WHAT'S INSIDE: Issue No. 5124 Nationwide coverage from the best news team in Guyana THE BEACON OF TRUTH guyanatimesgy.com PRICE $100 VAT INCLUDEDWEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2022 Probe into 2020 elections PP812P9P18See story on page 3 …as Opposition Commissioners attempt to block release GECOM votes to release documents submitted by APNU/AFC in attempt to discredit voters’ list 2 die in FloodedGoodsmash-uphorrificatHopedamsprevent farmers from accessing lands at Alness, Salton Daily breakfast for all Grade 6 students Burnt atremainshumanfoundYarrowkabra 50th anniversary $50 coin launched to commemorate GuyanaChina diplomatic relations NICIL secures court order for 315 acres of land on indumpingtoECDEducationmanywritingaboutStopCorentynecomplainingstudents“toosubjects”–Ministermanadmitskillingex,bodytrench“AllIhearis“boom!””–singlemotheronlightningstrikingherhome Destructive wind storm CDC householdswindsweptsuppliesprocuringforECD12newCOVID-19casesrecorded …1 in ICU …as Govt launches $267M schools’ breakfast programme PPP51512Page7Page7 Page14 Page19
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WEATHER TODAY There will be sunshine during the day. Expect clear skies at night. Temperatures should range between 22 degrees Celsius and 32 degrees Celsius. Winds: Southerly to Easterly between 1.78 metres and 4.91 metres. High Tide: 14:28h reaching a maximum height of 2.34 metres. Low Tide: 07:52h and 20:18h reaching minimum heights of 0.79 metre and 0.88 metre.
“It is important that the relevant State agency en quires into the source of this information, upon whose di rections they were sourced and, perhaps, most impor tantly, to officially reconfirm their inaccuracy, for public re cord. In the circumstances, I hereby request a copy of these documents to initiate this pro cess,” Nandlall wrote. In a previous edition of his programme “Issues in the News”, Nandlall had pointed out that back in 2020, when APNU/AFC first made its er roneous claims, the PPP/C did investigations of its own. During its investigations, the PPP/C was able to find many of the persons that APNU/ AFC claimed were out of the jurisdiction or dead. In fact, at the time, many of these persons had come for ward to protest against and dispute APNU/AFC’s claims. This publication published several such persons, who had been accused by the then rul ing party of being either dead or out of the jurisdiction when their vote was recorded. (G3)
Opposition-nominated Commissioners, Vincent Alexander, Charles Corbin and Desmond Trotman
| GUYANATIMESGY.COM NEWS COMMODITIES Indicators US$ Change % Crude Oil $92.83/barrel -0.20 Rough Rice $307.89/ton -0.31 London Sugar $572.50/ton 0.00 Live Spot Gold USD Per Ounce Bid/Ask $1703.60 $1704.60 Low/High $1700.00 $1722.30 Change +1.40 +0.08 Probe into 2020 elections LOTTERY NUMBERS DAILY MILLIONSSATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2022 DISCLAIMER: WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY ERRORS IN PUBLICATION. PLEASE CALL THE HOTLINE FOR CONFIRMATION - TEL: 225-8902 LUCKY 3 TICKETFREE 02 07 08 10 16 26L 1709 18118 16 5 1860708030201 BonusBall 25 DRAW DE LINE 10 13070403 14 16100201 PAY DAY PAYSUPERDAY 13 9 0 4 Afternoon Draw Evening Draw FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2022 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2022 11 54 Afternoon Draw Evening Draw 2XFP Afternoon Draw Evening Draw The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has voted to release doc uments requested by Attorney General Anil Nandlall, SC, to investigate Opposition claims of rigging at the 2020 elec tions, notwithstanding efforts by the JusticeGECOMquested,”leasetransparency,inotherGeneral,beanyagainstallnowwhoagency.withedasnoteduments.notstitutionalmentalsoOppositionthisGovernmentAccordingtainedinclaimsondocumentsjectionsNarayan,edCivicProgressiveofmentlynatedChangeNationalwhichmeetingvoteCommissionersOpposition-nominatedtoblockthis.ThemattercameupforaatGECOM’sstatutoryonTuesday,duringtheAPartnershipforUnity/AllianceFor(APNU/AFC)nomiCommissionersveheobjectedtothereleasethedocuments.AccordingtoPeople’sParty/(PPP/C)nominatCommissionerManojtheOpposition’sobtothereleaseofthewerepremisedreasonsthatincludetheirthattheinformationthedocumentsareconintheelectionpetition.toNarayan,thesidearguedthatwasnottrue.NarayansaidthattheCommissionersadvancedthearguthatGECOMisaconagencyanddoeshavetoreleasethedocHowever,NarayanthattheCommission,custodiansoftherequestdocuments,hadnoissuecooperatingwithaState“TheCommissionerswereappointedbytheOpposition,theywereagainstit.Theyvotedit.TheydidnotwantofthosedocumentstoreleasedtotheAttorneyeventhoughontheside(we)arguedthattheinterestoffairnessandweneedtorethosedocumentsasreNarayansaid.AccordingtoNarayan,Chair,RetiredClaudetteSinghvoted
The Demerara Harbour Bridge will be closed to vehicular traffic on: Wednesday, Sept 7 – 01:00 – 04:00h and Thursday, Sept 8 – No retraction. 2022 in favour of releasing the doc uments. As such, he explained that the documents will be re leased as soon as possible.
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GECOM Commissioner Manoj Narayan GECOM Chairperson, Retired Justice Claudette Singh Attorney General Anil Nandlall, SC
The Opposition nominat ed GECOM Commissioners are Vincent Alexander, Charles Corbin and Desmond Trotman, while on the Government side sits Narayan, Sase Gunraj and ClementLastPrivateRohee.informationweek,Nandlall had written GECOM seeking in formation on how private cit izens’ data was provided to it by the then ruling APNU/ AFC during the controversial 2020 General and Regional Elections. It is a first step in the di rection of an investigation that the AG had previously announced would be held into how immigration and regis tration data of citizens end ed up in the hands of APNU/ AFC; data it then submitted to GECOM in an effort to dis credit the voters’ list. According to his let ter addressed to GECOM Chairperson, Retired Justice Claudette Singh, Nandlall noted that APNU/AFC deliv ered to GECOM, documents claiming to show that dead people and persons who were overseas on Election Day, vot ed at the elections, as well as documents to claim that there were cases of multiple voting. “These allegations contin ue to be peddled in the public domain by leaders and repre sentatives of the aforesaid po litical entity. At the time and until now, the impression con veyed is that these documents and/or data were generated by and obtained from the official lawful repository of the specif ic information, for example, the immigration department, the Guyana Police Force and the General Registrar’s Office.”
The Berbice Bridge will be closed to vehicular traffic on: Parika and Supenaam departure times – 05:00h, 10:00h-12:00h, 16:00h, 18:30h daily Wednesday, Sept 7 – 14:10h – 15:40h and Thursday, Sept 8 – 15:05h – 16:35h.
GECOM votes to release documents submitted by APNU/AFC in attempt to discredit voters’ list …as Opposition Commissioners attempt to block release
nce again road accidents have become a common occurrence on our roads and motorways with their accompanying fatalities and casualties. The country was met with the tragic news that even more lives were lost owing to yet another accident, again on the East Coast of Demerara. Two persons lost their lives and several wereThishospitalised.isasourceof pain for families, who lose their loved ones or who have to bear the burden of medical expenses for those who suffer after the accidents. In many cases, it is the life of the family’s breadwinner that is snuffed out. Every year, when the road fatality numbers rack up and the situation spirals out of control, we all cry “something must be done”; this year, however, let us deviate from the norm and assert “something will be done”. It is clear that something very different must be done. This has become a chronic rather than a seasonal problem in Guyana. Speeding, driving under the influence of alcohol, and inattentiveness continue to be the main causes of fatal accidents.Overand over, the Police have said that enforcement of traffic laws will be amplified, with emphasis on reducing speed, driving under the influence of alcohol, loud music/ breach of condition of road service licence, overloaded minibuses and use of cellular phones. The Police are also instituting a schools’ lecture programme. Let us now examine where the responsibility lies. The various State bodies that have remits that affect road safety need to urgently implement a holistic plan of action that addresses the actual causes of road deaths. Various responsible parties need to ensure that our roads are in good condition, that painted lines are visible, and that signage is intact and legible. Then, there is the policing strategy – which is currently focused on speed-trapping and roadblocks – this needs to change. Another major cause of accidents is head-on collisions, so it is clear that the crossing of solid white lines needs to be policed, as do tailgating, failing to indicate, overtaking on the inside, and the routine flouting of myriad other perfectly sensible laws. This can be achieved only by getting many officers out from behind their speed guns and into their patrol cars.
The European Commission against Racism and Intolerance defines hate speech as speech “…which advocate, incite, promote or justify hatred, violence and discrimination against a person or group of per
Dear Editor, The perceived triviality being exhibited by the au thorities of a known scam mer and fraudster mas querading as a medical doctor, is of grave concern. From the media reports, the individual has a long and known history of ne farious activities and is a known character to law en forcement, but it seems was never charged and placed before the courts. Now the Council is boasting about “proactive move” and a no tice as a “public service ges ture”, even after there were reports that the fake medi cal doctor was “seen attend ing to patients at medical outreaches”. Imagine that and no action taken against her, even after her medi cal background was ascer tained.Itseems only when a for mal report is lodged can ac tion be taken. Never mind lives are at stake. There has to be something seri ously wrong with this mo dusTheoperandi.reactive mode of au thorities in this matter is really something to behold.
