WHAT'S INSIDE: Issue No. 5138 Nationwide coverage from the best news team in Guyana THE BEACON OF TRUTH guyanatimesgy.com PRICE $100 VAT INCLUDEDWEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2022 P8 President Dr Irfaan Ali is flanked by Executive President of CAF (Development Bank of Latin America), Sergio Diaz-Grandos; Director General of Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), Qu Dongyu; Executive Director of the World Food Programme, David Beasley and Director General of Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), Manuel Otero on Tuesday at the Food Security Conference in New York Pedal cyclist killed for$6.6BproposesRegionminibusesforofCertificateGPFchequeforgingbyMancrossattemptingpick-upspeedingbywhiletoroadwantedPolicefor$11.1MrevokesFitnessseveral5budget2023 – education, health account for more than half Linden market bustedvendor with gun, ammo at roadblockPolice – ganja, ecstasy also found in car Women, youths must be part owners of agricultural investments – Pres Ali ...during address to Latin American Development Bank on food security Canada launches multimillion-dollar project to improve justice for women, children APNU/AFC identifies nominees for NRF committees, but awaits ruling on court case – Norton City Constable who stabbedreputedthreatenedwifetodeath $400M worth of raw gold stolen businesswoman’sfrom home – father, son charged; 2 Police ranks under close arrest for allegedly taking bribe to cover up theft pagestorySeeon3 Page 9 Page 2 Page 10 See story on page 7 P11 P11 P8 P15 P15 MoH’s Special Needs Project gets $60M from Digicel ...does not rule out submitting nominees if “need arises”
– father, son charged; 2 Police ranks under close arrest for allegedly taking bribe to cover up theft
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Meanwhile,Unit. as investiga tions continue, detectives on Tuesday afternoon arrested another suspect, and were able to recover $6 million in cash, along with two motor cars. Investigations are on going.
fines of her home. The two men were contracted by the
has pleaded not guilty to the charge, and has been remanded to prison un til November 1, 2022, but Satrohan Seegobin has pleaded guilty and has been sentenced to four years’ im prisonment.Reports are that the businesswoman is a gold dealer who, over the years, has accumulated the raw gold and concealed same at a location within the con
The theft reportedly oc curred between December 2021 and January 2022, but was reported to the Police only on Friday last. Guyana Times understands that the businesswoman discovered the gold missing only when
ounces of raw gold, worth $400 million, from a busi nesswoman of Mahaica, East Coast Demerara.
ter they allegedly took a $6 million bribe to sweep the crime under the carpet. These two officers are pres ently being interrogated by members of the GPF Major Crimes
she went to check on it last week, and she immediately contacted the BhaloonauthPolice.Seegobin
$400M worth of raw gold stolen from businesswoman’s home
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victim to conduct repairs to her home, during which they found the stash of gold and divided same between them, and went on a spending spree. During the investi gation, detectives recovered three motor vehicles – two cars and one canter - as well as a quantity of raw gold.
In addition, two Police officers stationed in Berbice, who had reportedly received a tip-off about the robbery, are presently in custody af
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“In Guyana, for example, we have now made a poli cy that all the new invest ment in agriculture, driven by technology, would have a percentage owned by wom en and youth. So, in all in vestments we’re making in livestock, 35 per cent of those farms must be owned by women and 30 per cent of those farms must be owned by youth,” he said.
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“One of the greatest fall outs of the pandemic is edu cational losses. So, countries are now reorienting their budgets to fill that educa tional gap. What we’re fail ing to realise is that there is a food catastrophe before us,” he said.
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supply markets, maintain ing investments in food pro duction and farming, main taining green, resilient and inclusive food systems.”
The People’s Progressive Party/ Civic (PPP/C) Government has enacted a policy to ensure that local women and youth have a percentage of ownership in all new agricultural invest ments, as part of its efforts to make agriculture more sustainable.ThePresident made this disclosure while address ing the Development Bank of Latin America (CAF) di alogue on Food Security in Latin America and the Caribbean on Tuesday. He emphasised to attendees, the importance of ensur ing youths and women are meaningfully involved in food security efforts.
According to President Ali, more effort also needs to be put into coming up with strategies that use tech nology to increase food pro duction… which can also be shared among partners in theTheregion.President, who is cur rently in New York attend
ment.President Ali was accom panied by the Permanent Representative of Guyana to the United Nations, Ambassador Carolyn Rodrigues; Foreign Secretary Robert Persaud; Director of Projects Marcia Nadir-Sharma and Deputy Ambassador of the Guyanese Embassy in Washington DC, Zulfikar Ally.
President Dr Irfaan Ali as he participated in the roundtable hosted by the Americas Society/Council of Americas
...during address to Latin American Development Bank on food security
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To add salt to the wound, Ali said, is the issue of cli mate change. He noted that this phenomenon will take more land out of production, reduce the production ca pacity of countries and ulti mately, increase food prices.
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ing the 77th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), also spoke at a Roundtable and Luncheon hosted by the Americas Society/Council of Americas. While there, President Ali outlined the many investment opportu nities in Guyana, pointing to the country’s advantageous geographic position that fa cilitates trade, transport, andHelogistics.alsoemphasised that his Government is building an economy for 2030 and beyond with heavy invest ments in health and educa tion, eco-tourism, capacity building, agriculture, and human resource develop
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“In Guyana, we’ve tak en many actions. And in the Region, to reduce our food import by 25 per cent by 2025. Through the invest ment in technology and re search and development, removal of trade barriers, institutional strengthening and expanding the access to agricultural lands,” the President said.
“As we move forward, we must be able to find in novative ways of bridging the gap. How are we going to bridge the financing gap. How are we going to restruc ture loans to ensure that there’s a mix in concession al financing to help farmers to increase production to in vest in drainage and irriga tion, to invest in climate re silient agriculture?”
Women, youths must be part owners of agricultural investments – Pres Ali
He noted that another important factor to be in terrogated is how to secure more financing for agricul ture and the extent to which concessions will be given to secure this financing. This is something he said must be looked at on a Regional ba sis, with the whole Region coming up with solutions.
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“This is how we’re go ing to ensure sustainabili ty. If we’re not in a position to encourage the next gen eration, young people, to be part of agriculture and see it as something exciting, inno vative, and challenging, that utilises technology, then we will not be able to create a sustainable framework for the production of food and the sustainability and resil ience of the agriculture sec tor.”According to Ali, the Government must pro tect the vulnerable. This also includes protecting the agricultural sector. The President noted that coun tries are currently being faced with a “food catastro phe”.“We must expand our na tional protection systems. Protecting the most vulner able, maintaining food to
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So, I ask my optimis tic friend Mohamed from whence cometh his utter ance that “I can take com fort and seek reprieve in the news item (that) “DPP asks Police Commissioner to launch campaign against noise nuisance?” Come on! I mean, this Minister is at the helm of the intermi nable prolongation of the Cheddi Jagan International Airport. Get my drift?
Others reject this position of a gender bias toward peace and stress rather that the same continuum of non-violence to violence is found among women as among men. In practice, it is never all women or all men who are involved in peace-making efforts. Sometimes, it is only a few, especially at the start of peace-making efforts. The basic question is how best to use the talents, energies, and networks of both women and men for efforts at conflict resolution.Thethird contribution of a gender approach with its emphasis on the social construction of roles is to draw our attention to a detailed analysis of the socialisation process in a given society. Transforming gender relations requires an understanding of the socialisation process of boys and girls, and of the constraints and motivations that create gender relations. Thus, there is a need to look at patterns of socialisation, potential incitements to violence in childhood training patterns, and socially-approved ways of dealing with violence. And this would also relate to anti-women violence.
Three elements can be the “gender” contribution to conflict transformation efforts. The first is in the domain of analysis, the contribution of the knowledge of gender relations as indicators of power. Uncovering gender differences in a given society will lead to an understanding of power relations in general in that society, and to the illumination of contradictions and injustices inherent in those relations.Thesecond contribution is to make us more fully aware of the role of women in specific conflict situations. Women should not only be seen as victims of war: they are often significantly involved in taking initiatives to promote peace. Some writers have stressed that there is an essential link between women, motherhood, and non-violence, arguing that those engaged in mothering work have distinct motives for rejecting war that run in tandem with their ability to resolve conflicts non-violently.
Women wearing traditional attire practise the Garba, the traditional dance of Gujarat state, ahead of Navratri in Ahmedabad, India
A decade ago, on the occasion of “International Day for Women”, Rene Wadlow, President and Representative to the United Nations, Geneva of the Association of World Citizens, made a suggestion we believe our conflict-ridden society may benefit from. She suggested a larger role for women as peacemakers, even as they are facing the brunt of inter-personal violence.
One of the best-known symbols of a woman as peacemaker is Lysistrata, immortalised by Aristophanes, who mobilised women on both sides of the Athenian-Spartan War for a sexual strike in order to force men to end hostilities and avert mutual annihilation. Since Lysistrata, women, individually and in groups, have played a critical role in the struggle for justice and peace in all societies. However, when real negotiations begin, women are often relegated to the sidelines.However, a gender perspective on peace, disarmament, and conflict resolution entails a conscious and open process of examining how women and men participate in and are affected by conflict differently. It requires ensuring that the perspectives, experiences, and needs of both women and men are addressed and met in peace-building activities. Today, conflicts reach everywhere. How do these conflicts affect people in the society — women and men, girls and boys, the elderly and the young, the rich and the poor, the urban and the rural?
Then, apart from ‘clearcut’ bias, there appears to be legal ignorance and in competence. It is like a cal low swimmer in the pool. For example, on Tuesday, 15 March 2022, the em barrassing story read that “The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) ruled that Guyana’s Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) could not unilaterally or der a Magistrate to con duct another preliminary inquiry, but must instead ask the High Court to de cide.” I need not go on. To Shamshun Mohamed then, I ask, how can I expect any thing good from the DPP; ignorance and incompe tence add to bias all make for a pallid and emasculat ed figure.
As I stated in my first missive, “I have personally called Police stations inces santly to intervene, but the generic response is ‘We will send the patrol’.” This is the culture. I dare anyone to do some ad hoc tests on this for me. Imagine, Mon Repos was invaded, and these ‘in vaders’ came from as far away as Golden Grove. In Guyana, there are Cove and John, Enmore, Vigilance, and Beterverwagting Police stations, and yet these ‘free dom fighters’ had their way before any kind of intercep tion was forthcoming from the Force. Pathetic right?
Peace and women, women and peace
As for the Police, I have a few words; but, first, what I ask is the role of the Corporate Communications Unit (CCU) of the Guyana Police Force (GPF). I re mind our readers that the two Police PR officers (Mark Ramotar and Stan Gouveia as its Director and Deputy Director respec tively) were hired without any advertisement for the posts. Minister in Charge, Robeson Benn, back in June 2021, had to admit that the positions to head the CCU of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) were not advertised before they were filled. His non-sequitur explanation, when confronted, was that
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he think he is talking?’ Roadside vending and oth er businesses (wash bays, tyre shops, groceries, etc.) abound adjacent to our main thoroughfares. Just look at our roadways being devoid of even a bus detour for pick-ups and drop-offs. Traffic will always be im peded to accommodate all of the just-mentioned. This has been entrenched from eternity past.
