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The recount of ballotsforRegion 4 District 4 (East CoastDemerara)andRegion 5 (Demerara-Mahaica) has officially concluded at the G u y a n a E l e c t i o n s Commission (GECOM) headquarters.
The recount, which began on Thursday at 08:00hrs and ended on Friday around 20:30hrs, covered 391 ballot boxes from Region Four and 77 boxesfromRegionFive.
Following the process, candidatesandsupportersof the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C)
declared victory, asserting that the recount confirmed their lead in the 2025 General and Regional Elections.
The recounts were initiated after formal requests from A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) and the We Invest in Nationhood (WIN) parties, whichclaimeddiscrepancies in the recent elections
However, GECOM only approved a recount for SubDistrict4ofRegionFour,as APNU’s requests for RegionsSevenandTenwere deemed invalid WIN’s attempt to request recounts,
including for Region Eight, were denied on the grounds t h a t t h e p a r t y ’ s representative submitting the request was not properly accredited A subsequent request from WIN for a Region Four recount was alsorejected,asconfirmedin o f f i c i a l G E C O M correspondence. F
conclusion of the recount, GECOM’s premises were filled with jubilant PPP/C supporters and candidates chanting slogans like “One more year pon dem,” signalling their confidence in the results. Supporters continued celebrating into the night, proclaiming victory in both the General andRegionalElections.
Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall, S C , confirmed the recount had ended and noted that the tabulation process had begun Minister of
E d u c a t i o n , P r i y a Manickchandalsoaddressed the media, stating, “There is no material change in this recount.IrfaanAliisgoingto be the country’s president, andthePPP/Cisgoingtobe a majority in parliament by far.”
I n a s u r p r i s i n g appearance, President Irfaan Ali visited the GECOM headquarters during the recount, receiving loud
Jubilant supporters of the ruling People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) outside GECOM’s Kingston office.
cheers from his supporters.
Speaking to reporters, President Ali said he found no irregularities in the recountprocessandthanked GECOM’s staff and PPP/C agentsfortheirhardwork.“I came here to thank them for the enormous work that our agents and GECOM staff aredoing,thePPP/Cfamily, our supporters, they have done a tremendous job; they have worked hard and with hard work comes victory,” he stated. Ali also criticised APNU for demanding r e c o u n t s w i t h o u t substantiating their claims.
“These people are playing games, they want a recount, and when they get it, it still doesn’t give them what they want,”heremarked.
Throughout the day, the streets near GECOM headquarters, particularly High and Cowan Streets, sawsupportersfromallthree parties, PPP/C, WIN, and APNU. However, following the announcement of the recount’s conclusion, only
PPP/C supporters remained visibleinthearea,withWIN and APNU supporters noticeablyabsent.
Meanwhile, upon completion of the count, Chairperson of GECOM Justice (ret’d) Claudette Singh requested a 23:00hrs m e e t i n g w i t h commissioners. H o w e v e r , t h e Opposition-nominated commissioners were a noshow prompting the chairperson to reschedule the meeting for Saturday at 23:00hrs.
F o l l o w i n g t h e completion of the tabulation of votes, the chairperson calls a meeting of the commission in which the Chief Elections Officer (CEO) provides a report which is considered by the commission.
Once approved, the commission thereafter can declaretheofficialresultsof the General and Regional ElectionsheldonSeptember 1,2025.
Chairperson of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), ret’d Justice Claudette Singh on Friday rejected A Partnership for National Unity’s (APNU) request foraforensicauditandtoquashthe 2025electoralprocess.
The party’s presidential candidateAubreyNortonmadethe requestinaletterwrittentoJustice Singh,datedSeptember4,2025.
“With a sense of earnestness, I write to request a forensic audit of electoral data, including electors’ votes,onbehalfofAPartnershipfor National Unity (APNU), entirely based on various egregious violationsoftheConstitutionofthe Co-operative Republic of Guyana and the Representation of the People Act (Cap. 1:03),” Norton said.
Norton in his letter stated that his party is in receipt of various pieces of evidence demonstrating the gross dereliction of duties and negligence of Presiding Officers appointedbytheGECOM.
He said these actions by GECOM have resulted in the “collusion, conspiracy, and deliberateabrogationofthewillof theGuyanesepeople.”
AccordingtoNorton,numerous StatementsofPolls(SoPs)disclose conspicuous inconsistencies evidencingthefailuretohaveSoPs signed by the Presiding Officers at Polling Stations, contrary to s. 83 (8) of the Representation of the PeopleAct(Cap.1:03).
The failure of the election officers to adhere to 84 (IA) of the Representation of the People Act (Cap. 1:03); the failure to provide PollingAgents with accurate SoPs aftertheballotshavebeencertified and counted, and the failure of the Presiding Officers to complete the SoPs in Form 23 A, contrary to s. 83(9) of the Representation of the People Act (Cap. 1:03) were all stated in Norton’s letter to GECOM.
Further, Norton said the irregularities were brought to GECOM’s attention by APNU’s Assistant Agent (District 4 Subdistrict 4), in the presence of local and international observer missions, during tabulation on September 2, 2025 and formed the basisfortherequestforrecountsof certaindistrictsofRegionsFour(4) andFive(5).
He noted such recounts have revealed further untenable circumstances, noting that it was discoveredthatGECOM’sofficials have adopted biased positions in the determination of rejected ballots and without any legal authoritywhatsoever;andfailedto announcetheofficialstamporsixdigit number on each ballot paper duringthecurrentrecount.
Further, he said that serious questionshavearisenregardingthe integrity of the votes cast, as there
havebeenallegationsoftampering withballotboxes.
“Moreparticularly,ourdemand thattheelectoralprocessbewholly aborted is advanced in light of the Report of the European Union Observer Mission, now in public circulation. The EU Report validates our assertion that the nationalelectionswereneitherfree nor fair The Report noted the PPP/C had an undue advantage of incumbency,”Nortonstated.
The party leader continued, “APNUrequeststhatyouintervene immediately to direct the Commission not to declare the election results before the completion of a forensic audit of electoral data, including electors’ votes and/or order that fresh electionsarenowdue,inlightofthe circumstances.”
Meanwhile, in response to Norton’s letter, Justice Singh said, “Regarding your request for a forensicauditoftheelectionsorthe complete annulment of the current electoralprocessandtheholdingof fresh elections, it is imperative to refer to the constitutional framework governing electoral disputes in accordance with our law.”
She explained that Article 163 of the Constitution of Guyana explicitly stipulates that the High Court shall have exclusive jurisdiction to determine whether any question, whether generally or inanyparticularplace,theelection was lawfully conducted or the resultthereofhasbeenormayhave been affected by any unlawful act oromission.
The GECOM Chair noted that theconstitutionclearlyoutlinesthe legal procedure for addressing concerns about the lawfulness of theelectionoritsresults.
“Therefore, any claims of widespread irregularities necessitatingaforensicauditorthe annulmentoftheelections,beyond the scope of the ongoing recounts, wouldfallunderthepurviewofthe High Court by way of an election petition,”shenotedinherresponse.
Justice Singh explained that
GECOM’s primary responsibility istoconductelectionsinafree,fair, and transparent manner, while adhering strictly to the laws of Guyana.ShesaidthattheElections Commission is committed to ensuringthatthewillofthepeople, asexpressedthroughtheirvotes,is accurately reflected in the final results.“Weurgeallstakeholdersto allow the established legal and proceduralmechanismstoruntheir course Once the recounts are completed and the CEO presents thefinalresultstotheCommission, anypartyaggrievedbytheoutcome willhavetherighttofileanelection petition to the High Court, in accordance withArticle 163 of the Constitution,”shestated.
This, she said is the constitutionally prescribed method forchallengingelectionresultsand
seeking redress for alleged irregularities that may have affectedtheoutcome.
“Weappreciateyourpatienceas therecountprocessisfinalized.As the Chairperson of GECOM, I remaincommittedtoupholdingthe integrity of the electoral process andwillcontinuetooperatewithin the confines of the law,” she expressed.
Meanwhile, earlier Friday, President IrfaanAli told the media outsideofGECOM’sofficethathe sawNorton’srequestanddescribed it as “all nonsense, absolutely ridiculous”.
“I saw a letter but it’s all nonsense, absolutely ridiculous First of all, you lose the elections youaskedforarecount,therecount shows you that you still lost the electionsandnowwhatwouldyou
do.AsIsaidthelifeofthiscountry is important and the people continue to see who plays with the lifeofthiscountry,whoplayswith the life of the citizens, who don’t careanythingaboutthecitizensand the development of this country,” PresidentAlisaid.
The head-of-state said the APNU is playing games with the countryanditspeopleaswellasthe electoralprocess.
“We have to keep this country intact, safe; we have to ensure that our international investors are ready to invest and that we demonstrate to the world that we are a democracy that is credible which we have demonstrated in these elections but more importantly that investors’ confidenceisalwayshigh,”hesaid.
Noting that he observed no irregularitiesandtheelectionswere free and fair, President Ali reminded that all of the electoral observation missions said the electoralprocessisfreeandfair.
Similarly, General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) party and Vice President (VP) Bharrat Jagdeo describedNortonandteamas“sore losers”.
“Why would anyone even pay attentiontosuchastupidcall?The elections are over, every international observer group pronounced the elections free and fair The whole country has all the SOPs, they asked for a recount, they got the recount,” Jagdeo told reporters.
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ThePNCR’sLeaderoftheOpposition,AubreyNorton, was a man alone. His struggle to lead, and efforts to compete in the general and regional elections, confirmed how divided Guyana’s main political opposition party was duringthemostchallengingtime. Whenhethoughthewas amongfriendsandcomradesunitedinacommoncause,he may not have known it, but he couldn’t have been more wrong. Whateverfriendshehad,theyweretoofewandtoo weak,whiletheenemieshemanagedtoattractwerelegion andstrong. Thisisthesadstoryofapoliticalelephantthat was once a national government, now not even able to musteradouble-digitpresenceintheNationalAssembly
FormerpresidentGrangermayhavemadethedifference between a successful Aubrey Norton and the one that Guyanese from all political walks now examine critically, and often not without some sympathy Norton the leader mustshouldermanfullywhateverlashescomehisway,and theyhavealreadystarted,withmorelikelytocomefromall quarters. Anex-presidentGranger,partyveteranGranger, wouldhavebeenabletoserveasashieldfortheembattled opposition leader, keep the wolves from getting too close. Mr GrangerhasenoughofapresencewithinthePNCRto ward off the ambitious, if only he had intervened and neutralizedwhatthreatenedtheenergiesofNortonandthe stabilityoftheparty Thefactthattheformerpresidentkept such a distance from his comrade didn’t do the current OppositionLeaderanyfavors. Itopenedthedoorforothers tostepinandunderminetheprogrammeofNortonwhojust couldn’tseemtocatchabreak.