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Additionally, if a drunk driver is able to carry on his or her journey after offering a bribe, people will die. There is also need for laws preventing jaywalking and walking on highways need to be enforced. Speed traps cannot do this. Further, we need to rid the roads of stray animals. At some point in the past, we had a vibrant stray catching programme, which was a collaborative effort between the Police and the various Neighbourhood Democratic Councils.Motorists, pedestrians and road users also need to take responsibility for their actions and decisions. We must, however, give credit where credit is due, the Guyana Police Force has instituted several commendable measures, and in some cases, controversial steps to tackle thisReducingissue. road deaths is not a short-term project, but it is essential that we get to work immediately. It is time to embrace the complicated and difficult root-and-branch work that needs to be done. Perhaps we could consider the introduction of new traffic regulations to complement the existing rules. Maybe we can advocate for the introduction of new fines, for example, boarding public transport at nondesignated areas, streamlining motorcycle operations, etc; the list is by no means exhaustive. What is evident is that we need to find a solution soon. The situation on the ground is a clear indication that road safety is not being taken seriously.
Dear Editor, A very disturbing po litical news item out of Guyana recently is that a consortium of PNCaligned groups is claiming that Guyana is becoming an “Emerging Apartheid State.” The Rome Statute defines the Crime of apart heid as: “inhumane acts... committed in the context of an institutionalised re gime of systematic oppres sion and domination by one racial group over any oth er racial group or groups and committed with the intention of maintaining that regime.” Under apart heid, the dominated racial group is legally seques tered apart, almost “quar antined” from the favoured dominant group. Is this happening in Guyana? This dangerous claim is made against the background of the African group, the International Decade for People of African Descent Assembly – Guyana (IDPADA-G) receiving $468 million of public funds from the period of 2018 to 2022. These funds were allocat ed through the national budget by way of a subven tion from a Government Ministry.This“apartheid” claim is a descent to a new low. Using this epithet in an ethnically polarised nation such as Guyana is tan tamount to hate speech.
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sons for a variety of rea sons.”The leadership of the consortium of PNCaligned groups are playing with fire, reinforcing the old siege mentality but in more inflammable ways. They are exacerbating the permissive conditions that spur violence. Is our Guyanese land scape and society descend ing into apartheid? The answer is, of course, a ve hement no. Such bold and barefaced “speech” should not be tolerated. And this not a suppression of “free speech,” as it wholly meets the exception to that rule: that of yelling “fire!” in a crowded theatre metaphor. Racist false claims ob viously pose grave dangers for the cohesion of a dem ocratic society, the protec tion of human rights and the rule of law. If left unad dressed, it can lead to acts of violence and conflict on a wider scale. In this sense hate speech is an extreme form of intolerance which contributes to hate crime. When lies like this pre vail, democracy is in peril. Societies depend complete ly on the ability to demon strate truth with objective evidence: truth reinforced by evidence. But this is a whole new level of chutz pah. The new PNC have abandoned the God-given gift to make intellectual distinctions and recognise distortions. When we sur render our duty to make discriminating moral judgements, we forfeit our own intellectual integrity and moral authority. The PNC/WPA leaders must cease and desist from such
Dear Editor, Despite the greatest blow to the sector in mod ern times, our ability and at times inability to transi tion to new methods of tui tion and learning, our stu dents did exceptionally well at the various regional ex aminations.Theefforts of the Ministry, students, parents, and teachers have not gone unnoticed.Theresults have vindi cated our multifaceted in vestments and efforts in cre ating educational equity to all parts of the country.
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President Dr Irfaan Ali met with Guyana’s top Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations (CAPE) performer, Queen’s College student Bhedesh Persaud at the Office of the President on Shiv Chanderpaul Drive on Tuesday. Persaud secured 14 grade ones and one grade three (OP photo)
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Authorities in reactive mode in matter volatile call to arms and engage their political op ponents in a practical, con structive manner. As oth ers have suggested, they can use provisions of the Constitution (Article 149 and Article 160A (1) for ex ample) that allow citizens to challenge Government policies and protect them against discrimination. Or resort to the Ethnic Relations Commission. Otherwise, we will have many more, and more vio lent “Mon Repos”.
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Aspecial series of $50 coins were released on Tuesday to com memorate the 50th anni versary of the diplomatic relations between Guyana and China. The handing over and launching ceremo ny was held to seal the re lationship between the two countries.Therealisation of the coin is a collaborative ef fort between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the Bank of Guyana, and the Embassy of the peo ple’s Republic of China in Guyana.Thedesign of the coin on the reverse has a rounded border, 50 years of friend ship and cooperation writ ten in both English and Chinese. The centre graphic is rendered in bold colours of green and red, and is in the number 50, reflecting years of collaboration between the twoWhencountries.the50 on the coin is turned upside down, it shows a conjoined C and G tied together by the flags of the two nations. Also on the coin are Guyana’s coat of arms and the issuing au thority, which is the Bank of Guyana.According to the Bank of Guyana, this is their third coloured coin, which adds to their nematic collection. It is expected to be on sale to day, September 7, 2022, for the cost of Speaking$6500.on the occa sion, Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Minister Hugh Todd said it is a great honour to cele brate 50 years of friendship with China and Guyana looks forward to many more years of friendship. “… many friendships don’t like that long…fruitful relationships for 50 years is an indication of the collabo ration and strength and the mutual interests which we shared…”, he said. He said the relationship between the two nations was based on trust and pre dictability because the coun tries believed in a rule-based system and respectable law, and depended on how they engaged with each other. “We have seen the fruits and the benefits of our col laborations in various ar eas… we have seen our growth with our partner ship with China in Guyana and I think that is quite commendable for us as a people and as a nation.” “Trade has also been important to us, and we have embraced trade with China. When we get to pe riods of difficulties, we have seen the response of China. The humanitarian touch was commendable… China has delivered not only for Guyana but for the rest of the Caribbean world,” he ex plained.Meanwhile, Chinese Ambassador to Guyana Guo Haiyan said she was elated by the launch of the coin and looks forwards to more col laborations between China and Guyana.
“This court further or ders that thereafter the respondents, their ser vants and/or agents are re strained from entering, oc cupying, encumbering or in any other way encroaching and or interfering with the applicant’s rights, use, en joyment, occupation and/ or possession of immovable property known as all that piece or parcel of land con taining an area of approxi mately 315 (three hundred and fifteen) acres more of less part of plantation Clifton and Johns situat ed on the Corentyne Coast, NICIL secures court order for 315 acres of land on Corentyne
$50 coin launched to commemorate Guyana-China diplomatic relations
O ctober is designat ed as Breast Cancer Awareness Month and is aimed at educating the public about the deadly disease which has a lead ing incident rate of 22.6 per cent and the second highest mortality rate in theDuringworld. this month, sev eral activities are planned to raise awareness and more so, get women to be screened and tested for breast cancer. As such, Global Imaging Services Inc, which oper ates out of the St Joseph Mercy Hospital, sees the necessity for continuous dissemination of informa tion to the general public and the importance of an early getingyear,hasfectsgroupmechanism.screening-detectionItisthehopeofthetomitigatetheefthatbreastcancerplacedonsociety.Thisthegroupwillbetarunderprivileged women from age 35 and above who cannot afford to have their mammograms done.On this note, Azruddin Mohamed of Mohamed’s Enterprise has committed to sponsoring 100 women to undergo the screening process. The women will be drawn from various com munities in Guyana includ ing those from the Muslim community.Theimages will be sent overseas – India and US –to be analysed after which the results will be returned andMohameddispersed.in an invit ed comment stated that he is extremely happy to be a part of an initiative of this nature. In fact, he stated that over the years, he has contributed overwhelming ly to the Guyana Cancer Foundation and other can cer-related entities. More so, he urged wom en to be screened since ear ly detection is important.
The National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited in the County of Berbice, Guyana.”Additionally, the court ordered that each of the re spondents pay NICIL dam ages in the sum of $10,000 and costs in the sum of $25,000. The respondents in the case are Kalamodian Haniff; Asheem Ali; Mohamed Ali Khan; Chandradat Ramotar; Azeez Ali Khan; Dularie Kunjebhari; Dianand Jhando; Syjit Kumar Ramotar and Lekhram Jagit. The fixed date ap plication was filed on October 11, 2021, by NICIL Company Secretary Arianne McClean. The rul ing was made after the Judge would have read the submission on behalf of the applicant and the respon dents.NICIL, as a State en terprise, is the custodi an of large tracts of land throughout Guyana. It has also been involved in a number of court cas es throughout the years where it would have had cause to reclaim land. (G3)
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Businessman Azruddin Mohamed hands over the sponsorship cheque to a member of Global Imaging Services Inc
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Businessman sponsors 100 women for breast cancer screening
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Foreign Affairs Minister Hugh Todd, Chinese Ambassador to Guyana Guo Haiyan and officials from the Bank of Guyana and Ministry of Foreign Affairs during the handing over ceremony
Step 1: Subtract the same number to both sides of the equation. y = 22 – 10 Step 2: Subtract 22 – 10 = 12. So y = 12 The BroThers Grimm
2. Take the top layer of the folded paper, flip the edge back to meet the fold, and crease.
Adding the Content: Put the decades above the timeline and fill the rest of the page with photos and drawings from your family collection and things that you find online . (imaginationsoup.net)
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3. Turn the paper over, flip the edge of the paper to meet the fold, and crease. Your accordion book is folded. If you’d like to glue white or other coloured panels onto the pages like I did, now is the time to do it.
You have learnt about the Equality Properties of Addition and Subtraction, which say that if you add or subtract a number to one side of an equation, you must add or subtract the same number to the other side of the equation. This rule is important when you are trying to solve equations that use addition and subtraction.