‘Noise Change’ will come – it will worsen
The DPP has bungled too many things and too many times. No one can re pose confidence in the DPP. For one, there exudes from the DPP gross bias. Why do I say this? Late August, the headlines read: “DPP advis es criminal charges against Dion Bascom.” Then, just
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Dear Editor, My September 17, 2022 letter, “Land of the Cacophonous,” was alluded to by Shamshun Mohamed in his September 19, 2022 one, “DPP getting serious with noise nuisance.”
oday is International Day of Peace. This year’s observance is particularly rich in irony, as the world convulses with the knockon effects of the war in Ukraine and the many other conflicts around the world – between man and nature, between nation states, between groups, between individuals. The commemoration of this United Nations-designated day should encourage all to redouble our efforts for peace, and so in that spirit, we reiterate our thoughts on women as peacemakers:
Influenced by Eastern thought – encapsulated by the Chinese terms “yin and yang”, men and women are thought to have complementary psychological characteristics. “Feminine” characteristics or values include intuitive, nurturing, caring, sensitive, relational traits, while “masculine” characteristics are rational, dominant, assertive, analytical, and hierarchical.
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Editor, what is the re sult yet again? It is that the President and his ‘gravy riders’ will continue to be more concerned about bush cook, beach cricket, domi noes, volleyball, and a host of ‘fun’ activities. Hence, ‘aspiring citizens’ must pursue their legal exit…the earlier the better.
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Let’s get women on the front lines.
a few days ago, I read: “DPP drops private crimi nal charge against Crime Chief.” For those not au fait with what I am referring to, it is about the two main and opposing principles over the one and same issue.
As a caveat, those ‘good citizens’ in the Providence environs should plan for the Guyana leg of CPL turbu lence… you had a foretaste last Saturday.
Yours Deodattruly,Singh
Let me now make some points on this ‘noise’ situa tion that has long since en veloped the land; but, first, a word on the DPP.
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Now, concerning ‘edicts’ by those in positions of le gal power, affluence, and influence, I have not an in kling of expectation that ‘things will change’. I go back to October 2021, when the Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill, ‘pro claimed’ that roadside ven dors along the main road ways of Georgetown “…will have to relocate or seek al ternative jobs.” This was repeated just recently, and the ‘expected’ is still ongo ing, that is, ‘to whom does
I am glad that it elicited a response, but this produced some ambivalence in me, as it was both coincidental and ironic. Mohamed sought to offer me some hope, saying that the “DPP has asked the Police Commissioner to launch a campaign against ‘noise nuisance,’ following a signed petition by residents of an East Coast communi ty.” Yet, on that very week end, Saturday 17, there was the “One Guyana Festival” concert that ‘rocked’ the National Stadium. One of the dailies reported that the said “One Guyana Mega Concert” had pensioners feting like teenagers.” So, I think Mohamed under stands my ambivalence; DPP versus Government - DPP asks against noise, and Government endorses it.
“…the unit was established as part of the Force’s stra tegic plans.” For me, the CCU and its two heads are encapsulated; in one word, “pipsqueak.” (On the side lines: How much are they being paid? What are their lists of duties? What have they accomplished?)
While as individuals, men and women alike can achieve a state of wholeness, of balance between the yin and yang, in practice “masculine” refers to men and “feminine” to women. Thus, some feminists identify the male psyche as the prime cause of the subordination of women around the world. Men are seen as having nearly a genetic coding that leads them to “seize” power, to institutionalise that power through patriarchal societal structures, and to buttress the power with masculine values and culture.
It seems, based on his statements, that if I defend Indian-Guyanese (Multiple articles in the media making such defences, including criticising how Singh was being treated in opposition), that’s okay, but if I defend AfricanGuyanese, I’m being racist.
-Opportunistic nature of Racist rhetoric.-Pure self-interest and own narrow causes.-Designated appointee to whichever post he -Recipientcovets. of whichever reward or recognition he craves.
Dear Editor, They came, yes, five of them, five Heads of Government from different Caricom countries. They were not here for a “Heads of Government Meeting”, but were on a mission of restoration of democracy, to right a horrific wrong done to the Guyanese people for decades now. They were here to tell the obstinate leader Granger that he had lost the election, and it was high time to accept defeat, give up power, and let this country move on.
Yes, they were here to advise and supervise a clean and peaceful transition of power from the PNC to the PPP/C, something that is a rarity here in Guyana.
Nowhereissues.inmy letters did I mention these two institutions. I focused on the burgeoning racist policies of the PPP administration.Singhhasmy permission to dis close what he perceives as the nature and facts of the *dispute* and state the facts as he knows them, instead of cher ry-picking and launching ad hominem attacks on me.
Dear AppreciateAshni,you considering me for appointment as a member of the VAT Board of However,Review.being Chairman of the
termined that the blight ed system of rigging, which held this nation captive for decades, be brought to an end. And there was no bet ter time to do it than as we showcase ourselves to the world as a freedom and peace-loving zone.
Nigel Hinds responds to Minister Ashni Singh
-Basic-Ramblinglike:letter.racistrhetoric peddled by Hinds-High on rhetoric and devoid of facts.
NeilRespectfully,Adams
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It must be established and nor malised in Guyana that AfricanGuyanese are not hewers of wood and drawers of water, and only fit for crumbs and scraps!
-Recently adopted Ethnic Advocacy. -Diversity is only served, in his mind, when he is the designated ap pointee to whatever post he craves.
Singh states that my accusing the PPP of racism is devoid of facts, the re ality is that if you are being drenched by rain, you don’t have to show facts that the rain is Privacyfalling!wasthrown under the truck by Minister Ashni Singh.
The March 2, 2021 letter substantial ly highlights the very same statements published in my letter on September 17-18, 2022 in Guyana News Network, Village Voice, and Kaieteur News cap tioned: *Accelerated Racist Policies (ARP) against African-Guyanese.
sent their most accomplished Minister to respond to my letters on racism in Guyana, ICAG is a part of that racism, you can see it also in the banks and other corporations.
My conditions were that I am the head of the agency, the agency must have a budget, and I must have the au thority to hire and terminate!
My letter was published in Stabroek News, dated March 2, 2021 and cap tioned *”The administration must gov ern openly to reduce inequalities with in and between groups of Guyanese.* The letter obviously predates by over 18 months my recent letters.
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These phrases have no leg to stand on, and are unwarranted, disrespectful, gaslighting, and beneath Singh’s intel lect.PPP
Imagine if I snitched out all the pri vate discussions I’ve had with members of the two major parties! This would be heresy to me.
The Caricom team bad ly wanted to restore free dom and development, so that Guyanese would stay at home and not be a bur den on their Caricom neigh bours. Prime Minister Mottley was, with straight forward subtlety, telling the Granger Administration that they would like the Guyanese people to remain at ease at home in their own country.So,once again, I salute the valiant effort of Caricom in putting my country back on the freedom and develop mental path again.
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The black fraternity of leaders of Caricom was here to right our wrongs and again put Guyana on the development trajecto ry of modern civilised na tions. And with good rea son, Mia and her team came to Guyana, she want ed to reintroduce a system of pure democracy, where the Guyanese people could choose who governs them. She wanted a system where the Guyanese people would feel free to live and work in their own country.
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very same rea son Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley hastily got her team together and trav elled down to Guyana, de termined that this fraud ulent chapter be a thing of the past; Guyana needs to move on into the future of free and fair elections. The Caricom heads were de
Singh’s ad hominem attacks on me, with phrases
Also, Singh left out that one of the conditions for me to accept any offer was that I have the option to reject or accept being appointed to serve on any entity.After saying: ‘It is my considered opinion that Hinds is now opportunis tically using the bully pulpit of rac ism to try to intimidate the Institute of Chartered Accountants (ICAG) to ex tend special treatment to him. Singh seems to contradict himself herein by attributing that the casus belli of my letters and dissatisfaction: was due to his offer made within the last month, offering me a position to serve on the all-important *VAT Tribunal* I made it clear in my rejection or the offer, the following:
Board/Entity does not appear to be in cluded in the appointment; and being Chairman of the Board/Entity is a pre requisite for me to accept the appoint ment.Also, the VAT Board of Review is not a Board I am willing to serve on. I am available and willing to serve as Chairman of other andIOrganizations/Tribunals/EntitiesBoards/thatconsiderconsistentwithmyexperienceservicetoGuyana.Nigel
media outlets pub lished that the Finance Minister rejects ‘racist rambling rants’ of Nigel Hinds, on Sep 19, 2022.
I’m absolutely not interested in rubber stamping or window dressing positions that send the wrong mes sage to Guyanese, especially AfricanGuyanese.Withall of my flaws, many Guyanese respect the principled positions that I have taken over the last three decades in Guyana on political-socio-economic issues.Singh’s scrambled eggs defence against my criticism of the racist poli cies of the current PPP administration is akin to trying to fill a basket with water.
Now, if I could refresh our memory, when the dic tator and chief rig master of the PNC, Burnham, died, not one of the leaders of Caricom came for his funer al. This in itself was a clear sign that Caricom was not in agreement with the rig ging formula Burnham had in place here, and his illegal hold on Caricompower.
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Singh’s letter is quite mislead ing, and is a poor attempt to drag the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Guyana (ICAG) and the recent offer for me to be a member of the Guyana Revenue Authority (VAT) Tribunal as the frontal
I have received many offers to serve by the PPP, but they were all rejected without prejudice. Primarily because of their subjugated nature.
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make a rubber substitute.
One day James Wright, an engineer at General Electric, was doing tests with silicon oil. He tried adding a chemical called boric acid and came up with a useless gooey substance that bounced, so he had to start over!
not inventing in the strictest sense, this activity is a wonderful way to reinforce the scientific process and strategies for prob lem-solving as students experiment with silly put ty recipes.
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In the 1940s (during WWII), the United States Government needed more rubber for airplane tires, soldiers’ boots and other uses. Unfortunately there was not enough natural rubber (the kind that comes from the rubber tree) available, so someone needed to invent a synthetic (or human-made) rubber.
Volume = 7 x 2 x 3 = 42m3
5) A cube with sides of 200 cm has how many cubic metres of volu the volume of a rec tangular solid with sides of 20 cm, 86 cm and 12 cm?
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3) What is the volume of a cube with sides of 15 cm?
4) A shipping box has dimensions of 12 cm by 10 cm by 8 cm. If a kilo gram of candy takes up a cubic centi metre, how many kilograms of candy can you put in the box?
Through his own experimenting, he thought this goo would make a great toy. So he borrowed US$147, encased the goo in plastic “eggs” and called it “Silly Putty.” It was first sold to adults and then several years later to children.
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2) A shoe box has dimensions of 30 cm by 25 cm by 18 cm. What is the volume?
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Do you think you could make a Silly Putty through your own testing. Sure you can! Just like Peter Hodgson, we have the basic ingredients need ed and have played with this substance before, mos likely. Now all we need to do is conduct some tests with the ingredients.
To find the volume of a rectangular solid, multiply its length x
Silicon was a substance found in sand that was believed to be appropriate for making this synthetic rubber. Since there is a lot of sand (and therefore sil icon) available, the government asked several large companies to have their engineers (scientists) try to
Through many adults and children playing with (and testing!) Silly Putty over the years, it has come to have a variety of uses. Can you name any? Maybe you could create a new use for Silly Putty.
