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Guyanese pay tribute to broadcasting giant,
Dr. Rovin Deodat
Guyana's broadcasting fraternity is mourning the death of communications specialist and veteran broadcaster Dr. Rovin Deodat, AA, whose decadeslong career helped shape the country's broadcasting, communications and mediatraining landscape. Deodat, who held a PhD in Communications, a Master's degree in English from Simon Fraser
University and a bachelor's degree in English from the University of Guyana passed away on Friday. He was remembered as a towering professional, educator and mentor who left an indelible mark on generations of broadcasters. Leading the tributes was Former Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo who described Dr. Deodat as a giant in the field of
broadcasting and education. "I send condolences to his family, friends and the broadcasting fraternity. I have known "Doc" for almost 50 years both as a media colleague and then as a communications specialist and consultant when I became Information minister. Later, he was Special Communications Advisor to the Prime Minister, and a
friend." Nagamootoo said Deodat's achievements are many in areas such as crafting broadcasting legislation, training new broadcasters, including the first batch from our indigenous communities, and opening eight regional/community radio stations. "He worked with me to introduce Internet in Guyana.
Dr. Deodat has participated in government communication activities without becoming political or partisan. He was a professional, a teacher - from "word to word". We will miss you, Doc." Veteran journalist Enrico Woolford said it has not been a good 48 hours he had to deal with the deaths of four persons he knew, worked with, and admired for their commitment to service to the country and community. Dr. Rovin Deodat A A was one of those persons. "Dr. Rovin Deodat A A. was committed to standards in Broadcasting in Guyana. He worked indefatigably in his quest for nationwide coverage of Guyana's Broadcasting sector. Almost everyone remembers his distinctive programme "From Word to Word." I remember Rovin for his assistance in the development of State Television news, then called GTV news. We called on him to present the news, and he
Dr. Rovin Deodat did so effortlessly with his impeccable diction. Later on, Rovin ensured that Guyana's Community R a d i o a n d Te l e v i s i o n stations were rolled out with the greatest effort." Wo o l f o r d s a i d D r. Deodat crisscrossed Guyana with colleagues from NCN, making it happen. "Whenever we moved into those areas from Orealla to Matthew's Ridge, Anna Regina to Aishalton, Rovin and I would share sustainable development ideas. He would say with a chuckle, "Here we go again, Development Dreaming." Broadcasting in Guyana benefitted immensely from Rovin's input. Sincere (Continued on page 3)
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GPL promise enough power for Christmas Faced with an extraordinary growth in demand for electricity due to the prolonged dry season being experienced globally, the Guyana Power and Light Inc (GPL) has been racing to add more generators to the national grid and run additional transmission lines to supply power to customers. The increased usage of electricity has led to a series of trips in the Demerara Berbice Interconnected System (DBIS), leaving
twinkling lights will illuminate houses across the country as per tradition, the cooler weather will prompt citizens to switch off their ACs, allowing GPL to supply enough power needed during the holidays. Minister Indar explained, “Normally although Christmas time they have a lot of lights, place is be rainy. People don't put on the AC and the rest of the thing so the demand generally when we check historically, has
Minister of Public Utilities and Aviation, Deodat Indar
Guyanese without power for hours in some instances but GPL does not anticipate this to continue heading into the Christmas season. As explained by the Minister of Public Utilities and Aviation, Deodat Indar who holds responsibility for GPL, the increased usage of power is due to the hot season. The scorching heat has forced Guyanese to purchase air conditioning (AC) units for their homes, but the Christmas season is likely to bring cooler weather as the rains will step in, according to the minister. This means that although
actually dipped in December.” He went on to point out the reason for the sudden jump in the demand for electricity in Guyana. “So, it is the hot season between August to October and this time it's the hottest on record, this is an El Nino season. It's even hotter than the usual August and the usual September. It's gonna be much hotter and you've seen this happening across the globe. You've seen it happening all over.” Indar was at the time responding to a question from Kaieteur News on
Guyanese pay... From page 2 condolences to his family, friends, and colleagues." Minister of Public Affairs, Kwame McCoy said he is deeply saddened by the passing of Dr. Deodat, whose leadership and mentorship helped to set the standard for broadcasting in Guyana during its formative years. "As a young person starting out at the then Guyana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC), it was always a joy to share the company of Dr. Deodat and experience his remarkable linguistic skills," McCoy said. He said for many years, Deodat brought knowledge, clarity and an unmistakable command of language to the airwaves through his popular programme, From Word to Word. "His contribution extended well beyond the microphone. As a communications specialist, trainer and member of the Guyana National Broadcasting Authority, Dr. Deodat continued to share his knowledge with younger media practitioners and to advance professional standards across the sector.Guyana has lost a distinguished voice, a master of the English language and a treasured mentor whose influence helped shape generations of broadcasters. I extend heartfelt condolences to his family, friends, former colleagues and the wider media fraternity. May his soul rest in peace."
whether GPL would be able to meet the demand for electricity in December during the Christmas season. The question came following an announcement by the power company at a recent press conference that the growth in demand for electricity has triggered country-wide blackouts as the power lines face tremendous strain to supply communities with more than the usual demand. At that forum, government urged consumers to employ energy-saving techniques to
help maintain a stable distribution of power. In an appeal to household customers, Indar said, “We are also asking the general public to look into ways in which they can conserve the uses of energy, if they have lights that they are not using, unnecessary equipment that is being used, that are not critical to them and any other thing that they can do in the household or in their businesses.” Government also pleaded with large customers with selfgenerating capacity to come
off the grid during peak hours, usually between 7pm to 9pm , so as to provide stable power across the DBIS. Peak demand exceeded At last month's press conference, the minister detailed a demand of 242.64 megawatts (MW), the highest on record since the grid was formed. This is a 21.6MW growth from last year where the peak demand was 221 MW. Be that as it may, he assured that while there is enough power being generated to meet the
demand on the DBIS, the issue is now the transmission and distribution lines that in many cases cannot accommodate the high demand for electricity in some areas, resulting in power outages. According to the m i n i s t e r, “ … w h a t i s happening now is because the overall demand is raising, it is putting pressure and the thermal limits of some of these feeders are causing these trips.” GPL has commenced work to run additional lines to supply areas with power.
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Guyana needs a leader who Mining lands puts people in front of profits EDITORIAL
President Irfaan Ali could have served Guyana better. He had to defer to the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC).The GGMC itself could have burnished its reputation. For speaking out against practices involving the unauthorised sale and transfer of Guyana’s rich mining lands. The GGMC is Guyana’s lead overseer of mining lands. Its houses some of Guyana’s experts on mining laws, and related rules and regulations. In its role as overseer, it must be on top of practices in the mining sector, and how those align with local laws, policies, and procedures. To its credit, the GGMC has issued an advisory that emphasises the process to be followed before recipients of mining lands can sell or transfer. We are glad that the GGMC released its cautionary statement. We question, however, why the GGMC did not address this before. For months, we have been headlining developments involving huge tracts of Guyana’s mining lands passing from hand to hand, as if a normal practice. Apparently it is, especially when thousands of acres of mineral rich lands changes hands, without any petition to the GGMC, or written clearance from it. Canadian companies have benefitted immensely from their acquisitions of mining lands that follow this pattern. Also, two Australian firms have worked their way into control of massive plots of mining land. The GGMC has been treated as though it does not exist, has no reach, has no meaning. The Canadians and Australians seemingly have the formula that wins them new mining lands in bulk. The formula involves private transactions, wheelingand-dealing in secret, and with Guyanese holders parting with coveted mining lands. Guyanese mining land holders have executed their transactions in the manner of those answerable to no one. These barterers could not have been more wrong. The GGMC is not pleased with mining land developments, and how it has been treated. Disregard is not the word. Dismissive is closer to the reality of what has played out, more than once within the last year. It has fired what we interpret to be its first shot across the bow of those who take the Commission for granted. That is playing with fire, and a sure way to run into the crosshairs of its corrective actions. According to the GGMC’s advisory, unauthorised sale and transfers of mining land is “seriously engaging the attention” of its staff. It is watching and frowning. Dealing in private agreements, powers of attorney, and other instruments of sale, or purporting to be such, are not enough. There is a deficit that only interaction with the GGMC can resolve. The GGMC then elaborated, so that its meaning is clear. “Tenure holders are therefore advised against the sale, assignment, or purported transfer of mining lands in circumstances where such transactions are not authorised under the applicable legal and regulatory framework.” The translation is simple, and it encourages neither contradiction nor argument. In blunt language, stop engaging in the sale or transfer of mining holdings, without presenting the details of them to the GGMC first. It is not to be seen as an FYI (For Your Information) step and that is the end of the matter. Much more is involved than that courtesy. The GGMC’s review and approval is mandatory, and it is not after the fact, but before any change in holding or ownership takes place. The GGMC is applauded for the clarity and firmness of its position. Against that context, it would have helped Guyana’s interests, if President Ali had consulted with senior public servants at the GGMC on these sales and transfers, before he responded to a related question from the media. Transfers of mining property may be a global practice, and not unique to Guyana. But there are processes and procedures to follow, and President Ali should know that. The GGMC has its oversight role, and President should know that, too. Sales and transfers of mining lands cannot be left to the exclusive judgement of such land holders, and President Ali has to know that, as a matter of routine. But this is what happens when politicians shove aside public servants and put on an exhibition for the cameras. Public institutions are disrespected, laws and rules are disregarded.
DEAR EDITOR, There is an old saying, “There are those who make things happen, There are those who watch things happen, and There are those who wondered what happened.” Which one are you? A good leader takes charge and makes things happen. Forty plus years is a long time for playing the “Blame Game”, or Finger Pointing. What Guyana needs is a real leader with a backbone, one who is not afraid of risk, and one who puts the people in lieu of profits first. It’s obvious an aging infrastructure can’t be fixed nor replaced. It’s time to
think outside the box. Has Guyana possibly thought of issuing generators to its people. What is the population of Georgetown Guyana, less than half a million people. You need not issue generators to every man, woman and child. So cut this number by 3 and you’re looking at a number much smaller. What would it cost to repair/replace the current grid (billions I’m sure). Now compare this cost to issuing generators to every family in Guyana. Even at a thousand dollars per generator, times three hundred thousand people, that’s three hundred million dollars, a far less cry compared to billions. Other options
include: Install solar powered systems, which is far less expensive than repairing/replacing current outdated grid. Battery backup systems, which can store energy from solar, wind or even a small generator. With Guyana experiencing mostly short-term blackouts, solar panels, battery banks, and small generators are Guyana’s best option. Bottom line is which type of person are you, do you make things happen, watch things happen or wondered what happened? The choice is yours. Regards, Don West
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representation both in the General Assembly and in China’s permanent seat on the Security Council. Happily, as I prepared this letter both the governing PPP and the PNC I know support the One China Policy. Of course, not withstanding Guyana’s One China Policy, we learn of ambitious and ill-informed officials attempting to have intercourse with Taiwan, sometimes to the irritation of the People’s Republic of China. I therefore stand by the position stated in my letter that Guyana, led by the five persons named, established formal diplomatic relations with the People’s Republic of China in June 1972. Editor and citizens what is of current concern is an apparent surrender to the wiles of “big brother”. In a letter published in Kaieteur News and Kiskadee Watch 11th September, 2026 e d i t i o n t i t l e d “Recolonisation is taking place” and “U.S. has become a super colonial power imposing its will on other countries” respectively, written by former president Donald Ramotar is an extremely important matter. The contents highlight a threat to our sovereignty, an attack on our dignity, and an emasculation of our h u m a n i t y. Guyanese everywhere and every institution should spare a moment to examine this matter. A matter that should provide common ground for all of us. Sincerely, Elder Hamilton Green
DEAR EDITOR, I would like to congratulate Peeping Tom for many of his recent non- political articles. They are very educational, uplifting and informative . I do hope many are reading and studying them. They are excellent reading materials. Continue the great discussion. Sincerely, Lenny Ramgulam
DEAR EDITOR, There has been a number of responses to my letter published 5th September, 2026 that dealt with Guyana’s response to an anti-China campaign, ignoring the fact that Guyana established formal diplomatic relations with the People’s Republic of China in June 1972. A campaign fuelled by an aggressive public relations outfit. My letter noted that no one should dictate to us who we should be friendly with. And herein lies a ticklish problem. Some friends of mine, in response to that letter alleged that the Burnham led government, immediately after independence did not support the idea that Guyana should have diplomatic relations with the People’s Republic of China. Because I have great respect for the person who called me, to make this assertion, I deemed it prudent to set the
record straight. S h o r t l y a f t e r independence, when Guyana entered the United Nations in September 1966, the Chinese seat was held by the Republic of China ‘Taiwan’. In the annual Chineserepresentation debates, two different questions became entangled: whether the People’s Republic of China (PRC) should represent China, and whether Taiwan’s representatives should consequently be expelled. From 1966 through 1969, Guyana repeatedly voted for the so-called “Important Question” resolution, which required any change in China’s representation to obtain a two-thirds majority. Guyana v o t e d ‘ Ye s ’ o n t h a t procedural resolution in 1966, 1967, 1968 and 1969. This placed Guyana, procedurally, alongside the United States, United Kingdom and other governments seeking to
make the replacement of Taiwan more difficult. But that does not necessarily mean Guyana opposed PRC membership as a matter of principle. By 1970 the distinction had become explicit. The decisive change: 1970 - The UN verbatim record of 19th November , 1970 is particularly revealing. Guyana’s representative explained that Guyana abstained on both the Important Question resolution and the Albaniansponsored resolution that called for seating the PRC while expelling Taiwan. More importantly, he stated unequivocally: “Guyana is in favour of s e a t i n g t h e P e o p l e ’s Republic of China in the United Nations.” He referred specifically to Forbes Burnham’s position at the Lusaka Non-Aligned Summit of September 1970, where Burnham supported t h e P R C ’s r i g h t t o
Quantum of damages where a defamation plaintiff has migrated DEAR EDITOR, A defamation claim is proceeding in Guyana. The narrower legal question courts should confront: what is the quantum of damages — even nominal damages — where the Plaintiff’s own professional reputation, the asset the claim implicitly weighs against, has itself relocated abroad and lapsed at home? The CCJ, in Lall and National Media and Publishing Co. Ltd. v Ramsahoye [2016] CCJ 18 (AJ), held that defamation damages compensate actual injury to reputation and feelings — they don’t punish, and they don’t flow automatically from a finding of liability. The House of Lords reached the same result in Grobbelaar v News Group Newspapers Ltd. [2002] UKHL 40, restoring a liability verdict but cutting an £85,000 award to a nominal £1 once it was clear the claimant had no protectable reputation left. Liability and quantum are separate inquiries. Ramsahoye rejected importing award scales from other jurisdictions, holding that reputational harm must reflect the local community where the reputation actually exists. The Privy Council took the same approach from Jamaica in The Gleaner Co. Ltd. v Abrahams [2003] UKPC 55, deferring to the local court’s read of local factors, and from Trinidad in Panday v Gordon [2005] UKPC 36, upholding an award fixed by a court that understood the words’ meaning “in the local context.” The House of Lords made this the threshold question in Berezovsky v Michaels [2000] 1 WLR 1004: claimants could sue in England only on proof of real, current connections — visits, business ties, named contacts who actually read and reacted to the piece. Mere circulation wasn’t enough; the burden was theirs to show a live reputation in
the community they asked the court to vindicate. In Ramsahoye, the claimant’s case failed for want of proof — no lost patients, no financial loss, no shown decline in standing. Grobbelaar shows how far this runs: a unanimous liability verdict still collapsed to £1 absent a protectable reputation. Trinidad’s CA, in Alexander v Gabriel (30 Nov 2023), cut a $775,000 award as disproportionate to the evidence actually led. Across the region, appellate courts police the gap between liability and a defensible figure. Suppose the Plaintiff is a professional whose legal standing in Guyana formally lapsed years ago, and who has since been ordinarily resident abroad, drawing a foreign pension, for the statutory majority of each year. On Ramsahoye, Grobbelaar, and Berezovsky, the live question isn’t whether the words were defamatory, but whose reputation — in which community — the award would actually compensate. A reputation that has ended at home and never took root abroad may support no award at all, nominal or otherwise. This isn’t beyond dispute. The Plaintiff’s family networks, diaspora ties, or retained interests in Guyana could still be argued as a real, protectable reputation — but Berezovsky supplies the template: concrete, current, evidenced connections, not residual sentiment. The point isn’t automatic failure of the claim; it’s that quantum must be proven, not assumed. Readers following this matter should watch not only whether liability is found, but whether the court is required — as the House of Lords, Privy Council, and CCJ have all required — to confront the geography of reputation before fixing quantum. Regards, M.S. Zafar, barrister
The risk of national security is becoming remember that the PPP is a too high multi-religious party and DEAR EDITOR, When accepting deportees, it is not just the individual that the country is accepting being exposed to, but it is the entire family and network that is linked to that individual. Guyana is familiar with Cuba and has a long history of solidarity without allowing extremism to take root to the extent that anti-capitalist views became d o m i n a n t . H o w e v e r, Afghanistan is known for extremist views that are anti American and this is part of the reason why the U.S. is being cautious as to who it admits from that country, especially after an Afghan immigrant was linked to an act of terror on U.S. soil. In the not so distant past our President expressed deeply felt resentment towards the developed world, which he has since not repeated publicly as he did in a previous video. He has shown a more friendly attitude towards the U.S. since then and has shifted his party from its hardline communist position that has laid the foundation of his party. But we must also
those with ties to Afghanistan may also be linked to individuals caught up in religious extremism. Hence another reason for the vetting being carried out by the U.S. .The recent antiIsrael demonstrations in our streets where Palestinian flags were flown do raise concerns that seeds of discord may be eventually sown within our nation if Guyana becomes a destination for those from Afghanistan that do not share our perspective on coexistence between Hindus and Muslims. Thus, we must be cautious which risks we allow our nation to be exposed to. Our porous borders and proximity to the U.S. could encourage activities that make both Guyana and the U.S. more vulnerable, and as the saying goes prevention is better than a cure. In Continued on page 6
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Kaieteur M@ilbox Kaieteur M@ilbox His humility has left an impression on me DEAR EDITOR, Dr. Rovin Deodat has passed away. To his family and relative I extend my sympathy. I recall the interactions I have enjoyed from this jovial person, who influenced me to achieve and to aim at making significant contributions having known him since the 60s. His humility has left an impression on me. Further I will not say. Yours respectfully, Krishna Nand Prasad
The risk of national security is becoming... From page 5 addition, and of more concern is the potential linkage Afghan deportees may have to individuals involved in the opium trade. Afghanistan is the largest producer of this illegal drug and since the war in Afghanistan between the U.S. and the Taliban, there has been an opioid crisis in the U.S. .If the drug can find its way into the U.S. it can find its way into Guyana, which has become known as a trans-shipment point for other illegal drugs. The high level of corruption, low level of law and order, and the historical ties between people with connections and illegality makes Guyana fertile ground for the opium trade to take root. If this does happen it can quickly decimate our country and create additional problems
for the U.S.. Nothing personal against those from Afghanistan. Their country has a very attractive culture and a very beautiful heritage, but Guyana is simply not prepared for the exposure to the risks accompanying a deportee with a network that could inadvertently include rogue elements. We must stick to what we are familiar with. Deportees from cultures like ours and places that we have close ties to would be best. If such an option does not exist, then it would be best to not participate in the program. We must be very cautious and extremely selective to ensure that the risk to our people and our nation’s security do not escalate out of control. With utmost concern, Mr. Jamil Changlee
The political mindset of the PPP is a continuation of our colonial past DEAR EDITOR, As a Guyanese National Artist I have participated in Indigenous Month Exhibitions for over three decades . But this year after the MV Barima Tragedy I couldn’t find myself being paid to participate in this celebration, while hundreds of households mourned entire families and given the manner in which the PPP government derelict in their responsibility, has shown that they have absolutely no regard for the lives of our p e o p l e . Wi t h o u t a n y pretence, emboldened that they can do anything without accountability, in a display of arrogance and unconcern , they measure human lives in dollars, a little handout. For the PPP a man-made disaster has become an opportunity to make big money and it is back to business as usual. As a artist I hold firm that Art is the very essence of humanity and the
consciousness of our nation. The political mindset of the PPP is a continuation of our colonial past, the same brutality that has destroyed the Indigenous settlements that the European encountered in the colonisation of the so called new world and this is why Guyanese need to become more aware of our history that we ascertain our role in determining our destiny. There aren’t any historical records available in the English and Spanish languages of the fierce battles that took place in the Caribbean and the coastal regions later renamed the Guianas....that ended in the extermination of entire tribes. Our great ancestors were the first anti- imperialist freedom fighters who fought valiantly against the combined European powers, armed with cannon, muskets....
I have enclosed two pictures of a painting of European powers inter rivalry in the Caribbean and coastal regions for control and domination. The painting is titled: Tribute to the Mighty Warrior. There aren’t any historical records available in the English and Spanish languages of the fierce battles that took place in the Caribbean and the coastal regions later renamed the Guianas....that ended in the extermination of entire tribes. Our great ancestors were the first antiimperialist freedom fighters who fought valiantly against the combined European powers, armed with cannon, muskets.... My artistic interpretation of the Mighty Warrior are transmitted generational accounts I relived , living among Indigenous tribes in both South and Central
America. It would be of great help not only for our Indigenous Guyanese but for Guyanese of all ethnicity to know of our history, to gain a better understanding and appreciation of our past and of the contributions the various ethnic groups made that we may live together and enjoy the opportunities that they have bestowed on us through their sacrifices and labour. IT IS THIS LACK OF KNOWLEDGE THAT THE PPP HAVE EXPLOITED AND CAN EXPRESS SUCH CONTEMPT FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE A DYNAMIC HISTORICAL EXPERIENCE. Even though Guyana is being popularised as the world fastest growing economy, the reality remains that our people lag far behind in human development... Yours Faithfully, Desmond Alli
Guyana should certainly pursue its ambition of becoming a reliable food supplier to CARICOM DEAR EDITOR, As a public communications analyst looking at Guyana’s food security and national development, I believe Guyana is once again positioned to become a premier food-security leader in the Caribbean. However, while the prospect of Guyana playing a greater role in supplying food to CARICOM is encouraging, we must also take a serious look at the reality facing consumers at home This is in response to the Guyana Chronicle article published on 10th September, 2026, titled “Guyana’s agricultural transformation positions country as CARICOM food security leader.” The vision outlined in that article sounds promising, and there is certainly reason for Guyanese to be proud of our agricultural potential. But before we celebrate our position as a regional food-security leader, we must ask a fundamental question: Are Guyanese consumers themselves benefitting from the food-security transformation taking place around
them? For many citizens, the challenge is no longer simply whether food is available. It is whether they can afford it. We are seeing a situation where locally produced agricultural commodities can sometimes appear increasingly expensive to the average consumer, while imported canned or processed alternatives may be viewed as a cheaper option. That is a troubling contradiction for a country aspiring to lead the Caribbean in food security. Food security cannot simply mean producing more food, increasing agricultural exports, or becoming a major supplier to neighbouring Caribbean countries. It must also mean ensuring that the people who live and work in Guyana have reasonable access to nutritious, locally produced food at prices they can afford. If a farmer can produce more, but the consumer cannot afford to purchase that produce, then somewhere along the food-supply chain we need to examine what is going wrong.