Helostcolleaguesandhelostthemviaasteadyleak,and not to retirement, but to the political competition. Norton lostsomeofhiscomradesthroughacombinationoffailures, mostofwhichcanbetracedtohisownleadershipstyle,his reported unbending vision of how the world should be. A little flexibility could have helped to keep some of the embarrassing and untimely departures within the party’s fold,andbyhisside.Helostsomeofthemattheworsttime, which was as the PNCR was gearing up for this year’s electionsnowhistory,saveforthelooseendsandtheendless quarrelingthathangslikeawarningoverGuyana.
An appearance from Mr Granger, a word from him, couldhavegoneaconsiderabledistancetoquelldiscontent, to defuse animosity He was more comfortable to be the leader who retreated to his castle to exist in a world untouched by local developments. Whatever the message was intended, there was only one conveyed, when David Grangercouldnotevenstirfromhislairandmakeasingle appearance for Aubrey Norton on the campaign trail. Imagine the immense value, the incomparable boost, of a formerpresidentturningupatapartycampaignrally Next, considerthefilliptoMr Nortoninhisdrivetosnatchvictory away from a well-entrenched and formidable adversary, with a former army general and former political general fightingalongsidehim.
Whowashurtingwhom,whensuchwastheactiontaken by Mr Granger, when the record had only one line? For Aubrey Norton, forAubrey all the way to the top. When DavidGrangerretreated,hedraggedNortondownwithhim. Whenthemanthatthepeopleinthepartylookedtoastheir leaderwasnowhereinsight,thenmorethanAubreyNorton and his prospects were diminished. The PNCR and its chancesatthepolltookabeating,becausethesenseinthe political field was that both the party and Norton were vulnerable,notfightingatfullstrength.
The wreckage is now obvious, and though the current OppositionLeaderhastoshouldermostoftheblameforhis party’sdismalperformance,itdidn’thavetobethisway A housethatisdividedhasonlyoneinevitability,whichisthat it will collapse, and can never be at its top fighting capability Itisobviousthathistorywilldeliversomehard blows toAubrey Norton, most of which are deserving. A hand from David Granger could have cushioned some of them.
DEAREDITOR,
We, the youth of the People’s National Congress Reform,aproudpillarofthe APNU, extend our gratitude to all Guyanese who supported us during the recent elections. Your trust and commitment remind us ofthePNCR’senduringrole, bothwithinthecoalitionand inthelifeofournation.
Youngpeopleacrossthis nation, including those who have traditionally supported
APNU,havesentapowerful message: they are looking foryoungerleadershipanda different approach. We hear them and their voices must guide the renewal of our partyandcoalition.
Theelectionresultshave made it clear: our coalition mustconfrontrealityandact boldly
Ifwecontinueasweare, werisklosingnotonlyfuture elections but the confidence of the people and the
credibility of the PNCR and APNUasaforcefornational progress.
Leadership must step aside and allow for the process of realignment Renewal at the top is not a rejection of our history, it is theonlypathtorebuildtrust, uniteourbaseandrestorethe coalition’srelevance.
The PNCR, and by extension APNU, must regroup, reset and rise again with vision, courage and purpose.
As young members of our great party, we stand ready to help chart that future.
APNUandthePNCRare not relics of yesterday, we arethepromiseoftomorrow anditistimetoactdecisively tosecurethatpromiseforour country
Signed, Concerned Youth of the People’s National Congress Reform
Freddie Kissoon, in commentary captioned, “Election 2025: My Predictions” (Aug 28), asserted or insinuated that I (VishnuBisram)publisheda missive in KN (Aug 27) under what he characterized “jumbie” name “Khemraj Harryram”. The supposed poll published findings in saidletterthattherewouldbe a minority government led bytheincumbentPPP
I do not know Khemraj Harryram and whether the person exists or is a pseudonymusedbyawriter I do not know if Harryram conducted a poll and or whether any U.G. students w e r e i n v o l v e d i n interviewing respondents Harryramclaimedapollwas conducted.Ipresumeditwas carriedout.
Isupporttheconductand publication of polls as I penned in several earlier missives.Iwasinnoposition to endorse Harryram’s findingsandneverattempted todoso.Anysuchreadingor interpretation of my letter was false and misleading. I endorsedHarryram’srightto conductpollandhiswritings if not malicious; that’s all and not the findings as published in KN under opinionlettersection.
Ineverusedpseudonyms in my countless writings (thousands) I never conductedorpublishedpolls underanypseudonym.AndI did not publish any findings of a poll supposedly conducted by and published under the name ‘Khemraj Harryram’.Anyclaimsfrom Kissoon and others to the contrary are maliciously false and libelous and are beingtreatedaccordinglyby a law firm. I also never
asserted or insinuated that the PPP will win the 2025 elections with a minority government (parliament) and any such claim is also false, untrue, and libelous. AndIwasneverinvolvedin any push polling or publication of contrived numbers relating to the elections. I did not publicly supportoropposeanyparty
Mr Kissoon also asserted that I did not conduct any polls, and that I was engaged in “jumbie polling”, asserting fraud There are many individuals who were involved in interviewing respondents (on my polling under the NACTAacronym)andafew whoaccompaniedmein‘the course of polling or interviewing’ (field work), all willing and prepared to give testimony that polls wereconducted;respondents were interviewed. A Senior Counsel is sending out ‘a cease-and-desist letter’ and seeking restitution for damages to my professional character as maliciously penned by Kissoon and others.
Iconductedseveralpolls that were published unequivocally stating the PPP would win the 2025 elections. I also did private unpublished polls, as requested by political interests who were provided thepre-electionfindingsthat were similar to those obtained from the actual election results; the deviationwasafractionofa percent.
I was with a group (TRPI) of professionals trained in America that initiated polling in Guyana some forty years ago. The group was founded by Dr Baytoram Ramharack, Ravi
Dev, among others and that conductedpollsforthe1992 elections Mr Kissoon questioned and labeled the findings of those polls (as published in SN) as fraudulentbecausehesaidhe has not consulted for them and has maintained that position as penned in his unsubstantiatedrantings.
I conducted polls for every election going back to 1992 in Guyana and many elections in Caribbean nations as well as other countries I was never involvedin‘jumbiepolling’; Idonotknowwhatisjumbie poll. Those who assert or engage in libel and defamation must prove in a court of law and make restitution for reputation damages.
I support free press, but one must engage in truths and not reckless, harmful commentaries Mr Kissoon’s writings are scandalous and defamatory with many not worthy of press because of personal attacks that lead to reputational harm As a personwithsomefiftyyears in the media, most of Kissoon’s writings do not belonginamedia.
As I stated before, and repeat now, I fully support and endorse the right of anyone (Harryram, UG students, Kissoon, Randy Persaud, media houses, etc.) to conduct surveys and to publishthem.
Kissoon and others are urged to cease and desist from making any and all untruths and defamatory statements against me or anyoneelseonpollingoron anyothermatters.
Mr Kissoon and others leavemenootheralternative but to pursue all available legalremedies,includingbut notlimitedtofilingamotion for damages including all legal fees (court costs and lawyers’fees).
Kissoon’s writings are damaging to my personal r e l a t i o n s h i p s a n d professionalcareer
I have substantial evidence to support my claims. Kissoon and others mustretracttheircomments, tenderanapology,andagree to pay damages (amount to be determined by the legal team and in court) to charities(thatIwillprovide).
Yourstruly, Dr. Vishnu Bisram (PhD)
Imagine calling for a recount which was granted, but because it did not impact your numbers, you now calling for elections to be quashed and a forensic audit to be done (DemerarawavesSeptember5).IsthisthebestCP[Congress Place]cancomeupwith?
Howpathetic!
The entire process, including recount, has elements of forensicauditing.
HasGECOMtheauthoritytoabortorcancelanelection? Isn’tthistheremitofthecourt?
Someoneoncetoldacandidatetakeyourlickslikeaman. Areweheadingforanotherfivemonths?
ShamshunMohamed
Former Minister of Finance,WinstonJordanhas suggested that the Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) and presidential candidate for the A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), AubreyNortonstepdown.
Jordan’scommentcomes on the heels of the 2025 General and Regional Electionsresultswhichshow APNU was defeated, particularly in its two strongholds: Districts Four and 10 The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) earlier this week publishedStatementsofPoll (SOPs) for all ten districts, which shows that the incumbent Peoples Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) is set to secure a second term. The data also revealed that 315,140 of the 757,690eligibleelectorsdid not participate in this year’s election.
APNU has requested a recount of certain districts, andthisiscurrentlyongoing
brought
at GECOM headquarters in Georgetown Norton has argued that it is highly “implausible” his party would suffer such drastic losses in Regions Four and 10.
Duringanappearanceon KAMS TV’s Guyana Morning Time on Friday, JordancommendedNorton’s efforts but said he must take responsibility for the outcome. “Aubrey, you did the hard work It was needed. The under pushing was needed…you did the hard work, you took a lot of flock for it and signs of rebirth were seen in the ralliesandsoon[but]people didn’t turn up for the elections, again I said this wasasetback,”Jordansaid.
“However, we look at it, thepartyhasbeenbroughtto its lowest ebb and you were at the helm when the party was brought to its lowest ebb,”Jordan.
He said that when the dust is settled and the swearing in is completed;
Nortonshouldmakewayfor new talent to come forward andleadtheparty Hesaidin the interest of this pursuit, Nortonshoulddecideoffhis own not to return to parliament. Jordan suggested APNU’s parliamentary leadership be entrustedtoNimaFlue-Bess orVinceroyJordan.
“Aubrey,youcanremain leader of the list, until
Congress next year, where you must commit not to run for leadership. Let this be early in your introspection over the next few days, that you will not be running for leadership again, come next year.Sothatothertalentcan begin to formalize their running and so on into the Congress,”hesaid.
JordanaddedthatNorton should transition into an
A driver attached to the Ministry ofAgriculture was shotdeadonThursdaynight
r e p o r t e d l y b y a n acquaintance, at California Square East Ruimveldt, Georgetown.
Police said the victim, GavinMajor,48,ofCharles Street, Georgetown was involved in an argument with his killer when he was shot.Thefatalshootingtook place around 23:15hrs
According to investigators, Majorandthesuspectknew eachotherverywell.
Major was driving with his cousin, Marlon Hinds, a miner, of 139 Sunflower Park,SouthRuimveldtinhis car when they passed the suspect’shome.
Hindstoldpolicethatthe suspectwasstandinginfront of his gate and reportedly firedhisgunthreetimes.