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have learnt the customary units for measuring liquid volume in a container. However, if you want to know how many customary units a solid figure contains, or its ***volume***, the units are called cubic inches, cubic feet or cubic yards. The metric equivalents are cubic centime tres, cubic metres or cubic kilometres.
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Five years later, in 1949, a man named Peter Hodgson thought of an idea for this useless goo.
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The court case continues on November 8. However, Attorney General Anil Nandlall has asked that the court dismiss the challenge.
asked by this publication about the Opposition nomi nees for the various commit tees that are overlooking the NRF.
two Maces in case one is not being found or is stolen.
This sum, which was taken out following par liamentary approval, has been transferred to the Consolidated Fund to fi nance national development priorities.
converted to a Statement of Claim by Justice Singh, ar guing that due to the ab sence of the parliamentary Mace – the most significant symbol in the National Assembly and some mem bers not being seated – the Act cannot be regarded as being lawfully passed.
Further assistance was sought and the male was fi nally apprehended and tak en to the Sparendaam Police Station. The marijuana was weighed in his presence and amounted to 17 grams. The suspect is presently in cus tody as investigations con tinue.
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The man was told of the offence committed and cau tioned, during which he de niedItownership.wasalsoreported that while arresting the suspect, he started to behave in a dis orderly manner, and a crowd gathered including the moth er of the accused, who at tempted to obstruct the Police from arresting him.
On the night of December 29, 2021, members of the APNU/AFC had dislodged the Mace from its position at the House Clerk’s desk and protested in an attempt to prevent the Natural Resource Fund Bill from be ing Atpassed.one point in the National Assembly proceed ings, the Speaker’s Personal Assistant was seen latching onto the Mace while lying on the floor in an attempt to se cure it, while the Opposition parliamentarians stood by hurling racial slurs and taunts at him. However, the Opposition’s protest and its mounting calls for the Bill to be sent to a Special Select Committee had no effect as the Government passed the Bill.House Speaker Manzoor Nadir is, however, adamant that the NRF Act was law fully passed, noting that a replica Mace was in place. He had explained that al most all Parliaments in the Westminster System have
detained him. A search was carried out in the area and two transparent plastic bags containing a quantity of can nabis were found.
Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton
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til the court makes its rul ing.During a press confer ence on Tuesday, Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton was
That being said, Norton did not completely rule out nominating persons to the committees before the court case concludes. As he put it, his party can adapt if there is a need for the persons to be appointed.“Weareholding on that until we deal with the oth er issues. We have the court case. We are awaiting the outcome. If the need arises, to put people before, we are a political movement that adapts. And we will take ac tion.”
The ganja that was found at Plaisance, ECD
Since the passage of the legislature last December, the Government has gone on to establish the Natural Resource Fund Board. Following parliamentary approval, the Government has made two withdrawals from the fund amounting to $83.3 billion.
According to the Attorney General, there is no princi ple known to the law, nei ther does the Constitution nor the Standing Orders of the National Assembly re quire that the Mace must be present and in place for Parliament to exercise its constitutional power to make laws for the peace, or der, and good governance.
Plaisance man arrested after allegedly disposing of ganja
APNU/AFC identifies nominees for NRF committees, but awaits ruling on court case – Norton
Specifically, the Opposition is supposed to submit nominees for the Public Accountability and Oversight and the Investment Committees. According to Norton, how ever, he does not intend to make any nominations until their court matter has been resolved.“Wehave not yet provid ed nominees. You know we have a case before the courts on this question of the Natural Resources Fund. We know the people we want to put there,” Norton explained.“Butthis has to be tak en in the context of how the Government operated with the Natural Resources Fund. Let us recall that we made recommendations that the Government refused to consider. And they actually moved to appoint the people they wanted there.”
Plaisance, East Coast of Demerara (ECD) resident was arrest ed after he was found with a quantity of marijuana on Monday at Britton Street, Plaisance.Based on reports re ceived, Police were on mobile
The patrol ranks thought something was amiss and
While the A Partnership for National Unity/ Alliance For Change (APNU/ AFC) Opposition has identi
In his Affidavit in Defence, Nandlall contended that the claim is an abuse of the court process and without any legal basis. In light of this, he has urged the court to dismiss the matter.
...does not rule out submitting nominees if “need arises”
patrol in the area when they observed the suspect carry ing a one-strap bag around his shoulder. Upon noticing the Police vehicle, he dropped a transparent Ziplock bag on the road and kept walking.
The Opposition has gone to court challenging the le gality of the NRF Bill that was passed into law last year. Opposition Chief Whip Christopher Jones and Trade Unionist Norris Witter, ear lier this year, filed a Fixed Date Application which was
fied persons to take up posi tions on the various commit tees to overlook the Natural Resource Fund, it is with holding its nominations un
When the average Guyanese - outside of rice-farming areas - think about this industry, that’s the largest employer in the country, they see endless acreage of green (or golden) fields fading into the horizon. But the reality is that most rice farmers cultivate small plots of less than 5 acres – and barely scrape out a precarious existence. With President Ali promising his Government would facilitate increasing our rice production from 650,000 tonnes to 850,000 tonnes annually, the path is clear: increase the size of plots for new and existing farmers.
If this could be done when there was barely any mechanisation in the 1920s, what about now??
Back in the day, Burnham picked up his ideas of oneparty dictatorship and “Big Man politics” from Africa, and maybe his successors can now observe that peaceful electoral politics is the way to go!!
Earlier this year, the GPF Traffic Department announced that any vehicle with tinted windows that does not have the required permit will be impounded by the Police and have its fitness revoked.
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views expressed in this column are the author’s own and do not necessarily reflect Guyana Times’ editorial policy and stance
passing of Elizabeth II has brought home how similar we are to other ex-colonies in her former empire: all our heads of states and officials representing us at her funeral had to use the bus to get to Westminster Abbey!! Now…let’s not get our dander up and knickers in a knot –except for Joe Biden, almost every other of the 170 or so leaders had to queue up for the ride! And Joe gets a pass to ride in his limo (“The Beast”) only cause the Brits wanna cling for dear life to their “special relationship” to remain relevant!! Joe also got an aisle seat inside the Cathedral. In case he had to get to the loo?
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The buses that had their Certificate of Fitness revoked
Let’s learn from Mama Africa!!
AccordingZone.to the Police Force, the Certificates of Fitness were revoked for breaching the conditions of the road service licence, tint, and obscure identifica tion
The vendor was subse quently arrested, cautioned, and escorted to Mackenzie Police Station. At the Station, a thorough search
47-year-old mar ket vendor of Main Street, Central Amelia’s Ward, Mackenzie was on Tuesday arrested following the discovery of a firearm and several rounds of ammunition in his motor car.Police stated that during a Police roadblock, the driver was observed acting in a sus
But there are some bright spots. Ruto’s Kenya has shown we can make progress from the greatest fetter the Empire placed on us – arbitrarily cobbling together groups of people from entirely different cultures and insisting we’re individual “nations”!! Kenya alone has 44 tribes!! This was sure to create conflict, as we all vied to “rule” like the departed Brits. Divide and conquer!! Meaning literally lording over everybody else!! Well, like us and Ghana, Kenya returned to multiparty democracy in 1992, and, after some serious ethnic violence in 2007, worked out constitutional changes in the political system that have led to peaceful changes in governments.
But a pic of newly-elected President William Ruto of Kenya - with President Samia Suluhu Hassan of Tanzania and other African leaders shoehorned into a bus - went viral across Africa!! Most folks back home thought it was quite infra dig, and that it made them look like a bunch of school kids on a field trip. Ruto, however, said he used the occasion to network with folks who could help move Kenya out of its brewing economic crisis. One wonders who our rep –Minister of Parliamentary Affairs – networked with.
It’s been several weeks since IPADA-G said they submitted the financial records demanded of them by the Min of Culture - to account for their $468M grant. So, were those records kosher??
The process from appli cation to final approval or rejection for a tint waiver is that upon receipt of the application, along with the documents required, the applicant will be served with a letter that must be taken to the Licence Revenue Office (LRO) in or der to verify the vehicle’s tintSubsequentdensity. to the com pletion of this verification process, the LRO will sub mit its tint reading to the
picious manner and as such, one of the ranks approached the car and informed him of their desire to carry out a search of the vehicle.
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was carried out on the vehi cle during which two small transparent plastic bags were found in the middle pocket.One contained a quanti ty of cannabis and the other contained 40 ecstasy tablets. The narcotic was weighed and amounted to two grams.
Themark.Motor Vehicles and Road Traffic Act states that: “any person who drives a motor vehicle the identifi cation mark of which is not fixed thereon as prescribed or being so fixed is in any way obscured or not easi ly distinguishable commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine of one hundred and fif ty thousand dollars and to imprisonment for three months.”
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GPF revokes Certificate of Fitness for several minibuses
We just gotta follow the identical path that got us in large scale rice-farming, to begin with – convert abandoned cane fields into rice fields!! Studies have now shown that the optimum size for family-run farms is about 25 acres, and, at least with the Skeldon lands, the terminated sugar workers can be leased such lands to put into rice.
He was asked to exit the vehicle, but was hesitant to do so; however, he eventual ly exited after the rank in sisted.During the search, the rank observed a black hand
Taking example...
President Ramaphosa of South Africa, however, didn’t even wait for the final rites – he flew back home because of the crippling blackouts that have hit the once-mostdeveloped country in Africa!! Everything has ground to a halt to intensify the skyrocketing crime wave and xenophobia that had already put the nation on the back foot. And more than anything else, this should force some introspection by all of us as to what have we done to make ourselves REALLY independent from Britain. It’s a cryin’ shame that apart from outliers like Singapore and Mauritius, we seem to have wasted our possibilities and stifled our peoples’ dreams.
gun on the driver’s seat and immediately took possession of it. The firearm was exam ined and discovered to be a .32 Taurus pistol with 11 live matching rounds of am munition in the magazine.
Inquiring minds want to know!!
Linden market vendor busted with gun, ammo at Police roadblock ganja, ecstasy also found in car
It was stated that while the laws regarding tinted vehicles do not stipulate the percentage allowed, any Police officer on duty who stops a motor vehicle must be able to identify its occupants.While for some, tints
T he Traffic Department within the Guyana Police Force (GPF) on Monday revoked the Certificate of Fitness for several mini buses during a routine ex ercise.Among those minibuses were BAB 4114, BXX 7093, and BWW 7107 of 41 Zone; BXX 8346 - 42 Zone; BAC 5635 - 44 Zone; and BZZ 2318 - 48
The suspect remains in custody pending charges.
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serve as protection against the sun, for others, it has been used to conduct il legal activities, including robberies. For the darker tints, the Ministry of Public Security has to grant per mission.Inthe application for a tint waiver, vehicle own ers must submit a copy of the Certificate of Vehicle Registration and the Certificate of Fitness and a copy of the last tint permit received (if applicable).
Minister of Public Security for approval/refusal. The Ministry notifies the ap plicant of the final deci sion, and if the application is approved, the applicant is granted a Tint Waiver Permit.The permits are valid for one year and should be renewed at least one week before the expiry date. Only vehicles with a man ufacturer’s tint will be eli gible to be considered for a tint waiver.
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of critical importance to the Government of Guyana –Indigenous welfare, sexual and gender-based violence or SGBV, access to justice, particularly for the vulnera ble and marginalised in soci ety. In Canada, I’m sure you all know, is deeply commit ted to advancing the rights, perspective, and prosperity of Indigenous peoples.”