In 2026, Guyana must therefore find a better way to manage its internal food bill. Greater attention should be given to the costs associated with transportation, middlemen, market access, storage, s p o i l a g e , p a c k a g i n g , e n e r g y, agricultural inputs and distribution. We should also examine whether farmers are receiving fair returns while consumers are paying increasingly high prices. A stronger connection between producers, wholesalers, retailers, markets and consumers could help reduce unnecessary costs throughout the food chain. Guyana has the land, natural resources, agricultural experience and economic opportunity to become a major food-security powerhouse for the Caribbean. But our greatest measure of success should begin at home. A country cannot confidently call itself a food-security leader if its own citizens struggle to afford the food produced on its soil. Regional leadership should complement domestic food security—not come at its expense. Guyana should certainly pursue its ambition of becoming a reliable food supplier to CARICOM. But as we look toward that regional responsibility, let us also ensure that the Guyanese family sitting at the dinner table can afford the food on its own plate. That, in my view, is where genuine food security leadership must begin. Sincerely, Blane R Bunbury
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Guyana earned US$778M from oil in August - Bank of Guyana report By Davina Bagot Guyana has finally begun receiving an increased share of profits from the Stabroek Block as ExxonMobil has recovered its investments in the country. And according to a Bank of Guyana report the profits that flowed into the Natural Resource Fund (NRF) for August is pegged at US$778M using an exchange rate of $208 for one USD. The revenue for August included profit oil and a signing bonus payment. Further details on the amount of oil sold and information on the company that paid the signing bonus were not made available in that report but is likely to be published in the Bank's quarterly NRF report. That document is not yet available. Guyana is positioned to
earn massive revenues from the ongoing oil and gas production in the Stabroek Block as the American oil major has recovered its investments in the seven projects approved by the GoG. Currently, four projects are producing about 900,000 barrels of oil per day (bpd). The company is progressing development activities to bring the additional projects on stream by 2029. Guyana's production will surpass one million barrels per day before the end of 2026 as the fifth project, Uaru will add approximately 250,000 barrels. The Floating Production Storage and Offloading vessel (FPSO) for that project has already arrived in Guyana. Even as the country enjoys increased revenues from the sector, its sudden
bounty could be impacted by oil prices. While a sudden change in oil prices is beyond the control of the state, government can take steps to prevent the profits from falling again. If the GoG approves more projects for Exxon without changing the existing arrangements, Guyana's share of profits could again slide from 39.8% to a meagre 12.5%. The oil contract and cost recovery In accordance with the terms of the 2016 Production Sharing Agreement (PSA), Exxon was allowed to take out 75% of the oil produced in Guyana each month until all of the company's investments were repaid. The remaining 25% of oil each month was split between Guyana and the contractors, with the country receiving half of the “profit oil” or 12.5%. The country's
profit share has now increased since the cost of all projects approved to date have been repaid; but this does not mean the cost bank is empty as operational, e x p l o r a t i o n a n d o th e r expenses still exist. Consequently, the President said 20% of production has been set aside in the new formula for costs. In the meantime, ExxonMobil is currently pursuing at least two new projects in the Stabroek Block- its eighth and ninthwhich will add more expenses to the cost bank. Without implementing new systems like a ring-fencing provision, Guyana's profit share could again fall to allow the operator to finance these multibillion U.Sdollar projects. President Irfaan Ali during a press conference last month told this
newspaper that the GoG will seek expert advice on the financing of future developments. Kaieteur News specifically asked the Head of State to explain how new projects would be governed, whether Guyana would allow its share of profits to be invested into upcoming developments and if government would then seek a greater share of revenue as an investor. To this end, he explained, “Now that we are at this new phase in the development of our oil and gas sector, there are ongoing internal discussions and of course we
will also seek expert advice on this matter to make a determination on how the next phase of projects will be treated having regard for the state of the global sector and of course the need for investment, the structure of that investment, where that investment is coming from and of course all the other exploration that is going to take place.” In the meantime, stakeholders have been calling on the GoG to ensure the country's oil profits do not fall and that the country benefits more from any future oil project in the Stabroek Block.
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The other side of Linden’s electricity crisis
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am not surprised that electricity demand in Linden has surged by more than 135 per cent from its 2005 level. In fact, given the price at which electricity is supplied there, it would be surprising if demand had not surged. The figures tell the story. Electricity consumption in Linden was approximately 6 megawatts in 2005. By 2024 it had reached about 12 MW and this year it climbed to between 14 and 14.5 MW, with peak demand recently exceeding 15 MW. That represents an extraordinary increase of more than 135 per cent over the 2005 level. Now consider the price. Linden’s residential and commercial consumers pay an abysmally low tariff. This tariff is a fraction of what is paid by the rest of the country. So when we hear that electricity demand in Linden has exploded, we should not pretend to be mystified. Low prices encourage consumption. That is one of the oldest principles of economics. When a commodity is heavily subsidised, consumers have less incentive to economise in its use. And when the subsidy is exceptionally generous, the incentive to consume more becomes even greater. Indeed, Linden has historically enjoyed what can fairly be described as positive discrimination in electricity pricing. It was reported this year that Linden receives power from both sides, and Linden has to pay a tariff of $5 per kilowatt hour for residential used and $12 kilowatt for commercial uses. Residential consumers, in the rest of the country, pays an average energy rate
of G$43.43 per kWh. And commercial users pay an average of G$56.38 per kWh. And this is where the national conversation about the current electricity crisis needs a little more honesty. Lindeners do suffer discrimination—but it is discrimination in their favour. The Government has budgeted $4.768 billion this year alone to subsidise the fuel cost of electricity supplied to Linden. Minister of Public Utilities Deodat Indar confirmed that the Government buys electricity at a considerably higher cost and sells it to Linden consumers at these highly preferential rates. On a per-capita basis, Linden’s electricity subsidy is therefore among the most generous electricity subsidy enjoyed by any community in Guyana. And the electricity concession is not the only example of special treatment historically associated with Linden and the bauxite industry. Bauxite workers have enjoyed taxfree overtime arrangements that workers elsewhere in Guyana did not enjoy. This discrimination in taxation needs to be challenged in the courts by other workers There is something almost perverse about the present situation. We have created an artificially low electricity price in Linden, thereby encouraging consumption, and then we are surprised when consumption rises beyond the capacity of the generating system. The crisis cannot therefore be solved simply by adding more generation. The Government is already pursuing additional generation and renewable-energy investments. But if
consumption continues to rise because electricity remains extraordinarily cheap, every increase in generation risks being swallowed by another increase in demand. The Government must therefore address both sides of the equation: supply and demand. Unfortunately, it appears too timid to confront the politically sensitive issue of the Linden tariff. It prefers to keep generation capacity chasing consumption rather than asking whether the tariff itself is helping to create the problem. But there is a perfectly reasonable middle ground. The Government could preserve the existing concession for ordinary consumption while introducing a higher marginal tariff for excessive consumption. For example, the first 350 kilowatt-hours per month could remain at the highly preferential rate, while consumption above 350 kWh could attract a substantially higher tariff. That would protect ordinary households while discouraging wasteful or excessive consumption. It would also introduce a principle that is conspicuously absent at present: if you consume substantially more electricity, you should pay progressively more for it. Linden deserves reliable electricity. Linden deserves development. Linden deserves fairness. But fairness cannot mean that the rest of Guyana must indefinitely pay the bill for a t a r i ff t h a t e n c o u r a g e s unlimited consumption. The Government needs the courage to say something politically uncomfortable: subsidies can protect people, but subsidies can also distort
Dem Boys Seh...
De smoother de road de faster we go! Y’all remember when dem public road was full ah potholes? When it used to tek dem minibus almost two hours to drive from Georgetown to Timehri. And dat was when dem never had so much traffic. Dem potholes used to be big and deep. One time a hire car driver had on he radio. He drop in one ah dem potholes pun Main Street and de radio change station. But dem use to have some bigger potholes on de East Bank Berbice public road. Dem was more like manholes. Yuh use to believe dat was a volcano erupt and leff a hollow space. One time a minibus drop in one ah dem potholes and de driver get fling to de back seat. When he ketch he self, he think he was a
passenger; hustling fuh pay de conductor. Y’all remember all de damage dem potholes used to cause? It use to carry yuh shocks, destroy yuh steering end and bendup yuh tyres and rims. Now we gat smooth road and we getting mo accidents, deaths and damage. Dem cars flying pun de four lane highway. Yuh does want know if is airstrip rather dan a road. Nowadays is not yuh shocks, steering ends and wheel rims dat getting damage, is de body and engine getting damage when dem cars crash. It mek dem boys think is best dem road bin leff with dem potholes. It woulda slow down some ah dem drivers. Talk half. Leff half.
behaviour. After fourteen years of rapidly rising demand, perhaps it is time to stop treating the price of electricity as untouchable. Because the real question is not whether Linden should receive a benefit. It is whether $4.7 billion a year is
buying affordable electricity—or simply buying us a bigger electricity problem. (The views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of this newspaper.)
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Jagdeo on breaches Part 2 Never knew Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo to be sneaky. Sloppy, hostility personified and sleeker than mercury, he can be. But not sneaky, not he. Hence, I weigh why he waited until Pres. Ali's back was turned to show his face at the Arthur Chung Convention Center and beat the daylights out of ministers, permanent secretaries, and regional heads. It was off with his gloves, and off with the
heads of those ministers and public servants, who don't do right by procurement laws and regulations. What follows does no favors to Dr. Jagdeo and the PPP Govt. Regarding Dr. Jagdeo being sneaky in waiting for Dr. Ali to sail to Middle Eastern enchantments and intrigues before opening his mouth, I avoid people's domestic business. It's their affair. Nonetheless, this I say: Regional Executives were handpicked by Pres.
Ali. Ministers were selected by Pres. Ali. All report to Pres. Ali. On paper at least. So, also the Permanent Secretaries who owe their paycheck and bureaucratic life to Pres. Ali. The man is a doctor, remember. So, what crafty, clandestine operation was Dr. Jagdeo conducting when Mr. Ali is away? Who's the real boss? Further, Jagdeo shared the unbelievable: careful
with procurement breaches. Wouldn't be condoned; there'll be consequences. Say that again, please. When Stabroek News covered PPP Govt. corruptions, the PPP hammered SN's head, and it is now dead. But there was Jagdeo warning about breaches and bristling with menace about penalties. When Kaieteur News, Glenn Lall, and this Lall (and others) pounded the corruption-in-procurement
culture, Dr. Jagdeo reserved entire T h u r s d a y afternoons to rail and rant, to defend and minimize (poohpooh), the corruption problem. So, what was he doing before those ministers and senior government (PPP) officials? I say it is tacitly admitting that SN, KN, and the Lalls were right; while he was playing his usual deflecting, skirting around, and minimizing games. Jagdeo should show the Samurai spirit. Be man enough to swallow all that vitriol and venom that he spat so profusely during his pre-sundown meltdown Thursdays. Excellency Ali had his pre-sunup beatdown of contractors and others during an Xmas season. Jagdeo did better: a presundown blast at people not answerable to him. What do I think of all this? The PPP Govt. is falling apart. The PPP leadership is fragmenting, losing its grip, acknowledging corruption realities. Its people are serial self-helpers. The PPP network of problem children are serious concerns at the highest levels of the party. Relative to the PPP Govt's position on corruption, I can't say much, because the president hasn't said anything. But the shadow of corruption-in-procurement (billions) is what sent Vice President Jagdeo ballistic. He can't take it anymore. Te l l s G u y a n e s e h o w monstrous the corruption beast is. When a man like Jagdeo has to sound off on breaches and consequences, it's over. Forget about kettle and fish. The dam collapsed. I am glad he has found religion, seen the light, is frank with the problem. Corruption and a cavalier attitude led to the MV Barima going down, and 100 poor Guyanese dead, as if the
PPP had ordered it. The death toll, the dollar toll, the public relations toll, have all combined to become the group's biggest nightmare. No COI, no big talk, no sweet talk, from anyone makes one difference, one heart changed, one thought withdrawn. It's as if the PPP killed those 100-plus people. Cost-of-living pauperizing Guyanese, and Jagdeo and Ali once denounced anyone who said so. Now the president telling Guyanese their eating habits contributed to cost-ofliving killing them. Blackouts torment Guyanese, and the GPL says Guyanese self-destructing. Overuse of fans, lights, and ACs. Corruption throughout Guyana brought the PPP to this mentality of pin-the-tailof-the-donkey on the people. Government takes no responsibility. Next, the PPP will blame Exxon for finding oil, and the Americans for helping it win elections. Even the no confidence man, the High Commissioner, may not be spared. I see a government with its hair and underwear on fire. There was Jagdeo at the Convention Center trying to put out fires, and cremating himself. Whom the gods wish to destroy, they first make mad. Try my parable: whom the gods wish to taunt, they torture, then tear apart. Breaches have consequences was the first thunderbolt. (The views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of this newspaper.)
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Dangote refinery turns to Guyana as Nigerian crude supply tightens Guyana's growing importance in the international crude oil market is being highlighted by the increasing appetite of Nigeria's Dangote Refinery for crude from outside Africa, including Guyana, as the 700,000-barrel-per-day facility ramps up operations. Africa's largest refinery has secured at least 16 million barrels of crude for October delivery,
according to four industry sources cited by Reuters, with the bulk coming from Nigeria but additional supplies sourced internationally. Among the foreign crude grades purchased by the Lagos-based refinery in recent months are Guyana's crude, alongside supplies from Libya and the United States. Dangote's October purchases are equivalent to approximately
520,000 barrels per day and account for most of the refinery's expected monthly intake. The refinery is preparing for an initial public offering, making the security and diversity of its crude supply an important consideration for prospective investors. According to Kpler data, Dangote received an average of 565,000 barrels per day of Nigerian
crude in August—nearly twice last year's average of 280,000 barrels per day. H o w e v e r, w i t h D a n g o t e increasingly sourcing crude i n t e r n a t i o n a l l y, G u y a n a i s emerging as one of the countries capable of helping feed the refinery's voracious appetite for oil. The refinery's October supply will include eight Nigerian cargoes
and one U.S. WTI Midland cargo from Nigeria's National Petroleum Company, while additional WTI and Nigerian cargoes were reportedly purchased through spot tenders. The refinery has also previously purchased crude from Guyana, underscoring the growing reach of Guyana's oil production beyond its traditional export markets.
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Guyana is pumping oil at unprecedented levels, yet the country's oil wealth is disappearing with alarming speed. In 2025, the Natural Resource Fund received US$2.51 billion, while Government withdrew a staggering US$2.463 billion—virtually every dollar that came in. That should trouble every Guyanese. The NRF was established to ensure that oil wealth is managed responsibly for present and future generations. Instead, Guyanese are being asked to accept that billions can be transferred into the Consolidated Fund without being clearly traced to specific projects.
Government's argument that oil money cannot be “balkanised” does little to satisfy a public demanding accountability. Roads, hospitals and major infrastructure are being financed through borrowing, while the nation's oil proceeds are swallowed into the wider budget. Oil is finite. Debt is not. Guyana cannot afford to spend its patrimony today and leave tomorrow's generation with questions, debts and depleted resources
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PUC urges Guyanese to demand better utility services ...says consumers must document complaints The Public Utilities Commission (PUC) is urging consumers to be more vigilant about the quality of e l e c t r i c i t y , telecommunications and water and sewerage services they receive, while ensuring that complaints are properly documented and first reported to service providers. The call came during a consumer awareness session conducted by the Commission with teachers of Brickdam Secondary School on September 9, as part of its ongoing public education programme. According to the PUC, the engagement focused on “strengthening consumers' understanding of the role of the Commission” in regulating the three major utility sectors, as well as informing consumers of the
avenues available when they encounter problems with services provided. The session also gave teachers an opportunity to raise concerns about the services they receive from utility providers. The Commission said it intends to document and assess the concerns raised during its awareness exercises and, where necessary, engage the relevant service providers. It added that it will monitor providers' responses and measures taken to improve “service reliability and voltage performance.” The PUC stressed that consumers should not immediately bypass service providers when problems arise. Discussions highlighted the importance of first reporting concerns promptly
to service providers and knowing the appropriate steps to take when a service issue arises,” the Commission stated. Consumers were also encouraged to keep evidence of their complaints, including bills, receipts, complaint reference n u m b e r s a n d correspondence with service providers. The PUC explained that
where a matter remains unresolved after the consumer has engaged the s e r v i c e p r o v i d e r, t h e Commission may then be approached “for guidance and assistance.” The Commission said the awareness session also underscored the importance of consumers knowing when to seek its intervention when their concerns remain unresolved.
The PUC is placing particular emphasis on teachers because of their influence beyond the classroom. “The Commission recognises teachers as influential members of their communities,” the release stated. “By equipping educators with consumer information, the PUC aims to extend awareness beyond the immediate participants to students and the wider community.” The Brickdam Secondary School
engagement forms part of the Commission's broader effort to take consumer education into communities, listen directly to consumers' experiences and use those experiences to strengthen regulatory oversight. The PUC said it remains committed to expanding consumer awareness throughout Guyana and empowering consumers with the knowledge needed to make informed decisions, identify service problems and seek appropriate assistance.
Cutlass, stone attack spark panic near One Mile Primary The Guyana Police Force (GPF) and the School Welfare Unit have launched an investigation into a violent altercation near the One Mile Primary School, Region Ten, on Thursday afternoon. The incident occurred around 3:20 p.m. near the school's back gate along the One Mile Public Road. Official reports from the Department of Education Region Ten indicate that the dispute originated between a secondary school student and one of several male siblings living i n t h e neighbourhoo d, before spilling over toward the s c h o o l premises. E d u c a t i o n authorities issued a statement clarifying that regular classes had ended and the main student body had been dismissed prior to the incident. Only Grade Five and Grade Six pupils participating in after-school academic programs remained on the compound. The Department confirmed that no pupils from One Mile Primary School were involved in or targeted during the confrontation. Welfare officers and guidance counsellors are currently handling the case under the Ministry of Education's Protocol for Safe and Secure Schools, which mandates disciplinary oversight for students involved in off-
campus misconduct. Officials also urged the public to refrain from circulating unverified claims online, warning against the sensationalisation of incidents involving minors. In contrast to the Department's statement, Region Ten Councillor Mark Goring offered his account, alleging that a group of youths armed with cutlasses and stones entered the area to attack a student, creating widespread panic. Citing video footage of the scene, Goring commended the school's H e a d Teacher and staff for attempting to control the situation, but noted that the single security guard on duty was forced to seek safety. Goring called on the Ministry of Education and the Department of Education to conduct a full investigation and release the findings to parents, coordinate directly with the Guyana Police Force to identify and charge those responsible, and immediately review security measures across all regional schools by raising guard salaries to recruit more capable personnel. He criticised current security wage scales, stating that low pay leaves schools reliant on elderly guards and single mothers who are illequipped to handle armed intruders.
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Sod turned for new $1.5B Pouderoyen Market
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inister of Local Government and R e g i o n a l Development Priya Manickchand on Saturday turned the sod for the construction of a new Pouderoyen Market facility in Region Three, at a cost of $1.5 billion. According to information shared by the ministry, the $1,519,219,578 facility will be constructed by Kalitech Inc., which was awarded the contract through
health centres, as well as commercial spaces that can better serve residents. Currently, the Pouderoyen Market has 78 registered vendors. When completed, the new facility will have the capacity to accommodate a significantly larger number. Minister Manickchand explained that the increased capacity will create additional space for persons currently vending along the roadway, as well as new
Design of the new Pouderoyen Market when completed.
Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Priya Manickchand, speaking at the sod-turning ceremony for the construction of a new Pouderoyen Market facility in Region Three.
the public tender process. The project is expected to be completed within 18 months, while the design was done by Skylines Architecture. The new market will replace the existing facility and significantly expand the space available for vending, creating opportunities for existing vendors, roadside sellers and new entrepreneurs, while providing residents with a modern facility in which to shop and conduct business, the ministry said. Speaking at the sod-turning ceremony, Minister Manickchand told residents that “These are projects designed to make sure your life changes. These are projects designed to make sure your children's life will change, that they will have a life of plenty, that they will not have the struggles you had.” She added that the projects form part of President Irfaan Ali's wider vision for community development, which prioritises functioning roads and drainage, improved safety and lighting, recreational spaces, schools and
vendors seeking opportunities to conduct business. The facility will be a two-storey structure, with its design incorporating elements reflective of the community. The Minister noted that the project is not intended to exist in isolation but should form part of the wider development and identity of Pouderoyen. Highlighting the potential economic benefits of a modern market at Pouderoyen, particularly given the community's location and accessibility from the East Bank of Demerara, the Minister said the completed facility could attract shoppers from outside Region Three, including residents crossing from the East Bank. This, she said, could generate additional commercial activity in Pouderoyen and surrounding communities. “Once this is up and running, you're going to see Region Four people from the East Bank coming right here to shop. And that is going to bring a different kind of economy and eco structure
financially to your villages and to this village in particular,” Minister Manickchand said.
Expressing hope that the project will serve generations of vendors and consumers while contributing to the continued growth of Pouderoyen and the wider Region Three economy, the Minister also turned her attention to the contractor. She reinforced the Government's expectations of contractors undertaking public projects, stressing that companies awarded contracts are expected to fulfil the obligations to which they agreed. Kaieteur News reported that the construction of the Pouderoyen Market and other similar facilities forms part of the $41.9 billion allocated to the Local Government Ministry in this year's budget. The upcoming construction follows a series of site visits by Minister Manickchand since her
appointment last year, during which she and her team assessed conditions at markets nationwide and engaged directly with vendors about the challenges they face. With approximately 30 public markets across Guyana, the ministry has been working to implement a standardised model for market infrastructure and management. Priority areas include cleanliness and sanitation, clear w a l k w a y s , e ff e c t i v e w a s t e management, reliable roofing, lighting, water access and washroom facilities. The model also calls for stronger security and fire-safety measures, timely repairs, improved vendor-council relations, support for small businesses and a more welcoming environment for the community.
Gun in bucket falls out of vehicle on Durban St The weapon retrieved by police
A bucket with a loaded .38 revolver reportedly fell out of a vehicle on Friday at Durban and John Streets, Georgetown, police have reported. Preliminary investigations, according to police, revealed that a police rank on duty in the area observed a bucket fall from a motor vehicle around 13:30 hrs. “The bucket was subsequently struck by passing vehicles, after which an object suspected to be a firearm was observed on the roadway”, police said. The rank took possession of the weapon. It was reportedly loaded with five live rounds. The weapon was lodged at the Albertown Police Station.
