month. The desire to expand the Andean Community comes as much of South America has shifted left. Since 2020, left-wing governments have taken over in Bolivia, Peru, Colombia and Chile. Ecuador, led by right-wing Guillermo Lasso, is now the outlier in the group. Venezuela and Chile were once members, while Argentina has never joined. Venezuela left in the ear ly 2000s under the socialist presidency of Hugo Chavez, while Chile was a found ing member but left in 1976 during the right-wing dicta torship of Augusto Pinochet.
Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister, Dr Keith Rowley, and Jamaica’s Prime Minister Andrew Holness, held bilateral talks at the Diplomatic Centre in St Ann in Trinidad, with Rowley indicating that the two leaders were in agree ment that the arms trade was being undertaken by people “who are very well aware of the circumstances around which we live and in which we live”. He said this is something the Caribbean Community (Caricom) had been able to impress upon the United States and that Washington “cannot turn a blind eye to us where every Caricom country is in this predica ment and your suppliers and your Diaspora people can just flood us…including withRowleydeportees”.said the United States has the capacity to be more effective in fol lowing up on who is doing what and “it is something that we are cooperating on and today we signed on to that MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) and we had some discussions for further closer cooperation and in formation sharing between Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago” particularly in the importation of small arms and assault weapons enter ing the countries from the United States.
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T&T, Jamaica say illegal flow of arms is greatest threat to national security
T&T: Mini tornado tears off 5 roofs in Ste Madeleine
Brazil election: Bolsonaro and Lula trade insults in 1st debate
The Trinidad and Tobago and Jamaican Governments Monday warned that the greatest threat to national security in their respective countries is the illegal flow of arms and ammunition organised “not by stupid people”.
Castillo, who has been in office for 13 months, is be sieged by scandals and has already survived two im peachment attempts. He de nies any wrongdoing and has accused prosecutors of being complicit in an attempt to oust him from Prosecutorspower.haveopened six criminal investigations against him, including one for alleged obstruction of justice in the firing of a for mer Interior Minister. Another former Minister has been on the run for months, while the current Transport Minister has kept his job despite pros ecutors alleging he is part of a “criminal organisation” alongside Castillo. Prosecutors have also asked that Castillo’s wife, Lilia Paredes, be banned from travelling abroad for the next three years. While prosecutors have moved aggressively with Castillo’s inner circle, they cannot charge or detain him while he remains President. Peruvian leaders have often been ensnared by cor ruption scandals. Four past Presidents are either in jail, in house arrest or fac ing charges that could lead them to prison time in the future. (Excerpt from Reuters)
Jamaica has record ed 968 murders for the pe riod January 1 to August 22 this year as compared with 929 killings last year, an increase of 4.2 per cent. The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is also report ing that there have been 767 shootings as compared with 801 for the same period last year. (Excerpt from Jamaica Observer) Blustery winds de scribed by residents as a “mini tornado” spun through Ste Madeleine on Saturday afternoon, rip ping off five roofs and bring ing down electrical lines. The power was knocked out in several parts of South Trinidad for a short peri od as lightning and thunder rumbled and crackled from the northwest. On Sunday night, 68-year-old polio survi vor Lennox Ramdhanie and his neighbours Evans Jadoonanan, Seeta Sundar, Ricky Deonarine and Meywah Sonny were busy trying to cover their roofs with tarpaulin.
Speaking to Guardian Media, Ramdhanie said he was thankful that no one was hurt even though dan gerous electrical lines had been pulled to the ground. Recalling the disaster, Ramdhanie said: “There were dark clouds, a lot of lightning and thunder, then I heard a strange rumbling and when I looked, I realised that about two-thirds of my roof was Hobblinggone. on crutch es and unable to get out of the house on his own, Ramdhanie called for help and Jadoonanan came to his rescue. Parts of Jadoonanan’s roof also blew off.
The Presidents of the nations making up the Andean Community - Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia - said on Monday they would like Venezuela, Chile and Argentina to join the group as much of South America shifts left. “If we manage to in tegrate Chile, Venezuela and Argentina...I think this would significant ly change things and our voice would be heard much more clearly on the world stage,” Colombian President Gustavo Petro said. The Presidents were in Lima on Monday for a meet ing as Ecuador passes on the bloc’s presidency to Peru.