Indirect beneficiaries are men and boys as well as a large number of Venezuelan migrants who have taken up residence in these areas. This will enable an equitable and safer society, and great er Police capacity to protect vulnerable victims.
Chief Executive Officer of JES, Sonia Poulin ex plained that the non-profit organisation is committed to improving citizen securi ty and improving the local justice system. It will focus on building resources to re
Canada launches multi-million-dollar project to improve justice for women, children
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“The underlying pover ty and economic issues are there…In our partnership, I expect that the project will relate not only to the Police and the other Ministries but also to local organisations
spond to sexual and gen der-based violence through training and preparing or ganisations to deliver gen der transformative and rights-based public legal ed ucation.“Inparticular, this im portant project will focus primarily on Region One (Barima-Waini) to sup port the empowering of Indigenous women and girls to funding liberal education and local solutions, while strengthening the capaci ty of justice actors to better respond to sexual and gen der-based violence,” Poulin posited.Home Affairs Minister Robeson Benn alluded to strengthening justice for fe males in society, amid un derlying poverty and eco nomic issues which are even greater in remote areas.
He added, “Under this action area, our interven
Minister Robeson Benn, Attorney General Anil Nandlall, Canadian High Commissioner to Guyana Mark Berman, and other officials at the launch
Entities expected to benefit are the Guyana Police Force, Chamber of the Director of Public Prosecutions, the Judiciary, the National Toshaos Council, women’s group, and civil society organisations. They will be able to increase their capacity to deliver the respective services for wom en and girls.
all of which typically affect women and girls.”
tions seek to prevent SGBV, support survivors, and bring perpetrators to justice by working with us through a wide range of stakeholders in healthcare and justice and policing, education, so cial protection, and econom ic development, and includes developing comprehensive approaches to violence par ticularly domestic violence, intimate partner violence, trafficking, and exploitation,
The High Commission of Canada launched a multi-million dollar project called “Strengthening Justice for Women, Girls, and Indigenous Peoples in Guyana” in collaboration with the Justice Education SocietyGlobal(JES).Affairs Canada is funding this four-year proj ect. The direct beneficia ries will be 10,000 to 12,000 women and girls living in Indigenous communities across Guyana’s hinterland.
Commissioner Mark Berman explained that Canada considers SGBV, particularly against women and girls, as one of the most pervasive and egregious human rights vi olations.“More precisely, the proj ect that we’re launching to day cross-cuts three areas
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The dead man has been identified as 25-year-old Lester Sobers, a former City Constable and late resident of Block ‘X’, A Field Sophia, Greater Georgetown.
Dead: Lester Sobers
Again he left the area
Centre, where he was treat ed before being handed over to the Police. Sobers’s broth er was also arrested, and is assisting with the investiga tions.CCTV footage is also be ing reviewed by the Police as investigations continue.
and returned, this time with his brother on a motorcy cle. He was still armed with the cutlass, and he and his brother both began to abuse and threaten the woman, her sister, and her brotherin-law.Again, the brother-inlaw told Sobers and his brother to desist from mak ing threats, and, more so, to remove from in front of his business premises, but they refused. Sobers then dis mounted the motorcycle on which they had arrived and, with the cutlass, fired a lash at the brother-in-law, which connected to his head.
A pink-handled knife was found about five feet
This resulted in a fight between the two men, during which the brotherin-law armed himself with a knife and stabbed Sobers in the chest, causing him to fall to the ground. The am bulance service was sum moned to the area, and med ical personnel pronounced Sobers dead.
from his body, and a cutlass was also found at the scene. The body was then picked up and escorted to the Memorial Gardens Funeral Home to await a post-mor temTheexamination.suspectwas escorted to the Diamond Diagnostic
City Constable who threatened reputed wife stabbed to death
According to informa tion received, the deceased was lying on his back with a bruise to his left side fore head, another bruise to his right side neck, and a stab wound to his left side chest.
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Sobers' body lying on the roadway
The woman report edly went to the East La Penitence Police Station and reported the incident. The Police then escorted her back to her sister’s place of business, and also made checks for Sobers, but he was not Shortlyseen.after the Police left the area, Sobers re turned with a cutlass and continued to abuse the wom an, but was warned to desist from threatening the wom an by her brother-in-law.
Based on information re ceived, the late Sobers and his children’s mother had had a misunderstanding at their Sophia residence af ter she had requested to vis it her sister’s business place along Mandela Avenue, Georgetown. Shortly after her arrival there, Sobers turned up and started to verbally abuse the woman, and even threatened to kill her, after which he left.
been stabbed to death along Mandela Avenue, in the vi cinity of Cevon’s Waste Management, in the wee hours of Tuesday.
The accident occurred at about 20:55h and involved a motor pick-up bearing reg istration number PZZ 2877, owned by Sheriff Security Inc. At the time, the vehicle was driven by a 32-year-old man of Ruimzeight, WCD.
The accident scene
ed to be included in the bud get coming from the central Ministry.Health is expected to take the second largest amount, with $1.8 billion.
bridges, and $24 million for the maintenance of the river and sea
Hospital, where he was pro nounced dead.
A79-year-old pedal cy clist, who has since been identified as Clayton Grant, was killed on the Meten-Meer-Zorg Public Road, West Coast Demerara (WCD), on Monday.
Region Five (MahaicaBerbice) has proposed a $6.6 billion budget for 2023 under the theme “Equitable and Sustainable Development Within all Communities Within Region Five”.The proposed sum is ex pected to be spent on sever al sectors including finance, health, agriculture, public in frastructure, and education.
The Department is also proposing to purchase a truck, bus and a boat to be used by the Education Department. Additionally, a proposal for two more vehicles is expect
Meanwhile,defences. Woodlands/ Bel Air Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) Chairperson Carol Nurse not ed that the NDC had submit ted programmes for a nursery school to be in the project pro posal.“Three years ago, the Woodlands NDC had sub mitted programmes for a nursery school in our project proposal. In 2018 the MMA [Mahaica Mahaicony AbaryAgriculture Development Authority] did a sketch map of the area. We are now learn ing that the area sketched by the MMA is too small ac cording to the standards. We now have another location in mind.”The NDC head, who is also a Regional Councillor, explained that residents had donated a portion of land for community development.
Pedal cyclist killed by speeding pick-up while attempting to cross road
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Region 5 proposes $6.6B budget for 2023 education, health account for more than half
This will see $5 million be ing pumped into maintenance to both Fort Wellington and Mahaicony Hospitals, the doc tor’s quarters at Mahaicony, and several health centres in the region. The Health Department is proposing to spend $301 million on medi cal Undersupplies.the agriculture sec tor, $476 million is being pro posed, with $78 million for the upgrade of farm-to-mar ket roads and $143 million for drainage and irrigation.
As a result, the front right portion of the vehicle hit the man off his bicycle. He was flung a short distance away from the Grant,impact.whoreceived sev eral injuries about his body, was picked up in an uncon scious state by Police ranks and immediately rushed to the Leonora Cottage
However, under finance, the region is proposing to spend $379 million, and un der public works $711 mil lion, with $371 million for new roads and $61 million on bridges.Additionally, $111 million is proposed for the mainte nance of roads and a further $22 million for maintaining
Reports revealed that the pick-up was proceeding along the roadway at an al leged fast rate of speed when the pedal cyclist attempted to cross the road and ended up in the path of the vehicle.
Region 5 RDC deliberating on the budget proposal
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Police stated that mo tor car PWW 2293 was pro ceeding along the Adventure Public Road at a fast rate and struck down Ally, who was walking on the corner of the road.As a result of the colli sion, the elderly man fell on the roadway and sus tained injuries to his body. He was picked up in an un conscious state and rushed to the Suddie Public Hospital, where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
The man’s body is pres ently at the Ezekiel Funeral Home awaiting a post-mor tem. Further investigations are Twoongoing.days ago, a 63-yearold man, Ameer Ally, a ven dor of Adventure, Essequibo Coast, was killed in an acci dent on the Adventure Public Road, Essequibo Coast.
It must be noted, however, that $3.2 billion is proposed for the education sector.
The driver of the motor car, who fled the scene, was subsequently arrested and charged.
Acting Education Officer Kean Adams, during the budget planning, stated that $279 million will be spent on school buildings, $66 million on furniture and equipment, and $54 million for clean ing school compounds while a further $17 million is pro posed for the maintenance of bridges leading to schools.
“If we cannot get the school next year, I hope that we can get it sometime in the
future because it is one class room we use at the Number 8 Primary School to house the nursery school students. At first, they were accommodat ed in the
2022.$552.9cationwastheanproposedPietersvelopmentforofbersment,thefromwasaofAFCbersRianed.thosethesenon-NDCacrosslownecessarytheerybeforetheplainedVickchandRegionalauditorium…”ChairmanRamphalexthattheissuewithlandhastobesortedoutaproposalforanursschoolcanbeincludedinregion’sbudget.“OncetheNDCtakestheactions,wecanfolup,”Ramphalexplained.“WehadconsultationsthetenNDCsandtheareasandmanyofproposalscameoutofconsultations,”headdFurther,ViceChairmanPieterscalledoutmemoftheoppositionAPNU/forrefusingtobeapartthebudgetproposal.“MrChairman,IknowforfactthattheAdministrationawaitingsubmissionsmembersasitrelatestodevelopmentofthisdocubutitissadthatmembelievethatthepeoplethisregionhavenoneedsimpleinfrastructuraldeamongothers,”noted.Lastyear,theRDChada$6billionbudget;increaseof$2billionoverpreviousyear.Theregiongivena$4.8billionallofromtheGovernment’sbillionbudgetfor
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It will be equipped in accordance with the stan dards and recommended practices contained in the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Annex 14 for aerodromes and the ICAO Doc 9137 Airport Service Manual, to provide rescue and firefighting ser vices at the Meanwhile,airport.the Minister also informed that work is progressing for the new Brickdam Police Station, which was completely rav aged by fire.
lion was signed with Mohammed’s Enterprise for the construction of the new headquarters last November after an allocation was made in the 2021 budget. The ex pected time of completion was set as 14 months from the commencement date, February 2022. Since the Administration took office in August 2020, significant strides have been made to boost the fire fighting capability country wide. This has seen a num ber of fire stations being rehabilitated, including the Eccles Fire Station, which was commissioned recent
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ly. Works on the station be gan in June 2021, at a cost of $37.8 million and will ac commodate two fire tenders and one EMS
On the sidelines of an event, he told media opera tives that the contractor is on schedule to complete the massive project, valued at $614“It’smillion.probably 60 per cent in terms of building. There’s still some more building, fin ishing and internal work to be done. But they’re on schedule. I visited the site on at least three occasions. I am satisfied with the prog ress and quality of work so far,” the Minister shared.
“At the moment, the Ministry with the help of the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission is drilling in the compound to understand the subsurface profile for the
foundation work and the to tal design of the building.”
A contract of $614 mil
Green, a man who was arrested for robbery un der arms, was identified as the person responsible for
setting fire to the Brickdam Police Station. Police Headquarters had said that Green confessed to start ing the fire. Green reported ly confessed that he took a piece of sponge and wrapped it on a piece of wire which he lit and pushed through a ventilation hole in the cell over to a part that had some documents.