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Four more foreigners arrested in Potaro illegal mining crackdown Four more non-nationals have been arrested and a cache of mining equipment seized as authorities widen their crackdown on illegal mining operations in the Potaro Mining District. The Ministry of Natural Resources said on Saturday that after an illegal mining operation in the Potaro Mining District had been dismantled, resulting in the detention of five non-nationals, an extended sweep of the area was conducted by the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission's (GGMC) Corps of Wardens. These officers discovered additional miners,
including four more non-nationals, along with excavators and trucks that had been concealed in the
Some of the equipment found during an extended sweep of an illegal mining camp in the Potaro Mining District
surrounding jungle. Dredges, generators, water pumps, metal detectors and other mining
equipment were also seized. The foreigners have been detained by the Guyana Police Force (GPF). The Ministry said it will continue surveillance and enforcement activities across all mining districts through the GGMC in collaboration with law enforcement agencies. It noted that all non-nationals previously apprehended for involvement in illegal mining activities are being deported. In December last year, the GoG announced the rollout of a series of enhanced measures aimed at addressing reduced gold declarations.
During a high-level meeting held on December 10, Minister of Natural Resources Vickram Bharrat emphasised the Government of Guyana's commitment to ensuring that Guyana's mineral resources are m a n a g e d r e s p o n s i b l y, transparently, and in accordance with the law. He reminded that
since 2020, the Government has delivered unprecedented technical, financial and regulatory support to the sector and its stakeholders. The minister also noted that government has made significant enhancements to the sector's guiding regulations, as well as supporting compulsory training for (Continued on page 45 )
Temporary timber jetty being constructed at Parika Stelling for heavier trucks To safely accommodate the loading of trucks exceeding 20 tonnes onto roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) vessels at Parika Stelling, Region Three, the Ministry of Public Works is currently constructing a temporary diversion timber jetty there. Minister within the Ministry of Public Works, Madanlall Ramraj, on Friday inspected ongoing works at the Parika Stelling, where a temporary diversion timber
the diversion route became necessary after structural deficiencies were identified in the existing timber jetty, resulting in the imposition of a load restriction. “This intervention forms part of the Ministry's efforts to provide a safe and practical solution for truck operators while supporting the restoration of normal operations along the Parika–Supenaam route,” he stated.
safe manoeuvring, staging and loading of heavier Minister within the Ministry of Public Works, trucks. Madanlall Ramraj and his team inspecting The rolling out of these the ongoing works at the stelling. projects follows a recent meeting convened by Minister Ramraj with truck This publication jetty is being constructed and integrated with the existing understands that the scope of operators in Region Two, w o r k s a l s o i n c l u d e s during which concerns were wharf infrastructure. A c c o r d i n g t o preparing and upgrading the raised regarding the reduced information provided by the tarmac on the southern side allowable truck tonnage and minister, the construction of of the jetty to facilitate the i t s i m p a c t o n t h e
The current Parika Stelling in Region Three.
transportation of goods and commercial operations. “ Wi t h c o n s t r u c t i o n advancing, the Ministry is working to address these concerns while ensuring that the necessary infrastructure and safety measures are in place to accommodate heavier vehicles. The current phase of works is expected to be
completed by next Monday,” the minister disclosed. Kaieteur News reported that the Parika Stelling is undergoing a major upgrade where the government is building out a new port facility. It was reported that the new Parika Port Facility is an approximately $10.5 billion project being undertaken by the Ministry
of Public Works and is expected to be completed in 2029. Government said the project will transform the Parika stelling into a major regional hub for transportation and socioeconomic activities and enhance operational efficiency, prioritise safety and guarantee commuters' comfort.
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10 Years of Team Guyana Robotics Should Be Celebrated
The
Guyana has officially welcomed Colline Ward as Miss Cosmo Guyana 2026
The current team
Infant faces death due to a rare genetic condition...
Mom seeking support for vital treatment, permanent relocation to the UK
Colline Ward is Miss Cosmo Guyana 2026 Spencer and his mom engage in therapy to address some of his developmental delays
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Charlize Hernandez
Meet the scintillating Charlize Hernandez, from Jawalla village, an 18-year-old aspiring Extension Officer dedicated to empowering youth in her village and surrounding communities. A graduate of the Guyana School of Agriculture, where she studied Livestock Production, Charlize is passionate about learning, exploring diverse cultures, traveling, and using her knowledge to create positive change. She believes education and service are the keys to a brighter future. (Credit: Miss Region Seven Amerindian Hertiage Queen 2026)
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Towards a better life with your psychologist:
Guyanese men and suicide A
man’s identity, from childhood was built around “I am valuable because I provide” and in exchange he gets unconditional loyalty, respect, obedience, and submitted to from his partner.His financially and educated partner refuse to accept that arrangement. She sees her education and journey to be less dependent on a man. Some men adapt; others retreat into resentment, alcohol, i n f i d e l i t y, c o n t r o l , aggression or emotional isolation. Suicide among Guyanese men is not simply an individual mental-health problem. It sits at the intersection of psychological pain, masculinity, family relationships, economic pressure, cultural expectations and access to prevention. PAHO’s Guyana data found an almost 4:1 maleto-female ratio. More recent regional data show a similar pattern: across the Americas, male suicide mortality is about 3.7 times the female rate. Suicide ideation and attempts become a reality when hopelessness and helplessness meet. Suicide is not a problem it’s a symptom PAIN WITHOUT LANGUAGE For men, suicide emerge when unbearable psychological pain can no longer be spoken, shared or mentally processed. Many boys learn early that fear, dependency, sadness and vulnerability are incompatible with being “a man.” A public self develops that appears tough, independent and controlled, while frightened, ashamed or wounded parts of the self are pushed underground. What is repressed does not disappear. Childhood neglect, rejection, humiliation, sexual trauma, abandonment, financial failure and feelings of inadequacy reappear as anger, alcohol misuse, withdrawal, risk-taking or despair. A man unable to say, “I feel powerless, rejected and hurt” may instead conclude, “I am useless. I failed. Nobody needs me.” Risk intensify when selfworth rests almost entirely on external roles: provider, husband, father, worker, sexually successful man or re s p e c t e d c o m m u n i t y
figure. Job loss, debt, separation, divorce, inability to provide, or public humiliation can then feel not merely like problems but like the collapse of identity. TRADITIONAL MASCULINITY Traditional masculinity has often taught Guyanese men that strength means endurance, money, authority, sexual competence and emotional silence. Men are expected to provide, protect and solve problems. Seeking psychological help is therefore interpreted as weakness. Contemporary Guyana, demands a wider masculinity. Women are increasingly educated and economically independent, while relationships increasingly require men to communicate, regulate emotion, co-parent, negotiate equality and develop emotional intimacy. These changes are healthy, but men who were never prepared for them experience profound uncertainty. His thinking, if I cannot provide, who am I? If she does not need me, what is my value? If I have failed, am I still a man? Yet many boys are still being prepared for relationships using an older model of masculinity based on control, authority and economic dominance. This is where suicide prevention and domesticviolence prevention intersect. Domestic violence must never be excused as mental illness or male stress. Prevention, however, must begin before violence occurs by teaching boys and men emotional regulation, rejection tolerance, accountability, conflict resolution, trauma recovery a n d n o n v i o l e n t communication. Behind the angry man is a frightened boy. Behind the alcoholic man is an emotionally wounded man attempting to numb unbearable feelings. Behind the silent husband is someone who has never learned the language necessary to explain what is happening inside him. And behind suicidal thinking is a man who has reached the terrifying conclusion that there is no acceptable way to communicate his psychological pain.
PSYCHOSOCIAL BURDEN Unstable employment, debt, relationship conflict, separation from children, loneliness, substance use, migration of relatives and the belief that nobody wants to hear his problems, marital problems, emotional abuse, neglect, abandonment by parents, domestic violence (men as predator and prey), institutional betrayal and interpersonal conflict among circumstances associated with suicidal behavior. These intense psychological pain and depression, alcohol and drug use, family dysfunction and access to lethal pesticides and herbicides. A man can have friends, coworkers and relatives around him yet remain emotionally isolated. STATE ACCOUNTABILITY If the government is serious about saving lives, mental health must stop being treated as a symbolic concern but as a national development priority. A country cannot claim to care about suicide prevention while allocating 0.046% of the national budget. That level of spending is not evidence of commitment. It is evidence of neglect. We spend after the damage is done. We react after the violence, after the breakdown, after the selfharm, after the suicide attempt, after the burial. That is not prevention. That is failure management. Where is the large-scale m e n ’s m e n t a l - h e a l t h strategy? Where is the systematic emotional education for boys in schools? Where are the fatherhood development programmes? Where is the workplace mental-health response for struggling men? Where is the sustained public campaign teaching men that asking for help is not weakness? HEALTHIER MEN The answer is not to make men less masculine. It is to develop a healthier masculinity: men who can be strong and vulnerable, responsible and emotionally expressive, independent yet capable of seeking help. That begins with parenting boys. A boy’s self-esteem cannot depend only on grades, money,
toughness, sporting ability or female approval. Boys need parents, schools, churches and communities that teach them to name emotions, tolerate disappointment, accept rejection, apologize, communicate boundaries, form healthy friendships and ask for support without shame. They also need capacity: education, vocational skills, financial literacy, mentoring, sport, problem-solving, relationship skills, healthy father figures and realistic pathways into meaningful adulthood. Resilience should mean
not “suffering silently,” but recovering, adapting and knowing when another person’s help By Dr. Telford Layne Jr. PsyD, MSc. Postgrad, BSc. is necessary. Adult men need Clinical and Developmental similar opportunities Psychologist - Psychoanalyst t h r o u g h Unwrapping Gift -Clinic psychotherapy, men’s cultured our sons to fail as groups, fatherhood adults. We have parented programmes, community mentors, workplace mental- them to self-destruct and hurt h e a l t h s e r v i c e s a n d others by stripping them of relationship education. Their their identity and shaming self-worth must become them for having emotions. broader than salary, sexual To save our sons, we need to performance, marital status change our thinking and approach. If not, we will all or public image. We have parented and lose.
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Advancing Education, Technology & Innovation in Guyana…
Who Is Studying Guyana? By Dr. Karen Abrams, MBA, AA
In a country changing this quickly, governing by instinct is no longer good enough
Guyana is changing faster than at perhaps any other period in our modern history. Our economy is expanding, communities are growing, migration is reshaping the labour market, billions of dollars are being spent on infrastructure and new industries are emerging. Yet at precisely the moment when we most need to understand what is happening to us, I find myself asking a simple question: Who is studying Guyana? Data and research are sometimes treated as academic concerns, but they are instruments of development, particularly in a developing country where resources remain limited and mistakes are expensive. Businesses need reliable information about population, income, consumption and skills to decide where to invest. Government needs even more. How many secondary-school places will Region Four require five years from now? Where should the next hospital be built? How many nurses, teachers, engineers and technicians will Guyana need in 2035? Which communities are growing fastest? Where is poverty declining? Which diseases are increasing, among whom and where? Without reliable data, planning becomes intuition with a budget attached. What makes our situation particularly interesting is that Guyana clearly has the ability to produce timely data when we decide something is important enough to measure. GDP, inflation, trade and other economic indicators are regularly reported. We know an extraordinary amount about the performance of our economy. But how much do we know about the performance of our society? Consider a question that should matter enormously in an ethnically diverse country. How are economic opportunities distributed among Guyanese? What proportion of government-supported business loans is applied for by, approved for or rejected among Afro-Guyanese, Indo-Guyanese, Indigenous Guyanese and mixed Guyanese? What is the ethnic distribution of state land allocations, scholarships, government contracts, homeownership or business ownership? I am not suggesting that these data necessarily exist and are deliberately being hidden. In some cases ethnicity may not be recorded, and individual privacy must always be protected. My question is more fundamental: How does a multi-ethnic society objectively determine whether development is inclusive if it does not measure outcomes? Education raises similar questions. For years I have been studying whatever education data I can access, yet some of the information required to understand whether children are actually learning remains difficult to find. What percentage of Grade Two children can read and perform Mathematics at the expected level? How many have caught up by Grade Four? How do outcomes differ across regions and schools? Are the gaps closing? Most importantly, what decisions are being made because of what the assessments reveal?
The same standard should apply to the programmes receiving significant public investment. What is the measurable effectiveness of the Guyana Digital School? How many students regularly use it, and what happens to their academic performance? What are the outcomes of Board of Industrial Tr a i n i n g p r o g r a m m e s ? H o w m a n y participants enter, complete training, gain certification and subsequently find employment? There is an even more important question. If significant numbers of children struggle with literacy and numeracy through primary school and some subsequently leave secondary school without strong academic foundations, what happens when those young
people enter technical and vocational programmes? Do they thrive? Do they struggle? Do they drop out? Which interventions allow them to succeed? We cannot acknowledge serious foundationallearning problems and then assume that technical training somehow erases them. The data should tell us what happens. Healthcare demonstrates even more dramatically why this matters. Recently, I found myself wondering whether the number of Guyanese dying from cancer, particularly people I consider relatively young, was unusually high. I immediately recognised the weakness of my own observation. Guyana is small and social media connects us. Perhaps I simply hear about deaths that would once have occurred outside my awareness. My instinct might be completely wrong. That is precisely why we need data. A facebook friend subsequently pointed me to an important 2026 study by Diana Elizabeth Khan and Paul Abiodun Olaiya examining 8,822 Guyana National Cancer Registry records from 2015 to 2024. Registered cancer cases increased from 525 in 2015 to 1,635 in 2024. That does not mean cancer incidence tripled. The researchers caution that improved identification and registration may explain part of the increase, although genuine increases may also have occurred. But other findings deserve attention. Overall case fatality among registered cases was 53.8 percent. Prostate cancer led among men and breast cancer among women, followed by cervical cancer. Most strikingly, cancer stage was unknown for 73.6 percent of the records, while 19 percent had missing or unusable regional information.
Those gaps matter. Without reliable geographic information, how do we investigate whether cancer hot spots exist? Without adequate staging data, how do we know whether Guyanese are being diagnosed earlier and whether interventions are working? The Ministry of Health clearly recognises cervical cancer as a serious public-health problem. Screening campaigns and vouchers demonstrate that government is responding, and that deserves acknowledgement. But why shouldn’t the evidence informing those interventions become part of the public conversation? Tell women what the data show. Which ages are most affected? Are rates changing? Where? Is screening increasing? Are cancers being detected earlier? Good data can persuade people to act. Interestingly, Guyanese researchers were asking some of these questions long ago. A cancer study published in 2009 examined ethnic patterns in breast, cervical and prostate cancers and concluded that socioeconomic, dietary, genetic and environmental influences warranted further investigation. Seventeen years later, the authors of the 2026 study still describe population-level cancer data from Guyana as sparse. Perhaps Guyana does not suffer from an absence of data as much as fragmented collection, inconsistent record keeping, delayed publication, limited public access and an insufficient culture of converting administrative records into knowledge. Government agencies collect enormous amounts of information every day. Children attend schools. Patients enter hospitals. Businesses register. Citizens apply for loans
and house lots. People pay taxes, cross borders, give birth and die. With appropriate privacy protections, aggregated and anonymised information from these activities can become an extraordinary national research resource. Data should not be feared because they reveal problems. Evidence showing that a programme is failing is not an attack on the government that created it. It is an opportunity to fix the programme. Likewise, evidence showing that an intervention is succeeding should be published proudly and independently verified. Guyana should be one of the most fascinating development laboratories in the world today. A small developing country has suddenly become one of the world’s fastestgrowing economies. We should be studying what happens to poverty, inequality, education, health, migration, wages, housing, entrepreneurship and social mobility during that transformation. Universities should be studying it. Government should be studying it. Independent researchers and the private sector should be studying it. Wherever possible, anonymised data should be available for others to study as well. Twenty years from now, researchers should not have to reconstruct this extraordinary period from newspaper reports, political speeches and people’s memories. We should be measuring Guyana while Guyana is changing. We already know, with remarkable precision, how much oil Guyana produces and how quickly our GDP is growing. We should be equally curious about what is happening to the people who live here.
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GNBS PROMOTING STANDARD EDUCATION IN CLASSROOMS AND BEYOND
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s September marks Education Month, observed under the theme, “From Classrooms to Communities, Education Transforms Lives,” the Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) continues to build on its efforts to bring standards and quality awareness into classrooms across the country, and to the wider populace Education plays an integral role in shaping school-aged children, and by extension, communities. GNBS has recognised the value of introducing young people to standards from an early age and has developed educational initiatives to connect with this demographic. Through these educational initiatives, the Bureau engages primary and secondary school
students in activities tailored to demonstrate how standards influence daily life, from the products we purchase to the services we use. At the Primary level, the biennial Standards in Academia Quiz Competition is hosted for pupils, while at the secondary level, lectures and the Impromptu Speech Competitions are held. Additionally, it has become customary for the Bureau to accommodate educational tours of its facilities and laboratories for both primary and secondary school students. With the approval of the Ministry of Education (MOE), GNBS conducts interactive school lectures with secondary schools countrywide throughout the year. These sessions provide students
and teachers with opportunities to learn more about the Bureau, its services and the importance of standards, quality and reliable measurements to national development. The lectures also encourage students to become more informed consumers and future professionals who appreciate the value of quality and compliance. GNBS also hosts school tours for students of primary, secondary and tertiary levels throughout the year, giving them a closer look at the work conducted within its laboratories. Through these visits, students gain practical insight into the importance of testing, calibration, and verification activities that contribute to consumer protection and the improvement of quality in Guyana.
I m p o r t a n t l y, t h e Bureau believes that standards education should not be limited to technical professionals or businesses. By exposing young people to the importance of standards, GNBS is helping to cultivate a generation of consumers, entrepreneurs, professionals and citizens who are more conscious of quality and its role in sustainable development. GNBS remains committed to working with schools and other stakeholders to ensure that the importance of standards reaches communities across Guyana. By bringing standards into the classroom today, the GNBS, with the support of MOE, is helping to
b uild a culture of quality that can positively influence the decisions, businesses and communities of tomorrow. For further information on GNBS educational outreaches, tours and more, contact the Bureau at 219-0064–66 or via WhatsApp at 692-4627, or visit
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en years ago, we put robot parts in front of some Guyanese teenagers and essentially said: figure it out. They did. Then, perhaps somewhat audaciously, we put them on a plane and sent them to Washington, DC, to compete against young people from countries with sophisticated laboratories, established robotics programmes and far more resources than we had. Guyana finished 10th out of 165 teams. I remember thinking then, that perhaps we had stumbled upon something important. Maybe we spend too much time measuring Guyanese children by what they have not been exposed to, instead of asking what they might do if somebody simply gave them the opportunity. Ten years later, I don't have to wonder anymore. Some of our graduates have gone on to companies such as Oceaneering and E-Networks, and some work as Aeronautical Engineers. Others are pursuing university degrees, entrepreneurship and careers that will help build a developing Guyana. The robots were important, but the young people we were building were always more important. UNFORGIVNG ROBOTICS Robotics is wonderfully unforgiving. You can spend days building something that works beautifully on Tuesday and inexplicably refuses to move on Wednesday. There is no pleading with a robot. It does not care that you are
The current team
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The team repaired it, competed, finished 39th among approximately 190 countries and came home with the Albert Einstein Gold Medal for Excellence. Those experiences helped crystallise something I have come to believe deeply about children. Confidence is not built by repeatedly telling a child, “You are brilliant.” Real confidence comes from struggle. It comes from staring at something that doesn't work, feeling frustrated, trying again, failing differently, asking for help, changing your approach and
tired. It is unimpressed by your examination results. It doesn't care who your parents are. If the code is wrong, the robot won't move. And that is part of its magic. In 2017, our first Team Guyana entered the inaugural FIRST Global Challenge with only months of experience. At one point Guyana actually climbed to the top of the competition standings. Te c h n i c a l p r o b l e m s eventually followed, but our young people finished 10th. Two years later, we went to Dubai and learned another lesson in improvisation. Our robot had shipping problems and arrived extremely late and damaged. Imagine travelling thousands of miles to compete in a robotics competition while wondering whether you will actually have a functioning robot.
