WHAT'S INSIDE: Issue No. 5123 Nationwide coverage from the best news team in Guyana THE BEACON OF TRUTH guyanatimesgy.com PRICE $100 VAT INCLUDEDTUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2022 Ramoll Baboolall Anna Regina Multilateral 24 Grade Ones and 3 Grade Twos Uotam Heeralall Anna Regina Multilateral 24 Grade Ones and 1 Grade Two Daniel Dowding Anna Regina Multilateral 22 Grade Ones and 3 Grade Twos Saskia 121Queen'sTwahirCollegeGradeOnesandGradeTwo Chavelle Solomon Anna Regina Multilateral 19 Grade Ones and 2 Grade Twos Bhedesh Persaud Queen’s College 14 Grade Ones and 1 Grade Two Vish Kistama Berbice High School 10 Grade Ones and 1 Grade Two Atishta Seenarine Saraswati Vidya Niketan 9 Grade Ones – as QC takes spotlight at CAPE Anna Regina Multilateral students top performers at CSEC 2022 exams Pres Ali, Cabinet discuss opportunities in oil & Nigerianagriculturegas,withinvestors Guyana licencesgrantingdraggingSuriname’sprotestsfoot-infishermen Hundreds turn up for 1st-ever housing drive in Wakenaam Speeding driver dies after car turns turtle ECD man admits to buryingkilling,wife in incomplete home Almost AnthonyCOVID0-14children7000agedcontracted–Dr ...2 new cases detected within 24 hours slamcaused“Miscommunication”“Saga”topleadsEx-convictguiltymurderingbargetointoDHB–GM ...says repairs should be fully completed by the weekend Teenage gunpointrobbedattendantpumpat CAPECSEC See story on page 3 Strong winds cause destruction to ECD houses Page9 Page 7 Page 14 PPPP211P215P14P210
Speeding driver dies after car turns turtle Dead: Omar Khan
The C Mohabir Gas Station
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Ex-convict pleads guilty to murdering “Saga”
Murder accused: Police Corporal Derwin Eastman Confessed killer: Aubrey Bobb Dead: Godfrey Scipio
Ateenage pump atten dant attached to the C Mohabir and Sons Gas Station at Main and Coburg Streets in New Amsterdam was on Sunday evening robbed at gunpoint by a lone gunman.The incident reported ly occurred at about 23:00h. Based on reports received, the 18-year-old boy was sit ting on a bench when he ob served two masked men – one standing next to the kerosene pump while the second was on the main access road. According to the teenag er, the man at the kerosene pump held him at gunpoint and demanded that he hand over the cash. The teenager, fearful for his life, led the gunman to a drawer where he took out the night’s sale, estimated at $125,000 and left. Soon after the men made their escape, the teen raised an alarm. The Police arrived at the scene and launched an inves tigation. Despite there being CCTV cameras around the business, Guyana Times un derstands that they are inop erable.Several persons have been questioned in relation to the robbery.Back in February, a pump attendant attached to M Ali Service Station was shot by a lone gunman who carried out a daring daylight robbery, carting off hundreds of thou sands of dollars. That was not the first time bandits target ed the M Ali and Sons gas sta tion.In September 2020, an other pump attendant was shot in the back during a day light robbery wherein the gunmen escaped with over $800,000 in cash. In 2010, a pump atten dant employed by the com pany at its Strand outlet left with the day’s sales – $1.1 million – and disappeared.
Amotorist met his de mise on Sunday after he lost control of the car he was driving along the Melsha Access Road, Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara (ECD).Dead is 45-year-old Omar Khan of Better Hope, ECD.Police stated that at the time of the accident, the now dead man was driving motor car PKK 4289 at a fast rate of speed. According to infor mation, the car was proceed ing south along the Melsa Access Road when he lost control, thus causing the vehicle to flip several times before coming to a halt in a nearbyFollowingtrench.the accident, public-spirited citizens rushed to the scene and managed to pull Khan from the wreckage in an uncon scious state. The Emergency Medical Technicians were summoned to the area and upon examination, Khan was pronounced dead. His body was escorted to the Memorial Gardens Mortuary awaiting a post-mortem.
A30-year-old man pleaded guilty to murdering business man, Godfrey Scipio also called “Saga”, who was shot outside of a city hotel during a robbery in 2017. Aubrey Bobb, an ex-con vict of Kitty, Georgetown, was arraigned before Justice Jo Ann Barlow at the Demerara High Court. He pleaded guilty to the charge which stated that he mur dered 64-year-old Scipio on October 17, 2017, at David Street, Kitty, Georgetown. Following his guilty plea, the confessed killer was fur ther remanded to prison to await sentencing, which is scheduled for September 26. Bobb was represented by Attorney-at-Law Teriq Mohammed. The prosecu tion was represented by State Counsels Latifiah Elliot, Marisa Edwards, and SimranHowever,Gajraj.after four years on remand, Police Corporal Derwin Eastman, in July 2021, was committed to stand trial for Scipio’s mur der by Magistrate Fabayo Azore. He remains on re mand awaiting trial. Bobb was the first to be charged and later implicat ed Corporal Eastman and Police Constable Jamieson Williams. The latter, was, however, discharged and freed last year after Magistrate Azore ruled that the prosecution had failed to establish a prima facie case against him. In 2019, Bobb was com mitted to stand trial at the High Court for the busi nessman’s murder after a Magistrate found there was sufficient evidence against him.It was reported that Scipio, who resided at Lot ZZ 22 D’Urban Street, Wortmanville, Georgetown, was shot in his abdomen just as he exited a popular Kitty, Georgetown hotel with a fe maleHecompanion.latersuccumbed at the Woodlands Hospital while receiving medical at tention. Bobb, in a caution statement, reportedly told investigators that Corporal Eastman was the master mind behind the brazen daylight robbery which led to murder.Hehad accused Corporal Eastman of hiring him as the hitman and providing him with the gun. Corporal Eastman re portedly had everything planned out, even assur ing the hitman that a lady would deliver the target to the spot while directing that the killing be executed in such a way as to appear like a robbery gone Notwithstandingwrong.the as surance of protection given by Corporal Eastman, re ality struck when Bobb re turned home the next day to find Corporal Eastman, in the company of other Police ranks, ready to arrest him. Bobb had claimed that he was forced to confess to the crime as he was intimidated by Corporal Eastman, who was present at every step of theCorporalinterrogation.Eastman was adjudged the Guyana Police Force’s “Best Cop” on sever al occasions.
Teenage pump attendant robbed at gunpoint
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The Government of Guyana has ex pressed its condem nation of the continued harassment of Guyanese fishermen operating in Suriname waters, despite ef forts at a bilateral level and even commitments from the Surinamese Head of State, to grant them licences. In a statement on Monday, Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha noted that as far as 2020, he had had conver sations with his Surinamese counterpart Parmanand Sewdien and had request ed the issuance of 150 SK licenses to allow the Guyanese fishermen to fish in Surinamese waters. A commitment that the licences would be issued was also made to President Dr Irfaan Ali, during that very visit to Suriname. In another meeting between President Ali and President Santokhi earlier this year, further assurances were provided that the licences would be issued.
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WEATHER TODAY There will be sunshine during the day. Expect partly cloudy skies at night. Temperatures should range between 22 degrees Celsius and 32 degrees Celsius. Winds: South South-Westerly to Easterly between 2.23 metres and 4.91 metres. High Tide: 13:19h reaching a maximum height of 2.19 metres. Low Tide: 06:38h and 19:10h reaching minimum heights of 0.91 metre and 1.04 metre.
Currently, most of the boats are 40 feet in length and they are now asked to reduce them to 30 feet. Jainarine argued that be cause of the amount of ice that is needed to store catch during a fishing expedition and the 100 pounds of seine they carry, using the sug gested smaller boat will not work. Further, it is now re quired that the fisher men leave their boats on Suriname’s side of the Corentyne River. However, the Co-op Chairman point ed out that no security is provided to secure the boats and the water current is very strong, which could re sult in them being pulled into the Atlantic. He further explained that each boat is valued at over $4 million.
Guyana protests Suriname’s foot-dragging in granting fishermen licences ...says harassment continues despite commitments to expedite applications Guyanese President Dr Irfaan Ali and Surinamese President Chandrikapersad Santokhi during a previous meeting
“Minister Mustapha re called the earlier discussions between their Excellencies President Ali and the President of the Republic of Suriname, Chandrikapersad Santokhi, that there should be an agreement on the issu ance of the number of licenc es requested by Guyana,” the Minister explained. “Minister Sewdien also indicated that his Government would form a company that will deal with the issuing of licenses to the Guyanese fishermen. At the last meeting of President Ali and President Santokhi in Georgetown, it was agreed that by 1 January 2022, ar rangements would have been put in place to facili tate the issuance of the 150 SK licenses to Guyanese fishermen.”According to the Minister, the names of the persons desirous of being issued the licences were commu nicated to the Surinamese Ministry of Agriculture via a letter dated November 16, 2021. To date, however, the Government of Guyana has not been provided with an update on the status of the licences or the company that would issue the licences. “In the absence of the is suance of these licenses, our fisherfolk continue to face harassment at the hands of the Surinamese author ities, including fishing ves sels that are stranded in Suriname and cannot return to Guyana for fear of losing their licenses.” “The Government of Guyana, therefore, calls on the Government of Suriname to not renege in its commitment and to make known the current position of the issuance of the licens es,” the Agriculture Minister said in the Followingstatement.thehigh-lev el meeting in Guyana in August 2021 between President Ali and President Santokhi, the two leaders issued a joint press state ment indicating that the age-old issue of licences for Guyanese fisherfolk to oper ate in Suriname’s territorial waters would be addressed. These fishermen op erate from the Corentyne Coast and have to use the Corentyne to get access to the Atlantic where they get most of their catch. The Corentyne River is consid ered Surinamese territory. Currently, the licences are issued to Surinamese busi nessmen at US$100 per year and rented to the Guyanese fisherfolk at US$3000 annu ally. About 150 boats oper ate from the Number 66 Fisherman’s Co-op Society, thus providing direct em ployment for about 800 fish ermen. Additionally, some 200 persons are employed in providing services which include transportation, fish vending, and repairs to ma chinery and equipment. During a meeting with Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo in April of this year, Chairman of the Fishing Coop, Pamashwar Jainarine explained that while they were expecting to get their licence for 2022, fisher folk are now being further pressured. He had said the Surinamese are now de manding that they reduce the size of their vessels.
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Throughout civilisation, mankind has been making sacrifices for personal and societal advancement. Here, in Guyana, our history is inundated with stories about selfless sacrifices by Guyanese foreparents as they laboured in search of betterment for the generation following them. That cycle continues, and today none can dispute that parents want the best for their children; a desire they would pursue with unwavering commitment. These are not mere words, but are values inherent in parenthood, as exemplified by the untold and sometimes unrecognised sacrifices they make as that sense of responsibility through hard work remains. It is not without its difficulties, more so for some than for others. However, on average, many, locally and across the globe, have unfortunate commonalities which are driven by financial challenges. Despite this, parents and guardians remain steadfast in the responsibility of steering their children toward opportunities for societal upliftment. This is more profound in the provision of education and will continue to be something on which they will not compromise while often masking their sacrifices and formidable challenges with a protective smile. That smile, which hides the pain over the years, becomes one of unbridled joy when success is finally achieved, as evident following the announcement of the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations (CAPE). This year, too, the teachers and educators also are celebrating with the recorded increased pass rate and improved performances in a number of subjects at both exams. More importantly, there was an increase of candidates who registered to write the exams this year – a total of 10,368 candidates as compared to 9808 in 2021 for CSEC. Likewise, 68.5 per cent when compared to 66.3 per cent in 2021 for CSEC. CAPE increased to 93.22 per cent this year while the pass rate was 90.86 per cent for 2021. For those whose achievements propelled them into the national spotlight, their academic brilliance will become added inspiration for those who will subsequently strive to emulate them. Importantly, for those whose parents or guardians battled against the odds for their realisation, the achievements embody the many elements of their sacrifices as they become overtaken by pride and tears of joy. That feeling of success unfolding buries the uncertainty of the outcome which might have prevailed during the process. Not only parents make sacrifices, but the students too. While it may pale in comparison, when the students speak of their own sacrifices consciously made in a world that is not short of lure and distraction, some are quite aware of what their parents faced in the process, and often that in itself galvanises and intensifies the efforts for a successful outcome, bringing added value to it. All must, therefore, be commended: students, parents, guardians, teachers, and all those who contributed. In addition to the sacrifices and the hard work, success took commitment, diligence, and the ability to remain focused. The pride transcends that circle and is felt by all, as those once unknown to the masses are catapulted into the national glare. However, there is still much distance to travel for the final dreams to be realised. Much may not change in terms of what it will take. If anything, something may be added – the weight of the expectation of a nation. As these young and brilliant minds step into the next phase of their academic life, those who had not made it into the spotlight must not be forgotten. Many, and those around them, would have made similar sacrifices with similar dreams. It’s a natural part of life, and they will also be entering another phase. They must be encouraged, and not belittled. They must be inspired, and not disappointed in the success of their peers; for new opportunities would beckon. As the world continues in its technological evolution and as competitiveness heightens, all will need to be adequately prepared as they inevitably enter the work sphere. This in itself dictates holistic preparation with the aim of increasing that success base to meet the growing demands of this competitive environment.