Major stopped the car
after hearing the gunshots andreversedtothesuspect’s house.
He reportedly came out the car and confronted the suspectforfiringoffhisgun.
“He exited the car and told the suspect that why whenhesawhim,healways discharging gun shots, with that an argument ensued between them”, police told KaieteurNews The
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leadership stability and continuity are vital for the party’s progress, and premature calls for resignation only serve to deepen internal divisions and fuel unnecessary emotionsamongmembers.
elder role, giving advice without overshadowing new leadership. “Don’t go back into parliament and don’t contest next year’s leadership,letthisthingflow through and be part of the moldingandsoon…”Jordan stated.
However, PNCR’s
General Secretary (GS)
Sherwin Benjamin dismissed Jordan’s call, describing it as premature and unwarranted at this stage.
“The election process is still ongoing, and it is important to allow it to run its course without undue interference. Making such statements before the conclusion of the electoral process is not only irresponsible but reckless,” Benjaminsaid.
Heexplainedthatevenif thepartydoesnotsecurethe desired outcomes in these elections, it should not be viewed as an indictment of the incumbent leader, given the various factors that influenceelectoralresults.
The GS outlined that
Benjamin added, “While it is true that the party is evolving and undergoing a process of reshaping, comments like those from Mr Jordan are absolutely counterproductive, of no intrinsic value and threaten to exacerbate internal rifts. Suchludicrousremarksmust be strongly condemned, as theydonotcontributetoany immediate constructive dialogue or the stability required to strengthen the partymovingforward.”
Meanwhile, the PNCR YouthArm on Friday issued a statement calling for renewal of the party’s leadership. They said the 2025 results make it clear that the coalition must confront reality and act boldly, or risk losing future electionsandtheconfidence ofthepeople.
“Leadership must step aside and allow for the process of realignment Renewal at the top is not a rejection of our history, it is theonlypathtorebuildtrust, uniteourbaseandrestorethe coalition’s relevance. The PNCR, and by extension APNU, must regroup, reset and rise again with vision, courage and purpose,” the PNCRyouthsstated.
The Government of Grenada has o f f i c i a l l y completed the process to become the newest shareholdercountryofCAF – Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean.
Accordingtoastatement issuedbyCAFonThursday, w i t h G r e n a d a ’ s incorporation,CAFnowhas six CARICOM members among its 24 shareholder countries and is well on its way to becoming the financialinstitutionwiththe largest coverage in the region.
“Grenada’s decision to join CAF as a ‘Series C’ shareholder unlocks access to agile, flexible, and innovative financing tailored to its national sustainable development priorities.
Grenada, like many Small Island Developing States (SIDS), continues to experience the impacts of the climate crisis, from intensifying hurricanes and rising sea levels to the challenges of sargassum inundation. These pressures create serious financial and
resource constraints that impacttheeconomyandthe wellbeing of its people. At the same time, Grenada has b e e n a l e a d e r i n championing resilience and remains at the forefront of innovation across climate, economic, and digital domains CAF looks forward to partnering with Grenadatoadvancescalable a n d s u s t a i n a b l e development solutions that deliver lasting benefits for thecountryanditscitizens,” thestatementsaid.
Meanwhile, CAF’s Executive President, Sergio Díaz-Granados, said the bankwasreadytoworkhand inhandwiththegovernment andpeopleofGrenada.
“Grenada embodies the resilience and ingenuity of Small Island Developing States. Over the past two decades, the country has endured the impacts of several severe hurricanes, yet it has demonstrated remarkable capacity to rebuild while helping to developinnovativesolutions to strengthen its future and the Caribbean’s,” stated Díaz-Granados
“As a development bank
rooted in this region, CAF stands ready to support the government and people of Grenada in their efforts to build a resilient country that can serve as an example to others. We are honoured to welcome Grenada into our family of member countries and look forward to working together to build a more resilient, inclusive, and sustainablefuture.”
Since 2021, CAF has steadily increased its membership with the reincorporation of Chile, the
, Honduras, El Salvador, and Costa Rica, as well as the approval of Guatemala Grenada’s incorporation builds on CAF’s deepening engagement across the C
incorporation of The Bahamas in November 2024, Antigua and Barbuda in May 2025, and the approval for Saint Lucia’s incorporation at its board of directors meeting in June 2025 S
countries across Latin America and the Caribbean are at various stages of formallyjoiningCAF
The Ministry of Public Works is preparing to spend approximately $5,056,161,043 on its miscellaneous road programme for several road projects for the East Bank of Demerara (EBD)andtheSoesdyke-LindenHighway.
Thisisaccordingtoaninvitationforbids issuedbytheministry. Accordingto theministry,bidsareexpected open on September 17, at the office of the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB).
In its document, the ministry stated the projectshavebeendivided into two phases (phase 8 A&B) and covers lots (3104 to3160).
The communities w works will be executed for phase 8A are Adventure Access Road Linden, Norton Street in Bagotstown, Craig, Circuitville MainaccessroadinLinden,AvenueRoadin Diamond, Yubani Avenue in Eccles, Friendship, Garden of Eden, Good Success Road, Kisskadee Drive in Kaneville Grove, Hauraruni along the Soesdyke-Linden
Highway, Kuru Kuru, Laluni, Long Creek, LooCreek,andMocha.
The rehabilitation and construction of roadsslatedforthisphaseisestimatedtocost $2,582,854,317.
Regarding phase 8B, the communities identified for road works are: Mocha, Isaac RoadatRelief,RepublicPark,Sarah Johana,Silverhillmainentrance, Hill Foot, Gooharoo road in Soesdyke, Ivan Street in Soesdyke, Hill Foot valley main access road, Swan Madewini first entrance, Hyde Park Avenue in Timehri,Idealmainaccess road along SoesdykeLinden Highway, and at Yarrowkabra. According to
n p ided, these works are estimatedtocost$2,473,306,726.
Thispublicationreportedpreviously,that in executing its miscellaneous road programmelastyear,thePPP/Cgovernment through the ministry, had spent some $74 billion on these projects, and this year, another$52billionwassetasidetoundertake similarworksacrossthecountry
Frompage5 argument turned deadly when the suspect decidedtoshootMajor
Police said he shot Major twice before fleeingthescene.Majorreportedlyfelltothe ground and Hinds along with bystanders picked him up and rushed him to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC)inhiscar
Sadly, Major did not make it, he succumbedtothegunshotinjuries.
PolicesaidthatMajorwasshottohisleft
handandlowerabdomen.
Detectives visited the scene and found 9MMspentshells.Theywereretrievedfrom thecrimescene.Investigationsareongoing.
Meanwhile,themanagementandstaffof the Ministry ofAgriculture via its Facebook page extended heartfelt condolences to the family, friends, and loved ones of Gavin Major
“Wearedeeplysaddenedbythislossand share in the grief of all those who knew and lovedhim”,theministrystated.
(Reuters) -TheUnitedStatesis nottalkingaboutregimechangein Venezuela, President Donald TrumpsaidonFriday,astheUnited States ordered an additional 10 stealth fighter jets to a growing militarybuildupintheCaribbean.
“We’re not talking about that, butwearetalkingaboutthefactthat you had an election which was a very strange election, to put it mildly,”Trumpsaid.
Hehadbeenaskedbyreporters aboutaclaimmadebyVenezuelan President Nicolas Maduro this week that the United States was “seeking a regime change through militarythreat.”
Reuters reported earlier on Friday, citing sources, that the Trump administration had ordered the deployment of 10 F-35 fighter jets to a Puerto Rico airfield to conduct operations against drug cartels,sourcessay
Thenewdeploymentcomeson top of an already bristling U.S. military presence in the southern Caribbean as Trump carries out a campaignpledgetocrackdownon groups funneling drugs into the UnitedStates.
The disclosure about the F-35s came just hours after the Pentagon accused Venezuela of a “highly provocative”flightonThursdayby fighter jets near a U.S. Navy warship.Trump warnedVenezuela
that the U S military had authorizationtoshootdownthejets if commanders believed they neededto,saying:“Iftheydoputus in a dangerous position, they’ll be shotdown.”
Trump demonstrated his new approach to fighting the drug war with a U.S. military strike on Tuesday that killed 11 people and sank a boat from Venezuela which Trumpsaidwastransportingillegal narcotics.
At every turn, the Trump
administration has sought to tie Maduro’s government to narco trafficking, allegations Caracas denies.
More specifically, Trump has accused Maduro of running the Tren de Aragua gang, which his administration designated a terroristorganizationinFebruary
Speaking on Friday, Trump comparedthedeathsofhundredsof thousands of Americans in overdosestowardead,ashesought to justify the muscular military
activityintheCaribbean.
“Think if you’re in a war and you lose 300,000 We’re not going to allow it to happen,” he said.
Venezuela’s Communications Ministry did not respond to a request for comment about the F35s or the allegations that Venezuelanfighterjetsflewovera U.S.warship.
The sources, speaking on condition of anonymity about the latestU.S.deployment,saidthe10 fighter jets are being sent to conduct operations against designated narco-terrorist organizations operating in the southern Caribbean. The planes shouldarriveintheareabylatenext week,theysaid.
F-35s are highly advanced stealth fighters and would be effective in combat against Venezuela’s air force, which includesF-16aircraft.
A U.S. official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said two Venezuelan F-16s flew over the USSJasonDunhamonThursday
The Dunham is one of at least seven U.S. warships deployed to the Caribbean, carrying more than 4,500sailorsandMarines.
U.S. Marines and sailors from the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit have also been carrying out amphibious training and flight
operationsinsouthernPuertoRico.
Thebuilduphasputpressureon Maduro, whom U S Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has called “effectively a kingpin of a drug narcostate.”
SpeakingonThursday,Hegseth defendedTuesday’sdeadlystrikein comments to reporters and vowed thatsuchactivitieswouldcontinue, citing the threat that illegal narcotics pose to public health in theUnitedStates.
“ThepoisoningoftheAmerican peopleisover,”Hegsethsaid.
Rep. Ilhan Omar, a Democrat from Minnesota, condemned what she called Trump’s “lawless” actionsinthesouthernCaribbean.
“Congresshasnotdeclaredwar on Venezuela, or Tren de Aragua, andthemeredesignationofagroup as a terrorist organization does not giveanyPresidentcarteblancheto ignore Congress’s clear Constitutionalauthorityonmatters of war and peace,” Omar said in a statement.
U.S. officials have not clearly explained what legal justification wasusedforTuesday’sairstrikeon the boat or what drugs were on board.
TrumpsaidonTuesday,without providing evidence, that the U.S. military had identified the crew of the vessel as members of VenezuelangangTrendeAragua.