completely outside your control, you will not get on the plane. But there is something important about what happened next. Team Guyana came back. In 2023, the team we sent to Singapore was made up entirely of girls. Five young Guyanese women walked into a global robotics competition involving teams from around the world, reached the playoffs and finished among the top 23 of 191 teams. I wish more Guyanese girls could have seen them, because sometimes a child needs more than to hear, “You can become an engineer.” Sometimes she needs to see
Team Guyana Robotics 2023 all girls team
eventually discovering: Wait. I can figure this out. That lesson lasts much longer than a robotics competition. SETBACK Then there was Geneva. Our 2022 team worked for months preparing for the FIRST Global Challenge in Switzerland. They had earned their places. They had done the work. They were ready. And then their Schengen visas were not granted. They couldn't go. That was heartbreaking. Adults sometimes rush to turn children's disappointments into inspirational lessons. I don't think we always need to do that. Sometimes disappointment simply hurts. Imagine being a teenager, working for months for an opportunity to represent Guyana and then discovering that, through circumstances
another girl holding the tools. Engineering belongs to you. Coding belongs to you. Technology belongs to you. You are allowed to take things apart, make mistakes, argue about designs, lead teams and build things nobody has built before. WHAT ARE WE REALLY BUILDING? This is the part about robotics that I wish every parent understood. Watch a team five minutes before a match when the robot suddenly stops working and the real education begins. Someone panics. Someone else has to remain calm. One child thinks it is the code. Another thinks it is electrical. Somebody has to test both theories. The team captain has to make a decision. The clock is (Continued on page 46)
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is Miss Cosmo Guyana 2026
career in law further reflects her commitment to justice and equity. Through a future in the legal field, Ward hopes to become an even stronger voice for individuals who may struggle to advocate for themselves and to contribute to lasting systemic change. Ward's journey has not been without challenges. Having experienced profound personal difficulties, she has transformed those experiences into a source of strength and motivation. Rather than allowing adversity to define her, she has used it to deepen her understanding of resilience, leadership and the importance of speaking up. That experience now forms an important part of the message she hopes to carry throughout her Miss Cosmo journey, particularly for young women who may be navigating difficult
circumstances of their own. Ward hopes to encourage them to embrace their individuality, pursue their ambitions and understand that their circumstances do not have to determine their future. Outside of advocacy and public speaking, Ward is also an entrepreneur and candlemaker, reflecting her interest in creativity, independence and personal development. Her diverse experiences have helped shape a platform that combines entrepreneurship, advocacy and leadership, while emphasizing the importance of authenticity. As Miss Cosmo Guyana 2026, she will now have the opportunity to bring those values to an international audience. The Miss Cosmo platform describes its philosophy around the concept of “Impactful Beauty,” placing emphasis on contestants using their platforms to create positive influence and meaningful contributions beyond the pageant stage. For Ward, that philosophy aligns closely with her own definition of beauty. Ward's appointment makes her the woman who will carry Guyana's name into the Miss Cosmo 2026 competition, giving her the opportunity to showcase not only her confidence and presence, but also her country's culture, people and values.Her story adds another dimension to Guyana's growing visibility in international pageantry, while giving the country a representative whose platform is rooted in advocacy and personal transformation. As she begins her reign, Ward is expected to use the months ahead to prepare for the international competition while continuing to develop her advocacy and public-speaking work. For Colline Ward, the appointment is not simply about wearing a crown or representing a country. It is about accepting the responsibility that comes with having a larger audience. Her message is clear: beauty becomes truly powerful when it is used to create change. With purpose behind the title and advocacy at the heart of her platform, Colline Ward now begins her journey as Miss Cosmo Guyana 2026, ready to carry Guyana's name onto the international stage. (Source: Miss Cosmo Guyana )
Guyana has officially welcomed Colline Ward as Miss Cosmo Guyana 2026
Guyana has officially welcomed Colline Ward as Miss Cosmo Guyana 2026, following her appointment to represent the country at the upcoming Miss Cosmo international pageant. A release posted by the Miss Comos Guyana Facebook page noted that the appointment marks a new chapter for Ward, a Guyanese advocate, aspiring attorney, public speaker and entrepreneur whose journey has been shaped by resilience, personal growth and a strong commitment to creating meaningful change. At 30, Ward returns to the pageant arena with a renewed sense of purpose. Having previously placed as 3rd Runner-Up at Miss Universe Guyana in 2023, she now takes on a new opportunity to represent Guyana on an international platform. For Ward, the Miss Cosmo title represents much more than a pageant sash. It is an opportunity to use visibility and influence to champion causes close to her heart, particularly issues affecting survivors and vulnerable communities. Ward has built her personal and professional journey around advocacy, empowerment and service. She believes beauty should not be defined solely by physical appearance, but by the impact an individual makes on the people and communities around them. Her advocacy focuses on helping create greater access to resources and supportive environments where individuals feel seen, heard and valued. Her ambition to pursue a
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itochondrial disease is a group of chronic, genetic disorders that happen when m i t o c h o n d r i a — t h e e n e rg y factories in nearly every cell of the body—fail to produce enough energy for normal cell and organ function. In children, the disease can cause severe health challenges which can lead to death at any given moment. This is the reality of baby Spencer and his mother Imarah Radix, a former Miss World Guyana who spent months in Colombia, where her son went under extensive observation and treatment for the disease. Faced with the prospect of death of her infant due to his condition, Radix has launched a 2nd campaign to raise awareness and garner public financial support as the family plans to relocate permanently to the United Kingdom where treatment is more readily available. Radix spoke to Kaieteur News exclusively about her son's condition and hopes for his survival. Radix noted that at just 10 months, Spencer has undergone extensive testing for the chronic disorder and now lives on treatment which is not only unavailable in Guyana but is quite expensive. She explained that “In children, mitochondrial disease causes an entire lack of energy in all cells and organs. The body tries to compensate by feeding off its own organs killing the child.” Heartbroken the mother asserted that “Spencer can die from respiratory failure and multiple organ failure at any time. This disease is taking everything from him every single day. It's having a front seat to watching your child die that is worse than childhood cancer” As a result, Radix said a mitochondrial cocktail of high dose vitamins is prescribed tailored to each child's diagnosis to maximize the child's remaining cellular energy levels to keep them potentially alive longer. According to her, the current lifespan for children like Spencer is 2.5 years. She explained that “Spencer exact diagnosis is mitochondrial disease SDH -complex 2 deficiency- autosomal recessive Leigh syndrome. It is the Leigh syndrome that is going to kill him through cardio myopathy; heart
attacks that lead to heart failure. He is already losing his eyesight and hearing at 10 months old. This is how fast the disease can progress. The disease causes developmental delays in typical milestones. For Spencer this is walking, crawling, talking. Extensive deep brain, neurological damage to the basal ganglia…a feature of this disease is hypotonia where the children are floppy and cannot sit or hold their heads up on their own.” However, through intensive speech, occupational and physical therapy, Spencer has been able to learn how to eat food, say basic words and improve his physical tone. RARITY According to the global
disease can often go undetected. According to Radix, this makes Spencer possibly the first person from Guyana or the Caribbean to be diagnosed with this incredibly uncommon disease. “For mitochondrial children, it sometimes takes their whole short lives to get a diagnosis or they die before getting genetic testing or it's simply not available in their home countries. That's why raising awareness about it is so important to me. It is so important to inspire more research into this disease to find a cure for children like Spencer,” she said VITAL SUPPORT Now faced with a new challenge, the mother of two has noted how support has played a vital role in her son's survival.
Baby Spencer has undergone extensive testing as a result of mitochondrial disease
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he Chartered Accountants of Guyana and the Chartered Accountants Of The Caribbean, ACCA Caribbean, Avianca Airlines and the Classy Closet. “Kris Sammy of Excel Guyana had Spencer's treatment shipped to us in Colombia” Radix also thanked Mr. Ramesh Seebarran, CNOOC
Spencer and his mom engage in therapy to address some of his developmental delays h e a l t h c a l e n d a r , Wo r l d Mitochondrial Disease Week, held from 14 to 20 September 2026, raises awareness about mitochondrial diseases (mito). It aims to improve the lives of people affected by mito and to increase awareness among doctors and the general public. Due its rarity, most people have never heard of mitochondrial disease. According to recently published health research, the disease affects 1 in 5000 people. Nevertheless it is the second most commonly diagnosed, serious genetic disease after cystic fibrosis. And due to the lack of awareness and capable testing in several parts of the world, the
I am extremely thankful that due to the help and support from several individual corporate bodies, I was able to get Spencer some help just in the nick of time.” She explained that for her to get medical assistance in Colombia, “We were able to raise almost $30,000 USD through a GoFundme account organized by Ms. Teri Walker.” She noted that donations poured in from a number of organizations and individuals including Guyana Public Service Corporate Credit Union- Mr. Trevor Benn, United Women for Special Children, Clinton Urling -Germans Restaurant, The Government of Guyana: Ministry of Health, President Irfaan Ali,
Radix is now seeking support to relocate permanently to the UK. “We are desperately trying to relocate to the UK, where the treatment is more readily available because we also have to run tests on Spencer's older brother, William as well whom we suspect may have the same
Imarah Radix and baby Spencer
C o u n t r y manager- Mr. Anand Gohil, ENet CEO Mr. Vishok Persaud, Mr. Chaman, Andres Botero toro, of the four points by Sheraton, Iman Cummings, Samantha Reid, Gregory Shaw, Fabian Shaw, Monica Sharma, Joe Ali, Tropical construction, Sonya Oodit, Bebi Hassan, the Guyana cancer foundation, Lori Narine, SHEA, Kriti, Sita Sugrim, Mr, A b a s s F a r o u k , M r. J o e Jagmohan, Mr. Delano Randy, Mr. Ali Khan, Mr. Greybern Livingston former Colombian ambassador to Guyana, The Homi Pediatric Hospital, Laura Para of the International Office and Dr. Jason Ramcharran, Neurologist GPHC as well as Dr. Satram Woodlands Pediatrician.
condition, his condition is urgent as well,” she said. “The money, we need to raise will be used towards speech, occupational and physical therapy. Medications, travel, citizenship paperwork and migration expenses,” she added. Persons wishing to assist can make donations or inquiries via e m a i l a t Imarah.radix@gmail.com or WhatsApp at 676-7326. Or can make donations to Demerara Bank Account number: 2424497, Beneficiary Name: Kaierouann Radix, Address: Lot 80 Cowan Street, Kingston Georgetown Guyana, Bank Address: 230 Camp & South Streets, Lacytown G e o r g e t o w n , Swift:DMBKGYGT
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he star-nosed mole is a small semi aquatic mole found in moist, low elevation areas in the northeastern parts of North America. It is the only extant member of the tribe Condylurini and genus Condylura. It has more than 25,000 minute sensory receptors in touch organs, known as Eimer’s organs, with which this hamster-sized mole feels its way around. With the help of its Eimer’s organs, it may be perfectly poised to detect seismic wave vibrations. Eimer’s organs were first described in the European mole in 1872 by German zoologist Theodor Eimer. Other mole species also possess Eimer ’s organs, though they are not as specialized or numerous as in the star-nosed mole. Because the star-nosed mole is functionally blind, the snout was long suspected to be used to detect electrical
activity in prey animals, t h o u g h l i t t l e , i f a n y, empirical support has been found for this hypothesis. The nasal star and dentition of this species appear to be primarily adapted to exploit extremely small prey. A report in the journal Nature gives this animal the title of fastest-eating mammal, taking as little as 120 milliseconds (average: 227 ms) to identify and consume individual food items. Its brain decides in
approximately eight milliseconds if prey is edible or not. This speed is at the limit of the speed of neurons. These moles are also able t o s m e l l u n d e r w a t e r, accomplished by exhaling air bubbles onto objects or scent trails and then inhaling the bubbles to carry scents back through the nose. ECOLOGY AND BEHAVIOR The star-nosed mole lives in wet lowland areas and eats small invertebrates,
such as aquatic insects (such as the larvae of caddisflies, midges, dragonflies, damselflies, crane flies, horseflies, predaceous diving beetles, and stoneflies), terrestrial insects, worms (such as earthworms, leeches, and other annelids), mollusks, and aquatic crustaceans, [9] as well as small amphibians and small fish. They have also been found in dry meadows farther away from water. They have also been found in the Great Smoky Mountains as high as 1,676 m (5,499 ft.). However, the star-nose mole does prefer wet, poorly drained areas and marshes. It is a good swimmer and can forage along the bottoms of streams and ponds. Like other moles, this animal digs shallow surface tunnels for foraging; often, these tunnels exit underwater. It is active day and night and remains active in winter when it has
The star-nosed mole is a small semi aquatic mole found in moist, low elevation areas in the northeastern parts of North America
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suspect is a 28-year-old fisherman of Albion Front. Sauers and the suspect were reportedly acquaintances. R e a d m o r e : https://kaieteurnewsonline.com/20 26/09/08/fisherman-stabbed-todeath-during-brawl-at-albion/
WEEK-IN-REVIEW SUNDAY Lindsayca reportedly runs out of money to complete Wales Gas-to-Energy project …Govt. tightlipped on US$170M more requested …as company splurges on sponsorships for Energy Week, golf tournaments in Venezuela Lindsayca Guyana Inc., the Houston-based engineering firm tasked with developing Phase One of the Gas-to-Energy (GTE) project at Wales, West Bank Demerara is quickly running out of money to finance the completion of the venture, raising questions over the c o n t r a c t o r ’s l i k e l i h o o d o f delivering electricity to the national grid by the end of this year, as promised, again. Sources close to the project and in government told this newspaper that the contractor is set to exhaust its funding by the end of September and has requested more than US$100M more to help fund the delayed works. Company documents seen by Kaieteur News confirm that Lindsayca has requested about US$170M more from the Government of Guyana (GoG) to complete the energy project, a 22% increase in its initial contract sum of US$759M. R e a d m o r e : https://kaieteurnewsonline.com/20 26/09/06/lindsayca-reportedlyruns-out-of-money-to-completewales-gas-to-energy-project/ Guyana accepts six U.S. deportees from Afghanistan and Cuba
WEDNESDAY Guyana already paying for Exxon’s 8th and 9th oil projects – Former EPA Head …demands ring-fencing Haitians deported from the US land in Cap-Haitien, Haiti, on August 27. [Ketlain Difficile/AP Photo]
relocation exercise. The operational execution of the framework falls directly under the IOM, the UN Migration Agency. R e a d m o r e : https://kaieteurnewsonline.com/20 26/09/06/guyana-accepts-six-u-sdeportees-from-afghanistan-andcuba/ MONDAY “U.S. grateful to Guyana for helping address migration issues” – Ambassador Theriot …as Afghan, Cuban deportees arrive “We’re grateful to Guyana for agreeing to assist us in resolving our migration issues,” U.S. Ambassador to Guyana Nicole Theriot stated, as the United States signalled its appreciation to Guyana for receiving non-citizen deportees under a newly finalised bilateral agreement. The government has finalised a one-year migration cooperation framework with the United States, under which the country will receive, according to a statement issued on Saturday, limited, vetted group of non-criminals, skilled individuals through the International Organisation for
The Government of Guyana has finalised a migration cooperation agreement with the United States under which the country will receive a limited, vetted group of non-criminal, skilled individuals through the International Organization for Migration (IOM) A s s i s t e d Vo l u n t a r y R e t u r n Programme. The agreement marks the immediate rollout of a temporary third-country deportation mechanism, with an initial cohort of six deportees with four originating from Cuba and two from Afghanistan arriving in Guyana on Friday. Official sources confirmed to Kaieteur News that the newly inked bilateral framework agreement carries an initial duration of one year. The deal outlines a temporary arrangement for individuals who voluntarily opt for relocation to Guyana while awaiting the final determination of their immigration status. Under the agreed terms, the United States Government Chartered accountant, will bear the complete Christopher Ram financial burden of the
Migration (IOM) Assisted Voluntary Return Programme. R e a d m o r e : https://kaieteurnewsonline.com/20 26/09/07/u-s-grateful-to-guyanafor-helping-address-migrationissues-ambassador-theriot/ Ram urges Pres. Ali to ring-fence new oil projects to stop Exxon eating into Guyana’s profits Chartered Accountant and attorney Christopher Ram is calling on the Government of Guyana to use what President Irfaan Ali has described as its “administrative leverage” to ring-fence every new oil development in the Stabroek Block, preventing ExxonMobil from using production from existing fields to finance future projects. Ram’s call comes against the b a c k d r o p o f E x x o n M o b i l ’s assurance to investors that the company will continue making major investments in Guyana, with those new expenditures entering the existing cost-recovery mechanism. R e a d m o r e : https://kaieteurnewsonline.com/20 26/09/07/ram-urges-pres-ali-toring-fence-new-oil-projects-tostop-exxon-eating-into-guyanasprofits/ TUESDAY GPL blames constant blackouts on citizens’ heavy use of AC, fans, lights …customer base moved from 201,000 in 2020 to 250,000 Amid daily blackouts, the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) on Monday blamed the situation on an overload of their generation capacity due to consumers constant and heavy reliance on air conditioning, electric fans
and the switching on of their lights in the evening. This was the reasons advanced by Head of GPL’s Executive Management Committee, Kesh Nandlall during a news conference where the company sought to explain recent service interruptions. Nandlall said that the current El Nino condition is driving up the use of air conditioning units, and ultimately the use of electricity. “I just want to give you some information as to what is really happening it occurs around 7 to 9 pm that is when everybody goes home and puts on their air conditioning and since the sun is hot in the day and a lot of houses including my home is concrete, what happens is the concrete absorbs the heat and releases it in the afternoon so people are putting on their airconditioning units, their fans, their lights and it creates a significant surge and requirement of power. We are seeing…feeders now being overloaded, the medium voltage feeder and the transformers in the neighbourhoods are also being affected,” Nandlall said. R e a d m o r e : https://kaieteurnewsonline.com/20 26/09/08/gpl-blames-constantblackouts-on-citizens-heavy-useof-ac-fans-lights/ Fisherman stabbed to death during brawl at Albion One man is in police custody in connection with the alleged murder of a fisherman at Albion Front, Corentyne, Berbice, on Sunday. The dead man has been identified as 34-year-old Franklyn Sauers, called “Franky,” of Glasgow Housing Scheme, East Bank Berbice. Police in Region Six said the
Former head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Dr. Vincent Adams has called on President Irfaan Ali to explicitly announce ring-fencing of future projects in the Stabroek Block to avoid the country’s current 39.8% profit share from sliding to just 12.5% again. In a letter to this publication, Dr. Adams argued that while the president has committed to seeking “expert advice” regarding the financing arrangements of additional oil projects in Stabroek, he believes the administration’s only advisor is the contractor, ExxonMobil. As such, he holds
Dead: Franklyn Sauers
little hope that changes will be made. R e a d m o r e : https://kaieteurnewsonline.com/20 26/09/09/guyana-already-payingf o r- e x x o n s - 8 t h - a n d - 9 t h - o i l projects-former-epa-head/ ‘Guyana lagging behind in digital trade race’ — World Bank, IDB, WTO Report Guyana is being warned that it risks being left behind in the rapidly expanding digital economy, despite having relatively affordable internet access, as the country remains outside several key international frameworks designed to facilitate digital trade. A new joint report by the InterAmerican Development Bank (IDB), World Bank and World Continued on page 33
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From page 32 Trade Organization (WTO) identifies significant room for Guyana to expand its participation in digital trade, while pointing to weaknesses in its trade commitments, digital infrastructure, logistics and integration into emerging international digital-trade rules. The report, “Digital Trade in Latin America and the Caribbean: Connecting Markets, Powering Growth,” examines how countries in the region are positioned to take advantage of the rapidly growing trade in digitally delivered goods and services. R e a d m o r e : https://kaieteurnewsonline.com/20 26/09/09/guyana-lagging-behindin-digital-trade-race-world-bankidb-wto-report/ THURSDAY Dutch firm secretly invited by Govt. among three bidders for MV Barima salvage …BK International bids lowest B.K. International Inc. has submitted the lowest offer among three bidders vying for the contract to retrieve the wreck of the MV Barima, which capsized off Castle Flats, Essequibo Coast on nearly two months ago. The tender opening took place on September 8, 2026, under MARAD file reference number 211/2026/34. The salvaging work is structured strictly on a “NO CURE NO PAY BASIS,” ensuring the chosen contractor will receive payment only upon the successful recovery of the vessel. According to documentation seen by this publication, figures unsealed at the tender opening show B.K. International’s proposal undercut its local and international competitors by hundreds of millions of dollars. B.K. International Inc. offered a bid of $1,034,000,000 with a bid security of $15,600,000 backed by NAFICO. Industrial Fabrication Inc. offered a bid of $1,895,000,000 with a bid security of $28,500,000 backed by Premier. Netherlands-based firm KMS B.V. offered a bid of USD $2,035,100,000 with a bid security of USD $136,691 backed by KBC Bank. R e a d m o r e : https://kaieteurnewsonline.com/20 26/09/10/b-k-international-bidslowest-to-salvage-sunken-mvbarima-wreck/ Panama Canal restrictions put up to US$10 Billion of CARICOM imports at risk – CPSO warns Between US$8 billion and US$10 billion of the Caribbean Community’s (CARICOM’s) annual imports, roughly one quarter to one third of the Region’s
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Minister with responsibility for Finance, Dr. Ashni Singh
non-fuel import bill are exposed to the transit restrictions now taking effect at the Panama Canal, according to preliminary analysis by the CARICOM Private Sector Organization (CPSO). In a press release, the CPSO is advising importers and governments to plan for higher landed costs and thinner
States of pursuing a form of “recolonisation” of Latin America and the Caribbean, arguing that Washington is increasingly using its economic, political and military power to dictate the affairs of sovereign states. But Ramotar’s criticism comes against the backdrop of a striking contradiction at home: his own
facing what he described as a new form of domination by the United States. “Latin America and the Caribbean countries are being recolonised,” Ramotar wrote, arguing that the United States has moved away from its earlier anticolonial posture and has become, in effect, “a super colonial power.” R e a d m o r e : https://kaieteurnewsonline.com/20 26/09/11/u-s-is-re-colonising-thec a r i b b e a n - f o r m e r- p r e s i d e n t ramotar/ Intelligence chief admits burning records in extradition case
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inventories through the 2027 dry season. The Panama Canal Authority’s Advisory A-29-2026 caps daily transits at 34 vessels for booking dates from 4 September, falling to 32 from 15 September. Rainfall in the canal watershed has run 34% below the historical average from May through August, with inflows 44% below. R e a d m o r e : https://kaieteurnewsonline.com/20 26/09/10/panama-canalrestrictions-put-up-to-us10billion-of-caricom-imports-at-riskcpso-warns/
political party, the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C), is in government in Guyana and has itself taken positions that mirror some of the policies he now condemns. In a strongly worded letter to the editor, Ramotar said the region was once subjected to colonial rule by European powers including Britain, the Netherlands, Spain, France and Portugal, but is now
The Head of the Guyana Police Force’s (GPF) Special Branch, Senior Superintendent Prem Narine, admitted to shredding and burning operational documents related to the arrest of businessmen Nazar Mohamed and his son, Opposition Leader Azruddin Mohamed. The revelation unfolded during ongoing extradition committal proceedings before Chief Magistrate Judy Latchman on Wednesday. The US is seeking the extradition of the father and son to face trial in a Florida Federal Court over alleged wire fraud, mail fraud, and money laundering, allegations dating back to 2017. R e a d m o r e : https://kaieteurnewsonline.com/20 2 6 / 0 9 / 11 / i n t e l l i g e n c e - c h i e f -
FRIDAY ‘U.S. is ‘re-colonising’ the Caribbean’ – Former President, Ramotar …cites meek surrender of decades-long Cuba medical progamme …blasts ‘silent’ leaders as Guyana draws closer to Washington Former President Donald Ramotar has accused the United
Prime Minister, Brigadier (Ret’d) Mark Phillips meeting with the teams on Friday.
Guyana’s earnings from oil in 2025 reached US$2.5 billion in 2025 but that same year, the Government of Guyana (GoG) withdrew US$2.463 million from the account, leaving little for savings and future generations. The Natural Resource Fund (NRF) Annual Report for 2025 which was tabled during the most recent sitting of the National Assembly provides a detailed overview of inflows and outflows for the year from the oil produced at the Stabroek Block. R e a d m o r e : https://kaieteurnewsonline.com/20 26/09/12/guyana-earned-us2-5bfrom-oil-in-2025-withdrew-2-4bnrf-report/ Siemens Energy mobilises for start-up of 300MW Wales GTE project Siemens Energy has begun preparations to take over the operation and maintenance of G u y a n a ’s 3 0 0 - m e g a w a t t combined-cycle power plant being built under Phase One of the Gasto-Energy Project. Representatives of the company met with Prime Minister Brigadier (Ret’d) Mark Phillips at his office on Friday to discuss preparations for the plant’s start-up. Siemens Energy has been selected as the Operations and Maintenance (O&M) operator for the power plant and its supporting facilities. The five-year O&M arrangement, which includes an option for renewal, will see Siemens Energy manage the facility once it moves into operation. The company will also provide long-term maintenance for the turbines for 20 years. R e a d m o r e : https://kaieteurnewsonline.com/20 26/09/12/siemens-energymobilises-for-start-up-of-300mwwales-gte-project/
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Torn Paper Acorn Craft The Missing Star Badge By Katie; Posted: September 6, 2023
Emily was lining up the old acorn badges on the treehouse shelf when a bright dot of sunlight suddenly bounced across the wall. She froze and asked Jack if he had seen it. He looked up from his acorn tower, and Emily quickly pointed toward the little flash. It skipped across the table, touched the silver bell, and disappeared. Emily hurried to the hidden nook behind the treehouse door. Every old badge was there except the missing star badge. Jack wondered if the strange light could be connected to it. Just then, the bright dot flashed again near the window. Emily grabbed her notebook, and they climbed outside to investigate. They moved around the treehouse, watching the window for another flash. Soon, a small gleam appeared high in the old oak. When a robin flew from the branches, Emily noticed something shiny inside its nest. Jack realized that the bird must have carried the missing badge there because birds liked shiny objects. The nest was far too high for them to reach. Emily tried using the old step stool, but her fingers could not get close enough. They also found an old rake, but Emily refused to use it because they might frighten the robin or damage the nest. Jack then suggested that they follow the sunlight instead of trying to reach the badge directly. Back inside the treehouse, they waited for another flash. When it appeared, the light landed beneath the badge shelf. Jack noticed a narrow groove in the wood. Emily pressed it, and when the sunlight flashed over the groove again, she pulled it open. A small wooden drawer slid out, revealing a round metal mirror with the acorn symbol and a tiny starshaped dent on its back.