“I would like to ex press the importance it would have for the Andean Community, and the bene fits for its members, to have Chile and Venezuela rejoin,” Peruvian President Pedro Castillo said at the event. “And why not think about a sub-regional inte gration around the idea of the Andean fatherland that includes our sister Republic of Argentina, with which we share not just the Andes but also a shared heritage,” Castillo added. (Excerpt from Reuters)
The last remaining member of an uncon tacted Indigenous group in Brazil has died, offi cials say. The man, whose name was not known, had lived in total isolation for the past 26 years. He was known as Man of the Hole because he dug deep holes, some of which he used to trap animals while others appear to be hiding spaces. His body was found on August 23 in a hammock outside his straw hut. There were no signs of violence. He is thought to have died of natural causes at an esti mated age of 60. The man was the last of an Indigenous group living in the Tanaru Indigenous area in the state of Rondônia, which borders Bolivia. The majority of his tribe are believed to have been killed as early as the 1970s by ranchers wanting to ex pand their land. In 1995, six of the remain ing members of his tribe were killed in an attack by illegal miners, making him the sole survivor.Brazil’s Indigenous Affairs Agency (Funai) only became aware of his survival in 1996, and had been moni toring the area ever since for his own safety. It was during a routine pa trols that Funai agent Altair José Algayer found the man’s body covered in macaw feath ers in a hammock outside one of his straw Indigenoushuts. expert Marcelo dos Santos told lo cal media that he thought the man had placed the feathers on himself, knowing that he was about to die. (Excerpt from BBC News)
Andean Community nations push for Venezuela, Chile, Argentina to join bloc
Many Brazilians gathered to watch this first in a series of debates
Jamaica Prime Minister Andrew Holness signing visitor’s book watched by his host and fellow Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley (Photo Office of the Prime Minister)
Meanwhile, Councillor Shawn Premchand said this was the second time in as many weeks that residents of Corinth Settlement were hit hard by disaster. “We still dealing with flooding and now we have a freak storm. They say this came in like a tornado. It’s not too far from here we had ma jor flooding,” Premchand said. Premchand said he had forwarded the reports to the Disaster Management Unit for further assistance. “I will also assist in ap plying for grants from the Ministry of Social Development,” he added. (Excerpt from Trinidad Guardian)
“Man of the Hole”: Last of his tribe dies in Brazil
Prosecutors allege she was part of a group that en gaged in influence peddling to assign public contracts to allies of Castillo in their home region of Cajamarca, in the Peruvian Andes. Paredes has not been charged with a crime and she will spend time in jail as prosecutors continue their investigation.
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Peruvian Judge sends Castillo’s sister-in-law to jail over corruption allegations
T he sister-in-law of Peruvian President Pedro Castillo was given 30 months of pre-tri al detention on Sunday, the most serious escalation so far of a host of criminal in vestigations that have tar geted the leader’s inner cir cle. Castillo has often re ferred to Yenifer Paredes, his sister-in-law who he and his wife raised since she was little, as his “daughter.”
Brazil’s far-right President, Jair Bolsonaro, and leftwing former leader Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva have taken part in a fiery first television debate ahead of October’s general election. Bolsonaro accused the ex-President of having led the most corrupt Government in Brazil’s history. Lula, in turn, said Bolsonaro had destroyed Brazil.Opinion polls sug gest Lula - who served as President from 2003 to 2010 - is ahead in the election race. But the gap between the two candidates seems to be narrowing. On Sunday, the two frontrunners appeared on TV in São Paulo along with four other presidential can didates.Bolsonaro, 67, wasted no time in targeting Lula, 76. “Your Government was the most corrupt in Brazilian history,” he said. He also repeatedly called Lula an “ex-convict” in refer ence to Lula being convict ed of corruption and jailed in 2018.Lula took exception to the label, stressing that his con viction had been overturned by the Supreme Court. But Bolsonaro did not let up his criticism of the Lula Administration. “It was a kleptocracy, a Government based on robbery,” he said, referring to Operation Car Wash, a corruption scandal involving Brazil’s state-run oil giant Petrobras. “What do you want to come back to power for? To do the same thing to Petrobras again?” he added. Lula, in turn, said his Government should be re membered for helping to lift tens of millions of peo ple out of poverty and ac cused President Bolsonaro of trashing that legacy. He said the current President was “destroying” the country. Meanwhile, supporters of Simone Tebet, the candidate for the centrist Brazilian Democratic Movement par ty, yelled at both men, accus ing them of being as bad as eachTheother.shouting match only ended when the two men were physically sepa rated. (Excerpt from BBC News)
The authorities in Ghana are investigat ing after a man was mauled to death by a lion af ter he climbed into a zoo en closure in the capital, Accra. The man, described as middle-aged, died from his injuries after Sunday’s at tack, officials say. Wildlife authorities sus pect he may have planned to steal two rare white lion cubs which have become a big draw since their birth lastTheNovember.victim’s body was retrieved from the zoo and taken to a local morgue. The Accra Zoo has been temporarily closed to the public following the incident that has left many in Ghana in shock.Police have opened an in vestigation to establish the motive of the intruder and circumstances surrounding theAattack.lion,a lioness and their two white cubs were in the enclosure when the incident happened.“Thelions have cubs so if you come too close they may feel you are trying to take away their babies,” Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources Benito Owusu Bio told journalists.