T his accordion book was inspired by the books of the Aztecs and Mayans in Mexico and Central America. In the classroom, it can be used for history, science, or biography. At home, you can make a family timeline of decades.
Problem:Examples: x – 17 = 51. Find x Can you add 17 to the left side of the equation to leave x by itself? You can do that, but you also have to add 17 to the right side of the equation. Step 1: Add the same number to both sides of the equation. x = 51 + 17 Step 2: Add 51 + 17 = 68. So x = 68 Problem: y + 10 = 22. Find y This time, you can subtract 10 from the left side of the equation to leave y by itself? But you also have to subtract 10 from the right side of the equation, too.
Threading the Yarn or Ribbon: Place your folded book so that you see the letter W when you look at it from the side. Starting at the top hole on the outside of the W, push the yarn into the hole. Thread it in and out of the holes. There should be long stitches on the front and short ones on the back.
To make the book, you’ll need * the front or back panel of a paper grocery bag (or other large rectangular paper) * a piece of yarn, ribbon, or to continue with the recycled theme, old videotape, twice the length of the paper * a hole punch. Folding the Book: 1. Fold the paper in half. If it has writing on one side, the writing should be on the inside.
Exercises: Solve Solving equations by addition and subtraction 1) x + 4 = 11 2) y – 4 = 10 3) 28 = x + 24 4) 2b + 20 = 26 5) 7 – n = 0 6) 4z + 5 = 13 7) 3p – 4 = 23 8) (24 – 6 = m By
2 die in horrific smash-up at Good Hope
Two persons were killed in an accident on Tuesday afternoon at Good Hope, East Coast Demerara (ECD), while sev eral others were injured. Dead are 38-year-old Andrew Albert and Annalisa Lackhan, also 38. According to the Police report, Albert, of Lamaha Park, Georgetown, was the driver of minibus BAB 4746, which was involved in the accident, while Lackhan, of Gopie Street, Buxton North, ECD, was an occupant in the minibus.Itwas reported that at around 13:01h, the minibus was proceeding along the southern driving lane of the northern carriageway whilst motor pick-up GNN 3048 was proceeding in the same lane in front of the minibus when the minibus attempted to overtake the motor pickup. In so doing, a collision occurred, which caused the minibus to pull further left and collide with a parked lorry, GAC 6803. Further reports revealed that the driver of the mini bus lost control and the ve hicle, turned turtle and then hit the lorry and a horse cart further east. The minibus also collided into the side rear of motor car PLL 5535. As a result of the collision, several people who were in the minibus received inju ries and were taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) to seek medical attention.
Father of the dead man: Cyril Albert
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The bus that was involved in the accident Dead: Andrew Albert Dead: Annalisa Lackhan in front of their home. Following the accident, he was admitted as a patient in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at the Georgetown Public Hospital for over a month.However, Matthew, sur prised everyone and contin ued to fight for his life, and was later discharged from the medical institution. He sustained a fractured skull, which resulted in swelling in the brain; damage to his lungs, and an injury to his spine, which hinders his mo bility.Following the incident, Albert was charged with dangerous driving. He was sentenced to 12 months in prison but appealed the case and was freed.
Daily breakfast for all Grade 6 students …as Govt launches $267M schools’ breakfast programme T he Government of Guyana through the Education Ministry has launched a $267 mil lion breakfast programme for all Grade Six students. On Tuesday, the pro gramme was launched by Education Minister Priya Manickchand at the McKenzie Primary School as part of the Ministry’s activities to observe Education Month 2022. The National Breakfast Programme will provide daily breakfast to Grade Six students in the coast al regions – Region Islands-WestRegion(Pomeroon-Supenaam);TwoThree(EssequiboDemerara); Region Four (DemeraraMahaica); Region Region(Mahaica-Berbice);FiveSix(EastBerbiceCorentyne) and Region 10 (Upper DemeraraBerbice).
Samples of the breakfast that was served on Tuesday at the launch of the National Breakfast Programme
The driver of the motor pick-up is in custody assist ing with the investigation. Shocking news While at the scene, the dead man’s father, Cyril Albert, told the media that he was at home preparing to head back to the interior when he received a call from several persons telling him that his son was involved in an accident and that he suc cumbed to his injuries.
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The man said as he rushed to the scene, he re ceived the shock of his life. “He was a very jovial per son, everybody and people know Andrew…what can I do? I cannot do anything, at least I am here and see the kind of accident…”, the grieving father said. He told Guyana Times that his son’s death shocked him as his son has died at such a young age. He said that his son would have celebrated his birthday on September 19. “He was working in the Police Force for a couple of years and then he resigned and then he was work ing with this oil company, ExxonMobil, and when he come out, he would drive bus part-time,” the grieving fa therThesaid.man said while he was told that it was the pickup that hit his son’s mini bus, and which led to the collision, he is fully aware that his son is a fast driver and would have warned him on many occasions to slow down.“This shocked me a lot. Even though I know he drives hard…I use to talk to him. When I heard that my son died, I couldn’t move, I couldn’t catch myself. That is why I couldn’t come [to the scene] right away,” the man said. Paralysed In 2018, the now dead man was charged with dan gerous driving after he had struck down a now 13-yearold boy, leaving him para lysed.Matthew Zaman, the 13-year-old boy, has been bedridden for more than five years. Zaman is still unable to speak or move his hands and legs, and he cannot breathe without the help of a nasal cannula (a device used to deliver supplemental oxy gen or increased airflow to a patient in need of respirato ry help).InDecember 2017, the lad’s family was met with the tragic news that Zaman was struck by a minibus driv en by the now-dead Albert,
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H ere we go again…revelling in the release of this year’s CXC and CAPE results. Within a week or two we’ll repeat the shrill hysteria when the results of the NGSA are out!! Now let’s put these exams in perspective: the NGSAs just winnow out 11–12-yearold children for five or so “elite” schools in Georgetown. Everywhere else, kids just move on to high school. The CSECs are Grade 10 exams for 16-year-olds and only in Guyana five passes (including English and Maths) get into Uni. Every other university – including UWI and the ones contracted to service the GOAL scholarships –demands at least two or three CAPE subjects, taken by 17-18-year-olds in Grade 12. So, why in the last decade, kids in Grade 10 are writing an ever-increasing number of CSECs – from the average of 7 to this year an astounding 27!!! Why would a kid go through all the mental and other torture to write that many subjects?? If it’s to go on to higher education surely those many subjects aren’t necessary. But we all know why - -and this was just confirmed by one of the kids from Anna Regina Multilateral School (ARMS) who snagged that number. It’s to secure a scholarship to a foreign university that they otherwise wouldn’t be able to afford!! And that’s what even the NGSA’s all about, isn’t it?? By getting a “scholarship” to go to the “town school”, the kids are bettering their chances of passing those CSECs and CAPEs and go to universities. But there are a number of problems with this, aren’t there?? We know the Brits crimped our development and installed their school system to create an elitist cream who’d “run the empire”. Here, “run the civil service”!! So do we have to continue this “winnowing out” process today when we need other skills than filling out forms?? How many of the subjects taught have anything to do with work and life, why even have kids write them?!! In this new economy we’re trying to create by diversifying away from the traditional primary production, shouldn’t we be “streaming” our kids into more practical areas of study?? Which at the higher, tertiary levels demand Polytechnics rather than Universities?? Shouldn’t we demonstrate that “hand work” is as good – if not better – than “brain work” – which is a product of our slave and indentureship experience??Anotherconcern is how were all those subjects crammed into the fixed school hours and school terms? Now your Eyewitness doesn’t want to take away anything from the achievements of the few kids who’ve clawed their way to the top of the race we set up. But is that race necessary any longer? Your Eyewitness doesn’t think so!!
The theme of the Forum – One people, One Destiny, Uniting and Reimagining our Future” was jointly organised by the African Export-Import Bank – Afreximbank – that’s backed by all 50+ countries of Africa. With a line of credit of US$500M, a change is a comin’!! …with Nigeria And even as the Caribbean’s linking with Africa’s financialization, a Nigerian delegation from Aiteo Group-an integrated, global-focused energy conglomerate – just touched down to explore our diversification. Let’s get it on!!
ECD man admits to killing ex, dumping body in trench
A43-year-old man is now awaiting sentencing after he admitted on Monday that he stabbed and slit the throat of the mother of his child, whose decomposing body was pulled from a trench back in 2016. The confessed murder er, Cleavaughn Hamilton called “Quarters”, former ly of Mahaicony, East Coast Demerara (ECD), and his co-accused, 37-year-old Ranachal Singh, also known as “Andy”, who also resided at Mahaicony, appeared before Justice Sandil Kissoon last weekAtThursday.theDemerara High Court, they were read a joint charge for the April 2016 murder of 25-year-old Simone Hackett, the mother of Hamilton’s son, of Sophia, GreaterWhileGeorgetown.Singh,who was rep resented by Attorney-at-Law Alaira Murphy-Goodman, opt ed to plead guilty to the less er count of manslaughter, Hamilton at the same time pleaded not guilty to the capi tal offence, and as such, a jury was empanelled to hear his tri al. However, on Monday, Hamilton, through his lawyer, Latchmie Rahamat, indicated to Justice Kissoon of the new course he wanted to adopt, pleading guilty to the murder charge.As such, the judge’s reg istrar re-read the charge to him, and he pleaded guilty and also accepted the agreed facts. A sentencing hearing for Hamilton and Singh is fixed for September 26. The case for the prose cution is being led by State Counsel Muntaz Ali, in as sociation with State Counsel Taneisha Sagon. The agreed facts stated that Hackett and Hamilton were involved in a relationship that produced a child but had separated and were involved in a dispute over the custody of theirOnson.April 16, 2016, Hamilton contacted Singh, a taxi driver, whom he had known for sev eral years, to transport him to Hackett’s home. According to the facts, the men made plans to lure the woman to the University of Guyana (UG) Access Road, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown.