In 1 9 7 6 , t h e Caribbean Sea was stained with the bloodofinnocents,whenthe Cubana Airliner was blown out of the sky just off Barbados. All seventy-three
passengers and crew
perished students, athletes, children among them eleven young Guyanese on their way to Cubatopursuescholarships. The bombs were planted by anti-Castro terrorists with a safehouse in Miami and protectors in Washington. The fingerprints of the CIA wereeverywhere.
Forbes Burnham, Prime MinisterofGuyana,tookthe deaths of the Guyanese personally, as any leader with a spine would. He demanded justice. When a senior U S diplomat,
summoned back to Washington because of Burnham caustic criticisms, called upon him to say
farewell, Burnham dispensed with the tea and biscuits He asked the
diplomat to tell his government to kill the men whoplantedthebombs.The d i p l o m a t r e p l i e d , “Americans don’t do things thatway.”
Burnham, never one to
miss an opening for contempt, bellowed back: “Youhavedoneitbefore!”
And indeed, they had.
From Guatemala to Chile, VietnamtoAngola,America had killed when it suited America. Murder, dressed up as foreign policy, executedwithprecision.The Cubana bombing revealed what the Caribbean had always known but seldom dared to say: that for Washington,Caribbeanlives were expendable ballast in the great war against communism.
Nearly fifty years later,
the story writes itself again, only now the handwriting is sloppier, the arrogance less disguised.
A U S naval flotilla, dispatched ostensibly to combat narco-trafficking, roams the Caribbean Sea. The flotilla looks less like a customspatrolandmorelike an invasion fleet Its presence is widely seen as a rehearsal for regime change inVenezuela.
Thispastweek,oneofits vesselsblewupasmallboat allegedly transporting narcotics. Eleven people died. No interception, no attempt at capture, no effort to even pretend at due process. Just fire from the sky, a charred vessel, and bodies sinking into the Caribbean’sbluegrave.
The justification? An American official explained that interception at sea was noteffectiveinthatitdidnot stem from the drug trade. Henceforth, the policy wouldbetoblowthevessels up.Inotherwords,summary execution on the high seas. Notrial,nocharge,noteven the courtesy of a warning shot. America now reserves therighttoactasjudge,jury, and executioner anywhere itsshipsprowl.Itisalicence for murder written on the wavesoftheCaribbeanSea. It is also a violation of international humanitarian law The silence from regional leaders is as deafening as it is shameful.
Two of them, before the bombingevenoccurred,had already prostrated themselves in public, declaring support for the flotilla’s presence in the region.Perhapstheythought a pat on the head from Washington was worth the indignity of looking like colonial administrators rather than sovereign
leaders. Since the killing of elevenpeopleatsea,notone regional leader has raised a voice in condemnation. Not one has reminded
Washington that the Caribbean is not a free-fire zone. Not one has had the courage of a Burnham or Jagan to condemn the coldblooded assassination in Caribbeanwaters.
A lot has changed since 1976 Back then, the Caribbeanwasaplacewhere leadersfoundthecourageto talk back. Now it is a place where silence passes for diplomacy and obedience masqueradesaspragmatism. Our governments tremble at the thought of offending the empire, so they swallow the insult.
M e a n w h i l e , t h e
Americans have openly abandonedeventhepretense of law Once, their Coast Guard intercepted suspicious vessels, boarded them,confiscateddrugs,and arrestedsmugglers.Itwasan ugly business, but at least it waswithintheboundariesof what international law pretendedtorecognize.That charade is now discarded. Now the Caribbean is presented with a new doctrine It is called interdictionbyexplosion.
Andhereliesthebitterest irony Ourowngovernments have signed Shiprider AgreementswiththeUnited States legal instruments that give Washington the rightof“hotpursuit”intoour territorial waters.We signed them with the belief, or at least the hope, thatAmerica would use them responsibly to chase, to board, to seize, nottoannihilate.
But if America has declared that interception is futile, that its preferred method is to blow boats out of the water, then the
Demboyssehdehgotplentymaninthis country who could talk outta both side of demmouthatthesametimeandstillbelieve dem sound intelligent. One man de other night hollering how de elections was rig. High-tech rigging, he seh, like was some NASAproject.Butindesamebreath,heseh APNUsuffera“setback.”
Now leh we get this straight. If yuh believe elections rig, then yuh can’t call it no setback. Setback is when you lose fair and square, like when yuh cricket team get bowled out fuh 99 chasing 100. Rigging is when somebody thief de runs offa de scoreboard. Which one it is?Yuh can’t got riggingandsetbackindesamesentence. But wait, story get better De man seh
Shiprider Agreements amounttonothingmorethan signed death warrants.They give theAmericans an open licence to kill in our waters, while we provide the paper andthepen.
What does “hot pursuit” mean now? It means that an American ship, chasing a suspect vessel, no longer bothers to overtake and intercept. It fires missiles. It reducesmentofishfoodand cargotoashes.
rendereduseless.
Thebloodspilledin1976 was the work of covert action. Washington at least hadthedecencythentokeep
its fingerprints half-hidden, to maintain the fiction that the empire was not complicit.In2026,theblood is spilled openly, brazenly, without apology, under the stars and stripes. And our leaders,whooncedemanded justice,nowshuffletheirfeet andaverttheirgaze.
Itistime,longpasttime, to tear up the Shiprider Agreements.
after de setback, de leader of APNU must “step aside.” Step aside fuh what? If yuh really believe was rigging, then de leader ain’t get beat, he get rob. You don’t tell a man who get pickpocket to step aside; you doeshelphechasedowndethief.Unless,of course,yuhjustlookingfuhchangeandyuh using setback and step aside as yuh two magicwords.
DemboyssehonlyinGuyanayuhcould get dis kinda double-dutch politics. One minute setback, next minute step aside. One-minutehigh-techrigging,nextminute high-time resignation. Is like some people wanttoeatdecake,keepdecake,andthen blamesomebodyelsefuhdecrumbs. Talkhalf.Leffhalf.
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Americans are doing it again. The only question is whether the Caribbean still possessesthecouragetosay so.
(The views expressed in this article are those of the a
necessarily reflect the opinionsofthisnewspaper.)
To refuse complicity in America’s new maritime death squad To say, in voices unafraid, that the CaribbeanSeaisnotakilling fieldforempire.IfBurnham could thunder against Washington in 1976, what excuse do today’s leaders have for their cowardly silencein2025?
Vice President, Bharrat Jagdeo saidthePeople’s Progressive Party civic (PPP/C) administration is more open to work along withtheAubreyNortonledA Partnership for National Unity (APNU) than the We InvestinNationhood(WIN) political unit led by businessman, Azruddin Mohamed.
He was at the time speakingtohisweeklypress conference held at Freedom House on Robb Street on Thursday
For the first time in Guyana’s history, there is a major opposition to the PPP other than a coalition or the People’s National Congress Reform(PNCR).
Jagdeo has advised that the PNCR returns to the
drawing board and decide whether it is the “hatred” they have for his party that has caused them to stop thinking. “When a political party allows your hatred of the other to dominate your tactics and your strategy, political strategy, you will fail.”
The VP explained that, “You have to look at things dispassionately in politics,
andtheyputalltheireggsin onebasket,thecollaboration withMohammed’sbasketto bringdownthePPPbecause of their hatred for the PPP, and that led to their undoing.”
Further he advised that when the party thinks about rebuilding,itshouldthinkof how to tackle that variable andhowtheywillnowrelate toWIN.
Even though he knows theywillcontinuetohatethe PPP, he made it clear that “there was room always for collaboration on national issues with APNU historically because we tended to have a more patrioticposition.Wealways saw the territorial integrity and sovereignty of our countryasinviable(sic),and I think we had a common understandingonthat.”
Jagdeo went on to say that he is not sure about the WIN party because they are transactional and their “link withMaduroisstillnotfully explored. They refused to answer why the father went into the embassy up to now andtheygotawaywithit.So, weAPNU has to do its own homework.”
Thepoliticianstatedthat he is not going to tell the APNU what to do, as this is something they should know, and the PPP had already signaled that they were going to become the
third force in parliament. It was said to their leaders and even in the banter and everything else that was happening,“wehaverecords of people texting them sayingyouwillbeandsowe saw it coming. We saw it coming…whattookplace.”
He told the media that it didnotcomeasasurprise,as on the night of the elections andevenbeforeamajorityof the statement of polls came in, he has said that it was goingtobeatoughnightfor theopposition.
Jagdeo stated that the PPPsaw this happening and now in a way he feels sorry for APNU, as they allowed
their hatred for a party to cloudtheirgoodsense. Meanwhile, the We InvestinNationhood(WIN) party in its response, said Jagdeo statement is the “most stupid statement ever todatebyBharrat.”
In a post on Team Mohamed’s page on Friday, theparty’sleaderadvisedthe VPto, “Go read the law, the constitution is clear He knows that I will hold his riggedpartytothefire,andto be accountable for their every action to ensure the lives of all Guyanese are better I will ensure that every step I take is to make lifebetterforallGuyanese.”
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2025/26-FD-APN-DEM IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE SUPREME COURT OF JUDICATURE
FAMILY, DIVORCE AND MATRIMONIAL JURISDICTION
FAMILY DIVISION
Application No: FD-26 BETWEEN: SHELONIEKA ALI also known as SHELONIEKA
MOHAN-RAM -V- Applicant
OUDIT N. PRITTIPAL
Respondent TO: OUDIT N. PRITTIPAL
Last Known Address Lot 73 Versailes, West Bank Demerara
TAKE NOTICE that on the 10th day of February, 2025 an Application Relating to Children filed against you by SHELONIEKA ALI also known as SHELONIEKA
MOHAN-RAM, the Applicant in the Family Division of the High Court in Georgetown, Demerara.