The energy companies know that millions of their customers won’t be able to afford to pay their energy bills, which is why they are pressing Ministers to act now and act big.
…Government intervention, crucial during COVID, is just as vital now, as energy prices soar and living standards plummet
For Truss, this may be hard to swallow. She is an enthusiast for market solu tions to Britain’s problems, and seems blissfully un aware of two things: first, that market solutions to the energy crisis will mean the country goes broke; and sec ond that the events of the past two and a half years were a turning point. For the past 40 years the world has been organised along neoliberal lines. This has involved long and com plex global supply chains, privatisation, deregulation, small government, weak trade unions and a dedica tion on the part of indepen dent central banks to keep ing inflation low. The world that emerges from the chaos caused by a combination of the pandem ic and the war will be differ ent. Supply chains are going to be shorter as countries aim for self-sufficiency in food, energy, and industrial components. There is going to be a wariness about being over-dependent on autocrat ic regimes for key commodi ties. There will be pressure for much tougher regulation of utilities and even rena tionalisation. Governments will get bigger and a short age of workers, amplified by an ageing population, will shift the balance of power away from capital and to wardsSupportlabour.for Ukraine re mains strong but it is not unconditional. Voters ex pect Governments to step in and protect them from the knock-on consequenc es of their foreign policy de cisions. It is not really ten able for Governments to be strongly interventionist abroad and non-interven tionist at home. The auster ity programmes of the early 2010s were the last knock ings of a small-state philos ophy that said Governments were pretty much power less in the face of global forc es and the best thing they could do was get out of the way.When the pandemic ar rived in early 2020 it was clear the State had a big role to play. Having set a prece dent with furlough, voters now expect Governments to protect them from the equal ly serious threat posed by spiralling energy costs.
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It’s six months since Russia invaded Ukraine and, let’s face it, things could be going better. The conflict is dragging on and the economic costs of the war are rising. Europe has been pushed to the brink of a deep recession by the Kremlin’s weaponisation of energy.But it is not just that Vladimir Putin has killed off the global recovery that fol lowed the end of lockdowns. Just as significantly, he has also driven another nail into the coffin of laissez-faire eco nomics. For the second time this decade, Britain – along with the rest of Europe –is on an economic war foot ing. Radical action is needed to prevent an economic ca tastrophe this winter, just as it was when COVID-19 arrived in early 2020. In August, the Bank of England predicted infla tion, already at 10.1 per cent would peak at 13 per cent. That was before Russia’s State-owned Gazprom an nounced unscheduled main tenance work on one of its pipelines. Citi, a US invest ment bank, is predicting the annual increase in the cost of living will reach 18 per cent next year, the highest since the mid-1970s. Britain is still affected by the spiral ling global price of gas even though it is no longer im porting energy from Russia. Inevitably, workers are unhappy that their living standards are being hit by rising prices and are seek ing higher pay to com pensate. There are rolling strikes on the railways. An eight-day dock strike in the UK’s biggest container port, Felixstowe, began two weeks ago, as did an indefinite strike by members of the Criminal Bar Association in England and Wales. The Royal Mail was next in line for industrial Meanwhile,action.theBank of England is raising interest rates in an attempt to pre vent a wage-price spiral. Threadneedle Street accepts a recession and higher un employment are needed to bring inflation back to its two per cent target. There is no question that a winter of misery and discontent lies ahead.
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First Son Zayd Ali, accompanied by his father, President Dr Irfaan Ali, on his way to the first day of preschool on Monday as the new academic year commences
Liz Truss has plans to help, but in no way do they match up to the scale of this crisis. Somehow or other, the Government needs to step in and freeze energy bills, for consumers and businesses. That could take the form of State-backed loans to en ergy companies. It could be achieved by the Government footing the bill, as it did with the furlough scheme. The cost will be enormous, but the alternative is the sort of economic collapse that was avoided by the emergen cy package of measures de signed to mitigate the im pact of lockdowns.
The public is ready for more interventionist eco nomicThat’spolicies.notto say it nec essarily wants the State to run everything. Nor does it mean that the UK – and other Western countries –will be permanently run by left-of-centre Governments. Centre-right parties might be willing – as they were in the 1950s and 1960s – to embrace the idea of a mixed economy and a better deal for labour. Ronald Reagan once said the nine most ter rifying words in the English language were: “I’m from the government and I’m here to help.” Only the bravest of politicians would repeat that message to a family struggling to pay the gas bill this winter. (The Guardian) Larry Elliott is the Guardian’s economics editor
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With agriculture and food security re ceiving as much focus as it does from the Government, the Ministry of Finance Mid-Year report has revealed that $15.8 bil lion was invested in the ag riculture sector for the 1st half of the year. The mid-year report shows that out of the $32.6 billion budgeted in the agri culture sector, $15.8 billion was spent. This money was spent on several things, in cluding constructing major infrastructure, procurement of equipment, and capacity building.Included in this amount are the cash grants farmers received. For instance, over 3000 cash crop farmers re ceived $431.7 million in re lief grants. This was to aid in their recovery from the 2021 floods that swept the country and caused millions of dollars in damages.
Govt invested $15.8B in agriculture & food security in 1st half of 2022
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As of June month end, $2 billion went to the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo), where several initiatives are being under taken. This includes works that are progressing on packaging plants at Albion andInBlairmont.therice sector, over $100 million has been spent to improve rice yields.
– over $650M spent on other crops, building infrastructure to support farmers
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Additionally, support in pest control has been pro vided to farmers, while the Agriculture Ministry also marked the milestone of the Value-Added Laboratory be coming operational in March 2022.“At the end of the re view period, 16,277 bags of seeds were produced and of this amount, 13,153 bags of quality seeds were produced at the Burma Rice Research Centre while the remaining 3124 bags were by private seed growers from the No 56 Seed Facility. Research and testing continued in the first half with 6 of the 8 aromatic lines, 10 of the 12 high yield ing lines, and 4 of the 16 bio fortified zinc lines selected for further “Additionally,testing.”the ValueAdded Laboratory became operational in March 2022 while research on rice and rice products progressed to working with bakeries to commercially produce bread and pastries from rice flour. Further, the completion of the Soil Laboratory was de layed due to the challeng es with the supply of equip ment for the laboratory owing to the global supply chain crisis,” the mid-year reportAccordingstated. to the report, the Soil Lab is expected to be operational in February 2023. Once operational, it is expected to improve acces sibility to soil testing in the rice industry, so that the nu trients required for rice cul tivation can be optimised to maximise the production of paddy. In the first half of the year, $651.9 million of the $1.3 billion budget for the
What should Government do to stimulate development?
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er arrangements. Whatever their nature or mode of op eration, they must be perfor mance-based; that is, ben eficiaries will be expected to meet specific targets for sales and profitability with in agreed time frames; those who repeatedly fall short should expect to be dropped from the programme after a reasonable probationary pe riod.Fourthly, the infrastruc ture of ports, airports, roads and public utilities must be continuously upgraded to keep pace with internation al standards. The public utility enhancements should include universal access to high-quality telecommuni cations.Fifthly, the public sector budget must be managed so as to produce a small sur plus of public sector rev enues over the costs of running public services, in cluding interest payments. This provides a contribution from the revenues to help to cover depreciation costs, and ensures that all borrowing is used to acquire additional assets for public sector use. Efficient public admin istration and services, mod ern, well-maintained infra structure, and a coherent, well-articulated medi um-term Government strat egy for development will lend confidence to potential investors, as they see the strategy unfold through the annual reports of public sec tor entities. Prudent bud get management serves to improve government’s cred itworthiness at home and abroad. The improvement of external credit ratings and access to foreign funding for public sector projects is vitally important for small economies, to provide the foreign exchange they need for equipment, construction material and other inputs for Thereinvestment.isone other ac tion which would greatly enhance creditworthiness, investor confidence and gen eral well-being in small na tions: the withdrawal from circulation of national cur rencies which are of limited use and subject to risk of de valuation. Instead, the US dollar should be used domes tically, as it is for the inter national commerce which is the lifeblood of every small economy.
Dear Editor, The living standards of the population, and the prospects people see for the advancement of their fam ilies, are the concerns that Governments are expect ed to address, rather than the rates of growth with which news media are usu ally obsessed. What should Governments focus on to en hance people’s livelihoods and create solid grounds for general optimism about fu tureFirstprosperity?andforemost, we need Government services that operate with acceptable standards of efficiency. That means we must have annu al reports of all public sec tor bodies and institutions that are in receipt of funding from taxation, social securi ty contributions, fees paid to public sector institutions, and interest, rents and other income derived from assets owned by the public sector. These reports must be avail able to the general public, online, within three months of the end of each financial year. They must set out the tasks that were to be per formed during the year, as well as the revenue received and spent, and they should evaluate the year’s perfor mance against the budget. Secondly, the Government must set na tional priorities for the al location of spending, and strengthen financial control to ensure that actual expen diture respects those pri orities. The need for public services always exceeds the financial resources available to the Government, no mat ter how high or low the tax burden is. Government’s re sponsibility is to prioritise the needs according to sen sible criteria, and set a cutoff point that will depend on the total revenues available. In the absence of prioritisa tion, services such as polic ing, health and education are not given budgets suf ficient for their needs, and maintenance services may be neglected altogether. Thirdly, Government must set aside funding to support small and medium enterprises and ventures in renewable energy. These funds are best administered by banks, credit unions and other non-governmental or ganisations. They may take a number of forms, includ ing credit guarantees, loans that may be converted into grants, operation of inno vation incubators or oth
An example of a shade house year was spent on support ing other crops. The results of that support include the completion of 109 shade houses, four greenhouses, and the expansion of vari ous spices. The Government is projecting that by year’s end, 62 acres of turmeric and 633 acres of ginger will be in culturaltrainedperiod,farmers,”providevicestheandandofandfarmersshadewill“Further,cultivation.Governmentcontinuetoprovidehousematerialstoatareducedcostincreasethedistributionfarmequipment,seedsseedlings,chemicals,fertilisers.Importantly,deliveryofextensionserwillberestructured,toimprovedservicestothereportstates.“Attheendofthereview953farmerswereinsustainableagripractices.Also,83 farms were certified to pro duce wholesome foods and agricultural commodities for export. Another 3602 cash crop farmers received $431.7 million in relief grants to as sist with their recovery from the 2021 floods.” The Government’s fo cus on agriculture is down to the vision of making Guyana the bread basket of the Caribbean and reduc ing the regional food import bill. Last year, President Dr Irfaan Ali declared that his Government would be pur suing an aggressive cam paign to dismantle region al barriers to agricultural trade and that in the next four years, with the assis tance of more diversified crops, Guyana would aim to reduce Caricom’s food im port bill by 25 per cent.
Indigenous tribes have an extensive history of being respectful stewards of the land for thousands of years. Land acknowledgments provide the opportunity to connect with tribes and the rich history of their cultures. Today, Indigenous peoples are still taking care of the land for future generations to come.Theknowledge that has been passed down for generations in tribal communities is now being shared about the lessons of the past from the elders in the community. Materials Smartphone, computer, or tablet Paper (Options: cardboard, wood, and canvas) Paint and paintbrush Pencil, markers, or crayons
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Examples: x + 17 (p- 63) x 3 (36 ÷ a) + 9 b/3= 12 x y When you have a variable in a multiplication expressi on, you do not need to use the x symbol. So 12 x y is usu ally written 12y. The 12 is called a coefficient,
As you learn about the traditional people in your hometown, it may open up more questions and curiosity. Lean into those questions by visiting the local tribal office. There are often unshared histories that are told within tribal communities that you will learn about. In some cases, the information you will find out may be difficult to understand, but it’s important to keep learning and remain open. When we learn about one another we gain a wealth of knowledge. The knowledge of Indigenous peoples has sustained life for thousands of years, not only for humans but for all. (Adapted from startwithabook.org) Sometimes you want to solve a problem to find an unknown number. The unknown number is cal led a variable. Variables are usually expressed as letters. Variables are used with numbers and symbols in algebra, a kind of Maths used to find the value of un knowns. An expression is a group of letters, numbers and operations. which
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2) Paint or colour in the name of the tribe; include designs that respectfully honour the people. The added designs could be like some of the traditional art of the people, a particular plant or animal from the location, or another image that reflects the culture.
Directions 1) Create a poster to capture what you learn about the local tribe. For example, you can start your poster by writing the tribe’s name in big letters, big enough for the tribe’s name to be read from a distance.