Oil settles up more than 4% on prospect of OPEC+ supply cut
Ukrainian soldiers preparing artillery at the southern front line near Kherson last month
“Oil prices are inching higher on hopes of a produc tion cut from OPEC and its allies to restore market bal ance in response to the revival of Iran’s nuclear deal,” said Sugandha Sachdeva, vice president of commodity research at Religare Broking. Nations that are members of the International Energy Agency could release more oil from strategic pe troleum reserves (SPR) if they find it necessary when the current scheme expires, the head of the agency said on Monday.Theprice of crude oil has surged this year, with Brent coming close to a record high of US$147 in March as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine exacerbated supply con cerns. Rising fears over high interest rates, inflation and recession risks have since weighed on the market. Oil’s gain was limited by a strong US dollar, which hit a 20-year high on Monday after the Federal Reserve chairman signalled that interest rates would be kept higher for longer to curb inflation.
Kherson: Ukraine claims new push in Russian-held region
UN aid chief pushes for restart of Afghanistan development aid
Three people were killed and another was wounded in an apparently random shoot ing spree in the US city of Detroit, in the midwestern state of Michigan, according to authorities.Thevictims of the violence early on Sunday morning in cluded a person waiting for a bus, another walking their dog, and third who was “just on the street”, James White, the city’s Police Chief, told re porters.White said there was no apparent connection between those killed, which included a woman in her 40s who had been shot at approximate ly 4:45am (8:45 GMT) on Sunday in the Schulz neigh bourhood, a 28-year-old man found shot multiple times nearby, and another woman in her 40s who was found in the area with multiple gun shot wounds at 6:50am (10:50 GMT). The Police Chief did not say which victim was do ing which activity at the time of theThekilling.shootings appeared “to be very random”, White said.A fourth person, an 80-year-old man, was shot at 7:10am (11:10 GMT) after he confronted the suspect, who was looking into car windows. The man was shot in the arm and was in stable condition. “This did not need to hap pen. Once again, Detroiters are reeling after lives were senselessly taken at random from our community,” White said, adding there were “more questions than answers”. Following the attacks, Police released an image of a man they identified as the suspect.Authorities said the man, whose identity was not imme diately released, was arrest ed at roughly 9pm Sunday (01:00 GMT Monday). (Excerpt from Al Jazeera)
“Poverty is deepening, the population is still grow ing, and the de facto authori ties have no budget to invest in their own future. It’s clear to us that some development support needs to be restarted,” Griffiths told the UN Security Council.More than half of Afghanistan’s 39 million peo ple need humanitarian help and six million people are at risk of famine, said Griffiths. More than one million chil dren are “estimated to be suf fering from the most severe, life-threatening form of mal nutrition” and could die with out proper treatment, he said.
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“While a strong dollar restrains broad commodi ty prices, the undersupply issue in the oil markets will probably continue to support the upside bias,” said CMC Markets analyst Tina Teng. Unrest in Libya’s capital at the weekend, resulting in 32 deaths, sparked concern that the country could slide into a full-blown conflict and disrupt in oil supply from the OPEC nation. US crude oil stockpiles likely fell 600,000 barrels with distillates and gasoline inventories also seen down, a preliminary Reuters poll showed on Monday. The poll was conducted ahead of reports from the American Petroleum Institute, an industry group, due at 4:30 pm EDT (2030 GMT) today, and the Energy Information Administration, the statistical arm of the US Department of Energy, due at 10:30 am (1430 GMT) on Wednesday.Crudeinventory in the US emergency reserves fell by 3.1 million barrels in the week to Aug 26 to the low est since December 1984, according to data from the Department of Energy. (Excerpt from Reuters)
Ukraine’s military claims to have bro ken through Russia’s first line of defence in the oc cupied Kherson region. The reported push ap pears to form part of a long-awaited counter-offen sive being launched by Kyiv in an attempt to retake the country’s south. It follows weeks of Ukrainian attacks aimed at cutting off Russian forc es there from main supply routes. Russia’s military claims that Ukrainian troops suf fered “heavy losses” during an unsuccessful attacking attempt. The claims by both Ukraine and Russia have not been independently ver ified.Russia has occupied large swathes of Ukraine’s Kherson region since its invasion be gan on February 24. On Monday, Ukraine’s Kakhovka operational group in the south said that one regiment of Russian-backed forces had left its positions in the Kherson region. It added that Russian paratroopers providing the back-up had fled the battle field.Ukraine’s Hromadske TV said three of its sources in Ukraine’s military con firmed that the first line of defence had been broken. Meanwhile, Ukrainian army spokeswoman Natalia Humeniuk said “any mil itary operation requires ‘silence’ regime”, urging Ukrainians to be patient. “Our main efforts have been focused on destroying the enemy’s ammunition storage bases. More than 10 of such bases were destroyed over the past week,” she said. But Humeniuk refused to give any further details. Russia’s Defence Ministry responded lat er on Monday, saying that Ukrainian troops had at tempted an offensive in the Kherson and neighbouring Mykolaiv regions. The Ministry is quoted by Russia’s state-run news agencies as saying this op eration had failed, and that the Ukrainian troops had “suffered heavy losses”. (Excerpt from BBC News)
Oil prices settled up more than 4 per cent on Monday, extending last week’s gain, as potential OPEC+ output cuts and conflict in Libya helped to offset a strong US dollar and a dire outlook for US growth.Saudi Arabia, top producer in the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), last week raised the possibility of production cuts, which sourc es said could coincide with a boost in supply from Iran should it clinch a nuclear deal with the West. OPEC+, comprising OPEC, Russia and allied produc ers, meets to set policy on Sept 5. Brent crude settled up US$4.10, or 4.1 per cent, at US$105.09 a barrel, having risen by 4.4 per cent last week. US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude gained US$3.95, or 4.2 per cent, to US$97.01, after rallying 2.5 per cent last week.