Simone HacketteCleavaughn Hamilton Ranachal Singh
New world …same credentials?
The views expressed in this column are the author’s own and do not necessarily reflect Guyana Times’ editorial policy and stance
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…with Africa One thing is certain, the Caribbean is too small for this lady Mia Mottley of Barbados. She’s already staked a role on the world stage that surpasses Manley and Burnham. But if we’re honest, those fellas were more talkers than doers – as their contemporary Lee Kwan Yew wrote in his “From Third World to First”!! And we’re still Third World!! But Mia has been walking the talk from her tiny dot in the Caribbean Sea. She already partnered with us to cut our food imports by actually PRODUCING substitutes that save foreign exchange – while creating employment. Now she has reached across the Atlantic not to the EU as her predecessors had done with the EPA but to Africa in the first-ever “AfriCaribbean Trade and Investment Forum (ACTIF) of Barbados”!!!
A single mother of two is now count ing her losses af ter a lightning strike trig gered several damages to her house, which is locat ed at Wellington Park, Region Six (East BerbiceCorentyne).Amanda Beaton, 37, said she and her two children were at home on Monday evening during a thunder and lightning storm when the incident occurred. “Last night [Monday evening] whilst the rain and lightning and thunder [was ongoing], we sit down, the blackout did come on, and then we turn off the switch, after I turn off the switch, I go and sit down… then all I hear is “boom!”, a hard sound, and the place start shake and everything blow off,” the woman recalled. “When I hear the boom, it was very smoky inside,” sheUponnoted. inspection, the mother discovered that a lot of items in her house were damaged. In fact, even the house itself suffered some level of “Everythingdestruction. burn… when I go in the room, no glass on the windows, the boards them split up,” she lamented.Thewoman said her mi crowave and fridge as well as a majority of her elec trical outlets are no longer working.“The wire that come from the post that bring the current, it burn out cause me ain’t see it,” she noted too.Beaton, who sells food for a living, is unsure of how she will recover from these losses.
“All I hear is “boom!”” –single mother on lightning striking her home Amanda Beaton Some of the damages caused to the house as a result of the lightning strike ECD man admits... In so doing, Singh called Hackett and pretended to be “Dexter”, a man from whom she would usually collect items sent for her son by Hamilton, and told her that she must come to UG Access Road to collect a package that was sent for theWhenchild. Hackett arrived at the location, she board ed Singh’s car and sat in the back seat. Hamilton was also in the vehicle. Hamilton then held on to the mother of his child and stabbed her several times with a knife before slashing herSinghthroat. subsequently drove to a concrete bridge where Hamilton dragged Hackett’s body out of the car and dumped it in a nearby trench and disposed of the murder weapon. After the gruesome act, Hamilton and his accomplice drove to Mahdia, Region Eight (Potaro-Siparuni).Accordingtothe pros ecution’s facts, while on their way to the interi or, Hamilton instructed Singh to stop the car at a canal on the East Coast of Demerara (ECD). Whilst there, Hamilton used his shirt that he had soaked in water to wipe the blood stains from the car. Three days later on April 19, 2016, two schoolboys found Hackett’s decompos ing body in the trench be tween Third and Fourth Streets, Cummings Lodge, GreaterHamilton,Georgetown.whowas ar rested the following day by the Police, gave a caution statement outlining the role he played in the woman’s murder. He also directed detectives to the area where he met Hackett on the night that she was killed. Police took possession of Singh’s car and bloodstains were seen on the back seat and floor and maggots were found below the mats in the back seat. Meanwhile, Hackett’s body bore an in cise wound to her neck and there were 11 other incise wounds about her body.
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T he body of 28-year-old Narine Chandredeo also called “Brother”, who went missing after his fishing vessel was struck by lightning, was on Tuesday found floating in the vicin ity at the Dantzig Seawall at Mahaicony by an engi neer of the Public Works Ministry who was conduct ing an inspection at the said site. At the time of the discov ery, the names Emily and Faro were seen written on his left hand and Kimberly written on his chest. The body was later identified as that of the missing fisher man by his cousin. The incident occurred on Thursday evening last in the vicinity of Albion in the Berbice River whilst Chandredeo and two oth ers were in a small fishing vessel. It was reported that the now dead man along with his brother, Navindra, 29, and a worker whose name was given as “Romel”, were on the boat during a thun derstorm.Chandredeo, the own er of the boat, left home on Thursday morning for a short fishing expedition and was expected back on Friday morning. The man’s wife, Jameela Cyril, said that on Friday morning, the two surviv ing crew members returned and said “how he fall off the boat”.Reports are that the lightning destroyed the hat which Chandredeo was wearing at the time. The part which remained was handed over to the Police.
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Body fisherman struck by lightning Narine Chandredeo
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Stop complaining about students writing “too many subjects” – Education Minister E ducation Minister Priya Manickchand has reasoned that there is no need for onlook ers to complain about the local student population writing “too many subjects” at the Caribbean Secondary Education Certification (CSEC) and Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) lev els.Over the years, there have been several concerns about students in Guyana writing large numbers of subjects offered by the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC). This year, the most sub jects written by a CSEC candidate was 27 while the best performing CAPE stu dent wrote 15. While there was an outpouring of con gratulations for these hard working students, some have registered their con cerns about the number of subjects being Manickchandwritten. on Monday argued that this should not be an issue. “213 students in the whole population, are who did eight or more grade ones, and just 28 with 12 or more subjects, so it is not that many of our children writing a large number of subjects,” the Education MinisterNevertheless,explained. the Minister explained that students do not have to write so many subjects if they do not want to, adding that five subjects inclusive of Math and English are enough.“Any student who does five subjects inclusive of Maths and English, we con sider that they have [done] very well, excellent in fact,” sheInexpressed.2015,former APNU/ AFC Education Minister, Dr Rupert Roopnaraine said the pressure of do ing a vast number of sub jects does not create a very healthy learning environ ment.As such, he was in fa vour of discouraging sec ondary school students from writing more than eightHowever,subjects.in response to this, Minister Manickchand had expressed her view that writing a wide variety of subjects could, in fact, help to ensure that stu dents are thoroughly pre pared for the leadership ca pacity they are expected to embrace later in life. She had pointed out then, that while there are students who are more com fortable doing fewer sub jects, it may not be a chal lenge to those students who choose to write more. She also asserted that a stu dent choosing to access the subsidy facility must prove that they are competent to write the number of sub jects they have opted for. Based on the results that the Ministry has been seeing in recent years, Manickchand had ampli fied her conviction that “students who have been writing the many subjects have been doing fantasti cally well.” (G9)
Education Minister Priya Manickchand
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Burnt human remains found at Yarrowkabra
14 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2022 | GUYANATIMESGY.COM NEWS T he burnt remains of a human were on Monday dis covered at Snake Farm, Yarrowkabra, along the Soesdyke-Linden Highway.According to reports re ceived, the burnt remains were found in a clump of bushes by several boys who were traversing the area. The charred skeletons were located about 200ft north of the entrance lead ing to the South Dakota Circuit from the SoesdykeLindenNextHighway.tothe remains, Crime Scene Investigators found a pair of Air Jordan sneakers which appeared to be unburnt and still had the victim’s intact foot in serted.Inaddition, they found a Seiko wristwatch, the blade of a knife, two screw drivers, one USB phone charger cable, and a bunch of eight keys. The keys ap peared to be those for a door lock and padlock. A team from CID Headquarters and ranks from Regional Division 4B conducted addition al searches in the area during which several ad ditional pieces of human bones were recovered. Further, a fire heap was carefully sifted through by ranks and they were able to recover two Barbadian one-dollar coins, a piece of a leather belt, and piec es of a pair of Blue Urban Star Denim Jeans. From all indications, the remains are that of a male. The remains were escorted to the Memorial Gardens as further lab tests are expected to be conducted.