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President Ali and his Cabinet during the meeting with the African investors
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Pres Ali, Cabinet discuss opportunities in oil & gas, agriculture with Nigerian investors
President Dr Irfaan Ali being embraced by Aiteo Group CEO Benedict Peters
In keeping with Guyana’s continued ability to at tract investor interest, a group of African internation al investors on Monday held meetings with President Dr Irfaan Ali and the Cabinet, where investment opportu nities in a number of areas wereThediscussed.meeting with the delegation, led by Benedict Peters, Founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Nigeria’s largest oil pro duction firm – Aiteo Group – took place at State House and featured a number of GovernmentAccordingMinisters.toastate ment from the Office of the President, the discussions “centred on business oppor tunities in Guyana in agri culture with a focus on sug ar, rice and aquaculture; natural resources, specifi cally in mining, onshore ex ploration, and a refinery; and housing Presidentdevelopment.”Aliwasjoined by the Senior Minister within the Office of the President with responsibil ity for Finance, Dr Ashni Singh; Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Minister Hugh Todd and Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha. Also present were Housing and Water Minister Collin Croal, Public Works Minister Juan Edghill, Natural Resources Minister Vickram Bharrat and Director of Projects at the Office of the President, MarciaWithNadir-Sharma.itsheadquarters in Lagos, Nigeria, and offic es in Abuja, Port Harcourt, Warri, London and Geneva, Aiteo is Nigeria’s largest oil company and one of Africa’s fastest-growing energy lead ers.It operates in the Niger Delta basin in West Africa’s offshore fields, and in the Benue Trough. Among its areas of expertise is explo ration and production, bulk petroleum storage, refining of petroleum products, trad ing, marketing and supply, power generation and distri bution.AsGuyana continues on the track to unprecedented economic growth, it contin ues to attract the attention of global players from Africa to India to China and even nearby Brazil. Last year, following months of bilat eral engagements between Guyana and Ghana, par ticularly in the area of oil and gas and local content, President Ali and members of his Cabinet had earlier met with a visiting Ghanian delegation of private sector representatives.Therearealso a num ber of investors from China, who are eyeing major devel opment projects in the coun try such as the much-tout ed gas-to-shore project. This was according to the Chinese Ambassador to Guyana, Guo Haiyan, during an interview with Guyana Times in May. She had noted that Guyana has great demand and great potential for development thus drawing Chinese inves tors and companies. And in April of this year, high-profile Indian inves tors also visited Guyana to explore investment oppor tunities in a number of sec tors, with a keen interest in infrastructural develop ment.During a four-day vis it, they met with lo cal stakeholders from the Government, led by President Dr Ali and some of his Cabinet Ministers, the Private Sector Commission (PSC), the Guyana Oil and Gas Energy Chamber (GOGEC), and other private sectorPriorplayers.tothis visit, a high-level delegation of world-renowned India-based leading hospital chain, Narayana Hrudayalaya, had visited Guyana and held discussions with President Ali and Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony as they ex plored opportunities to in vest in the healthcare sector of Guyana.Additionally, back in December, GO-Invest and Guyana’s High Commission in India had a multi-sectoral investment exchange with the Mumbai-based TATA Group, a multinational con glomerate. The company was told of the vast invest ment opportunities in the agriculture, energy, manu facturing, technology, and tourism sectors in Guyana. A number of Brazilian in vestors, under the umbrella of PanAmazonia, also visit ed Guyana in May to explore various opportunities for in vestments, and held meet ings with members of the Private Sector Commission (PSC). Nor is PanAmazonia re stricted to Brazil. It is a non-governmental organisa tion (NGO) with headquar ters in Manaus Amazonas, and is made up of over one hundred of the most repu table and respected associa tions from Brazil, Colombia, Bolivia, Peru, Venezuela, Suriname, French Guiana, Ecuador, and now Guyana.
Decisions... …in Kenyan leadership Unlike us, even though Jomo Kenyatta was a militant Africanist, he and his successors in the Kenyan political elite never fiddled around with the trappings of the Judiciary – powdered wigs and ceremonial gowns, etc!! But as authoritarians who practised first, de facto and then de jure one-party rule, they inevitably had to curb the freedom of the Judiciary in fulfilling its mandate to ensure the rule of law was observed!! Can’t be too much “rule of law” when the Government bans all Opposition parties and rules from 1963 to 1992 on its lonesome!! In 1991, the Attorney General opined that "a characteristic of the rule of law is that no man, save for the President, is above the law."!! 'And in 1992, they just ALLOWED multiparty elections!! But since then, the Judiciary slowly asserted its independence and has done yeoman (and yeowoman, since the present Chief Justice is female!) service to democratic governance. If you’ve been following your Eyewitness’s meanderings, after ethnic riots followed disputed elections in 2007 and claimed 1300 lives, the Constitution was rewritten. A slew of changes to accommodate the ethnic voting patterns in a nation with 54 ethnic groups were made – including strengthening the Judiciary. Well, Raila Odinga made his 5th attempt to capture the presidency. And when the results showed his opponent, William Ruto won by a whisker – 7,176,141 votes (50.49%) of the total votes cast to Odinga’s 6,942,930 (48.85%), he appealed to the Courts. The law stipulated that an elections petition must be decided in 15 days and the decision was handed down yesterday!! Guyana?? The seven-member court found no discrepancies in the vote tallies and no credible evidence that the electoral commission’s computer systems and transmission network had failed or been breached, CJ Martha Koome said in an abridged ruling handed down in Nairobi. Allegations that some citizens had been prevented from casting their votes or that ballot boxes were tampered with were unproven, she said.
Wanda Fortune and was not required to plead to the in dictable charge. As such, he was remanded to prison un til October 24, 2022. King, 22, of Wiruni, Upper Berbice River, was fatally chopped during an argument with the sus pect. King’s cousin, Shane Osborne, 18, was also in jured in the chopping inci dent. One of his hands was reportedly severed. The incident occurred at Kimbia, Region 10 (Upper Demerara-Berbice), two Mondays ago. Reports are the cousins were at a wedding ceremo ny and after it ended, they were invited to a location by the suspect’s brother. There reportedly were no alcohol ic beverages available at the wedding ceremony, howev er, they went to the other lo cation and were imbibing. Toshao of Wiruni, Denzel Hartman recalled that at about 04:30h on the day in question, he received a re port stating that two resi dents from the village were injured in a chopping inci dent.“One hand chop off clean and the next one get bad chop up,” he Accordingsaid.tothe Toshao, when he arrived at the lo cation there was a crowd at the waterfront and he was told that Osborne was sent to New Amsterdam while King was seen lying in a boat.“I shook him and he was not responding and then myself and his cousin took him to Sand Hills to the health outpost to get first aid and then we would pro ceed to New Amsterdam but there was no one there at Sand Hills. So, we just switch the body into my boat and we proceeded to NewHowever,Amsterdam.”King was pro nounced dead upon arrival at theThehospital.deadman’s father, Percy King, related that he saw two wounds on his son’s body. “My son get a big burst over his eye and a chop at the back of his neck.” In addition, Councillor of Wiruni Village, Van West Osborne, who is the father of the injured man, explained that the cousins had been at the location when an argu ment erupted over the own ership of a cutlass. The Councillor said he was told that his son and Walker got into an argu ment during which he was chopped twice – his left hand from the wrist was severed. According to the Councillor, it was after this that King intervened and he was chopped several times. After the chopping incident, the suspect fled the scene but was subsequently ar rested and charged.
Expecting some ethnic violence if such rhetoric escalates, roads have been cordoned off and gatherings forbidden in “hotspots”.
The ironic thing is that after wandering in the desert as Political Opposition for 23 years, the PNC did in fact win the 2015 elections – and took Government!! It was as close as the present win by Ruto in Kenya, but hey!! A win’s a win, no?? And they didn’t protest THAT election!!! Guess the only acceptable elections to the PNC is when THEY win!!
“It is our finding that the declared president-elect attends 50% plus one of the votes cast” in accordance with the Constitution, said Koome. “This is a unanimous decision of the court.” Mr Ruto also achieved the minimum 25 per cent of votes in 39 counties which the new Constitution demanded to demonstrate wide ethnic support since ethnic groups are generally found in separate strongholds. Ruto will now be sworn in on Sept 13. Odinga’s running mate has said she respects the judgement but disagrees with it.
…in Guyanese leadership
Sadly, it seems that some Opposition Leaders in Guyana have caught the Odinga syndrome – and reflexively cry “foul!!” after every election. Following their 28-year oneparty rule, Hoyte did so in 1997 and even after his demanded “Caricom Forensic Audit” showed he lost, he still muttered, “But we won!!” Since we had some 400-plus dead following that recalcitrance, we hoped that all the innovations introduced into the Constitution after 2000 would cure the PNC’s obduracy. It was not to be!! Here, while they now go to the courts like Odinga, they still inflict what their leader once called “condign” beatings on their Opponents.
Cutlass-wielding farmer arraigned for murder of Wiruni youth
Twenty-four-year-oldCorrwinWalker,afarmerofKimbia,UpperBerbiceRiver,wasonMondayarraignedforthemurderofSelmanKing,whowaschoppedtodeath.WalkerappearedviaZoomatLindenMagistrate’sCourtbeforeHerWorship
The views expressed in this column are the author’s own and do not necessarily reflect Guyana Times’ editorial policy and stance
…in British Leadership As your Eyewitness predicted, Britain’s Liz Truss won the Conservative Party internal leadership polls – receiving 81,326 votes (57.4%) to Rishi Sunak's 60,399 (42.6%). She’s slated to replace Boris Johnson as PM of Britain. Is being a bridesmaid “progress”??
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Dead: Selman King Injured: Shane Osborne Murder accused: Corrwin Walker
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Your Eyewitness hopes that the process is accepted so countries like Guyana can witness that with even greater challenges, democracy prevails.
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Atishta Seenarine (CAPE) Manisha Bhrimranie
Three boys from the Anna Regina Multilateral School in Region Two (PomeroonSupenaam) are leading the list of top performers at this year’s Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC)Educationsitting.Minister Priya Manickchand made this an nouncement at the Region Two educational institution on Monday.RamollBaboolall secured 24 Grade Ones and three Grade Twos; while Uotam Heeralall got 24 Grade Ones and one Grade Two. Speaking with Guyana Times on his outstanding achievement, Baboolall was ecstatic that he completed the examination and passed with flying colours. An excit ed Baboolall, who hails from Hampton Court, wants to pursue a career in biochem istry.“I had topped the region in the Grade Six exams so I was expecting to do this... You need to have the right mindset and you need to know what you want and strive for it,” he shared. Tying with him is Heeralall, who is aiming to secure a scholarship to fur ther his studies. He has credited his success to com mitment and self-motiva tion.The top performer also told the media, “Once you are not self-motivated, you cannot get the goal that you want. Just set your goals, motivate yourself and work towards the goals that you want”.Daniel Dowding, also of ARMS, secured 21 Grade Ones and three Grade Twos. His final subject is current ly being upgraded. Dowding is from Onderneeming Sand Pit and was extremely proud of himself. He is yet to choose his career path. This year, 213 students obtained eight or more subjects at CSEC. These results are prelimi nary and as such, a top stu dent was not named as yet.
Romall Baboolall Uotam Heeralall Daniel Dowding Saskia Twahir Chavelle Solomon Kripa Thani
By Rupa SeenaRaine
Meanwhile, Saskia Twahir of Queen’s College copped 21 Grade Ones and one Grade SeekingTwo.topursue a ca reer in economics or polit ical science, Twahir noted, “I have a studying problem. That sounds very oxymoron ic but I can’t sit down and read a book for that long. It was mainly working past papers and having teachers who were assiduously work ing with me. I had tutors for every subject…I’d like to go to university now.” Chavelle Solomon of ARMS secured 19 Grade Ones and two Grade Twos. Eshika Singh, also of ARMS, copped 18 Grade Ones. Sheridan Dyal of Queen’s College secured 18 Grade Ones and one Grade Two. A smiling Dyal shared, “I feel elated. I was not ex pecting this outcome but I’m very happy…It was hard for some subjects this year.” Hailing also from Queen’s College, Kripa Thani also succeeded in achieving 18 GradeThaniOnes.expressed, “I’m so happy right now. I’m so grateful. I would study ev ery day. I made a lot of sac rifices. I didn’t go out much during that time. I had to stop my extracurriculars but it all paid off in the end.” Meanwhile, Manisha Bhrimranie of ARMS got 16 Grade Ones and three Grade Twos. Latisha Mc Arthur of Queen’s College received 16 Grade Ones and two Grade Twos. Leezo Prasad of Skeldon Line Path Secondary secured 16 Grade Ones and one Grade Two. In her remarks, the Education Minister assert ed, “We were the first coun try to go back to school in the Caribbean, and you’re going to see it result after result. Because, like I repeat, it wasn’t an easy decision. But it’s one we took and we fol lowed up with everything.” She also relayed why the top student will be named at a later date, stating, “The person who gets the most outstanding award either in the country or in the region is dependent on more than just the highest number of Ones. It is dependent on a combination of subjects...We are announcing preliminary results and we are noticing the highest number of ones, not the top Meanwhile,student.”on the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) front, Bhedesh Persaud of Queen’s College secured a whopping 14 Grade Ones and one Grade Three. This adds to the nine units he passed last year. The aspiring civil en gineer underscored, “It is a very humbling feeling to know that the hard work has continued to pay off over the last few years…Engineering appealed to me because I loved the principles that it is built upon, which is using knowledge to solve problems and advancing humanity.” Vish Kistama of the Berbice High School copped 10 Grade Ones and one Grade Two. Meanwhile, Atishta Seenaraine of the Saraswati Vidya Niketan achieved Nine Grade Ones; and Trenny Edwards from St Stanislaus College got six Grade Ones, three Grade Twos, three Grade Threes, and one Grade Four.