Buildings stormed after Moqtada al-Sadr, Iraqi political leader, retires
The Taliban has not been formally recognised by any foreign governments and is still subjected to inter national sanctions, which the United Nations and aid groups say are now hindering humanitarian operations in Afghanistan. (Excerpt from Reuters)
An Afghan girl receiving a loaf of bread in front of a bakery among the crowd in Kabul, Afghanistan, August 5, 2022
Ghana zoo: Lions maul man to death in Accra ‘Random’ shooting spree leaves 3 dead in US city of Detroit
“We ask the public to de sist from doing anything like this,” he added. The intruder scaled a 10foot fence before climbing over another 20-foot one to enter the lions’ enclosure, officials say. The cubs - born after breeding a male and female lion with recessive traits called leucism, which is dif ferent to albinism - have been huge attractions to vis itors at the zoo. Only about a dozen white lions exist in the wild, ac cording to the Global White Lion Protection Trust. (Excerpt from BBC News)
“Afghanistan’s de facto au thorities must also do their part. Bureaucratic interfer ences and procedures slow down humanitarian assis tance when it is needed most. Female humanitarian aid workers ... must be allowed to work unhindered and secure ly. And girls must be allowed to continue their education,” he said.
Moqtada al-Sadr’s supporters recently twice stormed ParliamentCountries should restart development aid for Afghanistan as it fac es a worsening humanitarian and economic crisis, UN aid chief Martin Griffiths said on Monday, a year after such as sistance was halted over the Taliban seizing power. The country has long relied heavily on development aid, which was cut as the interna tional community demanded the Taliban respect the rights of Afghans, particularly girls and women whose access to work and education has been limited by the Islamist group.
One of Iraq’s most pow erful figures, who has been at the centre of a long crisis over forming a Government, said he is retir ing from political life. Moqtada al-Sadr, a fire brand Shia cleric with mil lions of followers, announced his decision on Twitter. Several people were re ported killed in clashes after his supporters stormed the presidentialHundredspalace.have been camped outside Parliament for weeks after previously storming it in protest at the deadlock.Sadr’s announcement comes two days after he called for all parties and fig ures involved in political life following the 2003 US-led in vasion of Iraq to quit. His political alliance won the most seats in last October’s general election, but his MPs later resigned amid deadlock with a ri val Shia bloc over the ap pointment of a new Prime Minister.Sadrsaid in a statement: “I had decided not to interfere in political affairs, but I now announce my final retire ment and the closure of all [Sadrist] institutions.” Some religious sites linked to his movement will remain open. Iraq’s state news agency INA later reported that Sadr also announced a hunger strike until the violence and use of weapons stopped. Sadr, 48, has been a dom inant figure in Iraqi pub lic and political life for the past two decades. His Mehdi Army emerged as one of the most powerful militias which fought US and allied Iraqi Government forces in the af termath of the invasion which toppled former ruler Saddam Hussein. (Excerpt from BBC News)
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The Guyana Hockey Board (GHB) will kick-start their indoor calendar today: Tuesday, August 30th, from 6pm at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH) with the Lucozade Indoor Hockey Tournament.Thistournament is integral to the local hockey-playing clubs’ preparation for the national and international indoor tournaments scheduled for the last quarter of this year. For the first time ever, a blend of senior and junior talent would be showcased, as an under-20 category for both boys and girls would be introduced.Thistournament would run daily from Tuesday, Aug 30th to Sunday, Sept 4th, with matches beginning at 5pm on weekdays and 10am at the weekend; and according to the GHB, fans can expect an interesting and exciting tournament, “as our youths are eager to display their skills and represent their clubs”. A total of seven under-20 teams in each of the junior categories have registered to participate in the tournament, while there will be 5 female and 7 male teams respectively. Participating clubs are: GCC, Saints, Hikers and Old Fort. The Guyana Hockey Board (GHB) have expressed gratitude to ANSA McAL for always supporting hockey, and particularly this tournament, under their Lucozade brand. “We wish to invite the general public to come and witness some top-class hockey by our youths, men and women who will be competing for the Lucozade Champion crown”, the GHB has expressed.