A portion of the remains found The items found close to the burnt remains
The views expressed in this column are the author’s own and do not necessarily reflect Guyana Times’ editorial policy and stance This has been another remarkable week in Guyana. Our country proudly and robustly continues its journey forward, reaching new heights daily. The week started with the announcement that Guyana’s GDP has grown by 36.4 per cent in the first six months of 2022, with its non-oil GDP increasing by more than eight per cent. While the first half of 2022 GDP growth of 36.4 per cent is the highest in the world, the non-oil GDP growth in the first half of 2022 is also among the elite performers in the world. President Irfaan Ali’s PPP Government’s strategy is on track to consolidate a diversified economy. President Ali is succeeding in his quest to ensure Guyana does not make the same mistake as so many other oilproducing countries have done and drag Guyana down a pathway of total dependence on OIL. Even as this good news is sinking in, there is other good news. The CXC 2022 results are out and it appears that Guyana again might be producing the top CXC performers. The top students from CXC are from various schools in various regions. Our children, whether they are from Anna Regina Multilateral, Queen’s College, Skeldon Line Path, Tagore, Saraswati Vidya Niketan, and so many others, have made us as a country very proud. Quality universal secondary education in our country is a reality. We must congratulate our children for continuing to improve CXC results. Parents in Guyana must take a bow. We must not forget our teachers. They deserve our gratitude and respect. Guyana is not only likely to top Caricom at the 2022 CXC exams, but Guyanese children might also top CAPE students again this year. Guyanese children being the dominant performers at CXC and CAPE is now almost a ritual. Continuing the good news this week is that this past Monday represented the first time in almost three years that all our children returned in person to schools across Guyana. Right across Guyana, more than 200,000 children returned to school on Monday. Children and their families and teachers appear excited to be back in school full-time in person.The Minister of Education has been visiting schools to ensure that there is a seamless return to in-person schooling. In the 2022-2023 school year, it is likely that more students than ever will be getting their school books. This has been a struggle as Government tries to ensure that every student is able to obtain their school books. Billions have been invested to ensure the reduction of schoolbook shortages. This is an issue we often ignore, but this represents a major achievement in our schools.Among the children that started school on Monday was the President’s and First Lady’s son. The President’s son started preschool on Monday. The President proudly took his son to preschool himself. One activist of the PNC, a lawyer named Wade, decided to find fault with the President. He remarked that the President did not have confidence in the public school system. The President and the First Lady are parents and have the right to decide where their child goes to school. But there is something else – there is no public sector preschool in the country. Thus, it was never a choice between the public sector and private sector preschools. Demonstrating his utter stupidity, Wade did not even know there is no public sector preschool. This is a good example of why people have little confidence in his lawyering capacity and why the citizens of Guyana have no confidence in the PNC. After all, if this is the kind of leadership the PNC is capable of, then why should any citizen have confidence in the PNC? Wade’s wasted effort to find fault with the President exposed how desperate the PNC has become. A cursory review of people’s comments revealed how they felt about Wade’s absurd statement. Those who commented included many persons who supported the PNC in the last elections. Their comments roasted Wade for his irresponsible statement. The same bad news arose from the Cuffy 250 conference on what they deemed an “emerging apartheid state”. They went to Grove on the East Coast of Demerara and the people of Grove ignored them. People wanted to know what Cuffy 250 was talking about and thinking. When the PNC-led APNU/AFC Government were in charge, the best they offered their supporters were selling plantain chips and dog food by the roadside. President Irfaan Ali and the PPP now offer citizens scholarships, jobs, housing, and small business loans to develop real packaging and other kinds of businesses. How could this be an “emerging apartheid state”? But for those who parrot the PNC narrative of racial bias, consider this: the PPP has been in power continuously since 1992, with the exception of 2015 to 2020. If the PPP was a racial party with a goal of removing Afro-Guyanese from jobs and creating an apartheid state, how come Afro-Guyanese still vastly dominate the public service, the police, and the military? Can Cuffy 250, the PNC ,and the small band of desperate people tell us which single group is deprived when it comes to scholarships, house lots, cash transfer programmes, etc.? Aubrey Norton showed his own unfitness to lead this country when he decided to speak of apartheid in Guyana. As Guyana’s children return to school this week, as Guyanese celebrate another year of improved CXC results, and as our economy blaze a new path, President Ali is undaunted in pushing the ONE GUYANA agenda.
Ramsammy’s Ruminations
According to the Health Minister, some persons who were discharged but still show some symptoms of the COVID-19 virus might have Long COVID and ad vised that if these persons notice that the symptoms persist for more than three months, they should speak with a “Forphysician.ustomanage Long
The missing man’s moth er, Kamla Chandredeo, said she was able to speak with her other son. She was re portedly told that her miss ing son, who owned the boat, was pulling up the seine from the front of the boat while the two crew members were at the back. The aggrieved mother stated that based on reports received, when the lightning struck, her son fell into the river. “Meh other son try to rescue he but “Romel” hold he back,” the mother said she was told. The two surviving fisher men told investigators that they carried out a search im mediately but had difficul ty doing so in the dark with only periodic light from light ning.Meanwhile, the Coast Guard joined in the search for the missing man on Friday. Chandredeo leaves to mourn his two children, wife, and other relatives. An autopsy is expected to be conducted on the body of the fisherman today. FROM PAGE 11
Health Minister, Dr Frank Anthony
H ealth Minister Dr Frank Anthony on Tuesday said that over the last 24-hours there have been 12 new COVID-19 cases. During the daily update, Dr Anthony said that one person is currently in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at the Infectious Disease Hospital.
12 new COVID-19 cases recorded …1 in ICU Body of fisherman...
He also noted than even though persons might have taken the COVID-19 vac cine they can still develop Long COVID. Additionally, the Minister added that if persons took the vac cine then got infected, the chances of contracting Long COVID are reduced. He, however, added that to en sure persons have not con tracted Long COVID, it is best to take a test and a health official can make the distinction. Since the first case of COVID-19 was confirmed in Guyana in March 2020, there have been seventy-one thousand one hundred and fourteen cases confirmed in Guyana to date.
Dr Leslie Ramsammy
Guyana’s children return to full-time in-person schooling, make us proud at CXC COVID we would require a team depending on what symptoms they are having.”
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This, she said, will mean that those persons will be hired to cook and that the Ministry will be paying for each meal. Further, she said that if those persons contracted to supply the meals cannot deliver what is required, there will be no delay in replacing them. The Ministry, she add ed, intends to maintain a high standard on the pro gramme so that children receive what is intended.
The Minister explained that the regional adminis tration in each region was asked to advise on who would be the best persons within the locale to cook and prepare the meals.
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Daily breakfast for all...
“So I hope you understand what we intend; for chil dren of Region 10, the chil dren of Guyana will be giv en a nutritious and filling breakfast at the Grade Six level, every morning.”
Education Minister Priya Manickchand being greeted by the students of McKenzie Primary School
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Manickchand, while de livering the feature ad dress, said that the pro gramme was not birthed because the Ministry be lieves parents cannot pro vide breakfast for their children, she said, “we be lieve many can. But we also know a lot of children come to school without breakfast”.TheEducation Minister said that it is the State’s duty to help children as far as finances allow. She said that research around the world has prov en that children who ben efit from healthy nutrition learn better and perform better in school, adding that the School Feeding Programme has shown in creased attendance and en rolment.According to Manickchand, this year $267 million is being ex pended on the break fast programme for ev ery Grade Six child on the coast. She said that the children living in the hin terland regions are already benefitting from a separate feeding programme.
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CDC Deputy Director, Major Loring Benons
Scenes from the destruction caused by heavy winds in Dazzel and Bareroot
Destructive wind storm procuring supplies for wind-swept ECD households
The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) is already procuring supplies for the wind-swept households of Bareroot and Dazzel Housing Scheme, who were battered by a storm on Monday that dam aged a number of houses. On Monday, strong winds caused major damag es to several houses locat ed at Bareroot and Dazzel Housing Scheme, East Coast Demerara. At the back of Dazzel Housing Scheme, ECD, the roofs of several houses between Eighteenth and Twentieth Streets were detached due to heavy winds.Speaking to this pub lication on Tuesday, CDC Deputy Director Major Loring Benons explained that the Commission has already been active in the area, having gone and done assessments of the damages on Monday.“Wewere there yester day and did an assessment and continue to do it, to know the direct requirement of zinc sheets. After we place the order and draw the zinc sheets, we’re hoping to get it worked out by tomorrow,” BenonsBenonssaid.noted that there is a possibility that even af ter their assessment and the procurement of zinc sheets, more supplies may be re quired. They are prepared for this and he was hope ful that by this weekend, all the necessary materials for the residents will have been purchased.Meanwhile during a press conference by the Office of the Leader of Opposition, a call was made for support to be provid ed to the residents. People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) member Hazel Pyle Lewis detailed the damages that were observed when the party“Uponvisited.our visit to the af fected areas, Bareroot and Dazzel, there were five hous es in Bareroot. The residents there were affected severely. You had the walls removed, the roofs were removed and everything in the homes were“Thewet.”residents in Dazzel, one house was blown com pletely down and that family of two and the wife is preg nant. So, they were housed in the neighbour on the op posite side. Residents on twentieth Street, the entire roof was blown off and went straight into Bareroot,” she said.Over the past few months, there has been continu ous rainfall accompanied by heavy winds. Several hous es along the East Coast of Demerara, interior 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 hous es. 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 series 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 af ter power lines fell on fences and were sparking. The 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 hous es. (G3)
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Putin approves new foreign policy doctrine based on “Russian World” President Vladimir Putin on Monday approved a new foreign policy doc trine based around the con cept of a “Russian World”, a notion that conservative ideo logues have used to justify in tervention abroad in support of ofofvance“protect,inthanianRussian-speakers.The31-page“humanitarpolicy”,publishedmoresixmonthsintothewarUkraine,saysRussiashouldsafeguardandadthetraditionsandidealstheRussianWorld”.Whilepresentedasakindsoftpowerstrategy,iten shrines in official policy ideas around Russian politics and religion that some hardliners have used to justify Moscow’s occupation of parts of Ukraine and support for breakaway pro-Russian entities in the east of the country. It said that Russia’s ties with its compatriots abroad allowed it to “strengthen on the international stage its im age as a democratic country striving for the creating of a multi-polar world.” Putin has for years been highlighting what he sees as the tragic fate of some 25 mil lion ethnic Russians who found themselves living outside Russia in newly independent states when the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, an event he has called a geopolitical ca tastrophe.
Oil sinks as demand fears take steam out of OPEC-led rally
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The US benchmark had been trading since Sunday without settlement due to the Labor Day holiday. WTI prices are down more than 2 per cent from the usual time of settlement on Monday, Refinitiv Eikon data show.
“You might not get an OPEC production cut if the Iranians don’t bring barrels to the market,” Yawger said.