New GFS Headquarters 60% complete – Min Benn
cation of $405 million was set aside for a new Brickdam Police Station. It had been announced that the Home Affairs Ministry would be consulting to determine the structural make-up of the building.Chase
Home Affairs Minister Robeson Benn
Permanent Secretary of the Home Affairs Ministry, Mae Toussaint Jr Thomas along with other officials during a site visit in March
Home Affairs Minister Robeson Benn on Tuesday stated that the new Guyana Fire Service (GFS) Headquarters at Homestretch Avenue is about 60 per cent completed.
In Budget 2022, an allo
This is significantly larger than the cramped Stabroek layout, which pos es difficulties for tenders to navigate during peak hours, as both human and vehicle traffic is hiked, thus affect ing response time.
Additionally,ambulance.works to construct the new Fire Station at the Eugene F Correia International Airport, Ogle, commenced in February. The new facility which cost over $76 million will accommodate two fire tenders and one EMS am bulance. It will also house a control room, office space for senior officers and admin istrative staff, a gym and a conference room.
The new facility is con structed on approximately 3.5 acres of land between the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall and D’Urban Park. A por tion of the land at the imme diate east of D’Urban Park has been earmarked for the construction of a sports fa cility.
On October 2, 2021, a fire flattened the wooden com plex which used to be the Brickdam Police Station. The fire, which started in the second storey in the ad ministrative building, had destroyed some 80 per cent of the Police station.
strive to make a difference in the lives of the children and their caregivers. This is a small step in a longterm commitment, and it is envisioned that this proj ect will continually enhance the quality of life, empower the people of the communi ty, and will provide a holistic approach to the well-being of families with special empha sis on health and education
“We would like to commit that this partnership will fa cilitate and foster long-term enhancements to the health sector,” he added.
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Just as with the “Wismar Massacre” story, the PNC now are trying to rewrite the history of banned foods in Guyana. The PNC’s Forbes Burnham banned many foods that represented a staple among Guyanese citizens, especially among Indo-Guyanese. Among the food items banned from importation during those sordid years in Guyana was flour. No amount of spinning can change that reality. The banning of wheat flour importation is a fact, and it happened under Forbes Burnham.Sase Narine served as Speaker of the National Assembly during those harsh years of PNC dictatorship. The Burnhamled PNC Government banned importation of wheat flour. What exactly was Sase Narine denying? Wheat flour was banned. So were other products, like dhall, potato, sardine, corn mutton, etc. These are hard, cold facts.
Did the elite have access to these products at that time? Yes, it was what created the privileged class. Was there smuggling of these products into the country? Of course! A whole lot of ordinary, decent Guyanese were criminalised trying to get access to these banned products.Sase Narine’s baptizing the flour ban a myth urged Vincent Alexander and the Burnham Foundation to rewrite history. Sase Narine is totally shameless. Having served as part of the dictatorship, and having served infamously to ensure the dictatorship was prominently displayed in the Parliament, where he banned Cheddi Jagan from speaking for many years, one would have thought Sase Narine would seek some kind of redemption. Instead, his atrocious call to rewrite history by describing the flour ban as myth demonstrates that Sase Narine remains unapologetic for his role in those despicable years.
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In the late 60s and 70s, frequently Police officers showed up at our home in Albion, Corentyne and searched our home, dug up the backyard, looking for sardine cans, looking for evidence that we were using banned products. Our home in those days was considered the Corentyne Freedom House. There was absolutely no reason to suspect our family of using the banned products. But this was the PNC’s way to intimidate our family, which remained unbowed and unrepenting for being staunch supporters of Cheddi Jagan and the PPP. My father had by then operated a hire car service. Very often, we had to go look for him, because he would be arrested and kept at one of the Police stations in Berbice, suspected of transporting smugglers. He never did, yet that did not stop the Police from constantly harassing him.
But there are thousands of families across Guyana who could talk about their homes and yards being searched, their vehicles being stopped and searched for banned foods, people being locked up for cooking wheat flour roti, or having in their possession condensed milk and sardine, etc. These are not isolated stories. Many Hindu families had their religious ceremonies desecrated as Police looked for flour which Hindu families used to make “persad”. Which part of this story is a myth? I am told Sase Narain is a devout Hindu. How come he does not know this happened in Guyana? NO amount of spinning can change the truth. Whatever may have been Burnham’s reason for the banning strategy, one thing is certain, the banning of food items during those horrendous years exacerbated the food crisis in Guyana.Evenif the banning of wheat flour was intended to catalyze a local production of rice, cassava and plantain flour for bread, roti and other flour products, the manner of implementation created a food crisis. Simultaneously, the PNC had dismantled the rice industry, so there was never enough rice flour to substitute for wheat flour. There was also a destruction of cassava and plantain production so that these kinds of flour were never produced in any meaningful quantities. The minimal production of rice, cassava, coconut and plantain flour also had quality issues. The baked products could not match the quality of the wheat flour products. Today, we could add such flour as a percentage to support wheat flour products. The strategy then was ill-conceived and poorly implemented. Instead of trying to explain Burnham’s rationale, those who now carry on the legacy of Burnham’s PNC are trying to rewrite history. Burnham is twisting in his grave. The Seven Ponds resting place for Burnham is an uneasy place today as Burnham looks on in dismay at the cluelessness of those who carry on his legacy.
The Guyana Police Force on Tuesday, is sued a wanted bulle tin for a man who has only been identified as “Seeram” for questioning in relation to forgery.Police stated that the wanted man obtained goods valued at some $11.1 mil lion by producing a forged cheque.The Police are asking anyone with information about the wanted man’s whereabouts to contact them on telephone numbers 2256940, 225-8196, 226-7476, 225-2317, 225-8196, 2271149, or the nearest Police station.
Man wanted by Police for cheque$11.1Mforging
Wanted: “Seeram”
Across the region, and in Guyana, Digicel has been keen on developing sus tainable programmes in ar eas like special needs, ed ucation, and community development, that impact key social and economic de velopment markers.
through various empower ment programmes,” Chief Executive Office of Digicel, Gregory Dean, posited at the signing of the agreement on Tuesday.Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Health, Malcolm Watkins, has ex pressed gratitude to Digicel for this initiative, stating it is immeasurable.
abilities sector in Guyana.
Digicel Guyana on Tuesday made a fi nancial commitment of $60 million over a threeyear period to the Health Ministry as part of its on going support and commit ment to special needs and rehabilitation services in Guyana.
The views expressed in this column are the author’s own and do not necessarily reflect
Rewriting history, lies, fabrication, obfuscation –Opposition’s losing strategy
t is utterly reprehensible that Sase Narine, in a re-surfaced video on social media, claimed that Forbes Burnham never banned wheat flour from importation into Guyana. Apparently, Sase Narine was speaking at a function at the Burnham Foundation. It has resurfaced as part of the Opposition’s strategy of rewriting history.
The long-term vision is the creation of world-class development facilities for children with special needs across the ten regions of Guyana. The initial period sees Digicel starting with investing in special needs’ training for individuals and professionals within the dis
Whatever might be said about the old PNC, they at least had some kind of a strategy, no matter how crazy it was. Today’s PNC is totally clueless, depending on lies, fabricated storylines and rewriting history. It is sad to see a political party with more than 65 years under its belt descend into the abyss as Aubrey Norton’s PNC has. It is why the PNC of today is at risk of becoming a small party, one that is likely to be in fierce competition with several small parties for the leadership of the Opposition in 2025.
MoH’s Special Needs Project gets $60M from Digicel
PS of Ministry of Health, Malcolm Watkins; CEO of Digicel Guyana, Gregory Dean, at the signing of the agreement
Dr Leslie Ramsammy Guyana Times’ editorial
This financial boost will support the Ministry and will support families living with disabilities in commu nities across Guyana.
Ramsammy’s Ruminations
“We have made a com mitment to support the Ministry of Health as they
“The partnership falls under the testament of the Ministry of Health’s compre hensive approach to health care, and we intend to build and strengthen this partner ship.”Digicel Guyana has been a longstanding partner of the Government and other organisations for social de velopment across communi ties in Guyana.
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Health Minister renews call for children, vulnerable people take vaccines, boosters
the older age group to get their vaccines and booster doses.
“The current strain that is circulating, most people do not get a severe form of the infec tion. Those that we’ve seen that are coming into the hospital are
basically older people with co morbidities. In many instanc es, they have not been vaccinat ed or maybe they haven’t taken their“Therebooster.”are people with var ious health vulnerabilities and these vulnerabilities include age, and other illnesses. If you fall within that category, it is advisable that you make sure that you have your boosters,” the Health Minister shared.
However, on Tuesday, new statistics released by the Ministry showed that 17 new cases were reported within a 24-
hour period. The death toll re mains at There1281.are 114 active COVID-19 cases that are be ing monitored while six persons are hospitalised, with one in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
GUYANA COVID-19 DASHBOARD SEPTEMBER 20, 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 17 NUMBER OF PERSONS IN INSTITUTIONAL ISOLATION 5 NUMBER OF PERSONS IN HOME ISOLATION 108 NUMBER OF PERSONS IN COVID-19 ICU 1 NUMBER OF PERSONS IN INSTITUTIONAL QUARANTINE 1 TOTAL CONFIRMED CASES BY GENDER (FEMALES) 38,612 TOTAL CONFIRMED CASES BY GENDER (MALES) 32,668 TOTAL CONFIRMED CASES IN GUYANA SINCE 2020 71,280 NUMBER OF RECOVERED CASES 69,885 TOTAL 1st DOSE VACCINATED 446,492 FULLY IMMUNISED 346,315 TOTAL NUMBER OF DEATHS 1281 DISTRIBUTION OF TOTAL CONFIRMED CASES SINCE MARCH 2020 REGION 1 2691 REGION 2 3154 REGION 3 8752 REGION 4 35,483 REGION 5 2580 REGION 6 6962 REGION 7 2657 REGION 8 921 REGION 9 4355 REGION 10 3725 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.
A lot of people may have flulike symptoms but if they don’t test, we cannot confirm that they have COVID. Even If they test and don’t report it, then we don’t have those numbers,” the Health Minister pointed out.
According to the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) figures, some 609 million con firmed cases were reported
Health Minister, Dr Frank Anthony on Tuesday reiterated the need for older persons and chil dren to get protected against COVID-19, as vaccination num bers continue to lag.
It was highlighted that the current strain of COVID pres ents as a milder form of the vi rus, with only severely ill pa tients being hospitalised. In this regard, Dr Anthony cautioned persons with comorbidities and
As of now, vaccination num bers are relatively low. He ex pressed that these numbers need to improve, especially in the five to 11 age group. Schools are reopened for the new aca demic year, and the health of ficial advised that vaccination will add a layer of protection.
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There are five persons in institutional isolation, 108 in home isolation, and one in insti tutional“Thesequarantine.arepersons who test ed at our facilities and it is an underestimate of how many in fections we have in the country.
globally along with 6.5 million deaths.In the Region of the Americas, that is, Latin America and the Caribbean, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases has increased to 177 mil lion while the death toll in the Region has gone up to 2.8 mil lion.
Symptoms of the coronavi rus include fever, cough, tired ness, diarrhoea, pains, sore throat and loss of taste or smell. The more serious symptoms are difficulty breathing or shortness of breath, chest pain and loss of speech or movement.