AND FURTHER TAKE
NOTICE that as part of an Order made on the 11th day of June, 2025 the Applicant was directed to effect service of her Application on you by publication of this Notice in two (2) consecutive Saturday issues of the Kaieteur News, a newspaper printed, published and circulated in and around Guyana
AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that if you desire you may appear or attend in person or by your duly authorized agent or Attorney-at-Law at the Registry of the Family Division of the High Court at Georgetown, Demerara whereas you will be issued with a certified copy of the Application together with related documents.AND
FURTHER TAKE
NOTICE that if you desire to Defend this Application, then upon receipt of the certified copy of the Application, you must file an Notice of Intention to Defend (Forms are available at the Registry), an Answer via the online portal, https:// ejudiciary.supremecourt.gy within 35 (thirty-five) days from the date of the final publication of this Notice. Your access code ACXWWY
TAKE NOTICE that the Application is fixed for Directions Hearing on Wednesday the 24th day of September 2025 at 9:30 am before the Honourable Madam Justice Jacqueline Josiah-Graham hybrid IN DEFAULT of you filing a Notice of Intention to Defend, and/ or Answer the Court may proceeding your absence and may make any Order it considers appropriate, including granting the Application Relating to Children. The Registry of the Family Division of the High Court is located at the Law Courts [Georgetown, Demerara). The office is open to the public between 8:00 am and 3:30 pm Mondays to Thursdays and 8:00 am to 2:30 pm on Fridays except on public holidays and on such other days as the Registry is closed. VOCATU
Dated the 25 day of August, 2025
LEGAL NOTICE
2024/351-FD-PET-DEM IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE SUPREME COURT OF JUDICATURE FAMILY, DIVORCE AND MATRIMONIAL
JURISDICTION FAMILY DIVISION Petition No. FD-351 Between: KOMALNAUTH NARINE Petitioner/Applicant -vsNIRMALA
ANASTASIA NARINE nee BHIMAL Respondent TO: NIRMALA ANASTASIA NARINE nee BHIMAL Formerly of Lot 6 Supply Mahaica East Coast Demerara TAKE NOTICE that on the 20th day of December, 2024 a Petition for Divorce was filed against you by KOMALNAUTH NARINE, the Petitioner/ Applicant in the Family Division of the High Court in Georgetown, Demerara.
AND FURTHER TAKE
NOTICE that as part of an Order made on the 4th day of March, 2025 the Petitioner/Applicant was directed to effect service of his Petition on you by publication of this Notice in two (2) consecutive Saturday issues of the Kaieteur News, a newspaper printed, published and circulated in and around Guyana. AND FURTHER TAKE
NOTICE that if you desire you may appear or attend in person or by your duly authorized agent or Attorney-atLaw at the Registry of the Family Division of the High Court at Georgetown, Demerara where you will be issued with a certified copy of the Petition together with related documents.AND FURTHER TAKE
NOTICE that if you desire to Defend this Divorce, then upon receipt of the certified copy of the Petition, you must file an Acknowledgement of Service, Notice of Intention to Defend (Forms are available at the Registry), an Answer and/or Cross Petition via the online portal, https:// ejudiciary.supremecourt.gy within 35 (thirty-five) days from the date of the final publication of this Notice. Your access code is 69ygrfTAKE
NOTICE that the divorce is fixed for Directions Hearing on Wednesday the 24th day of September, 2025 at 9:00 am before the Honourable Madam Justice Jacqueline Josiah-Graham in person
N DEFAULT of you filing an Acknowledgement of Service/Notice of Intention to Defend, an Answer and/or Cross Petition the Court may proceed in your absence and may make any Order it considers appropriate, including granting the Divorce. The Registry of the Family Division of the High Court is located at the Law Courts [Georgetown, Demerara). The office is open to the public between SDICATUR 8:00 am and 3:30 pm Mondays to Thursdays and 8:00 am to 2:30 pm on SUPREME COLIE O Fridays except on
LEGAL NOTICE
public holidays and on such other days as the Registry is closed.
Dated the 19th day of August, 2025
(Trinidad Newsday)
THE Ministry of Homeland Security will be installing new gallows for hanging at theGoldenGroveMaximum SecurityPrisoninAroucaas part of an initiative to decommission the Port of Spain Prison and move its prisoners and prisoners on Carrera Island to the maximum-securityprison.
Minister of Homeland Security Roger Alexander made the announcement at the post-cabinet media conference held at the DiplomaticCentreinPortof SpainonSeptember4.
Hesaidtheinstallationof the new gallows would be one of four stages in the decommissioning of the prison – the other three stages involved moving prisoners.
“Ifmencanmove,socan equipment,”hesaid.“Sowe willmovethegallowstothe next location, size it up properly,haveitmeasuredin the manner in which it is supposed to, so if it comes down to that the gallows couldbeused.
Newsday suggested the announcement signalled a restarttohangings,butwhen
asked, Alexander evaded questions on when hanging would resume. However, he issuedawarningtocriminals to stop killing, lest they end uponthegallowspole.
“Hanging was never removed from the laws of this land. So I suggest that citizens try to do the right thing and stop murdering people, because there are
times where you may have nochoicetodowhatthelaw says with respect to your behaviour.”
Alexander said the Port of Spain Prison had been an eyesore and a financial burdenonthestategiventhat the conditions in the prison wereinhumane.
“ThePortofSpainprison was built in 1757… long
before light bulbs were invented(1879).
“Today after 268 years, theUNCgovernment,ledby the honourable Prime Minister Kamla PersadBissessar, has taken the decision to decommission theprison.
“This facility has been reportedly condemned by courts as being unfit for
housing prisoners and has cost the state millions in damages for breaches of constitutionalrights.
“
compensation to prisoners
constitutional rights by housing them in facilities that are sub-human and degrading, the government will save money and invest instead in a state-of-the-art prisonfacilitymodernisedto assist in rehabilitation and restorativejustice.”
He said the decision w a s t a k e n a f t e r consultation with the business community in Port of Spain, who lauded the ministry and the Prime Ministerfortheidea.
Whenasked,Alexander addedthatgovernmentalso took a legal opinion before makingthedecision.
“Wealwaystakealegal opinion before we make anydecisions We don’t expect any push back. What people are saying is thank God that someone had the cojonas (sic) to move the prison out ofPortofSpain.
“All the chambers that
we spoke to were in full support of us moving that facility out of Port of Spain. Theyaresayingthatitshould havebeendonelongago.
“There are a number of people complaining about the jammers coming on and off. People were concerned iftherewasanescape,howit wouldimpactthem.
Andthenthetendencyof that area, you would often see people trying to throw things over the wall. We don’t want that in our city anymore.”
Inanearlierpost-cabinet media briefing in May, Persad-Bissessar said hanging as a death penalty couldnotbelegallyenforced until their appeals were heardincourt.
She said, based on a report by Attorney General JohnJeremie,thenumberof inmates on death row was 38,butonly18wereeligible forhanging;theother20had gone over the timeline for hanging.
Of the 18 condemned inmates, one had an appeal beforethePrivyCounciland the rest had cases pending before the local appellate court.
(CMC)-The Bahamas government says it will no longer allow Haitian nationals into the country for the purpose of applying foravisatovisittheUnited States.
A brief statement from the Office of the Prime Minister noted that in June this year, the United States issued a policy “fully restricting and limiting the entryofHaitiannationalsto theUnitedStates”.
Nassau said that in light of that policy, a new announcement that immigrant visa applications by Haitians to the United Statescanonlybeprocessed at the US Embassy in Nassau “will result in no additional entries to The Bahamas for the purpose of USvisaapplications”.
“Because US policy fully restricts entry to their country by Haitian nationals, we will not grant entry to The Bahamas for thepurposeofapplyingfora USvisa,”thestatementsaid. The announcement by the Phillip Davis government comes even as New York Attorney General Letitia James is leading a coalition of 18 attorneys general in the UnitedStatesdefendingthe legalstatusofover250,000 Haitian immigrants who fled the situation in the F r e n c h - s p e a k i n g CARICOMcountryandare now under threat of being deported from the United States.
In an amicus brief filed inacasebroughtbyagroup of Haitian immigrants in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, the coalition argues that the Trump administration’s moves to revoke Temporary
earthquake in 2010, the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) designated HaitiforTPSprotectionand extended this protection in the years since, most recentlyin2024.
D e s p i t e u n s a f e conditions and political instability in Haiti, James s a i d t h e T r u m p administrationhasmovedto end protections for TPS holders, jeopardising the safety of over 250,000 Haitian immigrants, including at least 56,000 livinginNewYork.
The announcement by the Phillip Davis government comes even as New York Attorney General Letitia James is leading a coalition of 18 attorneys general in the United States defending the legal status of over 250,000 Haitian immigrants.
Protected Status (TPS) from Haitian immigrants areillegal
They said it will also
hundreds of
throughout the country and areaskingthecourttogrant
the plaintiffs’ request to postpone the termination of TPS.
Following a devastating
The NewYorkAttorney General said as of 2022, more than 200,000 US citizens, including about 87,000children,wereliving with a Haitian TPS holder andthatrevokingTPSfrom Haitian immigrants “puts hundreds of thousands of families like these in an impossibleposition”.
(AL-JAZEERA) With more than 50 people killed including at least seven children in attacks on besieged Gaza City, United Nations human rights chief Volker Turk has rejected United States sanctions on Palestinian rights groups as “unacceptable”, calling for them to be revoked amid global outrage against the USmove.
Turk, on Friday, lauded
t h e w o r k o f t h e
n o n g o v e r n m e n t a l organisations (NGOs) targeted by the US for their cooperation with the InternationalCriminalCourt – Al-Haq, the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR), and Al-Mezan CenterforHumanRights.
“For decades now, these NGOshavebeenperforming vital human rights work,
p a r t i c u l a r l y o n accountability for human rightsviolations,”hesaid. “I urge the US Government to withdraw immediately these sanctions.”
US Secretary of State
Abuilding collapses after being hit by an Israeli air strike in Gaza City [Mahmoud Issa/Reuters]
MarcoRubiohaddesignated the Palestinian groups for sanctions on Thursday, blocking their assets and banning American citizens from engaging in financial transactionswiththem.
“These entities have directly engaged in efforts by the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate,arrest,detain,or
prosecute Israeli nationals, without Israel’s consent,” Rubiosaidinastatement. He also promised to continue to “respond with significant and tangible consequences” to efforts to prosecute Israeli officials at theICC.
The move comes as part ofabroadercampaignbythe administration of US
President Donald Trump to penalise critics of Israel at homeandacrosstheworld.
Over the past months, Washington has imposed sanctions on several ICC judges and officials, as well as UN rapporteur Francesca Albanese, for seeking accountability for Israel’s abuses.
Lastyear,theICCissued
arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant for war crimes charges in Gaza, including usingstarvationasaweapon ofwar
The US, under thenPresident Joe Biden, was quick to reject the charges, arguing that Israel is not a party to the Rome Statute thatestablishedtheICC
But the court asserted itsjurisdictionoveralleged war crimes in Gaza because they occurred in the state of Palestine, which had joined the court in2015
RubioreiteratedtheUS p o s i t i o n i n
Thursday
“This administration has been clear: the United States and Israel are not party to the Rome Statute and are therefore not subject to the ICC’s authority,” the top US diplomatsaid
For his part, the UN’s Turk said the US move
emboldens impunity and encourages “a climate of continued commission of violations and international crimes”.