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Russia has continued to re gard the former Soviet space, from the Baltics to Central Asia, as its legitimate sphere of influence - a notion fiercely re sisted by many of those coun tries as well as by the West. The new policy says Russia should increase cooperation with Slavic nations, China, and India, and further strength en its ties to the Middle East, Latin America and Africa. It said Moscow should further deepen its ties with Abkhazia and Ossetia, two Georgian regions recognised as independent by Moscow af ter its war against Georgia in 2008, as well as the two breakaway entities in east ern Ukraine, the self-styled Donetsk People’s Republic and the Luhansk People’s Republic. (Excerpt from Reuters)
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with ornithologists and members of the Kamchatka falcon breeding centre in the region of Kamchatka, Russia, September 5, 2022 Rice, other crops and animal farmers at Alness and Salton on the Corentyne, Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne) cannot get to their farms as overflowing water has made sections of the access dam impassable.Asmany as two feet of water is currently covering some sections of the dam. There are in excess of 3000 acers within the two villages under rice cultiva tion. Additionally citrus and cash crops are planted in the backlands.<<<Guyana Times>>> was taken to the affect ed acres and one farmer, Mahadeo Tulsi had water reaching his waist as he crossed a breach on a dam at Alness.Hesaid there were oth er breaches further up the dam, but access was not pos sible.“More down ah bottom he more bad,” he said. Tulsi, who cultivates 40 acres of rice, explained that some tractors could not get past that breach which was about one mile inland. He said that he had to park his motorcycle as he got to the breach and walk into the brown water, which reached his stomach. That was a warning for this publication not to ven tureTulsifurther.said tractors also could not make it past that breach. Some have attempt ed it and have suffered the consequences.“Theygetsome pile that does hook dem tractor and wheel ah lef right deh,” he explained.According to the farm er, currently some of his rice which he should be harvest ing in two weeks is under water as a result of recent rainfall. The rice should be okay if he can pump out the water, but because of the state of the dam, he cannot get a pump to the cultivat ed area.Tulsi said he has sought assistance from the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) at Whim, but his efforts were unsuc cessful.The local Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC), farmers said, has also not provided needed assistance.
On the supply side, signs that an agreement to resurrect Iran’s nuclear deal with world powers was less imminent challenged crude prices by reducing the odds that OPEC+ would move forward with its output reduction plan, said Bob Yawger, director of energy futures at Mizuho. The European Union’s foreign policy chief said on Monday he was less hopeful about a quick revival of the deal.
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“The OPEC+ news is now in the market and the focus has temporarily shifted to economic and inflationary concerns amongst which the two relevant factors are the extended COVID lockdowns in China and Thursday’s ECB rate decision,” said Tamas Varga of oil broker PVM. China has eased some COVID-19 curbs but extended lockdowns in Chengdu, which added to worries that high inflation and interest rate hikes will hit oil demand. The European Central Bank is widely expected to lift rates sharply when it meets on Thursday. A stronger US dollar, which was up about 0.6 per cent on better-than-expected US services industry data, also put pressure on oil prices.
The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries and allies led by Russia, known as OPEC+, decided on Monday to cut their October output target by 100,000 barrels per day (bpd). Prices rose on Friday ahead of the meeting and after the Asdecision.aresult of the Labor Day holiday, weekly US inventory reports from the American Petroleum Institute and Energy Information Administration will be released today and Thursday, a day later than usual. (Excerpt from Reuters)
Flooded dams prevent farmers from accessing lands at Alness, Salton formed him that the wa ter level at the koker which leads water to the ocean was still“Thelow.ranger said the wa ter has to reach a certain gage. So, I tell him ‘it is not about that gage, is the gage ah backdam’.”Hesaidif the ranger worked with the gage at the koker and did nothing while their rice fields are flooded, as farmers they are wasting timeAnotherplanting.farmer, Gideon Rajgopaul, who cultivates cash crops and rice, told this newspaper that he too can not get to his farm in this time of need. Between him self and his father, they have about 90 acres under cultivation with most plant ed with rice. “We have major prob lems. The stage of the rice it is drawing milk – that is when it starts fulling up the paddy. In a next three to four weeks we would be ready to harvest, we have no ac cess. This is just one breach, there are many more back there, but we don’t have ac cess to take you back there to show you,” he said. According to Rajgopaul, there have been several pleas to persons from NDIA for assistance, but to no avail.“We went there at Tarlogy. Just a couple days ago, I spoke with the engi neer in charge of D&I in this area and he promised us to send a machine like he al ways do. I even showed him that we have a tube that blow out from here. This is a key spot, there is nowhere else – this is the only place that we can go through to reach in the
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The reading on services sector activity fed into expectations that the Federal Reserve will keep raising interest rates, which could trigger a recession and bring down fuel demand. “Basically, it’s all about tight supplies and concerns about an economic slowdown that might happen in the future,” said Phil Flynn, an analyst at Price Futures group in Chicago. “This has created a lot of uncertainty in the market.”
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Oil prices fell on Tuesday as concern returned about the prospect of more interest rate hikes and COVID-19 lockdowns weakening fuel demand, reversing a twoday rally on OPEC+’s first output target cut since 2020. Brent crude settled at US$92.83 a barrel, losing US$2.91, or 3 per cent. US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) fell from Monday’s trading to settle at US$86.88 a barrel, up 1 cent from Friday’s close.
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Total cricket-related items collected so far under the project: $250,000 in cash, two trophies, 12 cricket boots, 19 pairs of batting pads, 21 bats, 15 pairs of batting gloves, 19 thigh pads, one pair of wicketkeeping pads, two arm guards, six cricket bags and three helmets. In addition to the above, $600,000 worth in gear was donated by Sheik Mohamed, former national wicketkeeper-batsman. To date, 40 young players from all three counties of Guyana have already benefited from three junior gear bags, two trophies, two arm guards, 15 bats, one box, three helmets, 12 pairs of cricket shoes, 10 pairs of batting pads, one rubber bat and 12 pairs of batting gloves. In addition, two clubs in the Pomeroon area benefited from two used bats. Pomeroon, Leguan and Wakenaam Cricket Committees and Cotton Tree
Captain Gary Sahai (right), second-place finisher in the Wildcat Division and recipient of the first-place medal for the fastest time in his division on the Outer Limits stage
The Board of Directors wished to commend the Match Director, Range Master, Stats Officer, Range Officers and the shooters for ensuring an efficient event. Special thanks also to the Guyana Defence Force Chief of Staff, Commissioner of Police, OC and the ranks of TSU and the Guyana Police Force, the media and GSSF members for their support in promoting practical shooting locally. Sincere thanks were extended to CEO Dallas Thomas, Praetorian Executive Protection Services Inc, and Aquafina Water and Ice Inc. For more information on the GSSF, please visit its website matchesshootersshootingtoofGuyanaSportShooting.comwww.TheGSSF,anaffiliatetheSCSA,willcontinuehostthisaction-packedsportforlocalpistolbyorganisingsuchonaregularbasis.
Defeated Barbados Royals Captain Hayley Matthews believes her team’s inability to successfully chase the Trinbago Knight Riders’ low score of 100 runs in Sunday’s Massy Women’s Caribbean Premier League (CPL) T20 final is testament that there is much work to done for women’s cricket development in theHowever,Region. Matthews believes the inaugural staging of both the Women’s CPLT20 and 6IXTY tournaments is the foundation for greater things to come from regional cricketers. In the final, TKR posted a modest 100 runs from 20 overs and defended their total by dismissing the Bajan franchise for just 90 runs, prevailing by 10 runs. TKR were crowned inaugural Women’s CPLT20 champions, getting revenge after Barbados Royals defeated them in the 6IXTY final. Matthews, who is also the West Indies Captain, was disappointed to not lift the T20 title, but said it was a learning experience for her team. “Any time we go out there and a team puts 100 runs on the board in a T20 match, we’re definitely looking to get over the line. We weren’t able to do that today, but definitely, a lot of learning that can take place from what happened in today’s game,” Matthews said on Sunday.Forthe Bajan all-rounder, their unsuccessful chase of the low target means there is still a lot of development work to be done in the Region. However, Matthews believes tournaments like these are a catalyst to ignite the necessary growth. “A tournament like this is very healthy for cricket in the Caribbean. It’s going to help a lot of players grow. I think in a final if you can’t defend a total with 100 runs, it shows that a lot of growth is needed throughout our game in the Caribbean, so hopefully tournaments like this can continue to help with that and we can get more games played next Matthewsyear.”was the only player to show some resistance against an in-form TKR bowling attack, as she scored 46 runs from 49 balls and also topped the bowling by capturing 3-22. Trinbago Knight Riders Captain Deandra Dottin scored the lone half-century in the CPL, and it came in the final match in the tournament. She finished as the top scorer with 100 runs from three matches. Matthews was second on the run chart with 86 runs from three matches. No team batted at better than a run a ball throughout the brief tournament. The highest total was 114-7, set by Trinbago Knight Riders against Barbados Royals in the tournament opener.Cricket West Indies (CWI) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Johnny Grave confirmed plans were afoot to make the 2023 editions of these two competitions bigger and better. Grave said the feedback from players, franchises and commercial partners has been “great” and both competitions were a step in the right direction for women’s cricket development in the Caribbean. “The Massy Women’s CPLT20 and 6IXTY tournaments in St Kitts have been fantastic, providing more playing opportunities for our female cricketers and great entertainment to our fans. We are already discussing how we can expand on the inaugural events to make them better for next year and beyond,” he said. Despite the final being a low-scoring affair, as TKR successfully defended 100 runs, Grave said there were many positive takeaways from both tournaments which will aid the progression and popularity of the new regional tourneys.