Sheridan Dyal Bhedesh Persaud (CAPE) Eshika Singh Vish Kistama (CAPE)
Anna Regina Multilateral students top performers at CSEC 2022 exams …as QC takes spotlight at CAPE
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Housing and Water Minister Collin Croal and CH&PA Chief Executive Officer Sherwyn Greaves addressing residents at the housing outreach Housing and Water Minister Collin Croal along with officials from his Ministry hosted the first-ever housing outreach on the island of Wakenaam, Region Three (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara) on
As promised by President Dr Irfaan Ali, a team from the Housing and Water Ministry returned to the island of Wakenaam on Monday, which saw hundreds of res idents in Housingattendance.and
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Hundreds turn up for 1st-ever housing drive in Wakenaam
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Water Minister Collin Croal and Chief Executive Officer of the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) Sherwyn Greaves led the outreach at the Wakenaam Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) office in San Souci, making it the first ever housing out reach that the island has benefitted from. In his brief remarks, Greaves reiterated the CH&PA’s commitment to engaging citizens from ev ery possible location, as a way of meeting the housing demand. He further stat ed that irrespective of loca tion, the agency will explore all options possible to cater to the unique needs of the is land.On the other hand, Minister Croal spoke of the Ministry’s plan to allocate lands to interested persons. He noted that in the coming weeks, the “Dream Realised” - Region Three (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara) ex ercise will cater to persons who are interested in land off of the Respondingisland.to questions about residential lots on the island, the Minister said the Housing Ministry will ex plore the possibility of ac quiring land on the island. Residents were allowed to lodge new applications, update existing allocations, and register for a housing option of their choice. At the end of the exercise, the CEO stated that over 200 per sons expressed interest in lands outside of the island in Regions Three and Four (Demerara-Mahaica).Additionally,50new ap plications from residents were processed; and anoth er 120 persons purchased forms to initiate the applica tionNDCprocess.Chairman Sheik Syed Amad lauded the ef forts of the CH&PA and its staff for the outreach, which he deemed a timely and nec essary one. A team from Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) also engaged resi dents.
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General Manager of the Demerara Harbour Bridge (DHB), Wayne Watson on Tuesday related that the collision on Sunday could have been avoided if there were better communication between the captains of the barge and tugs. At the time of the colli sion, a vessel, named “Desal 1” that was being controlled by two tugs – Alpha 1 and Chaka – with sand, was travelling northbound when it hit the edge of the retrac tor span of the Bridge. The impact from the col lision pushed the bridge out of alignment, causing the breakage of the connecting end post at Spans 8 and 7; this in turn resulted in a transom being warped with a slight opening. In addition to damages to the three spans, several buoys attached to the float ing bridge also burst. It was reported that more than 10 areas of the Harbour Bridge were dam aged due to the collision. This resulted in vehicular traffic coming to halt on both ends of the Demerara River for several hours on Sunday. Nevertheless, Watson stated that “There was some miscommunication between the two tugs and the barge. The tugs - one at the side where it hit the bridge and one at the back. This was caused as a result of the two captains not communicating the way they should have.” This is expected to be the findings of the Maritime Administration (MARAD) after the completion of its investigations.However,Watson noted that MARAD is also expect ed to explore mechanisms to ensure that there is no reoccurrence and more so, the possible penalties that might be instituted against the foreign company that owns the vessel. The General Manager will also meet with local cap tains to discuss markers and other lighting equipment when traversing the river, especially where there is a retraction.“Thevessel was re strained. We are working out the cost, MARAD is hav ing their meetings to engage the agent which is GNIC. The vessel was not ap proved to leave the shores of Guyana,” Watson added. Watson, however, stat ed that foreign vessels that are transporting materials should be operated by local knowledgeable agents. More so, he added that operators should ensure that the size of their vessels complies with the regula tions and specifications laid out by the authorities. “We encounter several vessels not wanting to com ply with the local rules and regulations and we had to put a stop to those vessels traversing the span. I would recommend that all foreign vessels that are taking sand or whatever should ensure the equipment is operated by local knowledgeable cap tains. You know sometimes people would want to short cut Meanwhile,things.” when con tacted for an update on the repair works, Minister with in the Ministry of Public Works Deodat Indar ex pressed hopes that all issues are rectified by Wednesday but according to the General Manager, repairs should be completed by this weekend. In the meantime, only lightweight vehicles are allowed to traverse the bridge and drivers are be ing reminded to adhere to the weight limit of 10 tons. Drivers are also asked to follow the direction advised and laid out by officers when using the bridge. The bridge is expected to be closed from 1:00h to 4:30h today, and this disrup tion will continue through out the week to facilitate re pairs. Trucks will be allowed to traverse by today but they will be restricted from speeding. One of the damaged buoys
“Miscommunication” barge to slam into should be fully completed by the
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A section of the retractor that was damaged
Demerara Harbour Bridge General Manager Wayne Watson
DHB – GM ...says repairs
At both the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE), Guyana has seen an overall improvement when compared to last year’s fig ures.Chief Education Officer, Dr Marcel Hutson an nounced Guyana’s achieve ment when he reported on the preliminary statistics on Monday.“Inboth examinations, we saw about three per cent improvement in the perfor mance. I just want you to know that education is a se rious business and it cannot be obtained in a hostile envi ronment. Therefore, if we’re going to advance, all stake holders need to pull our weight and work together,” the senior education official positioned.ForCSEC, 10,368 candi dates were registered as op posed to 9808 in 2021. There were 62,990 subject entries. This year, there was an overall pass rate of 68.5 per cent when compared to 66.3 per cent in 2021. There was improved performance in 20 subjectPassareas.rates this year are 70.84 for the English Language, 72.47 for English Literature, 34.26 per cent for Mathematics, 99.43 per cent for Agricultural Science (double award), 95.56 for Agricultural Science (single award), 82.17 per cent for Biology, 63.35 per cent for Physics, 78.37 per cent for Human and Social Biology, 72.26 per cent for Integrated Science, 60.11 per cent for Chemistry, 78.41 per cent for Principles of Business, 75.14 per cent for Principles of Account, 64.49 per cent for Economics, 85.06 per cent for Office Administration, 90 per cent for EDPM, 55.4 per cent in Social Studies, 64.06 per cent for Caribbean History, 59 per cent Caribbean History, 99.34 per cent for Theatre Arts and 100 per cent for Music. For the TVET subject ar eas, there was a pass rate of over 75 per cent. In modern languages, French is 62.01 per cent, Spanish is 55.28 per cent and Portuguese is 76.93 per cent. For the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE), a to tal of 671 from 12 second ary schools and four private centres sat the exams. There were 17 examination centres across the country, the most recent additions being West Demerara Secondary and Anna Regina Secondary. In 2021, there were 723 candidates with a pass rate of 90.86. This year’s pass rate is 93.22 per cent - a significant improvement for the country. The gen der pass rate is 34 per cent males when compared to 66 per cent females. A breakdown of the per formance shows 12.19 per cent Grade Ones, 21.60 per cent Grade Twos, 26.13 per cent Grade Threes, 20.08 per cent Grade Fours and 12.22 per cent Grade Fives. Candidates obtained a 100 per cent pass rate in 35 subject areas. An improved performance was recorded in Integrated Mathematics from 78.67 per cent in 2021 to 83.67 per cent in 2022. Pure Mathematics Units 1 and 2 recorded improved performances in 2022. Pure Mathematics Unit 1 moved from 58.89 per cent in 2021 to 65.35 per cent. Pure Mathematics Unit 2 record ed a pass rate of 80.95 per cent as against 74.17 per cent last Caribbeanyear. Studies and Communication Studies continue to record an over 90 per cent pass rate. “It’s clear that we have seen an improvement in the past rate by some three per cent. Candidates offered units in 33 subject areas, each unit comprises of three modules, equivalent to 250 credit hours and is separate ly examined and certified,” Dr Hutson explained. In 2021, e-testing was rolled out at Queen’s College, St Roses High and St Joseph High. This year, nine examination sites used the e-testing modality in 22 subject areas. Paper Twos were also administered elec tronically for Digital Media and Animation & Gaming Design.Dr Hutson explained that performances in 28 sub ject areas remained stable. These include biology, chem istry, computer science, dig ital media, environmental science, physics, sociology, Spanish, physical education among others. Declining marks were observed in 15 areas, but none were be low 76 per cent. (Rupa Seenaraine)
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Guyana records improved performance in CSEC, CAPE
Chief Education Officer, Dr Marcel Hutson
Children turned out in their numbers to their respective schools on Monday as the new academic year commenced.
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Many of them are returning to face-to-face learning after two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ten years after the de composed body of his wife was found bur ied in a bathroom of their in complete house, 80-year-old Gordon Leslie Durant has pleaded guilty to killing the woman.Before Demerara High Court Judge Jo Ann Barlow, Durant, formerly of Melanie North, East Coast Demerara (ECD), entered a guilty plea for the offence of man slaughter over the death of his wife, Joan. He was initially indicted for the murder of the wom an, 50, which occurred be tween June 26 and 28, 2012, but opted to plead guilty to a lesserThecount.elderly man, who has been on remand since July 3, 2012, and who is being represented by Attorney-atLaw Dexter Smartt, will be sentenced on September Attorneys-at-Law15.
Essequibo farmer pleads guilty to strangling reputed wife
Due to heavy rainfall and high winds, on Monday, the roofs of several homes were damaged at Dazzel Housing Scheme and Bareroot Village, East Coast Demerara (ECD). In the aftermath of the heavy rainfall, Police of Regional Division 4C visited to assess the damages. The roofs of several hous es between 18th and 20th Streets were ECD.houseswinds10:30hMeanwhile,detached.betweenand12:00h,highalsodamagedseveralatBarerootVillage,Overthepastfew
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ECD man admits to killing, burying wife in incomplete home
AParika, East Bank Essequibo (EBE) farmer now awaits sentencing after pleading guilty to a manslaughter charge over the strangula tion of his reputed wife. Initially indicted for the murder of Dhanwantie Ram, Ganesh Dhanraj, 33, who appeared before Justice Jo Ann Barlow on Monday, pleaded guilty to the lesser count.The charge to which he pleaded guilty stated that he unlawfully killed Ram on April 5, 2017. Dhanraj, called “Andre”, will be sen tenced on September 26. This newspaper had previously reported that Dhanraj had strangled his 29-year-old reputed wife with a bed sheet at their Parika home. The mother of three was said to have suf fered abuse at the hands of Dhanraj for approximately 12 years.
The following morning, the woman was on her way to report the assault to the Police station when Dhanraj reportedly intercepted and forced her into his vehicle, taking her to his home. Neighbours heard her screams as the man assault ed her in his house, but upon entering the yard, they saw him running towards the Parika backdam. Ram’s life less body was subsequently found in a sitting position on a chair, with a sheet knotted around her neck.
Latifiah Elliot, Marisa Edwards, and Simran Gajraj are appearing for the prose cution.The body of the 50-yearold woman was discov ered buried in an unfinished bathroom at the couple’s home on June 28, 2012, shortly after she was report ed missing by her family. According to reports, Leslie had told detectives that his wife had packed her bags and moved out of their matrimonial home on June 26, But2012.the woman’s rela tives did not believe his sto ry and reported her disap pearance to the Police. After a stench began em anating from the couple’s home, Joan’s relatives sum moned Police ranks, who discovered her body buried in sand in the unfinished structure.
Dead: Dhanwantie Ram Confessed killer: Ganesh Dhanraj
Strong winds cause destruction to ECD houses
Homes that were damaged due to heavy winds
months, there has been con tinuous rainfall accompanied by heavy Severalwinds.houses along the East Coast of Demerara, in terior locations and sections of Georgetown were left without a roof. In fact, in June, several residents of Sophia, Greater Georgetown, were count ing their losses after heavy winds damaged their houses. Bernard Samuel, 67, of C Field Sophia, Greater Georgetown, was left in shock after the roof of an op posing house was completely blown off and found its way on top of his. This led to a se ries of damages to his home which he shares with his wife. The entire western side of the roof collapsed. Earlier in May, a freak storm damaged several homes and utility poles at the Bath Settlement area, West Coast Berbice (WCB). Families were displaced during the incident which brought heavy rain and forced utility workers and firefighters to respond after power lines fell on fences and wereThesparking.storm caused 17 houses at Plantation Hope and two at Experiment to be damaged. Many were asleep at the time when the heavy winds coupled with rain ripped out zinc sheets from the roofs of some houses.