If anyone is displaying any of the symptoms associated with COVID-19 or needs any additional information, they are asked to contact the COVID-19 Hotline 231-1166, 226-7480 or 624-6674 immediately or visit www.health.gov.gy.
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The agreement was signed by the CDB President, Dr Hyginus “Gene” Leon, and the Director International Development Finance Officer at CDP, Antonella Baldino at the Permanent Mission of Italy to the United Nations in New York. (Excerpt from CMC)
hour after alarms warbled in a nationwide quake simu lation marking the two ear lier quakes that struck on the same date.
the shootout occurred. Four bandits would be dead by the end of the exchange.
Members of the National Guard stand near vehicles damaged by the collapse of the facade of a department store during an earthquake, in Manzanillo, Mexico, September 19, 2022 [Reuters/ Jesus Lozoya]
Mexico earthquake: Death toll rises to 2; 200 buildings damaged
Approximately 20 build ings in Mexico City suffered minor damage, Velazquez said, while 692 aftershocks had been recorded since the earthquake hit, with the strongest being magnitude 5.8 on Tuesday morning.
“I knew it was no ordi nary firing,” she said. She said the Police told her to go back into her home. Police checked on her to make sure she was safe and swept the house to ensure it was clear when it was all over.
Annmarie ElbourneCounty, 67, gave Guardian Media an account of the shooting. The armed bandits ran into her home where she and five members of her fam ily were forced to take cover.
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Threats to life as Caribbean storm strengthens
CDB gets US$50M for climate change fund
The Barbadosbased countriesvelopmentsupporteffectsgionalUS$50eItaly-basedintoTuesday(CDB)DevelopmentCaribbeanBankannouncedonithadenteredanagreementwiththeCassaDepositiPrestiti(CDP)toprovidemilliontohelprecountriescountertheofclimatechangeandthesustainabledeoftheCaribbean
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T&T: Police kill bandits in woman's home: "I felt like I saw God"
off in the country as floodwa ters rose, while hundreds of people were forced to leave their homes and thousands were left without power.
The death toll from a powerful earthquake that struck western Mexico on Monday has risen to two, a Government offi cial said, as authorities take stock of the damage from the temblor that struck on the “cursed” anniversary of two previous quakes in the country.Laura Velazquez, the head of Mexico’s civil protec tion agency, said on Tuesday the two deaths in Colima were due to the partial col lapse of buildings. Ten peo ple also were injured: nine in Colima and one in neigh bouring
When Trinidadian Police encountered the bandits who had robbed the Pennywise Plaza in La Romain, one woman and her family came way too close to the action.
duringcentres,dozenswereMoreMichoacan.than200buildingsdamaged,includingofschoolsandhealthVelazquezsaidanewsconference.Mostofthedamage
two previous temblors that devastated Mexico in 1985 and 2017, respectively.
nancing would help accel erate the implementation of programmes launched by the Caribbean coun tries aimed at achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030.Inaddition, the assis tance will support projects related to the management of water resources, the pro duction of energy from re newable sources, the cre ation of infrastructure for sustainable mobility, and the protection of oceans, coasts, and biodiversity.
Lexie Wilcox, who lives in the easternmost prov ince of Altagracia, said it was the worst hurricane she had experienced and had hit her local area much hard er than Hurricane Maria in 2017, which killed nearly 3000 people in neighbouring Puerto Rico.
Bank officials said the fi
Republic President Luis Abinader says damage is "consider able".The hurricane slammed into Grand Turk Island in the Turks and Caicos Islands on Tuesday morning
theElbourne-Countysituation. called on young people to put down the guns. She said she’s worked her life as a proba tion officer. She asked “if this is the reward for my family and I, we need to look at the direction our society is taking.”Shesaid the country is hard for everyone. She said it isn’t easy for her either as a pensioner.“Ihaveto face the gro cery just like everyone else. It’s not easy I accept, but we don’t have to go into crime,” she cried. (Trinidad Guardian)
Roads in the Dominican Republic have been blocked local time, the NHC said. No fatalities or serious inju ries were reported there, but there were blackouts and flooding caused by heavy rain which continued into theAbinaderafternoon. has declared
She took the opportuni ty to commend the Police Service for their handling of
CDB officials said the financing would expand the pool of loans that the Region’s premier financial institution already makes available to its Borrowing Member Countries (BMCs) for official development assistance in countries such as Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines, and Suriname.
The NHC warned earlier of ongoing threats to life in Puerto Rico because of "cat astrophic flooding". An esti mated 1.3 million homes and businesses in Puerto Rico are currently without power, Reuters news agency reports. Fiona made landfall there on Sunday, causing not only deluges but also widespread landslides and mudslides.
She said she heard “a hail of Thebullets.”bandits entered the house through a window. The Police gave chase, cor nered them in a room where
(Excerpt from BBC News)
Hurricane Fiona is continuing to strengthen – threat ening lives in parts of the Caribbean, say US forecast ers.The US National Hurricane Center (NHC) said the category three storm, with wind speeds of 185 kilometres per hour (115 miles per hour), could even worsen to a category four – the second-highest designation.Rainhas been lashing Puerto Rico, where at least two people died and 80 per cent of the island remains withoutDominicanpower.
In the moment she said she was calm, but once it was all over she realised she was“Itraumatised.feltlike if I saw God,” she cried.
Warning sirens for Monday afternoon’s earth quake came less than an
was in the Pacific states of Colima and Michoacan, close to the Michoacan epicentre of the earthquake, which struck on the same date as
three eastern provinces of the Dominican Republic to be disaster zones, amid warnings from the NHC of "heavy rainfall and life-threatening flash flood ing".Several villages were cut
A magnitude 8 earth quake, centred near the coast of Guerrero state, killed at least 9500 people in 1985, while more than 360 people died in the 7.1 mag nitude quake that struck in 2017. (Excerpt from Al Jazeera)
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In the apparently co ordinated move, pro-Rus sian figures announced ref erendums for Sept 23-27 in Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia provinces, representing around 15 per cent of Ukrainian territory, or an area about the size of
Brent and WTI are on track for their worst quarterly drops in percentage terms since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Brent hit about US$139 a barrel in March for its highest since 2008.
ing homes, and disrupting transport and businesses. It is equivalent to a category four or five hurricane.
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Nanmadol: Mudslides and flooding as typhoon batters Japan
The death last week of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini who was arrested by mo rality police for "unsuitable attire" unleashed a flood of simmering anger over numerous issues includ ing rights, security and an economy reeling from in ternational sanctions.
“It is abysmal that with all the technology in ag riculture and harvesting
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Japanese Self-Defence Force soldiers conducting search and rescue operation at sites of landslides
In an apparent ef fort to defuse tensions, an aide to Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei paid condolenc es to Amini's family, say ing that Khamenei was af fected and pained by her death."All institutions will take action to defend the rights that were violated," Khamenei's representative in the Kurdistan province, Abdolreza Pourzahabi, said while visiting Amini's family home in Kurdistan province, state media re
(Excerpt from BBC News)
ple have been injured, 14 of themTheseriously.super typhoon brought gusts of up to 234km/h (145mph), destroy
Amini fell into a coma and died while waiting with other women held by the morality police, who enforce strict rules in the Islamic Republic requir ing women to cover their hair and wear loose-fitting clothes in public.
and its member states would not recognise the outcome of the referendums and would consider further measures
Typhoon Nanmadol killed at least four people and injured more than 100 others after making land fall on the southern island of Kyushu on Sunday morn ing.By Tuesday, 140,000 homes were still without electricity.Thestorm has now been downgraded to a cyclone, after moving across much of the country and heading out to Statesea.broadcaster NHK said one man was killed when his car was sub merged in flooding, and an other died after being bur ied in a landslide. Two more
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Government accuses for eign agents and unspeci fied terrorists of instigat ing the violence.
US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said Washington rejected any such referendums "unequivocally," and the European Union and Canada condemned the plan.
Higher rates have bolstered the dollar, which remained near a two-decade high against peers on Tuesday, making oil more expensive for holders of other currencies. "The oil market is caught between downward concerns and upside hopes. The concerns are driven by the aggressive monetary tightening in the US and Europe, which is increasing the likelihood of a recession and might weigh on oil demand prospects," said Giovanni Staunovo, commodity analyst at UBS.Brent crude futures settled down US$1.38, or 1.5 per cent, to US$90.62 a barrel, while US West Texas Intermediate crude for October delivery ended at US$84.45, down US$1.28, on the day of its expiration. The more active November contract settled down US$1.42 to US$83.94 a barrel.Both
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Warmer sea surface tem peratures in the Atlantic and Caribbean as a result of climate change may also impact the frequency and intensity of hurricanes.
Some pro-Kremlin fig ures framed the referendums as an ultimatum to the West to accept Russian territorial gains or face an all-out war with a nuclear-armed foe. (Excerpt from Reuters)
Oil edges up as supply woes outweigh demand and rate hike worries Around the World
1 person every 4 seconds, NGOs say
It is some of Iran's worst unrest since street clashes last year over wa ter shortages. The Iranian
US crude oil stocks are estimated to have risen last week by about 2 million barrels, a Reuters poll showed. A document from the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and allies led by Russia showed the group fell short of its output target in August by 3.58 million barrels per day (bpd) - about 3.5 per cent of global oil demand (Excerpt from Reuters)
Hungary.Russia already considers Luhansk and Donetsk, which together make up the Donbas region Moscow partially oc cupied in 2014, to be inde pendent states. Ukraine and the West consider all parts of Ukraine held by Russian forc es to be illegally occupied.
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda both used the word "parody" to describe the planned votes.
In an open letter ad dressing world leaders gathering in New York for the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, 238 organisations from 75 coun tries – including Oxfam, Save the Children, and Plan International – ex pressed outrage at skyrock eting hunger levels.
against Russia if the votes wentFrenchahead. President Emmanuel Macron and
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escue workers in Japan have warned of mudslides and flooding after one of the big gest storms in recent de cades battered the country.
ne person is esti mated to be dying of hunger every four seconds, more than 200 NGOs have warned, urging decisive international ac tion to “end the spiralling global hunger crisis”.
"We're going to roll into turnaround season here, so it's neither driving season or heating season for the next six to seven weeks," Yawger said.
Around the world, 50 mil lion people are on the brink of starvation in 45 coun tries,” they Pointingsaid.out that as many as 19,700 people are estimated to be dying of hunger every day, the NGOs said that this trans lates to one person dying of hunger every four seconds.
The US Federal Reserve is likely to raise interest rates by another 75 basis points today to rein in inflation. Those expectations are weighing on equities, which often move in tandem with oil prices. Other central banks, including the Bank of England, meet this week as well.
Hunger
techniques today we are still talking about famine in the 21st century,” Mohanna Ahmed Ali Eljabaly from the Yemen Family Care Association, one of the let ter’s signatories, said in the statement.According to the organ isations, the global hun ger crisis has been fuelled by a “deadly mix of pov erty, social injustice, gen der inequality, conflict, climate change, and eco nomic shocks”, along with the lingering impacts of the coronavirus pandem ic and the war in Ukraine, which further increased food prices. (Excerpt from Al Jazeera)
Local residents carry away bread loaves from a vehicle distributing humanitarian aid, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in the town of Izium, recently liberated by Ukrainian Armed Forces, in Kharkiv region, Ukraine, September 19, 2022
number that has more than doubled since 2019,” they said in a “Despitestatement.promises from world leaders to never al low famine again in the 21st century, famine is once more imminent in Somalia.