“Such attacks on NGOs working to promote the respectforhumanrightsrun directly counter to respect for the rule of law and other values which the US has long stood for and promoted,” he said. “The sanctionswillhaveachilling effect not only on civil society in the occupied Palestinian territory and Israel, but potentially globally.”
Earlier on Friday, a coalition of Palestinian and Israeli rights groups, including B’Tselem, releasedastatementbacking thetargetedNGOs.
“We stand in full solidarity with our colleagues and partners working for human rights between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea, and especially in the face of the genocide that Israel is committing in the Gaza Strip,”thegroupssaid.
United Kingdom foreign minister David Lammy has been appointed as the country’s new deputy prime minister, replacing Angela Rayner aftersheresignedamidatax scandal.
Rayner’s resignation on Friday for breaching ministerial code after underpaying tax on her flat prompted a major cabinet reshuffle, with Lammy’s elevation to deputy prime ministeramongaraftofnew appointments.
The departure of Rayner –afigureviewedbymanyas a ballast of the left and a potential successor to Prime Minister Keir Starmer – has createdturmoilintheLabour Party,whichnowtrailshardright firebrand Nigel Farage’sReformUKpartyin nationalpolls.
In a letter to Starmer on Friday,Raynerconcededshe “did not meet the highest standards”andwouldresign from her roles as housing
ministeranddeputyleaderof Labour
“I deeply regret my decision to not seek additional specialist tax advice,”shesaid,havinglast w e e k a d m i t t e d t o underpaying a surcharge on the flat. She said she took “full responsibility for this error”.
S t a r m e r, w h o s e government has endured a series of crises since taking power in July 2024, replied thathewas“verysad”tolose her from government, but added: “You will remain a majorfigureinourparty.”
“In losing her, Keir Starmer loses perhaps the closestlinktheLabourParty has to its working-class roots,” reportedAl Jazeera’s J o n a h H u l l f r o m BirminghamintheUK.
Starmer’s reshuffle also saw Yvette Cooper moved from the interior ministry to replace Lammy as foreign secretary, the prime minister’s office said
Shabana Mahmood, who was justice secretary, replaces Cooper as home secretary; while Lammy now takes on the role of justice secretary in addition to his position as deputy primeminister House of Commons leader Lucy Powell and Scotland secretary Ian Murray confirmed in
statements on Friday that they were leaving government, following earlierreportstheyhadbeen fired.
In a post on X, Powell said Starmer had told her he intendedtoreplaceherwitha newCommonsleader “This has not been an easy time for the government. People want to
s e e c h a n g e a n d improvements to their difficultlives,”Powellsaid.
Rayner disclosed on Wednesday that she had underpaid so-called stamp duty on a seaside flat in southern England following days of reports suggesting that she had saved 40,000 pounds ($53,000) by removinghernamefromthe deedsofanotherproperty.
After looking into the case, ethics chief Laurie Magnus said the rules “entailed a considerable degree of complexity” and recognised that Rayner had twice been advised that the lowerrateofstampdutywas applicable.
That advice, however, was qualified by the admission that it did not constituteexperttaxadvice.
Rayner’s failure to seek further guidance meant she “cannot be considered to have met the highest possible standards of proper conduct”,saidMagnus.
Rayner, who became a singlemotherattheageof16 after growing up in poverty, workedherwayupfromthe shop floor as a union representative, forging a lifelong involvement with theLabourParty
Often tipped to become Labour leader one day, she has been a top target for political attacks by the Conservatives and rightwingmedia.
Herdemiseisviewedby many as a major setback for Starmerwhohasbeentrying to resurrect his flagging government after a difficult summer marked by economic gloom and antiimmigrationprotests.
Reporting from London, AlJazeera’sRoryChallands questioned whether he would succeed, with UK voters “disenchanted” with the mainstream Labour and Conservativepartieslooking to the “flashy right-wing populism”ofNigelFarage’s ReformUKparty
Vice Chair of Region 10 and a We Invest in
Nationhood (WIN) candidate Mark Goring has attributedtheparty’svictory in that region to the hard work and determination of histeam.
Goring told Kaieteur News onThursdaythatwhile he is proud of WIN for its momentousachievement,he ishumbledbytheresults.He said the significant achievement by the new political party to dominate Region 10, a stronghold of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) deservesitcommendations.
“Wewereabletowinthis election because of one, the lovethatthepeoplehavefor Mr Azruddin Mohamed, it wastrulyremarkable,butthe workhadtobeputintoreally bring out the people and galvanize them, because the same love is being shown to him throughout the country, but in Region 10, it takes a special team of volunteers and strong leadership from myself to really bring it home,”heexplained.
Goring told this publication that from very earlyintheelectionseason,it was recognised that WIN hadnoinstitutionasanewly formed party and so they werenotabletoimmediately identifyitssupportbase.
Toremedythis,theparty created a data collection form which volunteers from Ituni to Rivers View used to gather data. It is through these forms that the party was able determine the support areas and the areas where work needed to be done.
“So, for instance, in the Berbice River, what we recognizedveryearlyinthat datacollectionisanumberof villages, or nearly all the villages, were displaced from where they normally vote. Apparently, GECOM boundaries were shifting, or they only employed the original. I don’t know what happened but we call it displaced voters, because halfofplaceslikeWirunihad to go down to Sand Hills, which is a long way If you don’t have a boat, you can’t vote, that was simply it,” he explained.
The Preliminary List of Electors (PLE) was printed and sent to all of these outlying villages, so checks could be made ensuring that everyvoterwasonthelist.In some instances, it was recognisedthatpersonsinat
least half of the villages had to go to polling stations at a differentlocation.
“They normally vote at Wiruni,butnowtheyhaveto vote till in San Anassi,”
Goring highlighted while adding
He added that, “One of GECOM’s staff gave me an explanation for it, which doesn’t make much sense to me, because every election people vote in one area why change it now in such a criticalelection?Andso,we were able to track down every voter that supported WIN,findoutwheretheyare voting, and then we were able to mobilize. I was able todoatransportationbudget and mobilize our supporters who had to leave from Ituni and go to Wiruni and vote, some had to go to Ebini and vote, and it was very tedious.”
Nevertheless, the work wasputinandaplanplaced in motion to address the issues identified. WIN won the region in what Goring termed a ‘landslide victory’. WINsecured10,458votes,A Partnership for National Unity(APNU)acoalitionof parties including the PNCR secured5334voteswhilethe People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) secured 4260 votes.
Goring said the task at hand was not easy He explained that campaigning to convince the electorate was a mammoth task since many were afraid to support another party However, he s a i d h e u s e d h i s understanding of the geography of the region to convinceresidentsofItunito Aroaima,theMinestoGreat FallstoMuritaro,fromEbini to Anarika to Kawkaw, RiversViewtosupportanew cause.
“Look them in their eye and let them know that the narrative that the current government is putting out about Mr Azruddin
said.
Goring said too that the partyairedaliveprogramme on social media every Tuesday and Thursday at 19:00htospeaktothepeople ofRegion10.
country,thisismyhome,and I will fight for this to the last,”hesaid.
T h e R e g i o n 1 0
Mohamed While we all know that he’s sanctioned, the sanction does not affect you in any way,” Goring
“Of course, because of campaigning, I wasn’t able to do it consistently at the timethatIput,butIwasable todoitwheneverIcan,even ifit’s9o’clockor10o’clock in the night, to talk to the people.LetthemknowthatI believeinthis,andevenifit worth me losing my visa, which I know I wouldn’t, it doesn’t matter, because this ismyhometown,andIwant to fight for that. Instead of protecting a visa for another
representative is elated that his party was able to amass the number of votes noting that it is an experience the partywillcherishforever
“It’snowdawningonme this is something that many have tried to do for decades…andwithinashort space of time, I was able to quickly get a team, and that team was able to work tirelessly and bring home a victory Something that one persontoldmeinRegion10 would never happen… ‘Region 10 is too true to the PNC for you to actually
makeanimpact,”hesaid.
Goring continued,
“Literally, I believe 500 more votes and we would have taken all the parliamentary seats, and three more votes we would have gotten and we would have gotten 10 seats in the RegionalCouncil…soitwas extremely, a remarkable performance, and we’re gonnabuildonthat.”
He said that the new politicalpartyisawareofits blessingsandisonamission to expand its support base. GoringassuredthattheWIN leadership is one that will governwithadifferenceand will represent all of Region 10.
(BBC Sport) - Inter Miami forward Luis Suarez hasbeenhandedasix-match suspension for spitting at a Seattle Sounders’ staff memberfollowinghisside’s 3-0 Leagues Cup final defeat.
The incident happened shortly after the full-time whistle of the match on 31 August, following a melee involving both sets of players and sparked by the Uruguayan.
S
Sounders midfielder Obed Vargas around the neck, before team-mate Sergio Busquets struck the Mexico internationalonthechin.
Moments later, Suarez was involved in an altercation with Sounders director of security Gene Ramirez and was held back by team-mate Oscar Ustari before spitting in Ramirez’s face.
Former Liverpool and
BarcelonastrikerSuarez,38, apologisedforhisbehaviour in a statement on his Instagramaccount.
A statement from the Leagues Cup disciplinary committee said Suarez’s suspension would only apply to next year’s edition of the tournament, although Major League Soccer “reserves the right” to impo
punishment.
The Leagues Cup is a
yearlytournamentinvolving teams from the MLS and Mexico’sLigaMX.
Suarez’s Inter Miami team-matesSergioBusquets andTomasAvileshavebeen suspendedfortwoandthree gamesrespectively.
Seattle coaching staff member Steven Lenhart has been suspended for five games.
Suarez is no stranger to controversy having been involvedinseveralincidents duringhiscareer
In 2011, when at Liverpool,Suarezwasgiven an eight-match ban after being found guilty of racially abusing Manchester United full-back Patrice Evra.
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Tensionmayrunhightodayas things come to a great emotional climax. It might seem as if everyone is out to get you, Gemini, but more than likely this paranoia is a figmentofyourimagination.
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More than likely you will be caught up in a wildly intense emotionaldramaifyouaren't careful, Cancer Try to stay calmandcollected.
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He also served bans for three separate biting incidents when playing for Ajax, Liverpool an
Uruguay
Frompage27 been a part of his repository and will be key for Guyana shouldtheyendupinatough situation With Ben McDermott, Khan and a few others struggling it is likely Guyana will go for a few changes, despite sneaking a win past the Royals in the lastencounter
TKR with 12 points will be looking to shoot up from their second place position, especiallybeingtiedwiththe number one ranked St Lucia Kings Meanwhile, the Warriors find themselves in a precarious position with their 6 points being in 4th placeandindesperateneedof awinastheyseektostayalive thisseason (CliftonRoss)
Frompage27 ensuring that voices from smallnationsarepartofthe globalconversation.”