Dead: Joan Durant Confessed killer: Gordon Leslie Durant
Determined to end the reported verbal and phys ical abuse, Ram had left Dhanraj’s home with her three children four days prior to her death, and had gone to live with her rela tives in However,Parika.on April 4, 2017, Dhanraj visited the home where Ram was stay ing and demanded that she return home with him. She reportedly refused, and this angered him to the point where he allegedly physical ly assaulted her before leav ing the premises.
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Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony on Monday stated that almost 7000 children be tween ages 0 and 14 would have contracted COVID-19 since the virus was first de tected in March 2020. With the opening of schools on Monday, the Minister encouraged par ents to have their chil dren vaccinated against COVID-19 while reiterat ing that some 6880 children would have contracted the virus.Dr Anthony’s analysis shows that there have been 1759 (890 males and 869 fe males) cases among chil dren aged zero to four; 2251 (1164 males and 1067 fe males) children aged five to nine, and 2870 (1356 males and 1554 females) children aged 10 to 14. With the increase in the positives among children, the Government acquired several thousand doses of the Pfizer vaccines for chil dren aged five to 11 years old. Currently, 7964 first doses and 3406 second dos es of the Pfizer vaccine have been administered to the 5-11Forcohort.the 12-17 age co hort, 35,636 or 48.9 per cent of that age cohort have re ceived the first dose, while 26,132 or 35.8 per cent have received a Meanwhile,second.the Health Ministry on Tuesday re ported that two new COVID-19 cases were de tected in the last 24 hours. Statistics also showed that two persons remain in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at the Infectious Diseases Hospital, Liliendaal, GreaterAccordingGeorgetown.to the Ministry, the two new cas es were recorded from 81 tests that were done, bring ing the total number of cas es since the pandemic start ed in March 2020 to 71,102. One new case each was recorded in Region Three (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara), and the other in Region Four (DemeraraMahaica). Of the total num ber of recorded COVID-19 infections, 38,508 are fe males, and 32,594 are males.There are 12 persons in institutional isolation, two in institutional quarantine, and 190 in home isolation. To date, some 69,620 per sons have recovered from the deadly virus. The death toll remains at 1279. 921 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. 2 24 hours
Almost 7000 children aged 0-14 contracted COVID – Dr Anthony GUYANA COVID-19 DASHBOARD SEPTEMBER 5, 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 2 NUMBER OF PERSONS IN INSTITUTIONAL ISOLATION 12 NUMBER OF PERSONS IN HOME ISOLATION 190 NUMBER OF PERSONS IN COVID-19 ICU 1 NUMBER OF PERSONS IN INSTITUTIONAL QUARANTINE 2 TOTAL CONFIRMED CASES BY GENDER (FEMALES) 38,508 TOTAL CONFIRMED CASES BY GENDER (MALES) 32,594 TOTAL CONFIRMED CASES IN GUYANA SINCE 2020 71,102 NUMBER OF RECOVERED CASES 69,620 TOTAL 1st DOSE VACCINATED 445,650 FULLY IMMUNISED 345,342 TOTAL NUMBER OF DEATHS 1279 DISTRIBUTION OF TOTAL CONFIRMED CASES SINCE MARCH 2020 REGION 1 2688 REGION 2 3137 REGION 3 8738 REGION 4 35,394 REGION 5 2575 REGION 6 6926 REGION 7 2655 REGION 8
Teachers are prepared to go the extra mile to reintegrate stu dents into the classroom as the new academic term com menced on Monday. This will be done to tackle the major learning loss stu dents suffered when schools across the country were closed to face-to-face ses sions due to the COVID-19 pandemic.The Department of Public Information (DPI) visited various schools along the East Bank corri dor, where teachers detailed plans they are implement ing to help bring their stu dents up to speed. Head Teacher of Peters Hall Primary, Wonita Henry expressed delight over the reopening of school, as she highlighted the many plans for her students.
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Teachers prepared to tackle learning loss with new curriculum munities.“Thestudents would’ve lost a lot during that pan demic period. So, I think the reopening of school and hav ing them in the classroom will help them, especially students coming from areas that feed our school. Which is a lot of deprived commu nities, so what we find is a lot of those students were not engaged on the online classroom and so that ab sences had a negative im pact on them learning. So, bringing them back into the classroom will definitely help them in making them successful for life ahead,” he noted.Further, the Head Master stated that the school will be implementing the Ministry of Education’s consolidated curriculum to reintegrate over 480 students to face-to face“Itlearning.willstart off with an assessment, we will check to see where the students are and from there, we will know how far back we have to go to bring them to where they are supposed to be,” he said.Additionally, Assistant Mistress of Grove Primary School, Annalisa Persaud said “I think it is a great idea to have school reopen because the children have been facing a lot of learning loss. I think they have been missing that and the school experience is very important for them. So, it’s a great ini tiative to have school open fully.”To address this grow ing issue, Persaud said the school will be rolling a new curriculum.“Thatcurriculum allows us to target each child indi vidually so we are excited to have that work. So, that we can look at each child indi vidually and how well their learning preference will go with the curriculum,” she said. At present, some 610 students returned to the school for the new term. Meanwhile, parents who accompanied their children welcomed the reopening. Nicola Griffith said “well, the online learning at home was hitting him back a little. I believe working at school give him a better reaction with teacher, kids, helps him to improve better”. Another parent, Leah Emmanuel, shared similar sentiments.“It’smore convenient because sometimes you’re home and so busy you don’t have the time to help them fully do their work so it’s more convenient to bring them to Sharonschool.”Thomas said with the reopening of school her child is sure to excel. “Well, I am glad to come out for the first day at school for September. I am glad my child is entering a new class today and I feel so proud. I know she will do it now be cause the school open all round and when she brings percentage, she will bring more the next term,” she toldSafetyDPI. measures and protocols are still in effect to protect students from COVID-19.
“It’s one of the most amazing things. The chil dren are happy to be out again and the teachers are well prepared. As usual, we do our remedial teaching but this year, we implemented a new system. Where we are working with the slow learn ers in a separate group, so as to push them over the pass mark to get back into the normal stream.” At the Diamond Secondary School, 78 per cent of students turned out on the first day. The school’s Graduate Senior Mistress Melisa Gordon said majori ty of the students were at a disadvantage when classes were held online. “Even though we em brace technology, we can’t deny the facts that lots of our students are at a disad vantage because of connec tivity issues in terms of the internet and getting access to devices to attend classes online. So, I am happy that they came back in school ful ly, where they can contin ue learning as they use to before the pandemic,” she pointed out. To this end, Gordon said teachers will we assisting students after school to en sure they are on the path of success.“Weare taking great ini tiatives to work with them beyond the call of duty to en sure that they get back at least a high percentage so that they can move forward and go on to be successful.
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Students at school during the COVID-19 pandemic
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Some of the classes will ac tually be done after school, we will be working with them, giving them extra as signments among other ac tivities.”Houston Secondary School’s Graduate Head Master, Kevin Williamson shared similar sentiments as he highlighted that ma jority of the student popula tion are from deprived com
No hiccups as schools reopen in Reg 6 – parents happy with return of face-to-face learning
Students returning to school on Monday
Govt pumped $2B to expand the water supply network between January to June
The Government has injected some $2 bil lion to expand the water supply networks across the country between January to June this year. Commendably, potable water coverage on the coast stood at 97 per cent at the end of June 2022, compared to the coverage target of 98 per cent for the entire year. With the ongoing expan sion of the Sophia and Eccles water treatment plants, ap proximately 48,000 resi dents will benefit from im proved water quality by the end of this year. Several hinterland com munities will also see a sig nificant water supply boost.
Armogan posited that the regional administration will be working with the Ministry of Education and the Regional Education Officer to ensure that there is some kind of launch. “In the past, we used to do it regularly but because of COVID it went into a loll for about two years; I am not sure that COVID has gotten better because when I look at the numbers every day there’re still a num ber of people with COVID walking around the place. So, we have to weigh that and decide what type of launch we would have in terms of education month.”
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The Finance Ministry’s 2022 Mid-Year Report dis closed that of the $394.5 million allocated for hinter land water supply systems, $164.3 million was expend ed. New wells and distri bution networks will be completed in Philippi, Isseneru, Waramadong, and Tasserene in CuyuniMazaruni (Region Seven), Itabac, Sand Hill, Maikwak, and Kaman in PotaroSiparuni (Region Eight), and Yakarinta and Katoka in Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo (Region Nine). According to the Finance Ministry’s report, the proj ects will be completed by the end of Currently,2022. about 61 per cent of the hinterland pop ulation has access to po table water, and once the projects are completed, the Administration’s 2022 tar get of 70 per cent will be well in President,order. Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali has announced that the village of Achiwuib, in the Deep South Rupununi, Region Nine, will see a ma jor extension in its water distribution system. During his recent out reach to the village, Dr Ali said $15 million will be made available in the 2023 budget to continue the ef fort.The PPP/C Government has already injected more than $1.5 billion to increase access to safe, clean, and re liable water in the hinter land and riverine communi ties throughout Guyana. Meanwhile, 15,000 res idents are now receiving eight to 24 hours of water supply, following the in stallation of a new well at Parika Backdam, as well as the installation of transmis sion and distribution mains at Parika, Region Three. Additionally, construc tion works are ongoing on a new artesian well at Chesney, Region Six, bene fitting approximately 21,000 residents, which is expected to be completed by the end of 2022.The upgrading of trans mission mains on Church Street, Georgetown, is ongo ing and will also be complet ed by the end of the year. Meanwhile, efforts to reduce non-revenue water were boosted by the instal lation of 9500 water me ters on service connections, during the first six months of 2022.The intervention has seen a reduction in water losses from 68.6 per cent in 2021 to 67.2 per cent in the first half of 2022, while a further reduction to 64 per cent is expected in the sec ond half, with the installa tion of an additional 10,500 meters.
One of the upgraded water treatment plants
A s some 23,000 chil dren were expect ed back at school in Region Six (East BerbiceCorentyne), there were no major hiccups. Parents were definitely pleased that there is a full return to classroom learn ing and they are hoping that children take full ad vantage of the opportunity. Students seemed eager to meet their friends to dis cuss their activities during the holidays. For some, it was a new school that will bring with it new experi ences.Those attending new schools seemed pleasantly surprised to see that some of their old friends will also be attending their new school.Atthe nursery level, the usual first-day tears were replaced with questions and enthusiasm – new footwear and uniform and their own lunch kits made them proud to be attending school.Meanwhile, Region Six Chairman David Armogan visited some schools in the New Amsterdam area on Monday morning. He said the main aim was to see the results of the contracts they had giv en out to get the schools in order.He was pleased with what he saw in terms of students getting into the schools and the prepara tion that was made to en sure the smooth reopening of schools on Monday. “Actually, all the work that was given out during the holiday to get the schools into a state of read iness, all the works were completed and so this morn ing from the reports I got besides New Amsterdam, all the other schools in the region have been opened.” The Chairman point ed out that work was tak ing place in school as of Monday even though it was day“Weone.have persons with in the schools working to get the schools in a state of cleanliness and readiness,” Armogan added. He pointed out that some Government part-time workers have been placed at schools. “And so we expect that the school compounds will be kept clean, the school environment would be kept clean and so the children can have a clean environ ment in which to study and to play,” Armogan said while noting that he does not expect that to change for the rest of the week. Apart from the reopen ing of schools, September is known as education month.