Bullet train services, fer ries and hundreds of flights have been cancelled; shops and businesses have shut.
The capital, Tokyo, expe rienced heavy rain, with the Tozai underground line sus pended because of flooding.
Scientists have predict ed an active hurricane sea son this year, influenced by a natural phenomenon known as La Niña.
rotests raged for a fourth straight day across Iran on Tuesday and authorities said three people had been killed during unrest over the death of a young wom an in Police custody.
Local video footage showed roofs ripped off buildings and billboards toppled over.
EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said the bloc
In a tweet, he added: "Ukraine has every right to liberate its territories and will keep liberating them whatever Russia has to say."
Ukraine, West denounce Russian referendum plans for occupied regions
people were found "with out vital signs", a term of ten used to refer to a death before it is certified by a coroner. At least 114 peo
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Russian-installed lead ers in occupied ar eas of four Ukrainian regions on Tuesday set out plans for referendums on joining Russia, a challenge to the West that could sharply escalate the war and sparked condemnation from Ukraine and its "Theallies.Russians can do whatever they want. It will not change anything," Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said in re sponse to reporters' questions at the United Nations.
ported."As I promised to the family of Ms. Amini, I will also follow up the issue of her death until the final result," Pourzahabi said.
The oil markets have also been reacting to weak consumption out of the United States and China. Motorists in the United States drove less in July than the previous month, a second straight monthly decline, due to high gas prices. Retail gas prices have retreated from their peak as demand has slipped.
Her father said she had no health problems and that she suffered bruises to her legs in custody and holds the Police responsi ble for her death. (Excerpt from Reuters)
"The dollar is key and the Fed is key; they're going to kill demand for anything inflationary," said Robert Yawger, director of energy futures at Mizuho in New York.
Protests flare across Iran in violent unrest over woman's death now killing
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Suzie Bates and the White Ferns skipper Sophie Devine got their run-chase off to a fly er. They posted an open ing stand of 54 before Devine’s opposite number, Hayley Matthews, had her caught out in the deep by Kyshona Knight for 25 (24 balls, 2x4). Bates went on
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GFF President leads outreach to Upper Demerara Football Association
Duringadded.his visit, Forde met with the UDFA Executive Committee, the General Council and other stakeholders, competed in a “masters” football match, and kicked off the UDFA leg of the GFFNAMILCO Thunderbolt “Flour Power” National U17 Intra-Association League. He also distributed footballs to senior men’s teams in the
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According to the D/L/S calculations, New Zealand were five runs ahead of the 154 needed for victory at that stage of the innings.
Bowling for Canal #2 Sports Club, Emmanuel Martin, Vishwanauth Jadunath and Safraz (only name given) each took one wicket.Members of the Belle Vue Sports Club would like to ex press their extreme gratitude to the Canal Number 2 Sports Club for hosting them, as the highly riveting encounter was played in a general spirit of camaraderie and sportsman ship. Also, with this victory, the Belle Vue Sports Club are currently 5-1, having won 5 matches so far in this season under the leadership of skip per Randy Ramrup.
Women have won the first CG United One Day International match, played at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua & Barbuda, by defeating West Indies Women by five runs via the Duckworth/Lewis/ Stern method.
In a match reduced to 35 overs per side due to wet conditions, West Indies batted first, and Rashada Williams and Natasha McLean com bined for a solid open ing partnership of 29 be fore Williams fell for 19 off 28 balls, which included four fours. Soldiering on, McLean struck a lofty six to mid-on before she de parted for 20, which came off 23 balls and included three
GFF President Wayne Forde distributed balls to UDFA clubs
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Amelia Kerr finished on 47 not out, scored off 67 balls, with four boundaries,
Bowling for Belle Vue Sports Club, Dyal Rajpat bagged 3 wickets and Lucian Sam chipping in with 2 wick ets, while Randy Ramrup, Dev Seepersaud, Abdool Gannie and Safraz Baksh each had one wicket.
successful visit to the Upper Demerara Football Association (UDFA) this weekend. He handed out football equipment and met with UDFA officials and clubs as part of the GFF’s of ficial regional outreach pro gramme.Thepresident’s outreach initiative is designed to op timise information exchange between the GFF Council and administration and GFF members, while enabling the president to experience first hand the unique challenges and successes of stakehold ers in each of the GFF’s nine regional associations.
Belle Vue, in reply, made 110-3 in 16.2 overs. The vis itors enjoyed themselves as they played each ball on its merit, resulting in their runs coming easily. They attacked when given opportunity, and did not choke under pres sure, which resulted in them emergingLeadingvictorious.thecharge to victory, Ryan Seecharran scored 35 runs, which con sisted of 3×6; Kerwin Bennett produced 23 not out, which included 1×4; Devindra
This has been thanks to Ryan Seecharran’s 35 and ex cellent bowling from the Belle VueAssumingunit. that playing on home turf was going to be easy, Canal #2 Sports Club won the toss and chose to bat first. They posted 106-9 in their 20 overs largely because the Belle Vue side produced an excellent bowling perfor mance to limit them to a mea gre total. Their top-scorer was Chabiraj Ramcharran, whose 45 consisted of 1×4 and 4×6, and Danny Looknauth pro duced 13 runs, which includ
“The GFF is a united com munity of football – from our administration to clubs and regional associations – and it’s vital that we do every thing we can to maintain ex cellent relationships within this community, to continue building a strong foundation for the future of the game,” Forde
region.“There are so many un sung heroes working behind the scenes in football across
Belle Vue dismantle Canal to continue impressive season of 5-1
New Zealand take first CG United ODI in close contest
The West Indies even tually posted 168-7 from their 35 overs, with Fran Jonas being the pick of the New Zealand bowlers, as she finished with figures of 7-2-22-2; followed by Jess Kerr, with figures of 6-029-2.
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Persaud made 19 runs that consisted of 2×4 and 1×6; Krishna Singh’s 11 included 1×6, and Devon Harris’s 6 not out came from a maximum.
Guyana, while ensuring our members have the tools and resources they need to de liver on their individual as
between Chinelle Henry and Kyshona Knight re built the West Indies in nings, but Henry was out caught for 44 (34 balls, 5x4) and Knight perished two balls later for 36 (61 balls, 1x4).
put up a real ly good fight in the first in nings to get us to the total that we got, so ku dos to Kyshona and Chinelle. We took some crucial wickets in the middle, af
ter the start New ZealandBeforegot.” the start of play, both teams and the match of ficials observed a minute of si lence in memory of Queen Elizabeth II. (Windies Cricket) tourney…
Henry had Hayley Jensen caught in the deep, and the West Indies were gathering momentum be fore the match was called off with New Zealand on 159-5 after 33 overs.
The victorious Belle Vue team
to strike her 29th half cen tury before leg-spinner Afy Fletcher had her caught for 51 (65 Ameliaballs,6x4).Kerr and Maddy Green took the New Zealand innings to within touching distance of victo ry before Matthews struck in her sixth over to remove Green and Lauren Down to put the West Indies back on course for victory.
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The Belle Vue Sports Club have defeated the Canal Number 2 Sports Club by 7 wickets, with 22 balls to spare, in a T20 en counter played last Sunday at Canal #2 Sports Club ground.
Guyana,” Forde explained. “It was therefore a matter of personal importance for me to thank the club executives for their service to the beau tiful game, and to assure them that the GFF stands ready to support them with the equipment, technical and other support that they need.“With that in mind,” Forde continued, “I em phasised the importance of strong club governance and structures, and under lined how the GFF Club Charter Programme and GFF Members’ Financial Assistance Programme can help them improve stan dards and accelerate the de velopment of their clubs and their on-field and off-field talent.”
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Walcott’s fond mem ories of the game, Samaroo empha sised his point by stating, “I realised how cricket was so deeply imbed ded in the sugar industry and the people who work in the industry, and how the product that we repre sent emerged out of the sugar industry. So, this union, this collaboration between the CPL and El Dorado, I think,
ship as one that fits the CPL well, and, as such, this factor ensures its suc cess.Stewart related, “I think it’s fair to say there’s no bet
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A symbol of spir its’ link to the game
things. The ‘intense’ flavour was said to be deliberately set so as to embody the cul ture of the Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) that we have come to know and love.However, what may not have been deliberate was the strong historic value that stands behind the chosen stills for the CPL and its link to Guyana’s rich cricketing history.
the platform for you to show case your skills as an indi vidual and a team.
Caleb explained, “To cap ture this spirit of the cricket ing culture, and indeed to cel ebrate 10 years of El Dorado being the Official Spirit of CPL, DDL this year created a
is a partnership born in heaven, and I be lieve that is why it is so very suc cessful,” he em phasised.Hero
Forde was delivering official opening remarks at the kick-off of the BFA leg of the years.supportingwaysThisandintheirgratefulonGroundLeagueUnder-17ThunderboltGFF/NAMILCOFlourPowerIntraAssociationattheScot’sSchoolinNewAmsterdamSundaylast.“WeshouldallbeverytoNAMILCOforcontinuedinvestmentthedevelopmentofyouyourpeersnationwide.isjustoneofthemanythattheyhavebeenyouovertheThisleaguepresents
the 28th minute; and Anjan Herman, who closed out pro ceedings in the 55th minute.
special blend to mark this oc casion. The Master Blender drew initial inspiration from two traditional Demerara blends.From those two blends, she was able to identify six different marks of rums that represent the six crick eting nations that form the CPL franchise. From the six marks that my colleagues would have chosen for this blend, and like I said, it was no coincidence that those are representative of our fran chiseHeteams.”wenton to add about the cricket link, “It would be remiss of me to do so without emphasising what is perhaps the most impactful compo nent of that blend, and that is the Port Mourant double wooden pot stain. Quite co incidental that Port Mourant had such a deep connection withThecricket.”CPL Special Edition
These points were first ly put forward by DDL Chairman Komal Samaroo, who alluded to the connec tivity that the sugar industry has created between spirits and the sport.
Meanwhile, DDL’s Master Distiller Lennox Shaun Caleb revisited the link between spirits and cricket as he highlighted prominent components of the 10th anniversary rum.
DDL’s Master Distiller, Lennox Shaun Caleb
He continued, “The El Dorado celebrations have been an integral part in terms of what has made CPL a unique sporting property around the world. Those cel ebrations have been with us since year one. El Dorado, you truly are the spirit of CPL.”
people on the sugar estate to play cricket,” Samaroo re
When everyone had their class in hand, patrons were expertly instructed to see, swirl, sniff, sip and savour, the aftermath of which birthed intense flavours of
Sunday’s other match saw Paradise Invaders FC blanking Rosignol United 2-0. Setting the stage for the win was Raphael Sampson, who scored in the 8th min ute, and his teammate Kishawn Fraser, who was on target in the 45th min ute.A total of eight (8) clubs are vying for the cham pionship trophy and the right to represent the BFA in the Inter-Association Playoffs, which will feature the respective champions of the Federation’s nine (9) Regional Associations, and the Barima-Waini Football Association, which is seek ing to become the 10th RA of theTheGFF.other contesting clubs are Corriverton Links FC, Hopetown Rangers FC, and New Amsterdam United.