Easton’s election continues a legacy of leadership within the sport, as he is the son of former presidentJamesEaston.His decisive win underscores the confidence the global archery community has placed in his vision for the future. His presidency and t h e s t r e n g t h e n e d representation of women and small nations like Guyana signal a new era of governance that embraces excellence, inclusivity, and globalreach.
(BBC Sport) - World number twoCarlosAlcarazmadehisyouth countashebeat38-year-oldNovak DjokovictoreachanotherUSOpen final.
Spain’sAlcaraz, 22, was tested by 24-time major champion Djokovic but had enough quality andenergytowin6-47-6(7-4)6-2 inFriday’sfirstmen’ssemi-final.
The margins were fine in the first two sets, with Alcaraz rarely near his free-flowing best, but the gap widened as Serbia’s Djokovic fadedphysicallyearlyinthethird.
Two weary double faults from Djokovichurriedhisopponentinto a3-1leadandanotherteedupafirst matchpointforAlcaraz-onwhich Djokovicbattedavolleywide.
Seventh seed Djokovic hung over the net as he waited to congratulate Alcaraz, before waving to all corners of Arthur AsheStadiumashedeparted.
Alcaraz, the 2022 champion,
will play either Italian top seed Jannik Sinner and Canadian 25th seed Felix Auger-Aliassime in Sunday’s final. “Being in the final againfeelsamazing-itmeansalot tome,”saidAlcaraz.
“It wasn’t the best level of the tournamentformebutIkeptacool head from the beginning and the lastpoint.”
Anisimovafightsbacktoset upfinalwithSabalenka
Amanda Anisimova fought back from a set down to beat the resurgent Naomi Osaka and set up an enticing US Open final against defending champion Aryna Sabalenka. In a topsy-turvy battle, Anisimova took charge of the decidingsetwin6-7(4-7)7-6(7-3) 6-3 and reach back-to-back Grand Slamfinals.
The American eighth seed fell toahumbling6-06-0defeatbyIga Swiatek in her first major final at WimbledoninJuly
But 54 days on, she ensured another shot at Grand Slam glory afterfollowingupherquarter-final revenge victory over Swiatek with a gritty win against two-time US OpenwinnerOsaka.
Eighth seed Anisimova fell to her knees in celebration after a three-hour tussle that ended at just before01:00localtime.
Her reward is a meeting Saturday’s showpiece against worldnumberoneSabalenka,who earlierclaimedasteely4-66-36-4 comebackwinoverJessicaPegula.
“Itmeanstheworld.I’mtrying to process that right now - it’s a dreamcometrue,”Anisimovasaid.
“Thehopeistobethechampion but I’m in the final now and I’m excited.”
Dabrowski&Routliffewin women’sdoubles
Gabriela Dabrowski and Erin Routliffe have won the US Open women’sdoublestitleforasecond
time, beating top seeds Taylor Townsend and Katerina Siniakova instraightsets.
Canada’s Dabrowski and New Zealand’s Routliffe, who were previously champions at Flushing Meadows in 2023, were 6-4 6-4 victorsonArthurAsheStadium.
Dabrowski revealed in December that she had breast cancer surgery earlier in 2024 and
gone through further treatment, while still continuing to challenge forthesport’sbiggestprizes.
After her diagnosis in April 2024, Dabrowski and doubles partner Routliffe lost the Wimbledon final toTownsend and Siniakova, before gaining revenge against the American/Czech pairing to win the end-of-season WTAFinalsinNovember
(BBC Sport) - Lando Norris said the Formula 1 fieldwas“abitcloseformy liking”aftersettingthepace in Friday practice at the ItalianGrandPrix.
The McLaren driver needs to make inroads into team-mate Oscar Piastri’s championship lead after droppingto34pointsbehind the Australian with nine races remaining following a retirement in last weekend’s Dutch Grand Prix, the first race after Formula 1’s summerbreak.
Norris was 0 083 seconds ahead of Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc in second place, ahead of Williams’ Carlos Sainz, Piastri, the second Ferrari of Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen’sRedBull.
The Briton said: “I just need to make the gap a bit bigger to make things a bit morecomfortable.”
Norris and Piastri were among several drivers to havemomentsastheytested the limits at the high-speed andhistoricMonzacircuit.
Norris had a big slide at the second chicane, known as Roggia, and Piastri had his own moment, running a littlewideandkickingupthe
gravelatthesecondLesmo.
The biggest incident involved Mercedes driver
KimiAntonelli,whobrought outaredflagwhenhehada spinatthesecondLesmo.
High-speed Monza is a different style of track from Zandvoortlastweekend.
“This is the complete opposite downforce to Zandvoort,” Norris said “Zandvoort, we were easily quickest and it felt pretty amazing. Here is quite the opposite. “Not a surprise,
McLaren’s Lando Norris during practice (Reuters)
probably what we were expecting, but we don’t perform quite to the same
level in these lowdownforce conditions as when we are at highdownforce.
“The competitors catch upanditlooksabitcloseand makes our life a bit trickier
But we’re still in a reasonableplace.”
Piastrihadanimpressive day considering he missed first practice after handing hiscarovertoIrishMcLaren
protegeAlexDunne.
Australian Piastri was just 0.181secs slower than Norris despite setting his best time on his second lap on the soft tyres, when they would be past their best, after making a small error andrunningslightlywideon hisfirstattempt.
“Today has been a good day,”Piastrisaid.“Notdoing P1,Ihadabitofcatchingup todoinP2.IfeellikeIhitthe groundrunning.
“Thecarfeltprettygood.
Imaybegottheset-upwrong on the softs and the second lap was pretty decent considering it was the secondlaponthetyres.”
In first practice, Hamilton led a Ferrari onetwo, with Norris sixth, behind Sainz, Verstappen andAntonelli.
T h e s e v e n - t i m e champion, who has a fiveplace grid penalty for an infringement at the Dutch race,saidhisfirstexperience ofdrivingaFerrariatMonza
was “amazing, just the wholeexperience”.
“To drive out the garage in a red car is all I ever thought it would be and more,”headded.
“P1 was feeling really strong, P2 much more of a struggle but we made some changes and can go back on them. Better to have that in P2thanP3.Ihopetomorrow wecanbebetter
“The McLarens are still very fast. It’s not easy to overtake and I’ve got that penaltywhichisunfortunate butbettertohaveitnowthan nextyear.”
The surprise of the day was Sainz, in third place in bothsessions.
The Spaniard said: “In terms of lap time and performance it looks like an encouraging day, we hit the ground running with a good set-up and balance which gaveusdecentlaptimes.
“In terms of confidence, not quite up there, I have beenstrugglingabitinTurn 11andSeventothrowthecar in and feel at home, the car feels quite different to a Ferrariaroundhere.
“Ijustneedtomakesure I feel more comfortable on thefirstlaponsofts.”
Wakenaam Under-15
team defeated South Academy U15 by 40 runs recently at Suddie ground, Essequibo Coast, Region 2 (Pomeroon-Supenaam),ina friendly 20-over match organized by coaches
Forbes Daniels and NandkishoreAndrews.
Wakenaam U15 batted first after winning the toss and reached a competitive 93alloutoffthereduced15overs. South Academy U15 inreply,onlymanaged53all outinfinalover
The reduction of the overswasduetoalatestart.
BomeshLallledtheway for Wakenaam U15 with an impressive 29 while he got good contribution from JoshuaDowlinwith21.
Off-spinner Demarcus Thomas claimed two
wicketsfor12runsfromhis maximum three overs and another slow-bowler AvinashSinghhad2-14(3).
When South Academy U15 batted, Thomas returnedwiththebattomake 13, as seamer Mikel Retemiah grabbed 2-6 off threefrugalovers.
Yugesh Ramnarine and Dowlinalsohelpedwiththe demolition job picking up two wickets apiece having conceded six and nine runs respectively Lall was named playerof-the-match for his batting performance.
Meanwhile,accordingto the coaches, a return match is planned this weekend.
Both Andrews and Daniels have got over 25 years experience in coaching field.
Bomesh Lall receives his trophy from Coach Nandkishore Andrews
S. Maraj Constructing Services has once again givenitssupporttowardsthe 2nd Region 3 Softball Cup, which gets on the way on Sunday,7thSeptemberatthe Meten Meer Zorg (West), West Coast Demerara, and concluding on the 14th of September 2025 at the said venue.
Managing Director of theCompany,Mr Sattrohan Maraj, said that he is very pleasedthathisentityisonce again given the opportunity to support this second edition of the annual tournament, and his company sees it as a way of supporting the development ofsportsincommunitiesand also as part of his social responsibilities.
The Managing Director said that grassroots games like these bring out the potential in young, upcoming cricketers because all of the cricket is whereitallstarts.
He further said that youths have an opportunity to be part of cricket at the lowest level and to show
theirskillsandabilitiesthey haveinthegame.
Mr Maraj said not only cricketersgettobeinvolved, but also the entire communitybygoingoutand supporting their village teams and players. He sees this as a stepping stone in bringingtogetherourpeople acrossthedivide.
Miss Rajkumarie Ragoobar, executive assistant at the company, said that she is also pleased thatthecompanyisonboard with the tournament and wishes all the players, management,andorganisers allthebest.
Representative of RS
Sports, Ms Akaze Thompson, thanks Mr Maraj and his company for supporting the tournament forthesecondyear,andtheir support for it plays an integral role in developing young cricketers towards a brighterfutureinthesport.
Ms. Thompson went on tosaythattheylookforward tomorecollaborativeefforts as they are geared and prepared to ensure they
promote positive things for the young and old to be involvedin.
The competition will be played based on ten overs asideaffairsandaone-game knock-out format with round-armbowlinginplace.
The tournament will be playedbasedonaone-game knock-outformatwithround arm and risk bowling, and caters for both male and femalecategories.
The male category will kick off the tournament on the 7th, and the female categorywillbeinactionon the 14th, with both categories’ playoffs also on the14th.
The winning male team is guaranteed $200,000, and the female $100,000, and trophies, while cash incentives and trophies will be given to the runner-up teams,MVPs,playersofthe finals, best bowlers in an innings, most runs scored in aninnings,andtrophieswill be awarded to the player of thematchineachgame.
According to the organisers,softballcricketis
the grassroots of all cricket, allowing young, local, talentedplayerstoshowcase anddeveloptheirskillsinthe game, and helping them progresstovariouslevelsof cricket.
Softball cricket at the grassroots level not only allows local players to showcase their talents but also brings people together, regardless of race, religion, social status, or political affiliations.