Emily realized that the missing badge was still important, but they needed a safe way to get it from the nest. They ran outside and found Mr. Lopez, the groundskeeper. After Emily explained that something shiny was stuck in the nest, Mr. Lopez brought an orchard pole with a soft basket on the end. The robin had already flown to another branch, so he carefully lifted the badge from the nest without disturbing it. The badge was a wooden star with a faded silver edge. Emily and Jack hurried back to the treehouse and placed it into the empty space in the hidden nook. A click sounded, and the round mirror fit perfectly over the badge. Another click followed, and a hidden panel opened behind the shelf. Inside was a rolled piece of paper tied with pale blue thread. Emily unrolled it and found a drawing of a clock face with a short message from the original club: “Find the clock before moonrise. If you are reading this, you are closer than we ever were.” Jack wondered where they could possibly find a clock in the woods. Emily thought it might be somewhere near the treehouse, perhaps hidden among the roots or somewhere they had already passed. She placed the note in her notebook and looked toward Whisper Woods. “The original club really wanted us to pay attention,” Jack said. Emily smiled. “Pay attention, help first, and never ignore a weird flash in the window.” She placed the star badge back where it belonged. Then she looked toward the woods and said, “Tomorrow, we find the clock.”
Art is so much fun by Uncle Roy I used to admire other people's art, And think it was something I couldn't do; It seemed impossible for me to make The beautiful pictures that they drew. Then one day I made up my mind To try to make my own; At first it seemed so very hard, But as I drew it became so much fun. Now there is nothing I enjoy more Than spending time drawing and painting; So now it is others who admire my art, And even beg me to draw them something. So if, like me, you feel it is so hard, Remember you only need to make a start; You will soon find you have what it takes, And have fun while you produce works of art.
Supplies Needed: Brown Paper, torn into small pieces – we used both a light and a dark brown Googly Eyes, we prefer the larger eyes but any size will do Black paper, cut into a smile shape Pink Buttons, optional
White paper, free hand draw an acorn shape or use our free template How to make Torn Paper Acorn Craft Tear brown paper into pieces, make both small and larger pieces. Fill your acorn template with your torn paper using a glue stick. We like to apply glue in one area at a time. We prefer to start the bottom of the page and work our way up ending with the acorn cap. Add googly eyes, black mouth and pink button cheeks to your little guy.
Solve the following puzzle by finding all the hidden words.
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TEEN TIME Develop a Sense of Personal Competence to move forward towards your life goals with full Confidence When you devote all your energy towards achieving the goals which you have set for yourself, then you will find that you will naturally develop that feeling that you can achieve. It also involves the effort you make towards helping others to achieve their goals. Competence requires both the skills to work at whatever special you need to achieve those goals, and the belief that you can use them effectively. As they say, practice makes perfect,
and anyone who desires success in what he sets out to do must take the time and trouble to keep improving those skills. It also happens that every little success gives one encouragement to continue and to attempt to do bigger things. This means that you need to persist at whatever you are doing, take the problems which are bound to come up in your stride, and success will come eventually. Many ambitious
people sometimes look at the tasks which they need to complete towards something they have to achieve, and are discouraged because they look too large and formidable for them. They feel that they would never be able to surmount the various problems which they imagine will face them as they go along. What they need to do is to make a small start at whatever little they are sure that they can do. Having completed this small step, they then tackle the next. In this way they will be breaking up the large job into manageable ones, until the whole is accomplished. Of course the practical way of achieving this sense of being able to personally accomplish things is to work towards acquiring the skills that would be needed for the type of jobs you would have to do to meet the goals
which you have set yourself. Your would already have gone part way towards this when you have secured s o m e a c a d e m i c qualification, but then you will have to do some specialist training in the particular field in which you are interested. Nothing of value is ever achieved easily, and so the effort which you would have expended and the trouble you would have experienced to gain this type of competence would be well worth it. Take the guess-work about your future by preparing for it by gaining what skills you need to achieve your goals, and you would benefit by the confidence in yourself which would result from this. In the following weeks we will be helping you to clarify these to facilitate your work in this development.
SUGURU
The heavy lines indicate areas, called cages, from one to five squares in size. Fill each cage with unique digits, counting up from 1. So for example a 2-square cage contains the numbers 1 and 2; and a 5-square cage contains the numbers from 1 to 5. Adjacent (touching) squares, even ones that touch diagonally, may never contain the same number.
We make our
own world by Carmen Mashier We make our own world, whoever we are, Our happiness is of our own making; We make our own world, wherever we are, Our happiness is there for the taking. Our world goes with us as we walk and talk each day, Our world can be a heaven or hell, our attitude will say, We make our own world, whatever we are, Let's make our own world, wherever we are. Keep thinking happy, and we'll make a new world, Happiness in a choice that we can at any time make; When we feel grateful for all we have and can do, Then we will always be happy, whether asleep or awake.
Move forward with Full confidence when you develop this Sense of Personal Competence.
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“I Turned Out Fine” - Parenting, Discipline, and the Psychology of Repeating What Raised Us - Why Becoming a Parent Often Introduces Us Again to Our Own Childhood By Dr. Eon Andre George, PhD, EdD There is a strange moment that happens to many adults after becoming parents. Your child does something wrong. You open your mouth to correct them and suddenly you hear your mother. Sometimes you even stop and think: “Lord, I turning into my father.” The expressions come back. The rules return. Even sentences we once hated somehow find their way into our mouths: “As long as you living under my roof…””When I was your age…””Children must know their place.” And perhaps the most powerful one: “I get worse than that, and I turn out fine.” Parenthood does something psychologically fascinating. It does not simply give us children to raise. It often reintroduces us to the way we were raised. Nobody Starts Parenting From Zero There is no moment when a baby is born and the parent’s mind becomes an empty notebook. We enter parenting carrying years of observations. We remember what happened when we
brought home a poor grade, spoke out of turn, broke something, cried, lied, stayed out too late, or embarrassed the family publicly. Even adults who swear they will parent completely differently often discover that under stress, old patterns return. Psychologist Albert Bandura’s Social Learning Theory helps explain why. We learn enormous amounts of behavior by observing models, particularly important adults during childhood. The child who watched conflict handled through shouting may consciously dislike shouting. But years later, when overwhelmed by a misbehaving child, that familiar response may emerge automatically. Not because the person deliberately chose it. Because under pressure, familiar behavior is often easier to retrieve, than newly learned behavior. This is how parenting patterns can travel through generations. “I Get Licks and Nothing Wrong With Me” Few topics reveal this more clearly than discipline. Across many Caribbean households, corporal
punishment was once treated as an ordinary part of raising children. Belts, switches, rulers, slippers, and whatever else happened to be within reach became part of childhood stories that adults later retold with laughter. “Boy, if you see licks!” Some of those stories are genuinely funny in retrospect. Others are not. The difficulty arises when survival becomes evidence that every method used was beneficial. “It happened to me and I turned out fine” sounds convincing, but psychologically it has a weakness: surviving an experience does not tell us whether the experience was optimal or whether it left effects we simply learned to normalize. A person may have become successful despite certain childhood experiences rather than because of them. That distinction matters. Discipline and Punishment Are Not Exactly the Same The words are often used i n t e r c h a n g e a b l y, b u t psychologically there is an important distinction. Punishment focuses primarily on making an
unwanted behavior unpleasant. Discipline is broader. Its purpose is to teach. If a child lies, the ultimate goal is not merely to make lying painful. It is to help the child understand honesty, consequences, trust, and responsibility. This connects with Diana B a u m r i n d ’s w o r k o n p a re n t i n g s t y l e s . H e r influential framework distinguished approaches including authoritarian parenting, characterized by high control and lower responsiveness, and authoritative parenting, which combines firm expectations with warmth, communication, and appropriate independence. Authoritative parenting is not permissive parenting. The child does not run the house. There are rules. There are consequences. There are expectations. But there is also explanation, emotional connection, and recognition that children gradually need to develop judgment of their own. The goal is not simply a child who fears consequences. The goal is an adult who eventually understands why the behavior was wrong even when no parent is present. A Boy and a Broken Window Imagine a twelve-yearold boy playing cricket too close to the house after repeatedly being warned not to. The inevitable happens. The ball goes through the window. His father hears the crash and storms outside. The boy immediately freezes. Why? Because he already knows what is coming. The father’s first instinct is punishment. After all, he was warned. But suppose instead the father stops. The boy must help clean the mess safely. Some of his saved money goes toward r e p l a c i n g t h e w i n d o w. Cricket near the house is suspended for a period. He must also explain what decision led to the consequence. The child has not escaped discipline. In fact, the consequence is directly connected to his behavior. But something different has happened psychologically. Instead of learning primarily “I must avoid getting caught because Daddy will beat me,” he learns: “My choices create consequences, and I
Dr. Eon Andre George, PhD, EdD am responsible for repairing what I damage.” That lesson travels much further into adulthood. Children Need Boundaries In discussing healthier parenting, there is sometimes a fear that we are encouraging parents to let children do whatever they want. That is not the case. Children need boundaries. They need adults. They need structure. They need to hear no. A child who never experiences limits may struggle later when teachers, employers, partners, laws, and society refuse to organize themselves around that child’s desires. The psychological issue is therefore not whether parents should exercise authority. They should. The question is what that authority is designed to produce. Fear? Or selfregulation? Immediate obedience? Or eventual responsibility? Good parenting often requires both warmth and firmness. The Child We Were Sometimes Parents With Us There is another layer that adults rarely discuss. Sometimes we react strongly to our children because their behavior touches something unresolved in us. A father becomes furious when his son cries because he was punished for crying as a boy. A mother becomes intensely anxious about her daughter’s appearance because she remembers how harshly girls were judged when she was young. A parent becomes obsessed with academic performance because poverty taught them that education was the only route to security. The parent believes they are responding only to the child. Sometimes they are also responding to their own history. This is where the idea of intergenerational transmission becomes important. Families can transmit not only traditions and values but patterns of f e a r, c o m m u n i c a t i o n , emotional regulation, discipline, and expectations.
The pattern may continue for generations without anyone intentionally choosing it. Until somebody notices. Breaking a Pattern Is Not Betraying Your Parents Changing how we parent does not require declaring that previous generations were bad people. Most parents raised children using the knowledge, resources, culture, and circumstances available to them. Many were themselves repeating what they had learned. Understanding that allows us to hold two truths simultaneously: Our parents may have loved us deeply. And: Some things can still be done differently. Growth does not dishonor previous generations. Sometimes growth is what their sacrifices made possible. Understanding Behavior Through Context Parenting is one of the few jobs where our past, present, and future regularly sit at the same table. The child before us has needs. The child we once were has memories. And the adult we are becoming must decide which lessons move forward. Some traditions deserve preservation: respect for elders, responsibility, education, generosity, family loyalty, resilience, community. Others deserve examination. Not everything old is harmful. Not everything old is helpful either. The question is not whether previous generations survived their childhood. Clearly, they did. The better question is: What kind of adults are we trying to raise now? Because one day our children may hear themselves speaking to their own children and suddenly realize: “I sound just like my mother.” When that day comes, hopefully what they inherited will be worth repeating. Every generation inherits a parenting story. Wisdom is knowing which parts to preserve, which parts to rewrite, and which parts should end with us.
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Two UG staff members recognized for literary excellence in Guyana Prize for Literature competition Two staff members of the University of Guyana have earned recognition for their literary work, bringing distinction to the University while adding their voices to Guyana's evolving literary landscape. University of Guyana staff members Scott Ting-AKee, Lecturer in the Department of Language and Cultural Studies, Faculty of Education and Humanities, and Makeda Braithwaite, Editorial Production Officer at the UG Press, both shared third place in the Poetry category at the 2025 Guyana Prize for Literature competition for their respective collections, marking another achievement in their continuing journeys as writers and researchers. The competition brought together established and emerging writers, with awards spanning the country's major literary genres and youth categories. For both writers, the recognition represents more than a place in a national literary competition. Their work reflects sustained engagement with history, culture, identity and the experiences that have shaped Guyanese society. At the same time, their journeys demonstrate how academic life and creative expression can intersect within the University community. Ting-A-Kee, a newly appointed lecturer at the University's International Centre of Excellence for Modern and Indigenous Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (ICEMILLL), received third-place recognition for “The Way Indentured”, a collection that explores Chinese Guyanese history through poetry, while Braithwaite also copped third place for her collection “Mud Psalms”. According to Ting-AKee, “The Way Indentured” emerged from an exploration of history, identity and the largely overlooked
experiences of Chinese indentured labourers in British Guiana and the wider Caribbean. The collection is divided into three sections: The Way, The Indentured and The Cat's Eyes, and draws on influences ranging from Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching to historical accounts of Chinese indentureship. The second section examines aspects of Chinese Guyanese history, including the story of O Tye Kim and the practice of foot-binding, while the final section adopts the unusual perspective of a cat aboard ships transporting Chinese indentured labourers. Ting-A-Kee describes his writing as closely connected to his exploration of history and identity. “My writing journey is closely tied to my journey of exploring history; they feed each other. It is a journey of mapping the yellow threads within the Golden Arrowhead,” he explained. His creative work, he said, grew partly from a desire to reconnect with his Chinese heritage and explore a history in which he had previously felt a sense of absence. “Writing for me is from a place of difference and rootlessness…The Way Indentured comes from the same place since I wanted to bring to life what the Indentured Chinese may have felt,” he said. His work as a lecturer at UG has also strengthened the relationship between his
academic and creative pursuits. Ting-A-Kee credits his own experiences as a student of English at the University with helping to shape his interest in Chinese G u y a n e s e h i s t o r y, particularly through his studies in West Indian Literature and Postcolonial Literature. For Ting-A-Kee, the University has also provided an environment in which curiosity, research and creative exploration can flourish. He credits UG with giving him opportunities to pursue research and attend conferences, experiences which have contributed to his development. For Makeda Braithwaite, the recognition for “Mud Psalms” represents her first win in the Poetry category of the Guyana Prize for Literature. Her earlier recognition came in Fiction, where she received third prize for the 2022 Prize, held in 2023. “It's a great feeling as it's the first time I've won in the Poetry category,” she said. Mud Psalms is rooted in Braithwaite's love for poetry, her family's creative tradition and her cultural identity. Drawing on rural Guyana, family history and experiences of adulthood, the collection seeks to communicate a strong sense of community. A c c o r d i n g t o Braithwaite, her relationship with the University of Guyana extends beyond her
Makeda Braithwaite, Editorial Production Officer at the University of Guyana Press, receives her award for Third Place in the Poetry category of the 2025 Guyana Prize for Literature from Prime Minister, Hon. Brigadier Mark Phillips.
current role as an Editorial Production Officer at UG Press. A former Literature student at UG, she credits her experiences at the University with nurturing the curiosity that would eventually contribute to her development as a writer. She recalled the openness of her lecturers and the encouragement she received to engage with them beyond the classroom. “My time as a student has greatly influenced my literary journey. I think FEH
[Faculty of Education and Humanities] was a faculty that did not make me fearful of questioning and communicating with my lecturers outside of class time, within their office hours for advice. They were always warm and ready to be of assistance, which nurtured my curiosity and interest in their courses; ultimately, unbeknownst to them, it included an interest in being a writer,” she said. As a member of the University community
today, Braithwaite believes UG can play an important role in encouraging young people to pursue creative expression. She points to greater emphasis on the humanities, creative programmes and initiatives that help young people recognise the possibilities within the arts. “Literature is one of the foundations of a country's culture. It immortalises its identity and captures the experiences of the common man. If Guyanese do not tell our stories, we do not have the right to complain when others do,” she said. Both writers view creativity as extending beyond competition or recognition, with literature serving as a means of exploring experiences, making sense of the world and contributing to Guyana's cultural identity. To g e t h e r, t h e i r recognition reflects the breadth of talent within the University of Guyana community and the continuing contribution of its staff to Guyana's literary and cultural life. The University of Guyana congratulates Scott Ting-A-Kee and Makeda Braithwaite on their literary achievements and celebrates their continued contributions to Guyanese writing, scholarship and creative expression. (Source: University of Guyana)
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Fidel Castro’s 100 Birthday commemorated in Guyana and worldwide August 13, 2026, marked the 100th birthday of Cuban revolutionary, Fidel Castro. Throughout the month, people gathered across the world to pay tribute to Castro's legacy. Guyana was no exception, with the Embassy of the Republic of Cuba, in partnership with the Guyana Coalition in Solidarity with Cuba, hosting a commemorative event. The first speaker, Dr. Gerald Perreira, Chairperson of Organization for the Victory of the People (OVP) told the large gathering: “Fidel Castro had a vision for a new society, built on the affirmation of human dignity and the sanctity of the human person. That vision endures today”. He explained that “every revolution must go through a process of rectification and renewal to respond to shifting internal and external dynamics. All political and social systems must evolve and change or otherwise become stagnant and perish”. He noted too that “the Cuban revolution taught us how to remain steadfast, courageous and relevant in an ever-changing world, ravaged by the flawed liberal-democratic notion of what constitutes democracy, where 1% own and control everything, and where the resources and wealth of a nation do not benefit the majority of the people.” Highlighting some shocking statistics documented in a recent Oxfam report, which notes that the world's 12 richest individuals own more wealth than the bottom half of humanity, approximately 4.1
billion people, he added that it is no wonder that the “marketplace governed by capitalism is referred to as a slaughterhouse”. Dr. Perreira said that “although the US did everything in its power to cultivate an opposition in Cuba that could topple the revolution, all its efforts have failed”. This he said “stands as a testimony to Fidel and the Cuban revolutionary leadership...after almost 7 months of this intensified embargo that would bring any nation to its knees, Cuba is still standing strong and more than 6 million Cubans have signed up to defend their homeland. The crowd watched a heartfelt exchange between Fidel Castro and Nelson Mandela during Castro's visit to South Africa. The defeat of the South African Military by the Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces at the historic battle of Cuito Cuanavale in 1988 is credited with forcing the Apartheid Regime to the negotiating table. It was recalled with pride that President Forbes Burnham had allowed the Cuban planes to refuel in Guyana on their way to Angola. Claiming that every revolutionary initiative worldwide, since 1959, owes a debt of gratitude to the Cuban revolution, Dr. Perreira asked the crowd, “How can we repay that debt?” His answer was that “if those gathered truly want to honour Fidel, that Fidel himself would expect nothing less than for us to use this commemoration of his birthday to recommit ourselves to the struggle for a just and humane world.
Former President Donald Ramotar took to the podium, having returned from Cuba earlier that day after attending the commemoration of Fidel's 100th birthday in Havana, along with 1500 delegates from 63 countries. He told the audience that “people from all over the world travelled to Havana for the commemoration because this great son of the Caribbean was not just the principal leader of Cuba, but one of the greatest champions of working and oppressed people the world over”. Confirming Dr. Perreira's assertions, Ramotar told the audience that he was expecting to see a Cuba that was devastated and was pleasantly surprised to once again witness the extraordinary resilience, steadfastness and creative genius of a people determined to resist and to fight for their right to self-determination. He said that the “mood in Cuba was calm and defiant and that the Cubans were united in their determination to defend their revolution”. Ramotar took the audience back to a time when the Englishspeaking Caribbean was still under colonial domination. He explained that “when the Cuban Revolution triumphed, “anti-communist propaganda against Cuba was spread throughout the region. This was when the criminal blockade was first imposed on Cuba, a blockade that persists to this day”. He recalled that back then, “the governments of South America and the Caribbean came under tremendous pressure from the US
to break relations with Cuba, to isolate the isle of freedom”, however, he said “one colony stood up heroically and that was British Guiana under the premiership of Dr. Cheddi Jagan. In those difficult days, Guyana was the only colony in the region that sent congratulations to Fidel on the victory of the revolution, and Dr. Jagan was the first leader in the region to visit Cuba”. Ramotar drew the audience's attention to the courageous step taken by then President Forbes Burnham, Michael Manley of Jamaica, Eric Williams of Trinidad and Tobago, and Errol Barrow of Barbados, when in 1972, as newly independent nations, they announced their decision in unison to establish diplomatic relations with Cuba, breaking Cuba's diplomatic isolation in the Western Hemisphere and challenging the trade embargo imposed by the US. He said, “this demonstrated that when we are united, we can have a profound impact on international relations, despite size and geography”. Ramotar also pointed out, the huge amount of assistance that Guyana and the Caribbean received from Cuba, contending “that if we put a price on Cuba's generosity, we would find that it is far greater than the 'assistance' the region got from Western sources”. Cuban Ambassador to the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, H.E. Jorge Francisco Soberón Luis thanked all those present, commenting that he was particularly pleased to see so many young people attending, and also so
Cuban revolutionary, Fidel Castro
many Cuban residents. He congratulated the people of Guyana for their historic and heartfelt solidarity, and in the name of the people of Cuba, thanked the Coalition in Solidarity with Cuba for their hard work. He reported that the Cuban Relief Project, initiated by the Coalition, which includes concerned citizens, organizations and representatives of the religious factions, had already sent 120 tons of rice to Cuba which was distributed to the most vulnerable citizens. Ambassador Luis described the relief project, called A container of Love from the People of Guyana to the People of Cuba, as an historic and extraordinary people-to-people initiative, and announced that a third shipment would soon leave for Cuba containing food items, medical supplies, personal hygiene and cleaning products, clothing, footwear and over 100 solar powered fans, lights and other equipment, all donated by the people of Guyana. Ambassador Luis also took the opportunity to recognize the outstanding performance of Dr. Asaph Ahmad from Guyana, who was the top graduating student at the University of Medical Sciences in H a v a n a i n 2 0 2 6 .
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Jemelia Moore-Semple launches counterpunch to alopecia From thick to bald to thick again …
By Shermon Hawker An acting head teacher, happily married wife and dedicated mother of four girls is Jemelia MooreSemple. Taking an inventory of her life way down the line, she noted she had a good job, a good husband and family, a good reputation, and good, in fact, really good hair. At least up until 2022. The 37-year-old is e m p l o y e d a t A u g s b u rg Primary School in Mahaicony, and is a fastened Seventh-day Adventist who branded herself a “living testimony of perseverance, faith and healing.” She is an advocate for persons suffering from alopecia, but more than soft
advocacy through her riveting testimony, Jemelia has created a path to which many silent sufferers can find remedies and methods of counteracting the unnerving illness with which she herself struggled. HAIR LOSS, HER LOSS
New growths started to appear throughout her scalp
More than merely an identifying physical trait, a woman's hair is her pride. It is one of the natural essences of her womanhood, and a symbolic diadem of sorts. Except removing it yourself, it is a profound blow to femininity when this feature is compromised on account of sickness or otherwise. Thereafter, any mirror bears within it an image that bruises the mind which painfully reflects on what once was. Jemelia's first observation was on November, 2022. And by February 2023, “all the hair went.” According to research, Alopecia is an autoimmune
Jemelia Moore-Semple experienced hair loss due to alopecia
disorder in which the hair follicles are attacked by the immune system, and causes
Jemelia Moore-Semple with a fully restored head of hair
The brand J's Miracle hair products
loss of hair in patch patterns round or oval in shape. “One evening, while my eldest daughter was combing my hair, a shocking discovery was made, a huge bald patch had appeared on my scalp. Though concerned at first, I tried not to dwell too much on it. However, only one week later, while attending a family gathering, my brothers noticed several additional bald spots.” Her eldest brother carefully assessed the development, after which he informed her that it was alopecia, much similar to American Jada PinkettSmith, wife of American actor Will Smith,whose
Ongoing construction of the bridges and access road at the Groete Gold Copper Project.