Grave believes the future looks bright for women’s cricket.“More playing opportunities, global television exposure, more player remuneration, DRS, highquality overseas players, good support staff, sponsor support…all augurs very well in my opinion.” (TT Newsday)
Tïlkú, Aaron Beharry, Leanna Bachan and Imran Saccoor, Devon Ramnauth, Teddy Singh, Romash Munna, Ravi Etwaroo, Kelvin Brijlall, Ravin Harkishun, Surendra Harkishun, Allan Mangru, Dennis Mangru, Vishal Mahabir, Sherman Austin, Huburn Evans, Rajendra Sadeo, Ramesh Sunich of Trophy Stall, Sheik Mohamed of Star Sports Awards and Trophies and Ajay Gainda of Cricket Equipment Guyana, Gajanand Singh, Peter Ramkissoon, Rabindranath Saywack, Roshan Gaffoor, Ameer Rahaman, Chin Singh, Denesh Chandrapaul, Dr Cecil Beharry, Davo Naraine of the United Kingdom, and Latch Mohabir and family. Anyone interested in contributing to the ongoing project can contact Anil Beharry on 623-6875 or Kishan Das on
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Guyana”McKinnon, Phang among victors at PEPS Inc’s Steel Challenge Competition to a lot of tense moments as spectators and competitors were treated to some pinging fun.The competition requirements were as simple as the scoring: the shooter would assume his/her position in a four-foot square shooting box with hands above their shoulders, upon the beep of the electronic timer, he/she would then draw their firearm and shoot at the targets, the timer stops when the shooter hits the stop plate. The competition also featured a Wildcat division with the start position being the shooter aiming at a stick in the ground some distance away.The Stats Officer for this match was Dr Pravesh Harry, who released the following results:Limited Division 1st – Ryan McKinnon (38.202ndseconds)–Pravesh Harry (40.70 seconds) 3rd – Ray Beharry (44.00 seconds) Production Division 1st – Matthew Phang (48.092ndseconds)–Lancelot Khan (48.70 seconds) 3rd – Imam Baksh (51.80 seconds) Wildcat Division 1st – Vidushi PersaudMcKinnon (61.82 seconds) 2nd – Gary Sahai (63.90 seconds) After the presentation of trophies, a special announcement was made as to a decision made to award medals to the shooters in each division with the fastest time/string on each stage. Top Handgun shooter Ryan McKinnon graciously declined from participating in this exercise thereby giving way to the following results: Limited Division
The winner of the Production Division, Matthew Phang (right) receiving his tro phy from GSSF President Ryan McKinnon The winner of the Limited Division, Ryan McKinnon ( right) receiving his trophy from Praetorian Executive Protection Services Inc CEO Dallas Thomas
Sport Shooting Foundation (GSSF) hosted what was declared to be an exciting and safe Steel Challenge Match, which was sponsored by Praetorian Executive Protection Services Inc at the GDF Small-Bore Range at Camp Stephenson, Timehri. Opening remarks were made by Match Director, Captain Gary Sahai who welcomed participants, identified the officials for the afternoon session, and declared the match open. The two-stage match consisted of sanctioned Steel Challenge Shooting Association (SCSA) stages, namely Smoke and Hope and Outer Limits. With safety and efficiency in mind, shooters were organised in a shooting order and took turns on each stage which gave rise
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Die Hard also received one box of red cricket balls each while RHCCCC received two, plus 15 white cricket shirts, one pair of junior batting pads, one pair of wicketkeeping gloves and a set of stumps and bails. Under the initiative, cricketrelated items, used or new, are distributed free of cost to young and promising cricketers in Guyana. Skills, discipline, and education are important characteristics of the recipients. Talent spotting is being done across the country and club leaders also assist to identify same.
Praetorian Executive Protection Services Inc Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dallas Thomas congratulated the GSSF on the well-organised and safe event and expressed commitment to make it an annual event.
Progressive and wellmanaged clubs will also benefit.
Fastest time on Smoke & Hope – Pravesh Harry with a time of 3.56 seconds Fastest time on Outer Limits – Pravesh Harry with a time of 7.28 FastestProductionsecondsDivisiontimeonSmoke & Hope – Kris Marques with a time of 3.25 seconds Fastest time on Outer Limits – Lancelot Khan with a time of 9.28 seconds Wildcat Division Fastest time on Smoke & Hope – Vidushi PersaudMcKinnon with a time of 4.83 seconds Fastest time on Outer Limits – Gary Sahai with a time of 11.22 seconds
Project “Cricket Gear for Young and Promising Cricketers in Guyana” has branched out even further, to Lethem.Lethem Mayor John Macedo recently approached the minds behind the project, Anil Beharry and Kishan Das of the USA, for cricket gear to boost his efforts to popularise the game in the township.Macedo hails from New Amsterdam, Berbice, the same as Beharry, a current Executive of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB). The township received two pairs of batting pads, two bats, four thigh pads, two pairs of wicketkeeping pads, 24 white cricket shirts and one gear bag. Macedo expressed gratitude for the gear while Beharry, speaking on behalf of the initiative, said that he and his partner would continue to help spread the game in non-traditional areas.
Over the weekend, Barbados was graced with the presence of three of Guyana’s top athletes in the strongman and power lifting world at Strongfest. Carlos Petterson-Griffith, Junica Pluck, Kean Andrews, and Julio Sinclair were able to walk away with medals at the end of the two-day extrav aganza. Griffith secured three gold medals in the powerlift ing segment of the event. Day one of the event con sisted of powerlifting, squat, deadlift and bench press, while day two saw the big guns coming out in the strong man, tyre flip, overhead press, farmer carry, yoke car ry, sandbag carry/stone chal
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On Saturday last, in the mining town of Linden, Amelia’s Ward Panthers recorded a 2-0 win over Blueberry Hill while Capital FC gained a victory following the non-appearance of Kwakwani Strikers. The following day, as Hi Stars upended Coomacka FC, Milerock and Silver Shattas’ game ended in a draw. Taking to the field at the Mackenzie Sports Club (MSC) Ground in game one for the continuation of the Upper Demerara Football Association (UDFA) League, the Panthers turned back the challenge of Blueberry Hill with a 2-0 win behind a strike from Kevin Green in the eighth minute of play and the another by Dixie Peters in the 33rd minute. Kwakwani Strikers never showed up and by virtue of that, Capital FC gained full points via the walkover route. On Sunday, Coomacka FC could not get the better of a Hi Stars side which prevailed 3-1 . Hi Stars’ win came as a result of the efforts of Andre Walker, who scored in the 29th and 54th minutes while the third goal was registered by Orin Ross. Alex Daw pulled one back for Coomacka, finding the back of the net in the 90th minute.
Petterson-Griffith, bags 3 gold medals at Strongfest … Pluck, Sinclair, Andrews successful as well
UDFA Senior Men’s League… Panthers, Hi Stars, Capital FC among latest winners UDFA Senior League action
Madison Fernandes (GCC Spartans) in solid possession of the ball East Ruimveldt’s Selwyn Browne Charlestown’s Ranole Bourne
The UDFA’s Senior Men’s League continues this weekend, with two more double headers scheduled for the same venue –the MSC Ground.
In the other game, Silver Shattas and Milerock shared points from a 1-1 stalemate. Akeem Green scored first for Milerock in the 35th minute of play while the equaliser for Shattas was netted by Damian Williams in the 71st minute of play.
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lenge, and kettle bell back wardThethrow.results were as fol lows:Powerlifting:*JunicaPluck – 2nd (sil ver in all 3 lifts) * Kean Andrews – Squat 3rd, Bench Press 1st, Deadlift 2nd; overall 3rd * Julio Sinclair – Squat 3rd, Bench Press 2nd, Deadlift 3rd, overall 3rd * Carlos Petterson-Griffith – Gold in all 3 lifts
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Fireworks are expected at the Ministry of Education (MoE) Ground this Saturday as ExxonMobil and Demerara Distillers Limited’s (DDL’s) Pepsi, through the Petra Organisation, host the final showdown of their Under 14 schools’ football tournament. The tournament, which has been ongoing for the past five weeks, is set to culminate with some of the best youth football talents clashing in a matter of days. Proving that they are among the best in the girls’ contest were East Ruimveldt, who defeated New Campbellville Secondary 4-0 in the semi-finals, and Charlestown, who did the same against New Central High by a 1-0 margin. For the boys, Ann’s Grove maintained their momentum to oust Cummings Lodge from a title defence with a 3-2 score, while Charlestown kept West Ruimveldt Secondary at bay after a 4-2 affair. For Charlestown Secondary, Saturday’s finals will be twice as important, since they will be competing in both the boys’ and girls’ Teacherfinales.Ranole Bourne, following Charlestown’s victories in the semi-finals, highlighted that the teams’ success was a testament to their hard work and they would be prepared to do battle. “The games were amazing. Well, both teams were very competitive on the day and Charlestown come out on top, victorious, because we put in more work,” Bourne shared with <<<Guyana Times Sport>>>.The avid Charlestown supporter went on to add, “We know that it’s going to be tough, it’s not going to be a walkover. But we are prepared to go back to the drawing board, check to see where we went wrong and what’s not, and just come out and execute everything we put into practice over the week.” “I know that we can go the extra mile, just like we did in the first year,” Bourne opined. On the other hand, the East Ruimveldt girls are the only defending champions to have made it to the final after Cummings Lodge’s boys were knocked out in the semis. Boasting about his team’s clean scoresheet in the tournament, Coach Selwyn Browne revealed that they planned for their semi-final opposition and would do the same for the final. An elated Browne explained, “It’s always a pleasure, you know; we’re happy to be in the finals once again, despite all the odds. We’ve worked very hard and we will continue to work hard.