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China quake: Deadly tremor rocks Sichuan city in lockdown
US Judge agrees to special master in Trump search case, delaying probe
Israel says “high probability” soldier killed Shireen Abu Aqla
Former US President Donald Trump T he Israeli military has concluded there is a "high probability" that one of its soldiers killed the responsibility.taryBankraidthecorrespondentAqla.JournalistPalestinian-AmericanShireenAbuTheveteranAlJazeerawasshotinheadwhilecoveringaintheoccupiedWestinMay.ItistheclosestthemilihascometoadmittingThemilitary'stoplegal
Al Jazeera correspondent Shireen Abu Aqla was widely admired for her coverage from the region
At least 46 people have been killed after a 6.6 magnitude earth quake hit southwestern China, state media said. The quake struck at 13:00 local time (05:00 GMT) in Sichuan province at a depth of 10km (6 miles). The impact severed tele communications lines and triggered mountain land slides that caused "serious damage", local media re portsSomesay. 21 million peo ple in Sichuan's capital Chengdu were last week or dered to stay at home be cause of COVID rules. The epicentre of the quake was at Luding, a town in a remote mountain region located about 226km south west of Chengdu, according to the China Earthquake Networks Centre. State broadcaster CCTV said 17 people died in the city of Ya'an, while 29 deaths were reported in the neighbouring prefecture of Ganzi."Another 16 people were missing and 50 were in jured," CCTV said late on Monday.Tremors shook build ings in Chengdu and the neighbouring mega-city of Chongqing, leaving roads blocked and cutting commu nication lines in areas home to more than 10,000 resi dents.The shocks also forced some power stations to shut down in the areas of Garze and Ya'an, CCTV said. On Friday, Chengdu be came the latest city to be locked down by Chinese au thorities, in an attempt to stem the rise in Covid cases. The latest disas ter comes months after a 6.1-magnitude earthquake tore through Sichuan in June. Sichuan is an earth quake-prone area, as it lies along the eastern boundary of the Qinghai-Tibetan pla teau.The earthquake also called into memory an 8.0-magnitude quake which hit Wenchuan county in northwest Sichuan in 2008, which killed 70,000 and caused widespread destruc tion. (Excerpt from BBC News)
In her ruling, US District Judge Aileen Cannon in West Palm Beach, Florida, granted Trump's request for a special master, an inde pendent third party who is sometimes assigned in sen sitive cases to review mate rials that could be covered by Attorney-client privilege. Cannon said the per son would be tasked with reviewing documents that were not just covered by Attorney-client privilege, but any records possibly covered by executive privi lege as well. The decision to allow a special master to review documents that could be covered by executive priv ilege, a legal doctrine that can shield some White House records from disclo sure, is uncharted legal ter ritory.Cannon also ordered the Justice Department to stop reviewing the records as part of its criminal inves tigation, a move that will likely at least temporarily hinder its ability to contin ue investigating.However,Cannon said US intelligence officials could continue conducting their review into whether the records could pose any damage to national security if exposed.Trump is under in vestigation for removing Government records, some of which were marked as highly classified, from the White House after he de parted in January 2021, and storing them in his home at his Mar-a-Lago estate in PalmTheBeach.Justice Department has said it is also investi gating possible obstruction, after the FBI uncovered ev idence that Trump's team may have deliberately con cealed classified documents when agents tried to recover them in June. If the special master de cides some of the material is covered by Trump's execu tive privilege claims, it could hamper the Government's investigation.Cannon,who was ap pointed by Trump in 2020 just months before he left office, rejected the Government's argument that the records belong to the Government and that Trump was no longer President and, therefore, cannot claim executive priv ilege. (Excerpt from Reuters)
officer has also ruled out a criminal investigation of the soldiers involved, effec tively ending the probe into the case. The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said it had completed several internal probes.Abu Aqla's family said they were "not surprised" that the IDF was trying to obscure the truth and avoid responsibility for her kill ing.Abu Aqla arrived in Jenin refugee camp on May 11 to report on an Israeli army raid which had seen gun battles break out between soldiers and Palestinian militants. She was wearing a helmet and blue flak jacket marked with the word "press". The military's account of how she was killed has been the subject of bitter recrim inations.Eyewitnesses and Palestinian officials re ported she was shot by Israeli troops – a finding later backed by the United Nations and multiple press investigations of the evi dence. A US review also found it was "likely" that Israeli soldiers fired the fa tal bullet. A senior IDF official said on Monday that there was a high probability that she was shot "by mistake by an IDF soldier, and of course, he didn't identify her as a Journalist".Healso revealed inves tigators had spoken to the soldier involved: "He told us what he did; and if he did it, it was done by mistake." "I want to emphasise the fighting environment that these soldiers were under. They were confined in a pro tected vehicle with multi-di mensional fire from every direction," the official said. However, video evidence from the moment Abu Aqla was shot does not back the claim of militant gunfire in the spot that Journalists and bystanders had gath ered. (Excerpt from Al Jazeera)
Afederal Judge on Monday agreed to ap point a special mas ter to review records seized by the FBI during its search of former President Donald Trump's Florida estate, a move that is likely to delay the Justice Department's criminal investigation.
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Monday he would hold a meeting with his Cabinet members to strengthen the country’s anti-inflation plan, as financial analysts warn of an upward trend. “It is likely that we will stay a little above inflation in the United States, but this remains to be seen since we are applying policies that are working for us,” he said. Late last week, a Bank of Mexico executive said the central bank may need to continue tightening mone tary policy in order to keep inflation in check. Analysts polled by the bank expect inflation to rise to over eight per cent by the end of the year. Lopez Obrador has ar gued that without sub sidies introduced by the Government to keep gas prices down, inflation would have risen to 14 per cent. “Gas in Mexico is still cheaper than in the United States, let’s not even talk about Europe,” he said.(Reuters)
Mexico’s President to strengthen anti-inflation plan Registrar and Chief Executive Officer of the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC), Dr Wayne Wesley
18 guyanatimesgy.comTUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2022 Regional Indigenous groups from across the Amazon basin called on Monday for fi nancial institutions to forgive the sovereign debts of the South American nations that comprise the Amazon rainfor est, in exchange for commit ments to preserve the envi ronment.TheAmazon is the world’s largest rainforest and its health is considered key to avoiding the most catastroph ic impacts of climate change.
Chile forced back to the drawing board after new Constitution scuttled
TTUTA protest, repairs keep some Tobago schools closed St Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister, Dr Ralph Gonsalves confirmed on Monday that Attorney General Jaundy Martin is leaving the Gonsalvesposition.said Martin was not renewing his contract because he wanted to be with his family that resides over seas.“I’ve asked him to stay on for at least another month,” Gonsalves told radio lis teners, confirming that the Government is searching for a new chief legal advisor. Martin’s contract ends this month. He has been in the po sition for the past five years. “He has his family,” said Gonsalves, who is also Minister of Legal Affairs. “He has to go and be with his fam ily who lives overseas. “But, as you will know, I will have somebody in mind and would have spoken to that person already, but I am not ready to speak about it.” Martin is the second per son to serve as Attorney General since the ruling Unity Labour Party (ULP) was re turned to office. He replaced Judith JonesMorgan, who served for 16 years ending September 2017. When he was sworn into the position, Martin said he was “very overwhelmed by the occasion”, adding “it is some thing that I never personally aspired to, but in the legal pro fession and a person in service in this country, anything is possible”. (Excerpt from CMC)
A member of the A’i Cofan community guard walks across the Aguarico River in Ecuador’s Amazon, where Indigenous groups were granted power to block mining projects after a ruling by the country’s Constitutional Court, in Sinangoe, Ecuador, March 5, 2022
Several of Tobago’s schools stayed closed on Monday, the first day of the new school year.
CXC concerned at students leaving school without certification
SVG Attorney General stepping down C hile will go back to the drawing board to redraft its Augusto Pinochet-era Constitution after a new text got over whelmingly rejected in a historic referendum vote on Sunday, a blow to the country’s progressives, in cluding young President GabrielBoricBoric.onMonday held meetings with political and social leaders over how to salvage plans for a new Constitution, bruised by the vote that saw some 7.9 million Chileans reject the proposal against 4.9 million in favour, a larger-than-ex pected landslide loss. With mandatory vot ing driving strong turnout of some 13 million people, the reject camp overturned momentum from a 2020 referendum when 80 per cent of Chileans had voted in favour of drafting a new Constitution, though only 7.6 million people then had voted.“Beyond the legitimate differences, I know that the desire for dialogue and meetings prevails. We con tinue and will move for ward,” Boric wrote on Twitter on Monday after having given a conciliato ry speech on Sunday night calling for unity. The reject camp won in almost all districts of the country, the world’s top producer of copper and the number two for lithi um, where decades of rela tive conservative and mar ket-led policy were shaken up in 2019 by fiery pro tests against inequality that many blamed on the Pinochet-era Constitution. For some voters, the drafters felt too connect ed to the violent protest movement. Maria Rivas, an engineer originally from Venezuela, said the pro posal failed because it was “created in anger, under strong tensions and divi sions and was not good for Chile.”The process was also flooded with misinfor mation about the new Constitution, a factor some voters think impacted the vote so heavily. (Excerpt from Reuters)
To preserve Amazon, Indigenous groups call for debt forgiveness
The Barbadosbased ExaminationCaribbeanCouncil (CXC) expressed its concern on Monday at “the great number of students” leaving the education system with out certification. CXC Registrar, Dr Wayne Wesley said at the ceremony in St Lucia for the official release of May-June 2022 CXC regional exam inations’ results that it was moving towards developing a programme to deal with the“Wesituation.willcontinue at the CXC to ensure that a nation that ought to be developed must be fostered through ed ucation and training, and we are currently working to en sure that we continue to pro vide opportunities for stu dents to self-actualise and become their best self,” Dr Wesley said. “We are concerned that there are a great number of students leaving the educa tion system without certi fication. Consequently, we have designed our citizen ship and technical education certificate (CTEC), which is currently being piloted in Montserrat, and some other countries like Jamaica and Guyana.”Hesaid CTEC is geared towards inculcating strong moral character and life technical skills that will equip graduates with the skills necessary to perform in society.“Weare preparing stu dents for the 21st centu ry to take advantage of the economic opportunities that will come and in so doing ex perience a better quality of life,” he said. “Your dreams, your aspirations is what we are facilitating.” Dr Wesley said the CXC was committed to shaping the future of the Region de spite the challenges encoun tered this year, including the ongoing novel coronavi rus (COVID-19) pandemic. “CXC has delivered on its commitment to the peo ple of the Region to present results,” he said. “This com mitment was possible be cause of the collective will and efforts of stakeholders within the Region. All of us understanding our respon sibility in executing accord ingly. (Excerpt from CMC)
The call comes from a re port published this weekend by the Coica, an organisation of Indigenous groups who live in the Amazon across nine different countries. “The quid pro quo is to forgive existing debt in ex change for commitments to end industrial extraction and promote protections in key priority areas, Indigenous territories and protected ar eas,” according to the report. By linking the Government’s debt obliga tions with international cli mate goals related to the Amazon rainforest, Coica’s initiative puts preservation at the forefront of debt rene gotiation.Coica aims to preserve 80 per cent of the Amazon by 2025, a goal it describes as still possible despite soaring levels of deforestation in re centWhileyears. the Amazon is sparsely populated, it has significant economic val ue, especially oil extraction in Ecuador and Colombia, and informal gold mining in Brazil, Peru, and Bolivia. “These acquired (sover eign) debts that are meant to be repaid with resourc es found in Indigenous ter ritories of the Amazon, such as oil, mining and others,” said Coica Vice Coordinator Tuntiak Katan, who is from Ecuador.Among Amazonian coun tries, Brazil, Ecuador, and Colombia are burdened by significant sovereign debt. The report’s proposal aims to tame what it describes as a “vicious circle” in which Amazon region countries “re quire more resources to cover their debts, a need that push es (them) to boost extractive supply chains in their coun tries, exerting greater pres sure on natural resources and which, in turn, implies great er climate risk”. (Excerpt from Reuters)
The TT Unified Teachers Association (TTUTA) main tained its call for teachers to stay home on Monday to “rest and reflect” on the State’s treatment of them. TTUTA was offered a four per cent increase in salaries, across the board, similar to other public-service employ ees. Last Friday, TUTTA’s general council rejected the offer in a letter to the Chief Personnel Officer (CPO). Newsday visited several schools in the western part of the Parentsisland. of the children at Signal Hill Government Primary School were fore warned by the school’s ad ministrator on Sunday eve ning to keep their children at home.The message posted in the school’s group WhatsApp chat said: “Teachers are ex pected to heed the call of TTUTA to rest and reflect to morrow Monday. There will be challenges in the super vision of students. In light of this, the promotion process will take place on Tuesday 6thASeptember.”mother at the St Andrew’s Anglican Primary School said she met locked gates at the school, as she had not been informed of the teachers’ absence. “I know of TTUTA’s call, but the school really said nothing. I got there to drop off my child, and as excited as she was for day one, we were informed by the security per sonnel on duty that there is no school.”Atthe Mt St George Methodist Primary School, students were also turned away.Classes at the Speyside Secondary School also re mained closed on Monday. A press release from the THA Division of Education, Research and Technology at 23:00h on Sunday said the school would reopen today. It said at a virtual meeting which included the secretary, assistant secretary, school su pervisor III, project manager of the Project Implementation Unit and the school principal, they decided collectively to use Monday to complete all high-priority projects at the school. (Newsday)
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Boris Johnson's turbulent premiership to an end less than three years after the Conservatives' resounding election victory in 2019. Truss's most pressing de cision as premier will be how best to shield households and businesses from the soaring price of energy internationally. Her team is understood to have been working on a sup port package for weeks, with an announcement pencilled in forIndustryThursday.sources told the BBC they expect the in coming Government to back freezing bills, a move which would costs billions. The move would not nec essarily require upfront fund ing, however, with reports the Government could cover loans to companies repaid by consumers over time in the form of higher fixed prices. Small businesses are also expected to be offered some relief, although the BBC has been told details of the plan may not be included in Thursday's sources.ingdealinglivertytreElizabethSpeakingannouncement.attheQueenIIconferenceceninLondon,shetoldparactivistsshewould"deontheenergycrisis"bywithbillsandboosttheUK'sdomesticenergy (Excerpt from BBC News)
Damien Sanderson and Myles Sanderson, who are named by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) as suspects in stabbings in Canada's Saskatchewan province, are pictured in this undated handout image released by the RCMP September 4, 2022
Kyiv claims battlefield gains as Russian gas shutdown hits Europe markets
Ukraine made its bold est claim yet of suc cess on the battlefield in its week-old counter-of fensive against Russian forces in the south, while European markets went into free-fall on Monday af ter Russia kept its main gas pipeline to Germany shut. Following days of silence about their new offensive, Ukrainian officials posted an image online of three sol diers raising a flag over a town in Kherson province, a southern region occupied by Russia since the war's early days.