Access road to Groete Gold Project nears completion The 13-kilometre road and bridges being constructed by Canadian miner Gold Port Corporation to provide access to its Groete Gold Copper Project in Guyana are nearing completion. Gold Port owns 100% of the Groete Gold Project, where exploration began in 2012. Drilling in 2019 identified an Inferred Mineral Resource of 1.57 million gold-copper equivalent ounces, including about 1.1 million ounces of gold and 195 million pounds of copper contained in 74 million tonnes. The project is located 64 kilometres west-southwest of Georgetown, the capital of Guyana, and 11 kilometres west of the
Essequibo River. In a recent statement, Gold Port disclosed that construction of the Groete Gold Copper Project access road from the Manaka Road on the east bank of the Essequibo River to the project drill site at Groete Creek is progressing as the project continues to advance towards its drilling programme. “Debrushing has now been completed to within 1 mile of the Gold Port Camp at the Groete Project. Road construction has progressed well with a sixty percent widening of the prior trail system. A source of laterite has been located and road material has been stockpiled for future use,” the company said.
It further disclosed that two all-season bridges have been completed, while two existing culverts were replaced with bridges. The team is expected to begin construction of the final bridge. Gold Port Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) stated, “The ongoing construction of infrastructure at the Groete Gold Copper Project marks an important first step toward supporting our upcoming drill program. Management continues to plan ahead to keep the project progressing efficiently and on schedule, while ensuring the work is carried out to the highest standard. In anticipation of access (Continued on page 48)
completely bald head is globally known. Fear seized Jemelia at the thought of going bald. Her every trial run of countless expensive hair products and medical pursuits proved ineffective, and along with her hair went her happiness. Confronted by a rather troublesome trio of alopecia, dandruff, and dangling low self-esteem, Jemelia's life took a tailspin, and she was locked in a season-long, three on one handicap bout to stay afloat in a match of misfortune we suavely styled *hair today, gone tomorrow*. With resignation, she (Continued on page 47 )
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Young Entrepreneur, Nikito Lochan
‘Niks Treats’ Some of the tasty treats, like brigadeiros and Gourmet Cookies, NiksTreats has to offer. “I think young entrepreneurs play a huge role in society. To know that we are not just caught up on social media and we want to actually make life for ourselves, it can be inspiring to the kids that are growing up in today's world, where there are so many distractions.”
By Allyiah Allicock
W
ith the many flourishing small businesses in our society, young entrepreneurs are demonstrating that taking a chance on yourself and pursuing
your passion and dreams is not a bad decision after all. One such individual who took a chance on herself by pursuing her passion and turning it into a
thriving business is 28-yearold Nikito Lochan, a mother and wife, and the proud owner of 'Niks Treats'. In a recent interview with this publication, Lochan said baking sweet treats all stemmed from her love for cooking. “I figured out I love cooking when I was about 15. The baking part started about 5 years ago,” she shared. Coming from a family who love to cook and bake, like her mother and aunts, Lochan said
“they didn't pique my interest.” According to her “It kind of just started one day when my mom cooked something I didn't want to eat and I decided to try
c reamy pasta that I saw from watching food network every day.” Explaining what led to 'NiksTreats' which officially launched on February 12, 2026, the young woman disclosed that “My Tik Tok page is all about food…So one day I woke up and thought to myself, I should start making something to sell, at least gain something out of what I love doing.” F r o m t h e r e h e r entrepreneurial journey began.
Lochan said when she initially started; she began introducing something called "Brigadeiros" a popular Brazilian sweet treat. “And while most Guyanese don't
know what a brigadeiro is, they still seem to enjoy it,” she added. Shortly after, she decided to introduce Gourmet Cookies to the menu, noting it was such a good
decision based on the support she has been gaining, she said. “The idea behind this was to create a beautiful, premium package with delicious treats that people love and want to gift to their loved ones on special occasions such as birthdays, anniversaries, graduations, baby showers, gender reveals and so much more,” Lochan stated. Her tasty treats which have been stealing the taste buds of many, Lochan mentioned to this publication that since her launch, the support has been great thus far. “I've had repeat customers and many new customers as well. I am so grateful for them,” she expressed. Even though the support has been great, she did not shy away from the fact that this journey has had it challenges too. According to the small b u s i n e s s o w n e r, “ S o m e challenges I've faced so far have been slow periods where (Continued on page 44)
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Mohamed blasts PPP over continued GPL failures ...cites mismanagement of billions The Office of the Leader of the Opposition on Saturday has condemned the government's management of the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) company amid daily countrywide blackouts. Addressing the persistent grid instability that continues to trigger daily nationwide blackouts, opposition representatives declared that the frequent system disturbances have become an unbearable reality for citizens and businesses alike. The critique emphasised the contrast between the nation's skyrocketing wealth and its failing public utility.
dollars have been allocated to the energy sector and still, the lights cut off. What exactly have taxpayers received for all of this expenditure?" Mohamed further detailed the extensive toll the power crisis is taking on
Mohamed during his address
"Guyana is no longer the poor country it once was," Leader of the Opposition, Azruddin Mohamed said. He pointed to the massive revenue flowing from the
nation's oil sector and the record $1.558 trillion national budget for 2026. "Year after year, under this PPP government, billions upon billions of taxpayers'
everyday life and the domestic economy. Small businesses, including salons, printing shops, vendors, seamstresses, and manufacturers, face severe operational stoppages, while supermarkets and restaurants suffer heavy
losses from spoiled perishable goods. Surges and constant outages are destroying household appliances, with reports linking electrical fluctuations to devastating residential fires. According (Continued on page 46)
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Venezuelans remanded for disorderly behaviour in Kitty Three Venezuelan men were remanded to prison on Friday on charges of disorderly behaviour and number of other offences allegedly committed at a wash bay in Kitty, Georgetown last week. Police in a press release identified the defendants as: Erich Medina, Jose Daniels and Cesar Sotillo. They appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates' Court Before Magistrate Faith McGusty. Medina and Daniels were both charged with assault with intent to prevent lawful apprehension and disorderly behaviour. They were not required to plead to the indictable charge and were remanded until 9th October, 2026. Cesar Sotillo was charged with making loud and continuous noise, resisting a peace officer and disorderly behaviour. He too was remanded until 9th October, 2026.The incident involving the men were caught on camera. They were reportedly having a drinking spree, playing loud music and disturbing the peace of the community. The police were called in and the men seen on camera attempted to resist being arrested.
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Sunday September 13, 2026
Koffee
Drops New Single 'OVA' and Wants You to Play It Loud Koffee (PC: Nwaka Okparaeke)
DancehallMag - Koffee didn't ease anyone into this one. The Jamaican artist announced her new single “OVA” with the kind of directness that's pretty onbrand for her “OVA SO OUT NOW …Go play this one loud for me” and that was basically all the context she felt you needed. The instruction to play it loud is doing a lot of work here. It's the kind of framing that signals confidence in the record itself, a quiet flex dressed up as a simple ask from artist to listener. Koffee has kept a relatively measured release pace since her breakout, so any new material tends to land with a bit of weight behind it. “OVA” arrives without a
mountain of press rollout or pre-release hype cycles, just a direct drop and a link which is increasingly how artists with established fanbases choose to move. The response from fans has been immediate, with the post spreading quickly across social media as listeners rush to share their first reactions. That kind of organic, word-of-mouth momentum is exactly what a release strategy like this depends on, and Koffee's audience has historically shown up for it. What “OVA” sounds like, what it's about, and where it fits in her catalogue is still being worked out in real time by everyone who's hearing it for the first time. The conversation is just getting started.
‘Niks Treats’ From page 42 sales were not great but I kept pushing my content until business picked up again.” She informed also that she has had difficulties with managing the finances but in overcoming this, she did a few courses to learn to management these better and it has helped. While she is trying to navigate this journey, it is not one she is handling alone. While she does not have a coowner, she added that her husband, Christopher is her biggest supporter and her number one fan. “Without him by my side, I would not be able to do any of this,” she expressed. With a lot yet in store for NiksTreats, Lochan said that her long-term goal is to one day open a cafe. “To be able to sell my baked goods and coffee would be living my dream,” she commented. In her interview also, the young entrepreneur said that
she also owns another small business called 'NiksMedia' where she does content creation for brands, poster and logo designs, and Marketing and Social Media management for some clients. Showing the younger generations what is possible when you just believe in yourself, Lochan is of the view that “I think young entrepreneurs play a huge role in society. To know that we are not just caught up on social media and we want to actually make life for ourselves, it can be inspiring to the kids that are growing up in today's world where there are so many distractions.” If you would like to find out more about Nikito Lochan and her business 'NiksTreats' feel free to contact her via the number (592) 705-2438 or send a message using the business name on Instagram or Facebook.
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$376M estimated to build eight apartments & gym for New Amsterdam Judicial Officers The Supreme Court of Judicature is planning to spend approximately $376 million for the construction of eight new apartments and a gym for Judicial Officers at New Amsterdam, Region Six. This was revealed at the recent opening of tenders at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) office. According to the tender minutes, a total of 20 contractors bid to execute the works. This publication reported that last year the Supreme Court of Judicature had issued invitation for bids for the construction of a new Magistrates’ Court in New Amsterdam. In this year’s budget approximately $6.7 billion was approved for the Supreme Court to execute to support works and programme for the year. Below are the companies and their bids: Supreme Court of Judicature Construction of eight (8) New Apartments and Gym for Judicial Officers-New Amsterdam.
‘Propa thing’ jailed for ganja possession
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National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute Completion of Works for Building, and Construction of Driveway for Mangrove Secretariat, NAREI, Mon Repos, ECD, Region Four.
Guyana Water Inc (GWI) Construction of GWI Single Flat Office Building.
labourer who failed to show up in court will be spending the next three years behind bars after he was sentenced to jail in absentia for trafficking 238 grams of cannabis. Michael Dennis, 39 was charged by police and released on court bail but reportedly was a no-show in court. As result he was sentenced in absentia to three years imprisonment Jailed in Absentia for and fined $30,000 on 24th ganja trafficking. F e b r u a r y, 2 0 2 1 . A conviction warrant was issued and that warrant was executed on Wednesday in Region Six. He is now in jail at the Lusignan Prison.
Four more foreigners arrested in Potaro... From page 16 miners. Following discussions, the meeting agreed on a series of enhanced enforcement measures to be rolled out immediately. Among them were tighter oversight of gold dealers and traders. The ministry vowed to intensify regulatory scrutiny of all licensed dealers, including stricter audits of purchasing records, verification of source declarations and routine compliance checks. Notably, dealers found facilitating undeclared transactions or failing to meet reporting obligations could face sanctions,
including suspension or revocation of licences. The ministry also revealed plans to significantly scale-up field monitoring and enforcement operations across mining districts to target unauthorised activities and ensure compliance with environmental, safety and production reporting requirements. Since then, a number of illegal mining camps have been discovered and destroyed. Those operations mostly involved nonnationals who are being deported according to official reports from government.
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From page 43 to the Opposition, GPL routinely rejects customer compensation claims for damaged equipment. Critical infrastructure remains equally vulnerable. Unstable power poses serious risks to hospitals and medical staff conducting emergency procedures, jeopardising refrigerated lifesaving medications and impacting vulnerable groups, including infants and the elderly. Furthermore, recurring blackouts at entry points like the Cheddi Jagan International Airport create a poor impression for arriving tourists, returning Guyanese, and potential foreign investors. The video statement heavily criticised the administration’s emergency measures, including the rental of multiple power ships, the procurement of temporary generators, and high-priced foreign consultancies, such as hiring Dominican Republic consultants at $650,000 monthly. Particular scrutiny was placed on the delayed Gas-to-Energy (GTE) project. Originally slated to deliver 300 megawatts of power to cut consumer electricity bills in half, the project remains severely behind schedule. The Opposition noted that current efforts to scramble a single turbine for 57 megawatts by December will fall far short of national demand, allegedly prompting the government to secure yet another costly power ship lease. Questions were also raised regarding the leadership of GPL’s management under Kesh Nandilal, alongside accusations of government inaction despite prior VACANCY Vacancy: Primary level teachers, please send applications to: privateschool778 @gmail.com
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promises by President Irfaan Ali that “heads will roll” at the utility company. Contrasting the public’s daily struggle with government priorities, the Opposition pointed out that while citizens are asked to conserve energy amid load shedding, state-backed agricultural ventures and elite facilities maintain uninterrupted power and climate-control systems. With GPL burdened by tens of billions in debt and reliant on outdated transmission infrastructure, the Opposition warned that systemic corruption and poor planning continue to stifle energy reform, urging citizens to demand total accountability. Reinforcing these criticisms, Former Minister of Public Works David Patterson last week also criticised the government for the current state of the utility, calling the nation’s power woes nothing short of inexcusable. Patterson asserted that the excuses offered for the country’s electricity woes
have been endless, noting that blame has been placed at various times on excavator operators, erratic donkey-cart drivers, climate change, the war in Ukraine, increased use of air-conditioning units, animals of various sorts, and the previous administration. At no point, he argued, has the PPP acknowledged that the state of the electricity sector is a direct consequence of its own incompetence, non-strategic management, and questionable procurement practices. In a letter expressing his frustration, the former minister stated that the government has proven itself to be completely clueless and wholly incompetent in managing the country’s energy framework. He observed that while it has been more than six years since the PPP returned to office, the power sector and its service to Guyanese have deteriorated at the fastest rate seen in two decades. He added that
claims of inadequate maintenance and lack of investment prior to 2020 were largely unsubstantiated, and that the familiar chorus of shifting blame has done nothing to improve performance. Unlike previous administrations, Patterson emphasised that the PPP has enjoyed unconstrained access to financing, spending hundreds of billions of dollars with virtually nothing to show for it. Agreements have been signed with over a dozen countries, and generating sets have been sourced from the United States, China, Finland, and Honduras under highly opaque circumstances, alongside multi-billion-dollar fuel contracts from Trinidad and Tobago, Suriname, and the Middle East. Furthermore, the government has leased two Turkish power ships at a cost exceeding G$75 million per day, yet daily outages persist. Addressing major infrastructure, Patterson targeted
the Wales Gas-to-Energy Project, describing it as an illfated venture that highlights the administration’s lack of skills and unwillingness to recruit merit-based expertise. He revealed that while the PPP projected a peak demand of 480MW by 2026 to justify the project, actual peak demand in 2026 stands at just 256MW, roughly half of their projection, and the grid still fails to meet it. Originally promised for mid-2024 with a 50 percent rate reduction, the project faces over two years of delays and cost overruns exceeding US$500 million, with less than 20 percent of its intended capacity expected by late 2026. Despite these setbacks, Patterson warned that the government is recklessly pushing forward with a second Gas-to-Energy venture without releasing justifying studies, ensuring Guyana’s energy crisis will persist indefinitely while national revenues remain six times higher than in the past.
10 Years of Team Guyana Robotics Should... From pager 27 running. There is no teacher standing there with the correct answer printed at the back of a textbook. And sometimes the quietest child in the group sees the problem. Now she has to speak. Recently, a social-media friend from the USA proudly announced that her daughter had been selected as one of only eight young people for a robotics team from some 1,400 applicants. I read that number twice. Imagine 1,400 young people competing for eight places on a robotics team. We already understand this phenomenon in sport. Children will practise for years for the possibility of making a football, cricket or basketball team. They dream about wearing their country’s colours. What happens when engineering becomes aspirational too? Imagine hundreds of Guyanese children desperate to make a robotics team. Imagine coding competitions drawing crowds. Imagine children arguing about sensors and motors with the enthusiasm they bring to cricket statistics. Then imagine those children ten years later. Actually, we don’t have to imagine all of it. WE HAVE THE RECEIPTS This may be my favourite part of the Team Guyana story. Ten years is long enough for children to start becoming adults, so we can finally ask the question that matters: What happened to them? They went to university. They entered engineering and technology. They became entrepreneurs. They secured internships in emerging Guyanese industries. Some are working at companies
such as Oceaneering and ENetworks. And some came back. Arrianna Mahase was part of our pioneering 2017 Team Guyana. She was a young student learning robotics and experiencing an international competition for the first time. Six years later, when Guyana’s all-female team prepared for Singapore, Arrianna was there again. This time she wasn’t a student. She was the coach. That one story may tell me more about the success of the programme than any trophy ever could. Today she has a degree in Computer Science, she owns her own successful business and she still volunteers as manager to the TGR program. The student became the teacher. That is how countries build capacity. One generation learns, then reaches backwards and pulls another generation forward. Knowledge accumulates. Experience accumulates. Confidence accumulates. Eventually, something that once seemed extraordinary becomes normal. SPONSORS I therefore hope companies stop seeing sponsorship of programmes like Team Guyana Robotics primarily as corporate charity. Come and meet these children. Send your engineers to spend an afternoon with them. Give them problems to solve. Invite them into your workplaces. Give them internships. Look carefully, because you may be looking at your future workforce. The teenager troubleshooting a robot today may be maintaining sophisticated equipment tomorrow. The girl writing code may become
your software engineer. The child nervously presenting a design today may eventually lead your engineering department. Government should see this investment in much the same way. Guyana cannot import every engineer, programmer, technician, scientist and technology entrepreneur required for our development. At some point, we have to build them. Team Guyana’s journey has received support from governments across administrations, private companies, parents, mentors and the Guyanese diaspora. That is how it should be. No political party owns these children. No sponsor owns their success. STEMGuyana doesn’t own it either. This belongs to Guyana. AND NOW, LOOK AT THEM Look at the photograph accompanying this article. Another generation of young Guyanese is preparing for South Korea and the 2026 FIRST Global Challenge. Some are smiling. Some look serious. Some are probably wondering what exactly they have gotten themselves into. Behind those faces stand ten years of Team Guyana Robotics: Washington, Dubai, Geneva, where our children prepared but never got to board the plane, Singapore, Athens, Panama, and now South Korea. Behind them also stand parents who rearranged their lives, mentors who stayed late, sponsors who provided resources, government officials who helped at critical moments, diaspora Guyanese who supported the programme and hundreds of people who simply believed
these children deserved a chance. Ten years of Team Guyana Robotics should be celebrated because this is bigger than whether Guyana can build a competitive robot. It tells us something about what can happen when we place opportunity in front of Guyanese children and expect them to rise to it. To parents, I say: give your children exposure. Don’t decide that your daughter isn’t technical or your son isn’t an engineer before either has had the chance to discover what they enjoy. To companies, invest in them. To government, create many more opportunities for them. And to the Guyanese child who wonders whether a boy or girl from a small developing country can really walk into a room with children from the United States, China, Germany, Singapore or anywhere else and compete, we now have an answer. For ten years, we have watched Guyanese children do exactly that. We have watched robots fail and children figure out why. We have watched them lose, recover and win. We have watched shy children find their voices, students become mentors, and teenagers become engineers, entrepreneurs and young professionals helping to build their country. After ten years, we are no longer dealing in hope or theory. The proof is in the delivery. Guyanese youth can do anything. Our responsibility is to give them the tools, the exposure and the opportunity, and then stand back and watch what they build.
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Guyana risks reputation by joining U.S. deportation scheme - GHRA The Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA) said rejection is growing over the Government’s decision to collaborate with the United States on its highly controversial policy of removing migrants and asylum-seekers and sending them to third countries around the world. In a statement on Saturday, the GHRA said the unpublished agreement is troubling, particularly given the serious concerns surrounding the methods employed by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), including aggressive arrests of migrants and asylum-seekers in public spaces. “Implementation of an unpublished agreement with the Government of the USA is totally contrary to the letter and spirit of open and lawful governance, a long-standing aspiration of the Guyanese people who have seen breach after breach, illegal conduct after illegal conduct, done in its name. Furthermore, this behaviour is manifestly in breach of the Constitution of Guyana and with national, regional and international human rights laws and policies,” GHRA said.