Supporting the two-day tournament are 3 S Legacy Enterprise, Paint Palace, Rewind Restaurant and Lounge,CaribbeanBuilding Conceptsandlogistics,Zony General Service and Auto Sales, Archie & Son Stone and Sand Supply, Khrishna Mangal&SonsSawmilland Lumber Yard, S Maraj Contracting Services, and CenturySpringWater
According to the organisers,therewillbelots of side attractions for the entire family, and calling on alltosupportthetournament as it will be bringing people togetherthroughsports.
West Coast Warriorshave progressed to the2025NewYorkNational Cricket League (NYNCL)
30-over competition final afterbeatingEmpireCricket Club by 13 runs in last Sunday’s semi-final at BaisleyPond.
Warriors were the 2024 runners-up team and again they are set to tackle defending champions Imperial Cricket Club on Sundayatthesamevenue.
After winning the toss andoptedtobat,WestCoast
Warriors reached a challenging 204-7 from the allotted 30-overs while EmpireCricketClubreplied with 191-7 when the 20overscompleted.
Seasoned batsman Avi D h a n p a u l h i t a n
accomplished 50 to lead the way for Warriors He appeared at number 4 and featured in few solid partnerships after Warriors had an early wobble losing Youghestir Bachan for 11 andthenhisopeningpartner Chandrapaul Persaud for 7 (24-2).
New skipper Rajendra Khan (09) offered brief resistance before Dhanpaul and Anthony Providence
stitched together an impressive 52-run thirdwicketstand.
Khan took over the captaincy from former Guyana youth player Kevin Christianwhoisnowplying histradeintheMinorLeague T20 tournament also in USA.
Providence, the Trinidadian, contributed a
valuable42(3x4,1x6).
The ex-Demerara InterCounty player Dhanpaul batted with typical fluency
Th e G u y a n a
A m a z o n
W a r r i o r s Women’s team will begin their hunt once again when they take on the Trinbago Knight Riders Women’s teamintheopeningmatchof the Massy Women’s Caribbean Premier League
2025, today, at the
Providence National Stadium.
Thisisexpectedtobean entertaining clash between the home side and former champions to kick of the debut of Massy WCPL in Guyanafrom14:00h.
The three-franchise tournamentalsofeaturesthe defending champion, BarbadosRoyals,whobegin their defense on Sunday against the Warriors from 15:00hrs.
These seven matches willallbecontestedpriorto Men’s CPL matches that follow in the evening. The squadsareasfollows.
Guyana Amazon Warriors: Stafanie Taylor (C), Ashmini Munisar, Cherry-Ann Fraser, Chedean Nation, Plaffiana Millington, Britney Cooper, Kaysia Schultz, Shemaine Campbelle, Karishma
R a m h a r a c k , N y i a Latchman, Realeanna
Grimmond, Lauren Winfield-Hill, Shabnim
Ismail, Laura Harris and MadelinePenna
Trinbago Knight Riders: DeandraDottin(C),Shabika Gajnabi, Shawnisha Hector, Rashada Williams, Nerissa Crafton, Jahzara Claxton, Zaida James, Jannillea Glasgow, Keila Elliott, Abigail Bryce, Samara Ramnath, Jess Jonassen, Lizelle Lee, Shikha Pandey andSaloneeDangore. Barbados Royals: Hayley Matthews (C), Chinelle Henry, Afy Fletcher, Aaliyah Alleyne, Kycia Knight, Steffie Soogrim, Shamilia Connell, S h e n e t a Grimmond, Q i a n a Joseph, Trishan Holder, NaiJanni Cumberbatch, Chamari Athapaththu,
Avi Dhanpaul
ShreyankaPatil
Completefixtures
Saturday, September 6: GuyanaAmazonWarriorsvs Trinbago Knight Riders, 14:00h Sunday, September 7:GuyanaAmazonWarriors vsBarbadosRoyals,15:00h Wednesday, September 10: Trinbago Knight Riders vsBarbadosRoyals,14:00h Saturday, September 13: Trinbago Knight Riders vs Guyana Amazon Warriors, 16:00h Sunday, September 14: Barbados Royals vs Guyana Amazon Warriors, 14:00h Tuesday, September 16: Barbados Royals vs Trinbago Knight Riders, 15:00h Wednesday, September 17: FINAL 1st
points’ table with 12 victories from 15 matches beforetheplayoffssegment, also benefitted from a lateorder flourish from Rajin Rahoman, who hit an attacking,unbeaten30laced withtwosixesandafouroff 14 balls and he posted up a fiery, 37-run seventh-wicket stand with Brandon Cabose (14).
Right-arm seamer
Samuel Mahabir grabbed twowicketsfor37runsfrom his maximum six overs, delivering for Empire CricketClubonaresponsive track.
knocking five fours and two sixes during his 49-ball applicationatthecrease. Warriors,whotoppedthe
When Empire Cricket Club batted, their chase was setbackwithonly17runson the board losing both openers as pacer Javid Shafeek accounted for both victims.
Shafeek finished with 4-25 in his 6-over attractivespell
Ramesh Kasinath stroked a fighting 69 for EmpireCricketClub.
His innings was decorated with two sixes and five fours spanning 56 balls and he got decent support from Mohamed Shaw,whoadded50.
KasinathandMohamed kept things going with a d o g g e d , 1 1 3 - r u n partnership for the thirdwicket but once they were separated, the innings lost momentum.
Shafeek was nicely supported by former Essequibo Under-19 legspinner Brandon Cabose with2-34(06)
The championship game startsat1pm.
Four teams still in the race for the 2025 Ontario Softball Cricket League (OSCL) T20 trophy as the tournament is set to climax on Sunday at St. Bedes ground,Scarborough.
Before that, they will compete in the semi-final segment Saturday at two venues in Scarborough as well with both matches commencing at 9am simultaneously
Defending champions
Caribbean Sensation will tackle Enmore at the adjacent venue, Littles, while Mercenary will confront Better-Hope at St. Bedes.
For the consolation trophy, four sides will battle for the championship honours as well with the final staging on Sunday sametimeatLittles.
Bacchus Ruff Ryders willclashwithMalvernAllStarswhileEssequiboCoast Cricket Club coming up against Ramblers Both games have been fixed for Ellesmere on Saturday before the two winners returnthenextday
Mercenary buoyed by their15and10-overtrophies thisseasonwillbelookingto recapture the T20 trophy since they relinquished it in 2023toBerbiceVipers.
Caribbean Sensation, no doubt,willwanttocomeout
andfireallcylinderstokeep possessionofthetitle.
Sensation finished at number 2 on the points’ standing behind Mercenary who racked up 14 wins including two walk-overs to remainunbeaten.
Enmore (9 wins) also played competitive cricket sitting at number 3 while Better-Hopecarvedoutnine victories out of their 14 encounters.
Rabindra Diaram is leading the wicket-column representing Mercenary having24scalpswhilehighprofile batter and former Guyana youth player Rovendra Mandolall ended with 496 runs, the most. Mandolall is playing for Better-Hope.
Fans indeed will be anxious to witness the top four teams but still they can anticipate exciting cricket
from the other two semifinalgames.
In addition to the exceptional performances from Diaram and Mandolall thus far, Mercenary’s pugnacious, opening batsman Avish Rukhram with 433 runs and Reyaz Prahalad, who is plying his trade for Enmore got 317. SunilRamkissoonofBetterHope also in the top 5 with 315 runs while Faheer Juman chalked up 259 runs tobeatnumber5intherunscolumn.
Ramkissoon, one of softball’s versatile allrounders, has 21 wickets to be in the number 2 position with Sudesh Beharry (15) from Enmore in 3 and his fellow teammate Shiv Persaud (14) and Daven Parasram (13) who is bowling for Malvern AllStars.
Meanwhile, at the conclusion of the two finals on Sunday, there will be a presentationceremony President Persaud, who hails from Enmore, East Coast Demerara and other executive members are expected to grace the occasionandtakepartinthe presentationofprizes.
The 8-team tournament whichbeganinJuneisbeing played in honour of former leader of the OSCL Kenny Girdharry
Shai Hope has been a glimmer of consistency with the bat. (Getty Images)
Afirstgameathome,TKRwill be set on keeping their win streak alive against come tonight.
Spin ace Akeal Hosein was the x-factor at home along with some help from TerranceHinds,Mohammed Amir, Andre Russell and SunilNarine.
Rearguard Tahir should look to contain the TKR batting front as he did in the last game, where he almostwalkedawaywith5 wickets
Much will be required of the War
bowling attack, most
Shepherd, Jediah Blades, Gudakesh Motie, Moeen
Ali, Sh
Joseph, Hassan Khan and Dwaine Pretorius, all of which had wicket-less returns against TKR; despite having good p
Thursdaynight’swin.
With Alex Hales and Colin Munro fresh off fifties against the Warriors core bowling unit, Nick Pooran and Keacy Carty could likely show out tonight after their woes in thepreviousencounter
The experienced hands of Andre Russell and Kieron Pollard won the
battleforTKRafewnights ago when these two old rivals met, adding to the weight of their presence in thisallimportantclash Warriors batting has been iffy over the past few games, apart from leading run-scorer Shai Hope and pinch-hitters Shepherd and Pretorius, who carved a match-winning fifty on Thursday, much will be requiredoftherest Quentin Sampson has been the difference-maker for the Warriors after two games, his timing and power-hittingabilityhas
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rch Rivals, GuyanaAmazon Warriors and Trinbago Knight Riders (TKR) will be tussling in a grudge rematch, this time in the backyard of the Imran Tahir-led team, as action shiftstotheGuyanaNational Stadium, Providence from 19:00htonight.
With a change of venue being in favor of the Warriors who will play their
- Greg Easton assumes Presidency
Greg Easton (L) and Vidushi Persaud-McKinnon
ArcheryGuyanaisproud to announce that its President, Mrs Vidushi Persaud-McKinnon, has been elected to serve on the GenderEquityandInclusion
Committee of World Archery at the 56th World Archery Congress held in Gwangju, Korea This milestonecoincidedwiththe election of Greg Easton (USA) as the new President
of World Archery, succeeding Prof. Dr Ugur Erdeneraftertwodecadesof transformativeleadership.
Vidushi’s election is a historic achievement for Guyana, marking the first timethenationhassecureda seat on one of World
Archery’s perm
governance committees
The Gender Equity and InclusionCommitteeplaysa critical role in shaping international policies to ensure fairness, diversity, andequalopportunityacross thesport.
“Thismomentisaproud one for Guyana,” said Persaud-McKinnon “As WorldArchery enters a new era under President Greg Easton, I am honoured to contribute to advancing inclusion and equity worldwide. It is a privilege to represent Guyana, the CaribbeanandtheAmericas ontheinternationalstage, (Continuedonpage23)