YBG concludes successful summer camp at CASH on 25/8
The YBG have said they have shown, and would like to continue showing, their gratitude to the California 2 Guyana Basketball Foundation for continued support extended to youth basketball development in Guyana. They also take this opportunity to extend deep gratitude to parents and guardians who brought out their children to the sessions coached by Leona, Zian, and Lugard Mohan. The YBG Academy would be on a two-week break from activities, but would resume on September 10th at the CASH, where they would be looking to implement a youth basketball curriculum. This is a pilot programme that would seek to have all the schools and coaches on the same developmental track in terms of enforcing the fundamentals of the game. In October, YBG would also be hosting a student athlete conference for senior class players (4th, 5th, 6th formers), who would be given career guidance. The YBG would close out the year with the highly anticipated Titan Bowl.
“Most importantly, I’ve been getting myself physically and mentally ready for the CPL, and hopefully the T20 World Cup (if selected) later this year. The best of Fabian Allen is yet to come. I know I have the ability to be one of the best batting allrounders in the world, and I look forward to showcasing it for all to see.” (Cricinfo)
Fabian Allen
Youth Basketball Guyana have, on August 25th 2022, wrapped up three weeks of summer basketball development camp held at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall on Homestretch Avenue in Georgetown. That programme saw over 75 youngsters aged from 5 years to 18 years old benefiting from the YBG camp this year. The camp had catered for three sets of skills from Monday to Friday: Beginners between the ages of 6 and 11 were accommodated, as were the Girls, Intermediate, and advanced Boys age groupings.
ANSA McAL supporting junior hockey development through Lucozade brand
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Fabian Allen has made himself available for international selection again ahead of the T20 World Cup, six months after his last appearance in a West Indies shirt. Allen, the left-arm spinbowling allrounder, declined a retainer contract with Cricket West Indies earlier this year, and has been absent for “personal reasons” throughout the West Indies’ home season. He revealed in a statement that he lost his father to cancer earlier this year, thanked CWI for their support throughout “a very difficult time for me and my family”, and confirmed that he is available for international selection.“I’dlike to thank my family, friends and fans for their support over the past four months,” Allen said. “As some of you may know, I recently lost my father to cancer this year, and it has been a very difficult time for me and my family. He was my biggest fan, and I’m happy he got [to] see me live my dream as a professional cricketer. I will continue to make him proud,” Allen has said. “As a professional athlete, you learn to quickly put things behind you and move forward, but it has been particularly difficult for me over the past couple [of] months. I’m very grateful to the Mumbai Indians franchise for allowing me the time to handle my personal arrangements, and being flexible with my schedule. “After laying my dad to rest, I immediately had to turn my focus to the IPL. While it kept me busy and focused, I knew, after the tournament was completed, I needed to take some time away from the game.”Allen was the leading runscorer in the inaugural season of the 6ixty last week, and he will represent Jamaica Tallawahs at the CPL, where he will hope to push for a place in West Indies’ T20 World Cup squad. “Cricket West Indies has been supportive throughout the entire process, and I really want to thank Johnny Grave (chief executive) and Jimmy Adams (director of cricket) for their consideration. I want to use this opportunity to make it clear, I’ll always want to represent my country and the West“EvenIndies.though I did not necessarily make it clear why I made myself unavailable for selection during the recent summer schedule, it was important for me to finish my grieving process and spend some time with my family.
Part of the action
Participants and coaches posed as the camp concluded with a bang Scintillating action is expected at the CASH over the next few days
Fabian Allen ready to resume international duty for West Indies -after “difficult time” for self and family … says he lost his father earlier in the year
GFF President Wayne Forde CONCACAF’s Howard McIntosh
Alignment with FIFA, CONCACAF played key role in GFF statute revision
In the past few weeks, opinions were tabled and contentions were made as to why the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) were mov ing to revise their statutes. Now with the Extraordinary Congress occurring, which would create the platform for the revision of those stat utes, the GFF are contend ing that the exercise was es sential to the transformation and growth of the sport in Guyana.“Thestatute-revision pro cess is one that is essential to establishing a firm and sturdy platform for Guyana’s football. We believe that the football machinery across the globe is being mod ernised, and it’s important that our statutes give us op portunity to modernise our football and to grow at the pace that the other parts of the world are in fact grow ing,” GFF President Wayne Forde shared on Saturday. During this very press briefing, held at the GFF’s National Training Center at Providence, EBD following the Congress, Forde assured that every move made by the GFF has been in alignment with governing bodies such as FIFA and CONCACAF. Forde disclosed, “I think one of the points that I real ly should emphasise is that, throughout this entire pro cess, we had the full sup port, guidance and oversight of FIFA and CONCACAF. There is no stage in this re vision process that the GFF acted outside of the over sight or involvement of FIFA and CONCACAF, to the ex tent that the final draft of the statutes that was sent to the members was also sent to FIFA and CONCACAF for the legal team to examine,” Forde declared on Saturday. “To examine it and to en sure that even the sugges tions and the amendments that came from membership during the consultation did not stray from the alignment that FIFA and CONCACAF sought to achieve in the revi sion of the statutes.” For context, the