The association said the agreement comes as no surprise that, in the words of the American Ambassador in Guyana, it took months of hard work to construct this agreement. “Reducing the fanaticism characterising this programme to the ‘temporary, v o l u n t a r y, l i m i t e d a n d humanitarian’ product now being peddled to the Guyanese people is nothing short of shocking.” The GHRA said an aspect of this issue receiving no attention at all is that Guyana has a very progressive policy with respect to migrants. “A decade ago, when Guyana began to be invaded by refugees fleeing the chaos of the Maduro Government in Venezuela, a policy was inaugurated that all refugees would be accepted at ports of entry and given six months stamped on the Immigration form used for everyone entering Guyana. This policy risked millions of Venezuelans descending on Guyana. Fortunately, that did not happen. Every migrant arriving at Charity or Bartica by boat had their immigration form stamped, received a medical check-up and, if children were involved, they were integrated into the education
Guyana has since received six Cuban and Afghan nationals deported from the United States under a one-year arrangement with the administration of President Donald Trump s y s t e m . Wo r k p e r m i t s , a downstream labour issue rather than immigration, required a separate process.” According to the GHRA avoidance of what could have been a chaotic process depended on a cohort of admirable civil servants in the Immigration and citizenship offices who managed this stressful problem with admirable aplomb. The GHRA can speak of this with some authority having been actively involved in the Venezuelan refugee settlement issues, language classes and other social support in partnership with the Catholic church in Guyana. “The valiant work of the civil servants, despite
Jemelia Moore-Semple launches... From page 41 daily yielded portions of her peace of mind, vibrancy, and confidence to their demands. It did not help too that her circumstance was the theme of misinformed tongues, as the rumor mill began grinding without empathy. “In my community, I was even labeled as a cancer patient because of how my hair went so, so fast. People going around telling persons that I have cancer. It broke me completely…I felt lost, embarrassed and hopeless,” she told Kaieteur News. THE REBOUND Family held true to its title. The mentally limping, emotionally flattened woman glanced heavenward and seasoned her plea with tears to God. She was extracted from her darkest corner by her family. “My husband and mother never allowed me to feel abandoned. They stood by me every single step of the way. I told God that I was tired. I handed the entire problem over to Him because I could not carry it anymore.” T h e r e a f t e r, s h e w o u l d gradually reassemble herself through the tenderness of her daughters, her husband Garfield Semple and others close to her, and even found humor in the situation. She held her colleagues at work in positive regards for their kindness as well. Eventually, Jemelia would remove her head coverings,
displaying her bald head and setting about her life without reservation. THE REBOUND, UP A NOTCH After encountering a dream, or a “divine vision,” where she saw various herbs and an Indian woman instructing her on preparing special herbal oil, she located the herbs and made mixtures for consumption and apply to her scalp. “Only two weeks later, tiny strands of hair began appearing on my scalp. I was shocked. After over a year of seeing absolutely no growth, I suddenly saw little strands of white hair appearing. The hairs were extremely thin and completely white, but to me, they represented hope,” she reflected. Whereas she was previously recognized by many for her voluminous body of hair, Jemelia was floored at the idea of losing it all. Those little strands of hair were just the little strands of vital hope she needed to rebound. Others began noticing her turnabout, and in no time she was flooded with requests for tips or samples. One day, her literacy officer picked up on her progress and wanted in on the remedial mix. Within two months, positive results were gained, and after promptings by those close to her, she decided to establish a business of marketing her hair oil. Her returning hair was all the
advertisement she needed for her products, for persons had all the proof they could desire by simply examining the woman who previously lost all her hair, but who, through the use of her own product, had restored her hair. Today, Jemelia displays a full head of hair. Her nightmare season tucked into yesteryear, she yet recounts the trials that took her dangerously to the precipice and almost edged her over. Now the woman who overcame alopecia has officially registered her business brand - *J’s Miracle* - to help others with similar woes as well, through her assortment of hair oils and herbal products, which also caters for children. These products are ideal and proven treatments for alopecia, dandruff, hair thinning and various forms of worrisome scalp conditions, etc. For those experiencing hair loss, hair thinning, or dry scalp dry and are in desperate need of tried and tested remedies, contact Jemelia MooreSemple on Whatsapp at 664-1467, or Jemelia Moore on Facebook for assistance and support, to begin your journey of hair restoration. “What I went through was painful beyond words. But if my experience can help someone else regain confidence, hope and healing, then it was not in vain. You are not alone because I understand your struggle,” she assured.
the threat of being swamped by thousands of Venezuelans, never received the public acknowledgement it merited. How many of these experienced civil servants were involved in devising this new programme for deportees which apparently took months to design?” The government finalised a one-year migration cooperation framework with the United States, under which the country will receive, according to a statement issued on Saturday, limited, vetted group of non-criminals, skilled individuals through the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) Assisted Voluntary Return Programme. The agreement marks the immediate rollout of a temporary third-country deportation mechanism, with an initial cohort of six deportees, four originating from Cuba and two from Afghanistan, arriving in Guyana on Friday. In brief remarks on Sunday, Nicole Theriot U.S. Ambassador to Guyana told this newspaper that the U.S. has been working on the arrangement with Guyana for many months. The deal outlines a temporary arrangement for individuals who voluntarily opt for relocation to Guyana while awaiting the final determination of their immigration status. Official government statements detailed that depending on the outcome of their cases, individuals will either return to their country of origin or relocate elsewhere of their choosing. The arrangement operates under strict parameters and does not offer open-ended residency or permanent resettlement. Under the agreed terms, the United States Government will bear the complete financial burden of the relocation exercise, ensuring Guyana incurs no financial liability. The operational execution of the framework falls directly under the IOM, which will fund and manage reception, housing, basic support, and social integration services, including healthcare, employment supervision, and facilitating contact with legal counsel and family. The IOM confirmed that the arrangement
does not transfer any of the state’s official legal duties concerning immigration admission, protection, legal stay, or deportation. The administration maintained that Guyana holds total sovereignty and retains complete veto power to review and deny any individual put forward by U.S. authorities. Only individuals who explicitly consent to relocate of their own free will, have been denied asylum in the U.S. without wanting to return home, and meet strict non-criminal and skill criteria will be admitted. Former President Donald Ramotar last week launched a scathing attack on the controversial arrangement describing the programme as “disgraceful” and rejecting claims that Guyana and other recipient states stand to benefit from the skills of deportees. Ramotar pointed specifically to comments made by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, arguing that Rubio had been unequivocal about the type of persons the United States was seeking to transfer to third-world countries. “However, the U.S. Secretary of State, Marco Rubio is very clear on who those persons are. In an interview, he said openly that, “We are actively searching for other countries to take people from third-world countries… We are working with other countries to say we want to send you some of the most despicable human beings to your countries, would you do that as a favour to us. And the further away from America, the better so they can’t come back across the border. I’m not apologetic about it. The President (Trump) was elected to keep America safe and to get rid of a bunch of perverts, paedophiles and child rapists out of our country…” R a m o t a r s a i d R u b i o ’s characterisation of those being removed from the United States should put to rest any suggestion that the programme is primarily about transferring valuable skills to Caribbean countries. “So, please spare us the talk that this programme imposed by the U.S. is going to give us skills. One of the immoralities of this project is that the U.S. will turn around and issue advisories for tourist not to visit our countries because of crimes!”
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Saudis shut down oil pipeline as Houthis tighten grip on Red Sea shipping ADEN/DUBAI, Sept 12 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia has shut down its East-West pipeline, after the vital oil conduit came under aerial attack in the widening Middle East war, threatening to send energy prices even higher. The world’s largest crude oil exporter said it temporarily closed the pipeline as a precaution after a drone attack that both Baghdad and Riyadh said had originated in Iraq, Iranian-backed militias operate. Iraq dismissed a military commander on Saturday in response to the attack. The 1,200-km (745mile) pipeline running across the Arabian Peninsula has served as the main route out for global supplies of Middle East oil for the past six months while the Strait of Hormuz has been largely shut by war. It has been moving 4 million to 5 million barrels per day, amounting to 4% to 5% of global supply, sparing Saudi Arabia the brunt of the disruption that has crippled other Gulf oil and gas exporters. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the strikes. Satellite images showed black smoke rising from an area of the pipeline south of Medina. The attack resulted in some injuries and damage that was being assessed, the Saudi Foreign Ministry said without detailing the impact on exports.
Satellite image shows damage to the East-West pipeline facility in the Hejaz Region, Saudi Arabia, on September 11, 2026. 2026 Planet Labs PBC/Handout via Donald Trump, visiting Ireland to attend a golf tournament at one of his resorts, said Iran was probably to blame. On Saturday, the Saudi Civil Defence said in a statement that a projectile fired by ‘the Houthis had injured two people in Jazan region, along with damaging several buildings, including a mosque. SAUDI LEADER ASKS FOR MILITARY HELP Oil prices shot up over the past week and the retail price of diesel in the United States surged past a record $6 a gallon, as the United States and Iran both fired on tankers and the Iran-aligned Houthis in Yemen advanced along the Red Sea, potentially extending disruption to another major oil route.
Washington now faces a dilemma over whether to help the Saudis fight the Houthis, risking further expansion of the war. Saudi Arabia’s de facto r u l e r, C r o w n P r i n c e Mohammed bin Salman, phoned Trump on Thursday and asked for U.S. military help fighting the Houthis, three sources told Reuters. They said the prince was told that Washington would not intervene directly for now but would help with intelligence. Trump confirmed on Saturday that he had spoken to the crown prince, and said the Houthis had also phoned his administration and asked Washington not to become directly involved in the conflict. F o u r Ye m e n i government sources told
Reuters that the Houthis had seized the strategic island of Perim on Friday in the middle of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait — the “Gate of Tears” at the mouth of the Red Sea. IRANIAN OFFICIAL PLAYS DOWN OMAN MEETING There have been no talks between the United States and Iran to end the conflict since a June agreement that collapsed within weeks. In a post on X on Saturday, Ebrahim Azizi, head of the Iranian p a r l i a m e n t ’s n a t i o n a l security committee, said: “As long as the American side does not accept all of Iran’s conditions, dialogue and negotiation are of no use.” Iran’s Foreign Ministry announced on Friday that Iran would be attending meeting with ‘Gulf Arab states in Oman on Monday, at which the future of the Strait of Hormuz would be discussed. But a senior Iranian official, speaking to Reuters on condition of anonymity on Saturday, played down the chances of a breakthrough, saying the meeting, called at Oman’s initiative, was intended to discuss issues including the strait but was not expected to yield a signed agreement. An agreement on routes through the strait between
Iran and Oman will be presented at the meeting on Monday, which will also be attended by Iraq, but the strait will not reopen unless seven conditions conveyed by Iran to the U.S. are met, a source told Tasnim news agency, without elaborating. Oman has not officially announced the meeting, and other Gulf countries have remained silent. Bahrain said on Saturday it would not attend meetings with Iran. Iran wants its control of the Strait of Hormuz to be recognised, allowing it to ‘collect fees from ships that use it, which Washington rejects. Oman, which controls the opposite bank of the strait, says it is negotiating with the agreement of other regional states. The apparent launch of the attack on the Saudi pipeline from Iraq puts additional pressure on the Baghdad government, which is unique in the region for maintaining close political and military ties with both the United States and Iran. Iraq dismissed the military commander and police chief in Maysan province near the Iranian frontier, long regarded as an area where Iran-backed Shi’ite militias operate and maintain influence, and shut the main border crossing ‘there. Saudi Arabia, which
previously struck proIranian militia in Iraq, has opted not to retaliate so far, following a request from the Iraqi prime minister, the Saudi Foreign Ministry said in a statement. Saudi crude supply fell to the lowest levels in more than three decades, the International Energy Agency said on Friday, partly due to attacks on ships going through Bab el-Mandeb by Houthi-linked groups. In Yemen, Saudi-backed forces of a government based in the south indicated they would try to retake areas captured this week in the lightning offensive by the Houthis, mountain fighters ‘who seized the capital 12 years ago and withstood years of deadly Saudi airstrikes during Yemen’s civil war. Reuters reported on Thursday that the dramatic Houthi advance down Yemen’s Red Sea coast came with direct guidance from I r a n ’s R e v o l u t i o n a r y Guards. Iran describes the Houthis as an ally but publicly denies giving them military direction. The Houthi military spokesperson, Yahya Saree, said maritime navigation remained safe for all shipping except Saudi vessels subject to a previously announced ban.
Access road to Groete Gold Project... From page 41 completion, the Company owned MP Explorer track mounted diamond drill located in storage will be re-commissioned for service”. Construction of the access road and bridges commenced last month. In October 2025, the company announced that it had selected Jaisingh’s Equipment Rental (JER) of Georgetown, Guyana, for the construction of approximately 13 kilometres of dirt road access, including some bridge and drainage construction, to its Groete Gold Copper Project. However, in a February 2026 statement,
Gold Port said that after several attempts and additional issues with the project, it decided to pivot and purchase heavy equipment and complete the road development with existing staff. The company’s renewed interest in the project was triggered by high gold prices. Gold Port said that amid rising gold prices, it completed a review of the project, while in 2024, the company’s permits were renewed by the Government of Guyana through the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC). The three permits, covering a combined 1,384 hectares (approximately 3,400 acres), were recently further renewed.
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ark Anthony Rodrigues, Head of the Indigenous Peoples Delegation of Guyana, has accused the Government of neglecting hinterland communities while alleging political interference in investigations into serious human rights abuses in Region Nine and surrounding areas. Rodrigues, whose organisation was launched in April 2024, made the allegations in a public declaration issued on behalf of local representatives, campaign teams and grassroots advocates. He said the vast geography of the Rupununi makes outreach to remote communities extremely difficult, particularly during the rainy season. Speaking on behalf of local representatives, campaign teams, and grassroots advocates, Rodrigues emphasized that the region's geography makes simple outreach an immense trial, noting that "the logistics of reaching out to our people here in the Rupununi is a serious challenge.” Navigating five sparsely populated sub-districts during the rainy season presents severe operational hurdles, creating a scenario where "the geographical layout for transportation and communication presents many problems." The declaration focuses heavily on an escalating social crisis in hinterland villages, where drug and alcohol abuse, incest, rape, and domestic violence are fast becoming an u n a d d r e s s e d r e a l i t y. Rodrigues warned that "sexual abuse perpetrated on our indigenous women and children is fast becoming a norm and in most instances is allowed to go unnoticed by the relevant authority," alleging that such acts are committed "not only by locals within the indigenous communities, but by senior corrupt government officials" and visiting figures who treat young girls "like sex toys" during regional events. Calling for an impartial inquiry, he condemned systemic cover-ups, asserting that investigations are routinely "hampered by political interference into these allegations, resulting in cover ups, from prosecution by the courts, while denying justice for the
from the Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS) belong directly to indigenous communities, declaring that "LCDS is not the government money, it's the keeper of the forests' entitlement.” Touching upon the nation's broader economic picture, Rodrigues contrasted Guyana's 18 billion barrels of oil reserves and $1.4 billion daily production against local realities, warning that "50%
Mark Rodrigues victims." He stressed that these ongoing systemic assaults destroy the "mental wellbeing, personal dignity, and self-esteem" of indigenous women and girls. Highlighting deep educational and healthcare disparities, Rodrigues challenged the central government's public statements regarding hinterland development. He noted that community ICT hubs in the Rupununi "remain unserviceable or with very poor Wi-Fi signals," creating "an hindrance to students writing secondary school entrance exams and CXC, despite of the PPP government's propagandized machinery boasting of improved educational opportunities." He pointed to severe structural hazards in schools, including the St. Ignatius Primary School following a 2021 tremor and the DC Caesar Fox Secondary School dorms at Waramadong, which he described as "a spectacle of a pork-knocker logie.” In healthcare, Rodrigues condemned the rejection of the Remote Area Medical Service (RAMS), pointing out that "vehicles are now being used as an emergency ambulance to transport patients for very long hours," replacing vital air-medevac services to Georgetown. Rodrigues further highlighted unresolved territorial and environmental grievances, pointing to unresolved land extension applications for the St. Ignatius Village Council despite repeated appeals to the Minister of Amerindian Affairs. He argued that funds
of students will not qualify for employment in the oil sector for the next 20 years, hence allowing foreigners to dominate the industry." Reflecting on past tragedies and historical abuses, Rodrigues cited the tragic loss of 20 students in the Mahdia school dormitory fire, the police abuse of 1 4 - y e a r - o l d Ty w o n Thomas, the assault of t eacher John Adams in Aishalton, and the unresolved death of Leon
Baird following the refusal of a second autopsy. He directed severe criticism toward the maritime sinking of the MV B a r i m a o ff I r o n P u n t , Essequibo Coast, calling it "the worst ever maritime disaster on Guyana's waters" caused by "gross criminal negligence" and an unserviceable 87-year-old vessel. He asserted that a genuine healing process for grieving families remains
impossible while bodies remain trapped underwater, condemning delayed search operations and political distractions. Partnering with the civil society organization Red Thread, Rodrigues closed his statement by invoking Proverbs 31:8–9, urging all stakeholders to "speak out for those who cannot speak for themselves" and stand united in defending the fundamental rights of Guyana's first peoples.
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Herstelling A, Ruimveldt through to EBDCA/Ryan instead it zipped in to crash were very good. It pitched on Sherfane Rutherford and From page 55 line and obviously turned Darren Bravo have struck at turning wrong’un to trap into the top of off stump. “It was a little bit turning very sharply. In Providence, a higher rate for a minimum Dookie Memorial T20 final Kamil lbw for 43. He celebrated the wicket with for me, so I had to show a bit you get that, but in the of ten balls faced in a CPL
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typical gusto, setting off on a celebratory stint and bringing out the “Siuuu” celebration and blowing kisses to his beloved Guyana crowd. Tahir set up allrounder Matthew Forde’s wicket in similar fashion. Forde was so clueless that he offered no shot, expecting the ball to turn away from him. But
of my leggings [also]. Two or three spun away,” Tahir said of his gameplan. “I think that plays in the batters’ head and I’ve got my straighter one, which I can bowl and I can keep tricking batsmen - they wait for my straighter one and googly...and the way the ball comes out of my hand was really good. “My lines and lengths
previous two games, I wasn’t getting that kind of bite, but the credit goes to the length I bowled, I think.” After Tahir’s five-for limited Kings to 119, Quentin Sampson powered Amazon Warriors’ chase with an unbeaten 37 off 11 balls at a strike rate of 336.36. Only Andre Russell,
Sunday September 13, 2026 ARIES (Mar. 21–Apr. 19) Bask in the sunshine of today, Aries. Focus on the positive aspects of your life and work to expand these energies. There's a great deal of opportunity open at this time. TAURUS (Apr. 20–May 20) Make sure you're getting enough sleep, Taurus. You may seem groggy and your head could be a bit cloudy today, but try not to let this stop you from getting your work done. GEMINI (May 21–June 20) There may be an area of your life that seems completely fanciful now. The issues regarding it have become a bit hazy. You may no longer be sure of the reality of the situation. Today's energies will bring these issues into focus. CANCER (June 21–July 22) Your fantasy life is especially active today, Cancer, so enjoy this little break into your dream world. Coming back to reality may be difficult. Keep tabs on your emotions so they don't get the better of you. LEO (July 23–Aug. 22) You're in a fun-loving and jovial mood today, Leo, and you should make time to enjoy it with friends, if possible. The one caveat to the day is that your emotions may be a bit clouded. VIRGO (Aug. 23–Sept. 22) You may have a strange paranoia that people are out to get you today, but don't let this feeling paralyze you. Your emotions are more than likely getting the better of you. The reality of the situation is much different.
LIBRA (Sept. 23–Oct. 22) Your fantasy world is piqued today, Libra. Your imagination is running wild. Maintain a certain amount of control over your emotions or they may get the better of you. You could find yourself in a cloud of confusion by afternoon. SCORPIO (Oct. 23–Nov. 21) You may get the feeling that you're operating in an emotional crossfire today, Scorpio. On the one hand, you may have a "me first," selfish feeling that demands attention from others. SAGIT (Nov. 22–Dec. 21) You'll enjoy a day of high spirits and friendly interactions. The energy of the day is in your favor, although it may not seem like it. Your emotions may become cloudy and it might seem like people are working against you. CAPRI (Dec. 22–Jan. 19) Ask for help if you need it, Capricorn. Your nature is to serve others, but in order to maintain that energy, make sure that you're taken care of as well. Offer extra support to the people you love. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20–Feb. 18) Keeping your emotions in balance is going to be the key to a successful day. Don't get swept away by a fanciful situation that could send your mind spinning. PISCES (Feb. 19–Mar. 20) You may feel like you're running into a brick wall at every turn, Pisces, especially when it comes to emotions. The intensity of the day may have you feeling like you're in a pressure cooker.
innings. “We’ve got four guys who can come anytime and they just need ten balls to change the game,” Tahir said. “Sammo was one of them tonight and the way he hit the ball was incredible to watch. We know that the guys have power - Sheppy [Romario Shepherd], [Dwaine] Pretorius, and Shamar [Joseph] can hit some sixes. The middle part is really solid.” Amazon Warriors, who have already qualified for the playoffs, will meet Trinbago Knight Riders, who are just alive in the race for the knockouts, in their penultimate group-stage game on September 11. The CPL’s fiercest rivalry tends to produce some spicy contests. For instance, when Amazon Warriors played TKR at Providence in the CPL 2025 final, Pollard was booed to which he reacted strongly at the time. “The [Guyana] fans have always been there and really grateful to them,” Tahir said. “They come every year in big numbers and we highly appreciate their support because when we play here, it’s different than anywhere else. That kind of motivates me as well. Look, Trinidad is a very, very good team and it’s a good challenge again. We’re looking at one game at a time and we need to come up with our plans. They need to come with their plans and we can’t wait for the game.”
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erstelling A and Ruimveldt are through to the annual East Bank Demerara Cricket Association (EBDCA)/Ryan Dookie memorial T20 final. Herstelling A defeated Herstelling B in the semifinal played last Saturday at Farm ground, East Bank Demerara while Ruimveldt got the better of Peter’s Hall at the same venue on the same day as well. The final is scheduled for Sunday also at Farm facility with the action set to commence from 1pm. Meanwhile, in the semifinal encounter between Ruimveldt and Peter’s Hall, Rickey Sergeant led the way for Ruimveldt with a pugnacious 89.
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Root, Cox hit fifties as England cruise to 3-0 (Cricinfo) - Joe Root and Jordan Cox took a pin to Pakistan’s bubble, their twin unbeaten half-centuries sealing an eight-wicket victory at Edgbaston and a 30 series sweep for England by lunch on the fourth day of the final Test. The tourists had started the day on a rare high after the exploits of ninth-wicket duo Razaullah and Mohammad Abbas the previous evening, their 121run partnership taking Pakistan from what had looked like being another innings defeat to a 129-run advantage. And while the target appeared ever-achievable for this England line-up, Abbas maintained the spirit of his batting innings by bookending the first over of the day with the wickets of both England openers.
Abbas continued his excellent series and Ben Duckett’s sparse one in which he has failed to pass 17 in five innings with a length ball outside off stump which drew an edge to the keeper. Emilio Gay tried in vain to overturn his lbw dismissal with an ill-considered review when Abbas beat his forward defence and rapped the front pad directly in line with the stumps. Razaullah, the 21-yearold quick on debut, conceded 21 runs off his first threeover spell as England settled under Root and Cox. Mohammad Ali thought he had bowled Root for 23, chopping onto his stumps as he tried to dispatch a length ball outside off into the cover region, but Pakistan’s elation turned to despair and no one was more devastated than Ali
when he was found to have overstepped. Root sent the next ball for four with a gorgeously timed square drive and, in Ali’s next over, he reproduced the shot, the bowler’s woe deepened when he was called for another front-foot no-ball, his 18th for the series. Abbas was furious and he let his cordon know it when, on 34, Root edged one between first and second slip, neither of whom budged as the ball raced to the boundary. And while Root conducting running repairs to his helmet using superglue mid-innings offered a cute metaphor about him being the adhesive holding E n g l a n d ’s r u n c h a s e together, he was very well supported by Cox. When Razaullah returned to the attack in the 16th over having undergone
Mohammad Abbas struck twice in his opening over. (Gareth Copley/Getty Images)
repairs of his own to a split finger, Cox greeted his fourth ball with a beautiful straight drive for four. With England in full
Matthews continues to dominate ICC allrounder rankings West Indies captain Hayley Matthews. (Getty Images)
(Barbados Today) - West Indies captain Hayley Matthews continues to reign at the top of the latest International Cricket Council (ICC) women’s allrounder rankings. Matthews, who is currently leading three-time defending champions Barbados Tridents in the Women’s Caribbean Premier League, holds on to the No.1
spot in the Women’s T20 allrounder rankings. New Zealand’s Amelia Kerr is ranked second, while S r i L a n k a ’s C h a m a r i Athapaththu occupies third place. Matthews is also ranked second in the ODI allrounder’s list, behind Australian Ashleigh Gardener, but ahead of Annabel Sutherland, another
Australian. In the ODI bowling rankings, Matthews is ranked at number four in the world, while she occupies 14th position in the T20 format. Among the world’s top T20 batters, the West Indies skipper is ranked at number four, while she is listed at number seven in the 50 Over format.