Petterson-Griffith said, “I feel good about my results; I came with one mind frame to im prove my previous score in the Strongman from back in 2019, and everything was set out to be. The level of compe tition was great, not so much for Strongman: so two of the competitors got pulled up due to injury, but the competition was very good.” Petterson-Griffith, re layed that for his next stop, he would be seeking to com pete in the Aruba Strongman, while for powerlifting he would be pushing to attend the Commonwealth Powerlifting Championships, which will be in Auckland, New Zealand. The burly athlete has ex pressed extreme gratitude to his sponsors: Jamie McDonald of Fitness Express, Superior Concrete, MVP Sports, Space Gym, and those who wish to remain anonymous for mak ing his journey possible.
I think at this game, make me understand that we have something to prove now in the finals and I think my girls are ready; send them.” He noted in commenting on their semi-final victory, “It is the second time we met them in a semi-final. We played Campbellville last year and we beat them, so, we were mentally prepared. In fact, the first game for this tournament, we beat Campbellville 1-0.” “So, our confidence is high and our girls are prepared for them,” Browne Charlestownconcluded.willbattle East Ruimveldt in the girls’ final while Ann’s Grove will lock horns with Charlestown in the boys’ final.
Julio Sinclair (left) got first place in the strongman event
Carlos Petterson-Griffith bagged three gold medals
Strong Man * Kean Andrews – 2nd * Junica Pluck – 3rd * Carlos Petterson-Griffith – 2nd*Julio Sinclair – 1st Speaking on his three gold medals after the tournament, The semi-finals for the Under 20 boys and girls were completed on Monday, with Saints Conquerors and GCC Spartans advancing to the final in the Under 20 girls’ category. In the boys Under 20, YMCA Old Fort will battle with Saints S7N in that final. Congrats to these teams for making the final of the first-ever Lucozade Indoor Hockey Tournament. In the men’s division, the semi-finals will see Hikers Cadets take on the undefeated YMCA Old Fort while GCC Pitbulls take on the undefeated Pepsi Hikers. The YMCA Old Fort and Pepsi Hikers dominated their groups, but the Hikers Cadets will be led by the stalwart Devin Munroe and their lead goalscorer Shane Samuels. GCC Pitbulls will be led by national player Kareem McKenzie and the Sargeant brothers. In the women’s division, the GCC Tigers will come against Woodpecker Hikers while Old Fort Igniters will play the GCC Spartans. The Spartans women have not lost a game thus far in the round robin which puts them in a comfortable position; however, none of these teams can be taken for granted. Fans can expect thrilling semi-finals in the men’s and women’s division today, Wednesday, September 10, commencing at 17:00h (5pm).
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Tion Webster has shown form early for TKR Kyle Mayers has been brilliant for Royals
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"I am in a good space. I had a pretty start in the first game, so I am looking to continue on that form, and try to be consistent for the team, and give the team a good start." With the likes of Kieron Pollard, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell and Ravi Rampaul in the TKR side, Webster said he would continue to learn and grow in stature. "A lot of experience within the camp, so I am trying to feed off everyone, have conversations with senior guys, so I am trying to gather the most information I can and put it into my game." As it relates to their next opponent, the Barbados Royals, Webster said the Knight Riders were ready after a brilliant session on the eve of the match. "I think we are ready. The session was superb: everyone went out there and did what they have to do. So, I think everyone looked in good nick," Webster added. Below are the squads set to play today in St Lucia: Barbados Royals: Jason Holder; Obed McCoy; Kyle Mayers; Hayden Walsh Jr; Devon Thomas; Oshane Thomas; Nyeem Young; Quinton de Kock; David Miller; Harry Tector (temporary replacement for Mujeeb ur Rahman); Azam Khan; Corbin Bosch; Rahkeem Cornwall; Joshua Bishop; Justin Greaves; Teddy Bishop and Ramon Simmonds. St Lucia Kings: Roston Chase; Johnson Charles; Kesrick Williams; Alzarri Joseph; Mark Deyal; Jeavor Royal; Faf du Plessis (arriving September 3); Tim David (arriving September 2); David Wiese (arriving September 3); Scott Kuggeleijn; Matthew Forde; Leroy Lugg; Preston McSween; Larry Edwards; Ackeem Auguste; Rivaldo Clarke and Roshon Primus/Niroshan Dickwella Jamaica Tallawahs: Rovman Powell; Fabian Allen; Brandon King; Kennar Lewis; Shamarh Brooks; Mohammad Amir; Sandeep Lamichhane (arriving September 3)/ Abhijai Mansingh; Imad Wasim; Chris Green; Miguel Pretorius; Raymon Reifer; Jamie Merchant; Amir Jangoo; Shemar Springer; Nicholson Gordon; Kirk McKenzie and Joshua James. Trinbago Knight Riders: Kieron Pollard; Andre Russell; Sunil Narine; Nicholas Pooran; Akeal Hosein; Jayden Seales; Tion Webster; Daryn TheekshanaDupavillon/Maheesh(arrivingafterAsia Cup); Seekkuge Prasanna; Tim Seifert; Ravi Rampaul; Colin Munro (from St Lucia leg); Khary Pierre; Anderson Phillip; Terrence Hinds; Leonardo Julien and Shaaron Lewis.
The 2022 Caribbean Premier League (CPL) will continue today with matches in St Lucia at the Daren Sammy Cricket Ground. Unbeaten Barbados Royals will take on a powerful Trinbago Knight Riders (TKR) team, today, Wednesday, September 7, from 10:00h Eastern Caribbean time while St Lucia Kings will play table leaders Jamaica Tallawahs on the same day, from 19:00h. On the eve of the match, the Knight Riders looked confident of toppling the red-hot Royals.
The Guyana Amazon Warriors started the 2022 Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) with a defeat, while their other match was rained out in St Kitts. The CPL now moves to St Lucia, and the Warriors are confident heading into the matches at the Daren Sammy Cricket Ground. The Shimron Hetmyer-led side will play defending champions St Kitts and Nevis Patriots from 10:00h on Thursday, September 8. According to Odean Smith, the fast-bowling all-rounder, the surface in St Lucia will offer more for batting and fast bowling, as opposed to spin. "The wicket is a good one for fast bowling; I did not see any ball spin today. We have a lot of spinners, and we have a few fast bowlers, so I would not say that is a good sign for us, but we have quality fast bowlers that can do the job for us. It is a similar wicket to the wicket back in Jamaica, so I will do well on it."Sharing his sentiments on Warriors bouncing back, Smith said: "Lost the first game, second was washed out, so the guys are confident and ready to go out on the park. I am really confident; my bowling has been doing well, so I am looking to continue that." Smith, who was the leading wicket-taker in the 2021 CPL and has been in good form in recent times for West Indies, described the CPL as a good springboard for players. "CPL is a big opportunity for anyone; it's a platform where you can come showcase your talent, and you can get selected in major leagues around the world, so it is a platform where anyone can be selected, not just me. I did well last year, which did great for me, and I got selected in a couple franchises, so it is a platform where anyone, not just me, can come and perform.”
The Jamaican, who also strikes a long ball, said he would be returning to sharpen his skills as the St Kitts and Nevis Patriots clash looms. "It was good; I got a good hit, bowled a couple balls, and I will be coming back to sharpen up, so it was a good day today.” While the Warriors will play two matches in St Lucia and then head to Trinidad, the team will be aiming to sit pretty in the points table, as the finals loom in Guyana. "It is important for us to get the win, even if we had started well. It is always important to get back-to-back wins. The first two games did not go as planned, so we are looking to stitch together some wins, so even when we are back home in Guyana, we will be comfortable going forward," Smith added. While Keemo Paul did not bowl in the first match, he was seen bowling in the nets at full pace, and he is expected to get a bowl in Thursday's match, especially on a track that looks good for seam bowling. In contrast to St Kitts where rain has been prevalent, St Lucia has been filled with glorious sunshine.
Captain Shimron Hetmyer
Speaking to <<<Guyana Times Sport>>>, TKR opener Tion Webster reflected on the team's effort in St Kitts and looked ahead to the St Lucia leg. "I everythingthink went well. The planningteamwas superb, everyone had their minds cleared on what we had to do out there, so I think our planning was pretty good,” he said. "My expectations are the same. We always plan and go to the game with a clear mind. As I said before, we plan then we assess the conditions and work towards it." Webster, who has been improving year after year with TKR, said he was pleased with his personal performances.
Warriors searching for 1st win in CPL 2022 on "good" St Lucia surface
CPL 2022 resumes today in St Lucia as TKR, Royals play opening game
TKR in the huddle on the eve of the match (Brandon Corlette photo)
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Keemo Paul prepares to bowl in the nets Odean Smith runs in to bowl (Brandon Corlette photos)
GUYANA TIMES - www.guyanatimesgy.com, email: news@guyanatimesgy.com, NEWS HOTLINE: 231-8063 EDITORIAL: 223-7230, 223-7231, 231-0544, 225-7761 SPORT: sport@guyanatimesgy.com SALES AND MARKETING: 231-8064 - marketing@guyanatimesgy.com - PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY GUYANA TIMES INC. Sport is no longer our game, it’s our businessWEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2022 Warriors searching for 1st win in CPL 2022 on "good" St Lucia surface ExxonMobil finalists eager for final clash Petterson-Griffith, bags 3 gold medals at Strongfest … Pluck, Sinclair, Andrews successful as well Paul sends down a delivery at the Daren Sammy Cricket Ground in St Lucia (Brandon Corlette photos) Page 23 Page 22 A glimpse of tournamentExxonMobil-sponsoredtheactionthus far Page 22Julio Sinclair, Kean Andrews, Carlos Petterson-Griffith and Junica Pluck