A Ukrainian firefighter puts out fire in a residential house after a Russian military strike, as Russia's attack in Ukraine continues, in Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine September 5, 2022
statement, RCMP said they expected to lay more charges as the investigation contin "Toued. the people of Saskatchewan and beyond –please be assured that we are using every human, investi gational and technological re source we have available to locate and arrest the persons responsible for this tragedy and to ensure your safety,” said Saskatchewan RCMP Commanding Officer Rhonda Blackmore. Hundreds of Police and staff were dedicat ed to the investigation, she Thesaid. two accused share the same last name but it was not clear if they are related. CBC News reported that po lice in the Saskatchewan city of Saskatoon had been search ing for Myles Sanderson since May, when he stopped meet ing his parole officer after serving a sentence for as sault, robbery, mischief and uttering threats. (Excerpt from Reuters)
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Police laid murder charges on Monday against two men who were at large and suspected of killing 10 people in a stab bing rampage that devastat ed an Indigenous communi ty in Canada, a nation where mass violence is rare. Police launched a manhunt for Damien Sanderson, 31, and Myles Sanderson, 30, after they allegedly stabbed people in 13 different areas across an Indigenous com munity and its surrounding province on Sunday. At least 18 others were wounded. The attacks in the prov ince of Saskatchewan, which Indigenous leaders said were drug-related, were among the deadliest in Canada's modern history. Police said some of the victims appeared to have been targeted, while others were apparently random.
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"The bigger picture is that OPEC+ is producing well below its output target and this looks unlikely to change given that Angola and Nigeria, in particular, appear unable to return to pre-pandemic levels of production," Caroline Bain, chief commodities economist at Capital Economics, said. Oil prices have fallen in the past three months from multi-year highs hit in March, pressured by concerns that interest rate increases and COVID-19 curbs in parts of China could slow global economic growth and dent oil Lockdowndemand.measures in China's southern technolo gy hub of Shenzhen eased on Monday as new infections showed signs of stabilising though the city remains on highMeanwhile,vigilance. talks to revive the West's 2015 nuclear deal with Iran, potentially providing a supply boost from Iranian crude's returning to the market, have hit a new snag. The White House on Friday rejected Iran's call for a deal to be linked with closure of investigations by the UN nuclear watchdog, a Western diplomat said. Iran's Minister of Petroleum said the global energy market needs an increase in supply of oil from Iran. Use of oil in power generation is also expected to pick up, analysts said, as Russia's state-controlled Gazprom on Friday said it would stop pumping gas via the Nord Stream 1 pipeline due to a fault. The International Energy Agency last month raised its oil demand forecast for the year, partly because it ex pects gas-to-oil switching in some countries due to record natural gas and electricity prices. (Excerpt from Reuters)
Canadian Police charge 2 men for mass stabbing that killed 10
Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) charged the men each with first-degree murder, attempted murder and break-and-enter. In a
Liz Truss has promised to deal with surging en ergy costs and to cut taxes after winning the Tory leadership contest to become the next PM. She will succeed Boris Johnson after being formal ly appointed by the Queen at Balmoral Castle today. The 47-year-old, the UK's third woman PM, will then announce her Cabinet with jobs expected for allies Kwasi Kwarteng and James Cleverly.She beat rival Rishi Sunak with 57 per cent of the vote, a narrower win than ex pected.In her victory speech, she promised a "bold" pro gramme of tax cuts to grow the flagging economy and prevent the UK tipping into recession.Shewill take the reins of power today, bringing
The image of the flag being fixed to a pole on a rooftop, purportedly in Vysokopyllya in the north of Kherson, was released as President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Ukrainian forces had captured two towns in the south and one in the east. In an overnight address, he did not identify theAfterlocations.months of endur ing punishing Russian ar tillery assaults in the east, Ukraine has at last begun its long-awaited counter-at tack, its biggest since it re pelled Russian forces from the outskirts of Kyiv in March.Ukraine had kept most details of its new campaign under wraps, banning jour nalists from the frontline and offering little public commentary in order to pre serve tactical surprise. Russia has said it has pushed back assaults in Kherson, but in a rare ac knowledgment of the Ukrainian counter-offen sive, TASS news agency quoted a Moscow-installed official in the region as say ing plans for a referendum on joining Russia had been put on hold due to the secu rityInsituation.aMonday evening up date, the Ukrainian gener al staff said its forces had driven back Russian forces in an unspecified area near Kramatorsk - a key town in eastern Donetsk region - while Russian forces had shelled about a dozen towns in the south. (Excerpt from Reuters)
Oil prices rose about 3 per cent on Monday, as OPEC+ members agreed to a small production cut of 100,000 barrels per day to bolster prices. Brent crude futures for November delivery settled US$2.72 higher at US$95.74 a barrel, a 2.92 per cent gain.Prices had climbed nearly US$4 earlier in the ses sion, but were tamed by comments from the White House that US President Joe Biden was committed to taking all steps necessary to shore up energy supplies and lower prices. US crude rose US$2 to US$88.85 per barrel, a 2.3 per cent rise after a 0.3 per cent gain in the previous session, in thin volumes during the US Labor Day holiday. The 100,000 barrels per day (bpd) reduction by the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies, a group known as OPEC+, amounts to only 0.1 per cent of global demand. The group also agreed they could meet any time to adjust production be fore the next scheduled meeting on Oct 5. "It's the symbolic message the group wants to send to the markets more so than anything," said Oanda ana lyst Craig Erlam, adding that the 100,000 bpd raise last month by OPEC+ was not seen as a big deal. "What we've probably seen from the markets was pricing in most of the worst-case scenario," Erlam added.
Kenya's Supreme Court on Monday unanimously upheld William Ruto's presidential win in a scathing judgment that blasted Opposition Leader Raila Odinga's accu sations of cheating. Soon after, Odinga tweet ed that he would respect the ruling even though he dis agreed with it, easing fears that Kenya would see any re peat of the violence that fol lowed disputed votes in 2007 and 2017. Several public figures and anti-corruption campaigners – including some who had backed Odinga – welcomed the judgment, saying it bol stered the court's reputation for Thisindependence.decision is good for the Judiciary. This election result is bad for Kenya. Two things can be true at the same time," tweeted author Nanjala Nyabola, who had not backed either candidate.
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken congratulat ed Ruto on his election vic tory and said Washington commended him and oth er candidates for abiding by the Supreme Court's ruling. "We look forward to enhanc ing [our] partnership with President Ruto and his new government," Blinken said in aTherestatement.wereno immediate signs of protest in Odinga's stronghold of Kisumu city or the low-income neighbour hoods of Nairobi that tra ditionally support the leftwing“Therepolitician.isnothing we can do, the judgment has been made,” Geoffrey Omondi, a 33-year-old electrical engi neer who supported Odinga, said.Ruto's jubilant support ers danced and waved flags in his party colours of yel low and green. (Excerpt from Reuters)
Top OPEC producer Saudi Arabia last month flagged the possibility of output cuts to address what it sees as exaggerated oil price declines. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said that expectations of weaker global economic growth were behind a decision by Moscow and its OPEC allies to cut oil Russianoutput.Energy Minister Nikolai Shulginov said the country would most likely reduce its oil production by around 2 per cent this year, TASS news agency reported.
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Jamaal Harry and Allister Harding of Riddim Squad FC
Fruta Conquerors, Eastveldt post huge wins
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Adult Male Anil Balram – 1st Place (Gold Medal) Mehandra Chatargum – 2nd Place (Silver Medal) Shafeek Hiraman –3rd Place (Bronze Medal)
Meanwhile, two more matches were contested on Saturday at the same ven ue, but the results were not as wide as Sunday’s matches. Riddim Squad, a club based at Mocha on the East Bank of Demerara but playing in the GFA, made light work of Georgetown Football Club which they brushed aside 2-0, thanks to goals from Allister Harding. in the 8th min ute and Jamaal Harry in the 29th Santosminute.were led to a comfortable 4-2 triumph against Pele FC, thanks to a hat-trick off the boots of Akeem Gittens who rocked the nets in the 12th, 20th, and 27th minutes; the other goal was scored by Solomon Austin in the 37thPeleminute.gottheir goals from Deron Thomas (30th) and Joshua Bentick (43rd).
Winners of the adult male and female categories and the junior male category T eams affiliated with the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) continued to match skills in the Guyana Football Federation (GFF)/ NAMILCO Thunderbolt Flour Power Under-17 Intra-Association League when matches were played on the weekend at the GFF National Training Centre, Providence, East Bank Demerara (EBD). On a bumper Sunday which saw a total of 26 goals being scored, Fruta Conquerors mauled Black Pearl 16-0 while Eastveldt were equally sol id in their 10-0 blanking of Camptown.The Tucville-based Conquerors complete ly controlled their clash against Black Pearl and were guided to their big win on account of a hel met-trick each from Antonio McArthur and DwayneMcArthurJames.rocked the nets in the 4th, 21st, 40th, and 48th minutes while James tallied his goals in the 29th, 33rd, 39th, and 41st minutes. The duo found able support from Dwayne Baptiste who con tributed a brace; he hit the network in the 13th and 27th minutes. There was one apiece for Trevon Pluck (22nd), Joshua Abel (24th), Ryan Green (42nd), Jermaine DeRuche (52nd), and Nicklus Stanton (53rd).Camptown, once a for midable unit at all lev els, are in the rebuilding process like many other clubs, and fell to Eastveldt Football Club, 10 goals to none .
Cadet Male Samanyu Kotehal Gowdara – 1st Place (Gold Medal) Hitesh Sachin Persaud – 2nd Place (Silver Medal) Asjad Warsi – 3rd Place (Bronze Medal)
fa cilitated an archery compe tition, open to the general public, at the Grand Family Fun Day and Cultural Show hosted by the Enterprise Progressive Youth Organisation. There were live performances by Tony Cuttz and Vicadi Singh and many other attractions. The archery competition saw 17 archers competing in the adult, junior and ca det categories for males and females. The results were as follows:
Adult Female Shanna Ali – 1st Place (Gold Medal) Tasleema Morgan –2nd Place (Silver Medal) Jessica Callender – 3rd Place (Bronze Medal) Junior Male Ryidwan Mahase –1st Place (Gold Medal)
There were two oc casions when Rohit Sharma wasn't his usu al calm self during the Super 4 match against Pakistan. The first time was in an an imated chat with Rishabh Pant after his dismissal at tempting a reverse sweep and the next time was when Arshdeep Singh grassed a simple catch off Ravi Bishnoi to give Asif Ali a reprieve, one that proved rather cost ly. Rohit even pointed out during the post-match pre sentation that the wickets of Pant and Hardik Pandya in quick succession "were not needed".
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Balram, Ali among winners in ProArchers tournament
There were no com petitors against Ryidwan Mahase in the junior cate gory and therefore, he eas ily got away with the gold medal after shooting his five ends.ProArchers Guyana would like to express its thanks and apprecia tion to Bishram Kuppen, Permanent Secretary of the Labour Ministry, and Suresh Singh, Director of Youth of the Culture, Youth and Sport Ministry, for pre senting the winners with medals, trophies and cer tificates. Thanks also to all those who participated and the Enterprise Progressive Youth Organisation for hosting the successful event.ProArchers Guyana is an archery club that is oper ated by two World Archery certified Level 1 Archery Coaches, Anand Mangra and Narda Mohamed Mangra. The club takes part in archery classes, out reach activities, voluntary sessions, etc, to promote ar chery locally and interna tionally. They train usual ly at the Guyana National Stadium and have been at several events of the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport to introduce ar chery to the general public.
The competition last ed for about six hours, with each archer shooting five ends of six arrows each. The archers all shot for the coveted gold medals, with Jairam Rampersaud and Yvette Barrow al most making it to the top three, but they had to set tle for number four after Mehandra Chatargum and Shafeek Hiraman used the last few ends to make up for the shortfall and Tasleema Morgan and Jessica Callender came back to win the silver and bronze, re spectively.Thebattle among the ca dets in the first two ends saw Hitesh Persaud almost cop ping the gold but Samanyu Gowdara went ahead and got consistent bulleyes and took away the gold easily af ter the fourth end.