revised statutes should be shared. According to a missive from the GFF, those statutes in clude:• All 10 Elite League clubs will be GFF members • Provision has been made for the Barima-Waini Football Association (BWFA) to becomethe10th GFF regional as sociation•Limits on presidential service of three total terms in office, to align with FIFA and Concacaf term limits and re forms•GFF Council must con tain at least two female membersInstark contrast to the uproar that was made re garding revision of the stat utes, the amended statutes were passed without contro versy. In fact, it has been re ported that the statute revi sion was well received, with 13 members voting for the change, one abstaining, and one voting against those changes.Continuing the conver sation about statutes’ align ment, and zeroing in on the belief that Guyana is the only nation revising its statutes, One CONCACAF’s Howard McIntosh elaborated on the exercise taking place in all countries under FIFA. “There are some members of your fraternity that speak to the fact that the statutes are being done for some oth er reason than the reason that it is being done for. This is not an exercise unique to Guyana at all,” McIntosh dis closed.“To the contrary, all 211 countries within FIFA and 41 countries in CONCACAF have to do this alignment. It’s really an alignment with international best practic es that allow for good gover nance; it’s really very simple and very straightforward,” he declared. “So, there are some standard statutes that are missing from all of the countries that will now be included in all of the stat utes approved by the various countries, and as is the case of Guyana today,” McIntosh added.He cautioned the Federation thus, “But with it comes responsibility. First responsibility goes to the GFF, to ensure that they continue their practice of good governance as one of their major objectives. And we believe that this will help them do that.” ‘Pushback’
John noted it is import ant that the sponsors are supported through their businesses, so they in turn would support the event yearly. John stressed on the importance of sponsors, as, without them, the PMT20 Cup would not be possible.
GSCL Inc President Ian John
The teams set to participate in the tournament
It is by now no secret that the GFF’s move to revise their statutes has received much opposition from those in football spaces across the country and in the diaspora. The fact that FIFA’s presi dency term-limit spans three renewals has caused lots of ‘third-term’However,talk.while the ‘third term’ topic still lingers over Saturday’s successful ex ercise, and while opinions are being formed in vari ous spheres of the media, CONCACAF’s McIntosh has said he is not afraid of the ‘pushback’.McIntosh said, “Part of the challenge that we have sometimes is when you try to be transparent, people think that there are other motives at play. Discussion, push back, that’s part of the pro cess. What is important is that, in the conclusion of the process, people understand the objective, understand why it is there, and how to use it going forward. “So, pushback is part of the process. Discussion is also a part of the process, and consultation is a natu ral part of the process; all of which did occur in Guyana,” he concluded.President Forde likewise exhibited no qualms with members, and even those outside the Federation, hav ing differing opinions. He stated, “This is nothing new to us, we do not have a gag order on our members. What we expect, at a minimum, (is) that they will be courteous and they will utilise those channels of protocol that ex ist to them, where they can bring those concerns direct ly to the administration or to the Executive, and we can trash it and hopefully find some common ground. “But this football is one that the members are the drivers of this business. Federation leadership is here to serve the best wishes of the members, and the stat utes that are here today im prove that dynamic,” Forde said.Forde has said that what he is concerned about is the presentation of facts, and de bating such. “I think the first thing that I want is for any individual, whether they are a member, a member of the public, or a fan, to register their concern from a posi tion of fact, and that requires reading and understanding. Not from a position of some one said something and you are now influenced by that. Because if we are having conversations on facts, then I believe that will be a very productive conversation,” he explained.“What I do encourage is people who read to ask rel evant questions, and let’s come and get the answers cause they’re there, wheth er at GFF level, CONCACAF level, or at FIFA,” McIntosh remarked about having to debate the intention and con tents of the GFF’s now re vised statutes.
Masters (Over 50) * Winner: $600,000 + tro phy* Man of the series: One flat screen 50” TV (valued at $140,000)
GSCL Inc President promises lots of fun in 6th edition of PMT20 Cup
The GSCL Inc President also boasted that the PMT20 Cup is the only tournament that does not have a paid en trance“So,fee.it’s free of cost, so we have to go and get sponsors to be part of the whole pro cess. We are trying to pro mote cricket to the extreme, and in trying to promote cricket, we are hoping to at tract a lot of persons based on the fact that it’s free. So, we hope a lot of people will use the opportunity to come and be part of the process,” he shared.Theprizes up for the tak ing in the various categories this year are:
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Masters (40 years and over) * Winner: $600,000 + tro phy* Man of the series: One flat screen 50” TV (valued at $140,000) Allstars (open to all ages) * Winner: $600,000 + tro phy* Man of the series: One flat screen 50” TV (valued at $140,000) 4-Teams Female T20 (open to all ages) * Winner: $200,000 + tro phyThe tournament will consist of four categories, namely the Male Legends (O50), Male Masters (O40), Allstars and Female Allstars. The event is sponsored by Banks DIH Limited (Rainforest Water), Danny Persaud (youtuber) At our Life ARD, Trophy Stall, P&P Insurance, Regal Stationery and Computer Centre, PRO Signs, I&S Trading, Mohamed’s Enterprise, Atlantic Marine Supplies Inc, Tourism Guyana, Reliance Services, Crown Mining Supplies, Rudisa Motor (Guy) Inc, Free Lancer Advertiser Inc, Krsna & Balram Printery, Parsram’s Discount Store and Rajiv Ghandi University.