Monday evening, the Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) host ed at the Pegasus Hotel and Corporate Suites a grand re ception that served to launch their long-awaited CPL 10th Anniversary Special Edition Rum. What was unexpected however, was the long history that unfolded and eventually served to reveal the relation ship between the Caribbean and Guyana’s most beloved sport and their love for dis tilledTakingspirits.in the 5S’s of Rum tasting, members of the dip lomatic corps, private sector and CPL representatives got the first taste of what is tout ed to be a full-body flavoured rum of rich mahogany colour.
The Amazon Warriors joined the fun alongside US Ambassador Sarah-Ann Lynch
figs, apricots, pineap ples, baked apples
This is a worthwhile in vestment, engineered by the Guyana Football Federation through President Wayne Forde, and I must say that active participation in this game also allows you to suc ceed in your academic pur suits, as the two go hand in hand.”The BFA President, him self a former national player
goals from Rayan Deneux, who rocked the nets from as early as the 2nd minute, and again in the 20th and 36th minutes.TheOrealla lads were in total control of the pro ceedings, and never allowed their Cougars counterparts to getThesettled.other goal scores were Ronaldinho Felix, whose goal was scored in the 3rd minute; Lawrence France, whose goal came in
President of the Berbice Football Association (BFA), Shurwin Forde, in complimenting the unflinching support of the National Milling Company of Guyana (NAMILCO) and their commitment to the de velopment of the sport in Guyana, has encouraged his players and clubs to contin ue supporting the brand.
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marked.“The synergies that we’ve built up over those ten years I think has been good for the game and our brand. We are pleased that we’ve been able to take the by-product and create a brand that is now sold globally in over 75 coun tries around the world; and still growing, and growing strong.”Referencing Clyde
who controlled the midfield, also known as the engine room, has urged players to aim to be the best, and they would be rewarded. He has noted that lots of opportuni ties are there for players to develop in the sport and aca demically.Whenthe action got un derway, Orealla Falcons got their quest for top honours off to a flying start by tam ing Cougars FC 6-0. They were led by a hat-trick of
GFF/NAMILCO Thunderbolt Flour Power U17 League… Berbice FA players urged to support sponsors’ brand - as Orealla Falcons and Paradise Invaders notch opening wins
Players and technical staff of the Paradise Invaders FC posing with BFA President Shurwin Forde (2nd left)
CPL’s Director,CommercialJamieStewart
An up-close look at the El Dorado/CPL Special Edition 10th Anniversary Rum
“I’ve come to realise that, like El Dorado, crick et in Guyana also has a deep connection with the Sugar Industry. In fact, the hey day of cricket was when the owners of the sugar industry invested in developing the
ly took up that task with us and they’re providing this service with us,” CPL Office’s Chaitram Singh ex plained.Onthe other hand, CPL Office’s Nafeeza Rodrigues highlighted Digicel’s de pendability throughout the process.“We had always wanted this, now we have it. With you being the sponsor for en suring that that kind of ser vice is being met, it’s great to know that we can have dependable services, and so we’re very happy to be able to collaborate on this effort,” Rodrigues remarked.
Digicel’s Bala Vinjimoor sealing the deals with CPL office’s Nafeeza Rodrigues and Chaitram Singh
According to Head Coach Rayon Griffith, despite the Warriors being on three points from six games and are at the bottom of the ta ble, the players are confi dent.
CorporateDigicel’sCenter.Fibre for Business was launched a few weeks ago in Georgetown, with the company hoping to connect the entire capital city in 3 to 4 months’ time.
"For me, it has been a long time since I have been back in Guyana. It is great to be back. I have so many fond memories of Guyana, the support that team gets is second to none. I love play ing at Providence. The crowd is amazing, because I know they are passionate about it," Green said, after a train ing session at Everest.
suits the spinners, that is why I enjoy bowling there, and I have been in teams where you score a total (small or big) and you can de fend it. I remember defend ing 100 runs with (Warriors) against Jamaica, where we bowled 20 overs of spin, and at night it may play better," Green explained.
and try and get some fifties, sixties, and even seventies. We had one innings from Klaasen, who got 60-odd, and we won that match, so we know where we have fall en short.“Bowling-wise, at the death we still have some work to do. Everyone has to put their hands up now," Griffith has said.
Amir has been in top form with ball, but he is keen on getting runs with bat, if called upon
Chris Green excited for Providence return
"We know the people (at) home are still backing us, and we know the team is in good spirits. We believe we still have a chance to win this competition, most importantly starting well against Jamaica," Griffith told the media on Tuesday morning.TheHead Coach is also looking for Warriors’ bats men to score half-centuries, something that has been lacking. "For me, from a bat ting perspective, we need to stretch that a bit longer,
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he Guyana Amazon Warriors will take on the Jamaica Tallawahs in match 25 of the 2022 Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) to day.This match will mark the first of the season to be played at the Guyana National Stadium at Providence, and the Warriors would want to bounce back and give their fans something to cheer about.
"We cannot bother with the pressure. We are trying to keep them (the players) together, and as I said, they are in good spirits. The pres
Besides the Stadium’s media center, pitch side, photographer positions, TV broadcast, and commentary box, Digicel is connecting the
CPL Office in Georgetown.
vice quality out there at the Stadium,” Vinjimoor added.
As such, representatives from that office, Chaitram Singh and Nafeeza Rodrigues, could not be more“We’reelated.glad to have
"Hetmyer is growing. From since game one, es pecially around the play ers and myself, we are hav ing a better communication, and he is learning. I believe he is going to get better, and he has been doing his job in terms of captaincy," Griffith explained.
Marking an anniversa ry of collaboration with CPL initiatives, Digicel Guyana are venturing into a first for the company as they become the Official Fibre Internet provider at several sections of the National Stadium for all the matches in Guyana.
Head of Digicel Business, Bala Vinjimoor
Chris Green batting in the nets
Digicel connecting National Stadium for Hero CPL
The Tallawahs, who are in third with eight points in eight matches, have had good performanc es this season. When asked about what has worked for the Tallawahs this season, Green said: "The positive thing is that we did not have one or two players dominat ing for us. For us, we had dif
Head Coach Rayon Griffith and Warriors' players at the Guyana Marriott Hotel
Providence. Rahmanullah Gurbaz, the wicketkeep er-batsman who opens the batting from Afghanistan, will suit up, as would the Bangladesh star all-rounder Shakib Al Hassan.
Captain Shimron Hetmyer has been under the pump, but Griffith has said this East Canje Berbician is growing on the job.
The announcement came on Tuesday, during a small gathering at the Digicel Business Office at the Pegasus Suites and
Former Guyana Amazon Warriors captain Chris Green will suit up for the Jamaica Tallawahs. The Australian is looking forward to bowling on the spin-friend ly tracks in Guyana.
Warriors take on Tallawahs in must-win clash of CPL 2022 today -execution is key for Warriors, says Griffith
While the Warriors are under pressure to win, Griffith is hoping that this pressure would bring the best out of the players.
In the meanwhile, sev eral points of the National Stadium will benefit from Digicel’s Fibre, as explained by their Head of Business Solutions, Bala Vinjimoor.
Digicel on board with us. CPL is in its 10th year; you know, we would have reached out to them with this opportunity to provide CPL in Guyana with Fibre service, and they readi
Amazon Warriors are keen on moving up the table with solid wins (CPL/Getty Image)
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Digicel’s Business Fibre has been touted by the compa ny as providing fast, reliable, and secure internet for busi nesses at affordable rates.
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Warriors will be with out the services of Tabriz Shamsi and Heinrich Klaasen, but suitable re placements will feature at
“I still have confidence in my side to go all the way. We know there are a lot of peo ple that are supporting us and are giving us energy. Some of the players have lis tened to them, and we still have fight in us," Griffith said at the Marriott Hotel. "We have to stay more on the positive side, and our execu tion is key."
ferent players coming in at different times for us. Even the games we have been los ing, we take confidence from thoseGreen,games."who has tast ed success at Providence on multiple occasions, has said that runs on the board is key to winning at Providence. "Runs on the board (are) im portant. There is a lot that
“As we support CPL this year, we also got to do the entire Fibre Internet to the Stadium. We’re provid ing at the entry points, me dia broadcast room, the VIP booths. All in all, about 8 locations we’re providing Fibre,” he explained.
“I’m excited to be part of this event again, and look forward to great ser
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igicel Guyana, through their recent ly launched FibreX services for businesses, will be figuratively ‘changing the game’ when they ven ture to connect the National Stadium at Providence for the remaining 11 matches in Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) 2022.
sure could be on, but at the end of the day, it is cricket, and we have been there be fore, so you have to know how to handle that, and this could bring out the best in them.
er this“Sportweek.plays an import ant part in community at the development level. We see sport representing team work, discipline, collabora tion, lots of effort and plan ning. And so we’re also happy that we’re able to support a number of youth activities,” Routledge shared as he ref erenced the Company’s re cent investment in football and basketball youth tour naments.“Sovery important to us that we contribute in multi ple layers, and we can help use sport to help build com munity, to help build that sport in the country,” he added.Shifting focus on the upcoming CPL games at the National Stadium, Routledge commented, “We know how important crick et is to the nation. In fact, to the Caribbean and, in deed, many other nations around the world, and so we want to celebrate through
the matches that will be on show in the next ten days, to feel the atmosphere.
the sport, through the play ers, through the nation, and I’m really looking forward to
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“It’s something that we’ve lacked for a couple of years, given the restriction
of COVID; so, I’m sure it’s going to be an outpouring of energy as everyone gets back in the Stadium and gets to celebrate some games. And I’m sure that the Warriors have been saving their best for the home games,” the ExxonMobil President said with a GAWsmile.Team
In addition, a signed GAW shirt was presented to Routledge by GAW Captain, Shimron Hetmyer.
GAW Captain Shimron Hetmyer presenting a signed t-shirt to ExxonMobil’s Alistair Routledge
ExxonMobil Guyana President, Alistair Routledge
The Guyana Amazon Warriors taking a photo opportunity with ExxonMobil Guyana Executives
hitsGAWExxonMobil-partnership6-yearmark
Logistics and PR Officer Romario Samaroo, touching on the value of ExxonMobil’s sup port for the Warriors, had this to “Thissay:year marks the 6th consecutive season that the company has been with the Warriors, and that just un derscores the strong bond both parties share with a common goal to see Guyana succeed. Partnerships like these go to the heart of what it means to be a true Warrior, and (are) a testa ment to ExxonMobil’s pos itive impact in the country, both socially and through sports,” Samaroo explained.
Approximatelyonemonthago,ExxonMobilGuyanaannouncedthattheywouldagainsponsortheGuyanaAmazonWarriorsteam.However,notonlyaretheoilandgasgiantstheexclusivesponsorsoftheWarriors,buttheyhavealsosoughttosponsortheWomen’steamthatcompetedinboththeSKYEXCH6ixtyandMassyWomen’sCPL.Ashasbecomecustomary,theGuyanaAmazonWarriorsandExxonMobilmetandmingledonTuesdaymorningattheMarriottHotel,markingyetanotheryearofthecompany’ssponsorshipofthelocalCPLfranchise.Duringhistimeatthemicrophone,ExxonMobilGuyanaPresidentAlistairRoutledgeunderscoredthecompany’spassionforsocialdevelopmentthroughsport,whileanticipatingthecarnivalvibestheNationalStadiumwouldwitnesslat