India's positive batting approach set them up well, but those wickets meant that Virat Kohli had to drop a cou ple of gears leading into the death overs. The defeat to Pakistan has left India now in a dicey situation where one more loss could lead to their exit. The real test now is – what will be their ap proach should they lose ear ly wickets in a make-or-break game against Sri Lanka? India have also been hard-pressed for options in the pace department, with Pandya having to bowl his full quota against Pakistan. It wasn't a great game for the all-rounder, who got out for a duck and then leaked 44 runs for a solitary wicket. Rahul Dravid and Co will have a lot of thinking to do about the combination ahead of an im portant game. Sri Lanka will eye India's weakness in the pace department as an area to target.Meanwhile, Sri Lanka are taking a lot of confidence with them heading into this clash. With a superior net run-rate, they currently sit atop the Super 4 table and will be looking to ride the mo mentum wave. There wasn't a single half-century from the Sri Lankans against Afghanistan in the weekend game, but there were plen ty of valuable contributions with the bat that helped them go past the opposition's 175, which will hold them in goodWhatstead. to expect: The first-innings totals have been north of 170 after the first three matches which were low-scoring affairs. But teams batting second have found more success, even in chases of hefty totals. The weather will be very warm with a high of 36 degrees Celsius. Head to head: India have won 17 and lost only seven matches, with one no-result, in T20Is against Sri Lanka. The only time India faced Sri Lanka in an Asia Cup T20 was in Mirpur in 2016, a game which India won by five wickets. (Cricbuzz)
This Fruta Conquerors player (right) is in control against Black Pearl at the GFF National Training Centre India seek bowling balance in crunch clash versus Sri Lanka
Seven archers walked away with gold, silver, and bronze medals at the Enterprise Community Centre Ground on Saturday, September 3, ProArchers2022.Guyana
Work in progress as GBBFF gears up for National Seniors … event to be held on December 17
Cadets to semi-finals
Emmerson Campbell Rosanna Fung Nicholas Albert Shane Samuels with the ball
The Junior Jags found it difficult to get past BVI on Monday
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T he Guyana chess team concluded their participation in the biennial FIDE Chess Olympiad in Chennai, India on August 9, 2022, having increased the country’s international ranking for the women by 16 places and the Open team by fourSomeplaces. players who competed in the Olympiad also increased their international rankings significantly, having played against some of the toughest players from around the world. Candidate Master Taffin Khan remains as the highest-ranked player in the country with 2005 points after playing on Board One for Guyana’s National Open team. This was Khan’s fourth consecutive Olympiad and he finished on 4.5 points as the only player for Guyana to play all 11 rounds with no breaks. FIDE Master Anthony Drayton, who was playing in his fourth Olympiad, gained 33 rating points which brings him now to 1961 as the third highest-rated active player in the country. Loris Nathoo also gained rating points moving up to 1702, while Roberto Neto is at 1651. Ethan Lee is the most highly-rated junior player with 1523. This was his first Olympiad.Onthe females’ side, 12-year-old Anaya Lall, who was previously unrated, gained a rating of 1166 after defeating highly-rated players in Chennai. This makes her one of the top 10 rated female players in the country, sixth among rated players and third among active players. Jessica Callender gained 22 rating points and now has 1319 while Sasha Shariff gained 57 points which takes her to 1240. Both players earned their conditional women’s candidate master titles which will appear behind their names once they attain ratings of 1800 or above. For active players listed for Guyana on the FIDE website, the top five rated females are all from the team that competed in the Olympiad. From first to fifth, it is Jessica Callender, Sasha Shariff, Anaya Lall, Pooja Lam, and Nellisha Johnson.
Junior Jags’ chances daunted by 1-1 draw
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According to Guyana Bodybuilding Fitness Federation (GBBFF) President Keavon Bess, they will be turning their focus to the National Seniors Championships, set for December 17, 2022 at the National Cultural Centre. Bess noted that the annual spectacle was set to attract the cream of the nation’s musclemen and women who are currently in the gym, eager to pose and flex their physiques for spoils and bragging rights, and also to be shortlisted for international events. The championships serve as a qualifier for the Region’s highest bodybuilding and
G uyana’s chances of finishing at the top of Group A of the CONCACAF Under 17 Championship Qualifiers were crushed on Monday, following a draw against the British Virgin Islands (BVI) at the IMG Academy, Florida. Playing their penultimate Group game against BVI on Monday morning, the Junior Jaguars found it difficult to find the deciding goal in the drawn affair that ended 1-1. While Duguain Samuels was, once again, the goal’s custodian, Shakem Welcome (Captain); Swade Edwards, Gerry Burnette, Krishtian Louis, Seon Cato; Kvist Paul; Omar Sam; Noah Kissoon; Matrim Martin and Bryan Wharton made up the remainder of Monday’s starting XI. Both teams missed early chances to get ahead, resulting in a deadlock for much of the first half. However, it was BVI’s Johnny-Jay Rowe, who was able to break the ice with a strike in the 41st minute. Coming back from the halftime break, Guyana looked hungrier in pursuit of the equaliser. After valiant work by the players, including the goalkeeper, Wharton levelled the scores with a goal for Guyana in the 70th minute. Try as they may, the Junior Jaguars were unable to add to the solitary goal, setting for the drawn Bermudaresult.now sit at the top of Group A with 12 points from four wins, while Guyana is second with 7 points amassed from two wins, a loss, and a draw. Guyana will next come up against the group leaders in a showdown that is set for Wednesday, September 7 at the aforementioned venue in Florida.The group winners will gain an automatic spot in the 2023 CONCACAF U17 Championships.
“The Bodybuilding Federation will be expecting a large turnout of athletes as a result of the phenomenal showing of Team Guyana at the recently-concluded CAC Championships in Barbados. We envision some athletes who have been shying away from the stage will be motivated to compete
the Saints team, beating them 2-1. The Saints team featured many young talented national players who fought hard, but only found the back of Hikers’ net once. The experienced Hikers side battled and played hard defence. Shane Samuels converted two of their penalty corner opportunities. One of the Garnett brothers, Shomere, scored the lone goal for his side. In the semi-finals, Pepsi Hikers will play Bounty GCC while Pepsi Cadets will tackle YMCA Old Fort. The round-robin matches continued for the women’s category, with GCC Tigers edging Saints 4-3. Striker Sonia Jardine netted three goals for her side while Clayza Bobb netted twice for her side. In the match between Woodpecker Hikers and Old Fort Igniters, the Hikers ladies won 4-2. The semis will be played on Wednesday and the finals on Friday commencing at 17:00h (5pm).
Nail-biting upset takes Hikers
in December and athletes who have already been on that stage will return to prove their mettle. Also, the athletes who went to CAC will want to return to the local stage to ensure that their name reigns supreme, so we expect a large turnout,” Bess shared. Bess, an Attorney-at-Law, added, “We intend to put a lot into this competition on our PR end to ensure that most of Guyana receives the information about the competition and get the hype about the competition as well, so we can have a grandSomeshowing.”ofthe athletes scheduled to compete include five-time Mr Guyana (Men’s Physique), Emmerson Campbell, who is also a fourfitness event, the Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Championships.Duringthe49th edition of the CAC recordGuyanaBarbados,heldChampionshipsinAugustinTeamsnareda12medals, five gold, six silver and a bronze.
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A s the Lucozade Indoor Hockey tournament moves into the semifinal stage , all clubs received wins and losses in the quarterfinalInmatches.theUnder 20 girls, Saints Conquerors, YMCA Old Fort Samurais, GCC Spartans and GCC Her-ricanes went through to the semis, which will be played on Wednesday. In the under 20 boys, Saints S7N, Saints Superstars, GCC Pitbulls and YMCA Old Fort to Semis. In the men’s quarter-finals, the Pepsi Hikers continued undefeated, making light work of Saints Splinters 112. Bounty GCC won against GCC The Sequel 3-1, giving them a spot in the semis while Hikers Cadets pulled off an unexpected upset against
time medallist at CAC; reigning Mr Guyana, Darious Ramsammy; CAC silver RamsammyChristinaRogerNicholasmedallistsAlbert,Callender,and
Asanti Conway along with CAC gold medallist JulioAccordingSinclair. to Bess, new IFBB Elite Pro Rosanna Fung, who earned three gold medals and her Pro Card in Barbados, is set to be the guest poser.
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The programme targeted players 16 years and under. More than 50 players (boys and girls) were exposed to the sport of table tennis in a fun way. A key feature of the camp was the novices’ category. Over the years, this camp has brought out some of the top cadet, junior and senior players in the country. Guyana’s top female player, Chelsea Edghill Oly, was a product of the 2006 edition of this camp, along with several other male and female players. It is good to see the turnout of the children 16 years and under, who could be nurtured for the future as well as the increased attendance of females. The camp has been hailed as a success because it exceeded its target of 50 participants. Of the 50-plus participants, 90 per cent were novices, 70 per cent were under-13s and approximately 40 per cent were female. The camp is an annual initiative of the NSC, with the central aim of attracting 50 players between the ages of four and 16. Participants have first-hand experience, as well as theoretical knowledge of the sport, over 40 hours of engagement. They only receive certificates if they have attendance of 90 per cent and higher. The panel of coaches includes certified International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Level 1 and Level 2 Coaches Xenophon Goliath and Linden Johnson.
C ome this Saturday, Charlestown Secondary School will be hunting a double title at the ExxonMobil Boys’ and Girls’ Under 14 football tournament finals. Charlestown are no strangers to the title, having won the first girls’ tournament in 2018, and are the only school to have both their boys’ and girls’ teams in the Infinals.the male final, Charlestown will come up against Ann’s Grove Secondary, while in the distaff final Charlestown and defending champions East Ruimveldt will do battle. This is as a result of four entertaining semi-final matches on Saturday at the Ministry of Education (MoE) Ground. Saturday’s action began with the Howes Street-based girls’ team, narrowly edging out New Central High girls in semi-final one. Neither Charlestown nor New Central could find the lucky strike with the scores being deadlocked way past the half. Just when it looked like the game could go into extra time or penalties, it was Aquenna Griffith, who found the back of the net for Charlestown in the 48th minute, for the 1-0 victory. In the second semi, defending champions East Ruimveldt thumped New Campbellville in a 4-0 encounter.AzariaWilson was the star of the show, registering a hattrick . Wilson wasted no time in opening the scoring, with her first goal in the seventh minute. The young girl later added to her tally in the 21st and 30th minutes. Meanwhile, Antwana Williams scored in the 39th minute to complete East Ruimveldt’s four. Moments later, the Charlestown boys joined their female colleagues in celebration as they romped to a nail-biting win against West Ruimveldt boys. After much back and forth between the two quality teams, Colwin Kissoon was able to put Charlestown ahead in the 10th minute after besting West’s goalkeeper and defence just in front of the goal. Soon after, Captain Malcolm Hendricks found the back of the net in the 14th minute and later returned in the 38th to complete his brace. Two minutes after, Jerimiah David made it a 4-0 game with a stunning kick across the face of the goal, but that was when Charlestown’s worriesWestbegan.Ruimveldt’s Captain Donovan Welcome began a one-man campaign with backto-back goals in the 43rd and 46th minutes . Welcome even made a third attempt at the goal in the following minute; that went awry. Eventually, time ran out for the youngster as Charlestown wonThe4-2.second boys’ semifinal took an almost identical path, as Cummings Lodge Secondary attempted a spirited comeback when Ann’s Grove were already ahead. Shaquan David, Antwan Payne, and Selwyn Fraser found the back of the net in the 2nd, 14th and 37th minutes respectively for Ann’s Grove.However, whatever was said to Cummings Lodge during the break at the half seemed to do the trick as the 2019 champions began to play like their regular selves. It was only time that prevented Cummings Lodge from staging a comeback, as Nicholas Watts and Keshawn Daniels registered goals in the 40th and 45th. The game eventually ended 3-2. The ExxonMobil final is expected to be staged this Saturday, September 10 at the same venue.
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A glimpse of the ExxonMobil Skills Challenge that the oil giant conducted during Saturday’s semi-finals (Jemima Holmes photo) Ann’s Grove are held off by Cummings Lodge’s defence as they approach the goal (Jemima Holmes photo)
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T he National Sports Commission (NSC), in collaboration with the Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA), recently concluded a “Teach Them Young” Summer Table Tennis Camp, at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.From this camp, the participants will move on to the Culture, Youth and Sport Ministry-NSC Sports Academy, starting today, Tuesday, September 6 and running every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday from 16:00h-18:00h (4pm to 6pm) at the National Gymnasium for 12 weeks.
The camp was held in two segments July 11 to July 22 and August 15 to August 26, with sessions from 10:00h to 12:00h Monday to Friday. The objectives of the camp were to help players with the basic skills; help players to become better prepared for future tournaments; train and introduce students to the basic techniques of the game; discover the skills of children; amuse children with sport skills and develop habits for healthy competition.
B ritish High Commissioner to Guyana, Jane Miller on Sunday handed over sport kits to the Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) at the National Park. The donation came through a British charity, SOS Kit Aid. It included balls, boots, mouth guards, T-shirts, shorts, bags, socks, and more. SOS Kit Aid collects donations as well as unused kits from rugby clubs/ shops/schools in the United Kingdom. These are then distributed through British High Commissions across the world to rugby clubs as well as underprivileged children to promote rugby worldwide. GRFU President Ryan Dey expressed gratitude and highlighted that the kits would contribute towards the body’s plans to encourage a new generation of rugby players. The gear will be distributed to the five clubs within the Union. Also present at the handing-over was Culture, Youth and Sport Minister Charles Ramson Jr. In brief remarks, the Minister noted his intention of working with the Rugby Union to improve facilities and to ensure that skills are developed. The donation demonstrates the British High Commission’s continued commitment to the UKGuyana relationship. We are extremely grateful to SOS Kit Aid for this opportunity to enhance rugby in Guyana.
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