The highly anticipat ed PM T20 Cup is set to commence on November 11 and conclude on November 13, 2022, and over one million dollars in prizes will be up for grabs. According to Ian John, President of the GSCL Inc, the sixth edition of the tour nament promises to be lots of fun.Inan interview with this publication, John was asked for his view on the tour nament, and he said, “The sixth edition of this PM T20 Cup promises lots of excite ment and fun, which is ex pected to filter down from the much-anticipated CPL in September. Cricket is in the air, and Guyanese are very passionate about their cricket.“With the participation of teams from Canada who are coming off a tournament; with regards to the tourna ment; with the hype seen at the launch, and the contin ued commitment of the me dia with the coverage we get before, during, and after the tournament, sponsors can be assured that they will be given first class coverage.”
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The winners’ row at the Barefoot/ANSA McAL tournament Part of the action during the summer golf camp
Mike Mangal brought the fight to his competitors at the Lusignan Golf Course last Saturday, and walked away with first place in the Barefoot/ANSA McAL tournament at the club. lso concluding was the club’s first ever Golf Club Summer Camp for 2022. Mangal won with a net 70 (9/ gross 79), Ayube Subhan took second with a gross 73 (10/83), and Bridgelall Harry was third with 74 (14/88). Longest drive went to Troy Cadogan; Aasrodeen Shaw took Nearest to the Pin, and Best Gross went to Avinash Persaud (77). The winning scores were high indicative of some lingering soft conditions on the fairways and thick rough, but the club is continuing to upgrade the course ahead of a number of marquee tournaments set for September and October. ANSA McAL Country Manager Troy Cadogan kindly agreed to sponsor the tournament at short notice, and brought some Barefoot Pink Moscato and Sweet Red wines for members to enjoy, along with raffling off various gifts.Also, over the weekend, the LGC hosted a Golf Club Summer Camp which saw a total of 86 children participating. This camp saw the club realising on of the LGC’s goals, which is: its commitment to introducing children to the fundamentals of golf.The club hosted 53 children, while another 33 attended a satellite camp at Hopetown, West Coast Berbice. Instructors showed the children such basics as the grip, the swing path of the club, and putting techniques. On the last day of the camp, a mini tournament was held and the results were as follows:*Under 8-11 pts each: Kaydan Patiram, Ruquiya Mohamed, Zion Hinckson, Daquan Rosario * Ages 9–12 1st 13 pts Gordon Nickerson, 2nd 8 pts Angel Archer, 3rd 6 pts Vanessa Pragash*AGE 13–16 1st 14 pts
Keyshawn Grant who was overall winner, 2nd - 10 pts Denzel Alves * 3rd 9 pts Shine Haynes. Bruster’s and Quality Cafe were the major financial sponsors, donating roughly $250,000 to support the Berbice operations, including the ice cream on Friday, thanks to proprietor and member PatonMemberGeorge. Dr. Philbert London, along with Tanza McAlmont, was instrumental in organising the Berbice lessons, and personally training and mentoring the children, getting a permit for the ground and arranging food and beverages each day. Club secretary Chet Bowling also donated $40,000 to have the Hopetown ballfield mowed.
A glimpse of the Girls’ quarterfinal action between East Ruimveldt and West RuimveldtAnn’s Grove Boys continue to dominate the competition w ith a 5-2 win in the quarterfinal
GAW and BR Women’s Captains Stafanie Taylor and Hayley Matthews
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The Semifinal round of the ExxonMobil Boys’ and Girls’ Under-14 School’s football tournament is set for this upcoming weekend at the Ministry of Education (MoE) Ground, following an exhilarating quarterfinal that was filled with shock and upsets.East Ruimveldt’s Girls were the first to book a semifinal spot last Saturday, when they edged West Ruimveldt 1-0. Akeela Hazel was the hero for East Ruimveldt, scoring what would become the game-winning goal in just the 3rd minute of the game.Deadlocked scores at the end of regulation time spurred a penalty kickout in the following game between New Central High and Tucville Secondary. Eventually, it was New Central who walked away with the win, netting 3 penalties as opposed to Tucville’s 2. The penultimate game was anticlimactic, Charlestown Secondary having won by walkover in their scheduled contest with Dolphin Secondary.However, the final girls’ game was nothing short of exciting, as New Campbellville Secondary walked away with a 4-1 victory against Ann’s Grove. Michesha Osbourne was the star of the match, netting a hattrick in the opening minutes to put New Campbellville in the driver’s seat early. Osbourne found the back of the net in the 3rd, 7th and 9th. In the second half, Jorcialy Sallina found the back of the net in the 43rd, to complete Campbellville’s 4. Keshaiya Tixey also scored in the 43rd for Ann’s Grove, but it was a little too Overlate. in the Boys’ competition, a lone goal ensured West Ruimveldt Secondary a spot in the semifinal when they locked horns with New Central High. The goal-scorer was Ronaldo Ramdass, who netted in theAnn’s40th.Grove continued their fine form, this time with a 3-0 victory over East Ruimveldt. Isaiah Pellew opened the scoring in the 16th, and found favour again in the 26th for a 2-0 game at the half. Akeyl Nedd added the final goal in the 49th for an Ann’s Grove victory. A high-scoring contest resulted in heartbreak for Dolphin Secondary, who had been dominant in the tournament up until the quarterfinals.Meeting with Cummings Lodge Secondary in the third boys’ game of the afternoon, Dolphin attempted a comeback from a 2-goal deficit, but it was not to Rovinbe. Henry (32nd) and Tyrel Walcott (34th) were responsible for Cummings Lodge’s first two goals. A Jason Sandiford strike in the 33rd, followed by a goal from Malachi Gowen in the 36th gave Dolphin hope of a turning in the tides. However, Duquan Thom hammered home a double in the 38th and 40th minutes to put an equaliser far out of Dolphin’s reach. In the 42nd, Montell Marks sealed Cummings Lodge’s fifth, for a 5-2 Inwin.the final quarterfinal game, Charlestown Secondary thrashed North Ruimveldt Multilateral 5-1. Front man Nicholas Nieuelder added to his already stacked goal tally with an opening goal in the 8th minute, followed by a second in the However,30th. those two goals were punctuated by an equaliser from North Ruimveldt’s Delon Wray in the 11th. Much later, Dequan Cox made it a 3-1 game in the 39th, before Colwin Kissoon put the nail in North’s coffin with a brace in the 40th and 42nd. The tournament, which is also powered by DDL’s Pepsi, is expected to continue this Saturday, September 3, 2022. ‘ There is a silver lining to every cloud’, that’s the way in which Guyana Amazon Warriors Women’s captain Stafanie Taylor is choosing to view the team’s performance at the recently concluded SKYEXCH 6ixty tournament. While not making excuses for not being able to reach the final of the 6ixty on Sunday last, Taylor has said she still sees a positive takeaway: in getting exposure for young women’s talent. Every team in the Women’s SKYEXCH 6ixty Competition had won two games and ended the preliminary round on 4 points, but by virtue of hitting the least number of 6s of the three teams, the Guyana Amazon Warriors (GAW) Women missed out on competing in Sunday’s final. After the Barbados Royals Women had romped to the inaugural title on Sunday, Warriors Captain Stafanie Taylor, during a virtual press briefing on Monday morning, admitted that the team’s batting did fall short, but she opined that they would fare better in the longer version of cricket, beginning on Wednesday.“Yeah,Ido believe so. I just think that, yeah, the batters that we have, we could have done a lot better in the 6ixty. Sometimes those things do happen, where the batters don’t come off. We’re hoping that, with the longer version, people will have more time to get themselves in, and hopefully take us over the line when we need it,” Taylor shared with Caribbean Media operatives.Probed about how the Warriors intend to change their approach to suit the CPL T20 format, Taylor expressed little worry, sharing that it isn’t always about winning. She reasoned, “I don’t think it would be difficult. As I said, with the T20 now coming up, we’re going to have more time for the batters to get themselves in. not sure what the lineup would be like. (We) will definitely have a discussion with the Head Coach around that, but I’m not sure if we’ll have much changes.“Hopefully, we could definitely give some young faces opportunity, cause sometimes it’s not all about winning, but also improve other players, and I think that’s what you want. We have some young players in the group, and we’ll definitely want to give them the opportunity on the stage to showcase what they could do,” the GAW captainTaylorexplained.isnot the only captain with a similar opinion.
Barbados Royals Captain Hayley Matthews also touched on the importance of developing the region’s players through exposure. Matthews opined, “The whole reason and a lot of importance in this tournament is definitely the growth of young players. I think the more young players we can have coming through a system like this, the better it can be for West Indies cricket. “Obviously we’re going to want young players developing, break out in tournaments like these, and come into the West Indies’ setup and onto international level. So, I think, getting the opportunity to play with players Tryon and Luus and the very experienced players from overseas, I think the young players can pick their brain a bit,” she said. “Hopefully that’ll be able to help them progress quicker than being in a domestic setup,” Matthews concluded on the topic. The Massy Women’s Caribbean Premier League (WCPL) will begin this Wednesday, August 31, with the first match, an affair between the Trinbago Knight Riders and Barbados Royals Women, bowling off at 3pm local time. Meanwhile, the GAW Women will spring into action on Thursday, September 3, also from 3pm, against the TKR Women.
Mangal takes Barefoot/ANSA McAL Golf Trophy
… LGC concludes summer golf camp
ExxonMobil U14 semis set for this weekend
“Not all about winning” Taylor says after WGAW come up short in 6ixty
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