Despite Matthews’ exploits West Indies Women are ranked at number seven in the world in the ODI format, with that list being headed by top ranked England, India and South Africa. In the T20 format West Indies are ranked seventh, in a table headed by leaders Australia, second placed India and third placed New Zealand.
control, things started to fall apart for Pakistan, wild overthrows gifting Root four runs and Cox working another to the boundary as Razaullah strayed down the leg side in his next over. On the next ball, Root brought up his fifty off 57 deliveries, cutting Mohammad Imran Randahawa to the rope at deep backward point and Cox followed him to the mark a short time later, clubbing a Saim Ayub ball through deep midwicket for four. This was Cox’s third fifty of the series after he came into the side for the injured No. 3 Jacob Bethell and that was after he had also stepped in ably for injured wicketkeeper Jamie Smith during Pakistan’s second innings of this match. Root beamed after pressing a wide one from Randhawa wide of mid-off and seeking two runs before thinking better of it. Cox was smiling too as he lined up the next ball, driving to cover and running the winning single as a misfield gave him and Root all the time they needed. It was a crude illustration of Pakistan’s fortunes in this series which had opened with an innings defeat at Headingley, featured a staggering overhaul of their squad and coaching staff following the 194-run loss at Lord’s and ended with a few glimmers of hope emerging from arguably their worst performance of the tournament when they were
bowled out for 133 inside 34 overs in the first innings of this match. Abbas was Pakistan’s Player of the Series with 13 wickets at an economy rate of 3.36, and his 42 in support of Razaullah’s explosive second innings was his highest score in a 33-Test career. Shan Masood scored 95, Babar Azam 76 and Azan Awais 59 in Pakistan’s second innings but Razaullah stole the show with nine sixes and four fours on his way to a 63-ball 81. Razaullah had also taken four wickets in England’s first innings bowling with raw pace and infectious enthusiasm, even if he leaked runs. It was all too little too late from the visitors, however, with England dominating the series for all but the third evening and very early stages of the fourth morning of this Test. Ollie Robinson starred with 21 wickets at an average of 8.76 and economy rate of 2.04 to be named Test Player of the Summer. Dan Lawrence was Player of the Match for his 65 which helped England to a 320-run lead on first innings and taking 2 for 17 with his offspin in Pakistan’s second innings, where he also took a brilliant catch to remove Masood. His performance, along with Cox’s offered plenty of food for thought with regards to England selection going forward.
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Ben Shelton faces date with destiny against Zverev in US Open final As Ben Shelton lapped up the explosion of joy and adoration from a full Arthur Ashe Stadium after reaching a grand slam final for the first time, one of his first thoughts was of his paternal grandmother, Regina, who died this year. Shelton credited his grandmother with ensuring that his father, Bryan, made it as a top professional, becoming one of a small group of Black men on the tour. “My dad lost his mom earlier this year and she’s the reason he was able to play tennis,” he said. “Without her, there’s no Ben Shelton standing here today. So this one is for her.” Shelton stands on the verge of history. On Sunday, he will attempt to become the first Black American man to win the US Open singles title since Arthur Ashe in 1968, a feat he will attempt inside the stadium named after Ashe. Shelton would also be the first Black man to win any grand slam singles title since Yannick Noah at Roland Garros in 1983, and the third overall. He is also aiming to become the first American man to win a major singles title since Andy Roddick won the US Open in 2003. The final step, however, will be the most difficult. Tennis is a game of matchups and Shelton has had an especially difficult time against Alexander Zverev, the Roland Garros champion and the top seed in the
absence of Jannik Sinner. After winning the first set they played, at Cincinnati in 2024, Shelton has lost 10 sets in a row to Zverev, compiling a 0-5 record against the German on hard courts, grass and clay. Zverev is well suited for left-handed opponents due to the strength of his twohanded backhand, which allows him to counter the effects of their swinging serve out wide from the left advantage side as well as their crosscourt forehand from the same position. There are plenty of r e a s o n s , h o w e v e r, f o r Shelton to be hopeful that things will be different in New York. He will remind himself of the fact that they have never faced each other in a grand slam tournament, where the American so often elevates his game, and particularly that the theme of this tournament has been breaking new ground in difficult match-ups. His father and coach, Bryan, stressed how well his son, who is 7-2 in finals, competes with a title on the line: “He’s got an amazing record on Sundays. Don’t want to jinx him here, but if you look at his record throughout his career, he’s played well on Sundays. “So that’s where he wants to be. He feels like he’s going to play his best tennis at the end of the week, or end of the two weeks. So glad he
has a chance at the US Open.” One of the most striking a s p e c t s o f S h e l t o n ’s emergence has been his relentless improvement. His path took him through the college route where he started as an unremarkable prospect. When he first emerged on the ATP Tour, the strengths he showed with his enormous serve, athleticism and the variation he could p l a y w i t h w e r e counterbalanced by glaring weaknesses in his backhand, return and consistency from the baseline. They were all still present on his explosive first full season on the tour in 2023, which he began with a run to the quarter-finals of the Australian Open on his first trip outside the United States. He reached the semifinals of the US Open that year, yet despite progressing only one round further this year, Shelton is a different player now.He has made such drastic improvements to his backhand, return of serve and consistency, which is what has allowed him to perform at such a high level during this tournament. Against Alcaraz, he returned well and was the far more stable player from the baseline. In his win over Tiafoe, he saved one of the best backhand days of his career for one of the biggest matches. “I still feel so many
Rybakina wins US Open to inflict further pain on Sabalenka (BBC Sport) - Elena Rybakina demonstrated why she is the best women’s player in the world by beating two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka to win her first US Open title. Kazakhstan’s Rybakina already knew she would be the new world number one after Saturday’s final regardless of the result, and she celebrated with a 6-4 5-7 6-2 victory over the player she will replace. Rybakina was the more composed of the two throughout as she claimed the third Grand Slam title of her career, having triumphed at Wimbledon in 2022 and the Australian Open earlier this year. Sabalenka hoped to soften the blow of losing the top ranking by winning a third consecutive US Open title - but looked fraught in a tense performance. Rybakina and Sabalenka have developed a strong rivalry built not only on their outstanding talent but their contrasting personalities. And Rybakina’s ice-cool composure - the
direct opposite of the Belarusian’s combustible nature - was a key difference as she took control at Flushing Meadows. Rybakina stayed calm in an opening set where her first serve let her down and, despite her biggest weapon not firing on all cylinders, was able to execute a devastating returning game which left Sabalenka frustrated. Sabalenka’s groundstrokes improved as Rybakina’s level dropped slightly in a tighter second set, taking her third opportunity to force a decider when she swarmed over Rybakina’s second serve in the 12th game. But the loose shots from Sabalenka reappeared in the third set - as did the negativity. Rybakina’s deep returning pinned Sabalenka to the baseline as she broke for a 2-1 lead, which allowed the incoming world number one to grow in stature. There was a sign of nerves when Rybakina produced a double fault on her first championship point, but she reset admirably to hammer down an ace and underline her status as the best player in the world.
Ben Shelton has failed to beat Alexander Zverev in their previous five meetings. (EPA)
categories that I think I have a long way to go, but I’ve made improvements and changes in some of the most important categories to be able to compete at the top,” he said. “Return of serve, stability from the baseline, even my serve, the way that I go about putting together my service games has improved, and my ability to focus for
long periods of time are all areas that have come together and have helped me play at the level I’m playing. But the pursuit and hunger to get better, to find ways that I can improve, it’s just a part of who I am and something that will never change.” Late on Friday night, as Shelton left the court and only just began to digest his
achievement, a smile spread widely across his father’s face. “To do it here at the US Open and be playing on the final day, this kid, it’s kind of surreal,” he said. “I didn’t think he was going to even get into this sport and then to be where he’s at right now, I mean, it’s just hard to believe, hard to believe and just super, super grateful.”
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Arsenal’s brilliance at both ends helps overcome Sunderland (BBC Sport) - Arsenal maintained their perfect start to the season after two moments of brilliance from David Raya and Bruno Guimaraes set them on course for victory at Sunderland. On 55 minutes, Gunners defender Ezri Konsa was penalised for pulling down Dan Ballard in the box, but goalkeeper Raya read Enzo le Fee’s penalty with a superb save low to his left. And its true significance was not revealed until 121 s e c o n d s l a t e r, w h e n midfielder Guimaraes brought on as a half-time substitute - brilliantly curled home the opener off the bar from 20 yards out. It was the summer
signing’s first Arsenal goal and had added meaning as it came against Sunderland the arch-rivals of his former club Newcastle United. The win was sealed in the final seconds as Bukayo Saka slotted home a penalty after being fouled by Reinildo Mandava, who was given a second yellow card and sent off. By finding a way to succeed once again, Mikel Arteta’s men extended their 100% start to the season with six wins from six in all competitions, including four in the Premier League to put them top of the table. Despite dominating possession with 66% of the ball in the first half, Arsenal had, until that point, their
chances severely limited by Regis le Bris’ disciplined Sunderland side. Th eir bes t chan ces before the break included a Kai Havertz effort that flew over from six yards, before the German striker had a
volley tipped over by home keeper Robin Roefs soon after. Arsenal came close to a second before the late penalty when Ballard brilliantly cleared off the line to deny Havertz, while
Leif Davis nods home Ipswich’s second. (Reuters)
Jurrien Timber found the net but his header was ruled offside. Sunderland have four points from as many league games to leave them 14th in the standings. Ipswich score late to defeat 10-man Crystal Palace Zian Flemming scored his first goal for Ipswich to give the club a late victory over 10-man Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park. Anan Khalaili opened the scoring for the hosts after Daichi Kamada found the 22-year-old on the right flank in acres of space. His effort - which could have been a shot or a cross - took a deflection off full-back Leif Davis before nestling in the bottom corner of Kjell Scherpen’s goal. Davis soon recovered when he delivered a wicked ball into the box and found the head of Emersonn, whose header powered past Walter Benitez to equalise.
On the stroke of halftime, Ipswich once again found Emersonn in the box, who shouldered the ball in to the path of Davis and he headed home to give Gary O’Neil’s side the lead. Between conceding goals, the Eagles went down to 10 men when Axel Disasi caught Jack Clarke with a late and high foot to the shin. Palace struggled to create for a lengthy period, but Jorgen Strand Larsen got the better of Issa Diop and rifled home an equaliser before Flemming grabbed the winner for Ipswich at the death. Pierre Sage’s side have now lost three of their opening four matches of the season and have conceded two or more goals on each occasion. Meanwhile, Ipswich are already halfway to equalling the amount of wins they managed last time they were in the top flight, when they managed just four wins in the 2024-25 campaign.
Tridents close out... From page 57 Mlaba who made the first breakthrough when she had Qiana Joseph caught and bowled. Hayley Matthews looked to play the anchor role but she found it hard to get the ball away as she made 21 from 23. When she departed the Tridents were 56/4 inside the 10th over and with a lot of work left to do. It was from there that the New Zealand pair of Bates and Green brought the Tridents back into the game with a partnership that was full of class and innovation as both players looked to sweep and reverse sweep the Empress bowlers. Stafanie Taylor claimed three wickets in the final over to finish with figures of 4/29 as the Tridents didn’t quite make the most of the platform in the death overs that Bates and Green had given them. When the Empress went out to bat it became the Lanning and Hunter show as the pair put on the highest opening stand in WCPL history. Such was the ease with which the pair wait about the chase it was almost a surprise when the first wicket tell, Hunter well caught by Bates off the bowling of Fletcher. It was when the opening stand was broken that things changed. It appeared that the Empress were cruising to victory but Bates and Afy Fletcher combined to make scoring very hard in the final overs. (CPLT20)
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‘My son has been pushing me’ - 47-year-old Tahir after becoming oldest to bag five-for
(Cricinfo) - At 47, Imran Tahir beame the oldest player to take a five-wicket haul in T20 cricket, at Providence on September 9. Still rocking it in his late forties as Guyana Amazon Warriors’ captain and premier spinner in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL), Tahir has said that his son motivates him to continue playing. Tahir’s 4-0-17-5 are also his best T20 figures, which came in his
461st game after he had made his day in the shortest format way back in 2006, when he was playing domestic cricket in Pakistan. “For me, my role is obviously to contain [the opposition] in the middle,” Tahir said after leading Amazon Warriors to victory against St Lucia Kings. “I’m an attacking bowler. If the wickets come, I don’t mind. I think my son is the main guy who has been pushing me. He
keeps telling me: ‘Daddy, one more year...one more year and then you need to play with me’. So, it’s a kind of motivation, I want to give it to him and all the youngsters who are watching me around the world. “I put a lot of hard work into it and it’s nice to see how it comes out the way you want it. It’s not the personal achievement I look for. We work hard to get the personal achievement but I’m very lucky I delivered today.” Speaking to Cricinfo during CPL 2025, Tahir said that he dedicates his “Siuuu” and Victor Gyökeres’ celebrations to his son. “I have to because my son [who is travelling with Tahir], he asked me to do it (laughs). The celebrations are purely for him,” Tahir had said in 2025. “He just
loves football. I actually don’t know the guy [Gyökeres’] who does this celebration, but I know he’s a footballer. But look, it’s nice, I want to put a smile on my son’s face and hopefully a smile on the faces of other people as well, if they like it.” After Amazon Warriors had suffered their first defeat of the CPL
Hesson open to Pakistan job after England approach Mike Hesson was appointed Pakistan’s limited-overs coach in May 2025
Norris takes Madrid pole with ‘gorgeous’ lap (BBC Sport) - Lando Norris took a superb pole position for McLaren at the Spanish Grand Prix, beating Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen in a breathless final few seconds of qualifying. “Oh, what a lap, gorgeous,” said an ecstatic Norris after pipping world championship leader Antonelli by just 0.011 seconds. “Oh, that might be my best one.” Verstappen was 0.140secs off the pace, as all three moved ahead of Lewis Hamilton’s Ferrari in Madrid. The seven-time champion had held the top spot after the first runs in the final session. Hamilton’s team-mate Charles Leclerc was fifth, ahead of Mercedes’ George Russell and the second McLaren of Oscar Piastri. Norris’ pole came from nowhere. He had been fifth in the first session of qualifying, seventh in the second, and 0.449secs slower than Hamilton’s pacesetting lap after the first runs in the final session. ADRENALINE HIGH FOR ‘SHOCKED’ NORRIS The world champion said: “I’m shocked. I’m a little bit surprised to be here. It was probably one of the best laps I’ve done ever in my career. “One of those laps when everything came together. I had a good idea of what I wanted to do, it was whether it came together but
Lando Norris has won two grands prix so far this season. (Reuters) my brain let me do it almost perfect. It’s one of those laps when you look at the time and go: ‘Oh, that was pretty good.” The session had started with predictions of a crash-fest, after drivers had been warning about the high-risk nature of the new Madring street circuit, with tricky entries to corners and walls coming back at the drivers on the exits. Two red flags during final practice had led some teams to have private sweepstakes as to how many stoppages there would be in qualifying, but the session ran cleanly, with no incidents. Pole looked to be a battle between Antonelli and the Ferraris, with Verstappen perhaps in the mix. In the end, the Ferraris faded, as they so often have this year when it really matters, and Norris rose to the front with a breathtaking performance. “The adrenaline was high on the last lap,” he said. “You have to
relax and let it all flow. “It’s easy to get tense around here. There’s a lot of walls that come at you pretty quickly. I have been feeling pretty good, I just wasn’t relaxed. “I was pretty much perfect apart from the last corner, where I thought I was in the wall. Everything I wanted to achieve I achieved and it’s one of those moments when I was in that flow state.” Hamilton, who had crashed at the final corner in practice and missed the final half of the session, did improve on his last lap, but only by 0.06secs and it was not enough to prevent him falling backwards. He edged Leclerc by just 0.006secs as Ferrari rued yet another tantalising chance slipping through their fingers. Norris’ performance was put in perspective by Piastri, who was 0.470secs off his team-mate’s pace.
season, against Antigua & Barbuda Falcons on September 8, they bounced back against Kings the very next day, thanks to Tahir’s bag of tricks. After turning a few legbreaks away from the right-handed Kamil Pooran and drawing a sliced hit from him, Tahir let rip a sharpContinued on page 51
(BBC Sport) - Mike Hesson is interested in coaching Pakistan’s Test side on a permanent basis - and says he was approached about the England job earlier this year. The 51-year-old New Zealander was drafted in by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on an interim basis to replace Sarfaraz Ahmed for third Test at Edgbaston. Sarfaraz was relieved of his duties after Pakistan suffered heavy defeats by England at Headingley and Lord’s. Hesson, who was appointed Pakistan’s limited-overs coach in May 2025, oversaw an eightwicket defeat by England in Birmingham but there were some encouraging signs. “I’ll be open to it, for sure. I love Test cricket,” Hesson said. “I think there’s enough talent around the system in Pakistan that if we can provide some good direction, we can make some strides forward. “It’s certainly not going to happen in a game or two, but I think there is some skill there I’d certainly be considering looking after.” Hesson previously coached New Zealand between 2012 and 2018 and said he was approached by the England and Wales Cricket Board over replacing Brendon
McCullum. England sacked McCullum as their Test coach in July and subsequently named another Kiwi in Stephen Fleming as his successor. “I was contacted by my agent to say there had been an approach to have a discussion around my availability, as I’m sure many people were,” Hesson added. “I made it pretty clear I had committed to Pakistan. “Most of the positions I’ve been in, I’ve been in for five or six years. I see it through, then you have a break, then you refresh and try for something else.” Former Pakistan captain Ramiz Raja said Pakistan’s players “put up a fight” in the eight-wicket defeat at Edgbaston but the red-ball side need to receive more focus if they are to have any success. “It’s time to revisit Test match cricket,” Ramiz told BBC Test Match Special. “It’s back to the drawing board because in the subcontinent not a lot of emphasis is put on Test match cricket. “Obviously there was mayhem around the team and that may have hurt the dressing room environment. But Pakistan were also a little underdone, undercooked with preparation.”
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3rd One Guyana Region 3 Softball Umpire Suresh Budhoo elated to umpire at Cup on today at Uitvlugt Ground Softball players around Guyana will be inaction today as the 3rd annual S. Maraj Contracting Services One Guyana Region 3 Softball Cup gets bowling at the lUitvlugt Community Centre Ground, West Coast Demerara from 9 am, as teams will be battling for the titles. According to the organisers teams from across various regions has indicated their willingness to participate in this open one-day softball cricket competition. The organisers said that they have decided to open the tournament so that teams from other regions can participate and they see it as a form of bringing players together in knowing and challenging each other in this grassroots game. It is a tournament that will help to bridge the cap and foster relationships among the teams and a stepping stone for when other regions are hosting games they can also see it fit to open it in welcoming teams out of their region. The organisers said that
Representative of RS Sports Ms. Deanne La Rose receiving sponsorship from Mr. Alvin Raghubar on behalf of Krishna & Sons Sawmills and Lumber Yard.
softball cricket is the grassroots of all cricket and gives young local talented players an opportunity to showcase and expose their skills in the game in helping them to develop further into the game of cricket at various levels. Softball cricket at the grassroots level not only allows local players to showcase their talents, but
also brings people together, no matter race, religion, status, political affiliations, etc. The one-day limited overs competition will see male and female players in action battling for supremacy. The competition will be based on a one-game knock-out format with round arm bowling being used and extras in place.
Over $500,000 in cash incentives and trophies is up for grabs for the winning teams, the runner-up teams, MVPs, players of the finals, best bowlers in an innings, most runs scored in an innings, and players of the final. The tournament continues to be powered by Paint Palace, West Side Shipping, D&S Ramdeholl J e w e l r y, 3 S L e g a c y Enterprise, A&J Auto Sales, New Level Business Enterprise, Krishna and Sons Sawmills and Lumber Ya r d , M i n . V i k a s h Ramkissoon M.P., Mr. Inshan Ayube – Regional Chairman and S. Maraj Contracting Services. The orgisner said because softball cricket is a village thing, they have decided to close team registrations 8 am and this will allow late entries so that teams can be part of the action. There will be lots of side attractions for the entire family and it is expected to be a fun filled day that will bring the people together in one place through sports.
Razaullah’s heroics delay Saim Ayub’s CPL return by a day
Saim Ayub (CPLT20)
(Cricinfo) - Jamaica Kingsmen had booked Saim Ayub on a flight from the UK to Barbados on the night of the third day of the Edgbaston Test, which appeared set to finish on Friday. Ay u b ’ s a r r i v a l i n Barbados will now be delayed by at least a day after R a z a u l l a h ’s h e r o i c s stretched the game, which England won by eight wickets, to lunch on the fourth day. England and Pakistan
supporters were glued to Razaullah’s remarkable Test innings at Edgbaston on the third evening, but the Kingsmen might have been watching with mixed emotions. Cricinfo understands Kingsmen had s e c u r e d t h e P C B ’s permission to fly Ayub back yesterday, should the Test have concluded in three days. Ayub, who was enjoying a fruitful season with Kinsgmen, was called up to Pakistan’s Test squad unexpectedly after they sent
home seven players following defeat in the second Test. Ayub arrived in the UK directly from the Caribbean, where he had scored a century just days earlier. He did not have a similar impact in the whites, though, with either bat or ball. He scored a pair in the Test as opener, and did not take any wickets. The extra day had significant ramifications for Kingsmen. They took on B a r b a d o s Tr i d e n t s i n Bridgetown last night, with
both teams locked on eight points each. Kingsmen needed to avoid defeat to guarantee qualification to the playoffs. However, Ayub will not be available. Kingsmen were defeated in the other game they played while Ayub was on Pakistan duty - to Guyana Amazon Warriors last Saturday. It is understood Ayub will be available for the remainder of the CPL, with no Pakistan international matches scheduled in this period.
forthcoming IMC Over-40s WC in Guyana
Suresh Budhoo, left, and the iconic Steven Bucknor share a moment in Canada
Canada-based Guyanese umpire Suresh Budhoo says he is elated to be appointed as one of the umpires for the upcoming 2026 International Masters Cricket (IMC) Over-40s World Cup to be held in Guyana from October 17-31. The 61-year-old Budhoo is a fully qualified official and recently called play at the IMC Over-60s World Cup which took place in Ontario, Canada. The 16-nation tournament bowls off with six simultaneous matches at various venues across Guyana, including the National Stadium, Providence. “I [am] really excited to reach Guyana for this big World Cup tournament; it will be an honour again to be at a prestigious competition and perform duty,” Budhoo, who lives in Etobicoke, just on the outskirts of Canada’s famous city: Toronto, stated. The tournament is divided into two groups: A&B. Hosts South Africa triumphing at the inaugural tournament in 2024, will be back in action and they are placed in Group A. Budhoo was calling play in South Africa as well and he reflected on his performance there. “It was great to be at the first Over-40s World Cup in Cape Town, South Africa; always a wonderful place to umpire and again I am looking forward to this one in Guyana as well,” Budhoo related. In addition to South Africa, Australia, West Indies, Wales, Canada, Namibia, Sri Lanka and Colombia made up Group A while Group B is comprised of: England, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Scotland, India, New Zealand, Rest of the World X1 and Rest of the Caribbean X1. Meanwhile, Budhoo is a regular umpire in local cricket in Canada and officiated in Sri Lanka and Australia before at Masters’ tournament also under the auspices of the IMC. He mentioned it was memorable to stand alongside Billy Bowden in Australia and Steve Bucknor in Canada during his career so far. Both Bowden and Bucknor were International umpires with distinguished careers. Bowden and Bucknor would not be in Guyana but prominent Australian umpires Peter Tate and Daryl O’Sullivan will be there for the 45-over tournament which being hosted by IMC in collaboration with Cricket West Indies Masters Association.
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GB’s Hewett beats Oda Warriors secure win to win fifth US Open title over Knight Riders (BBC Sport) - Britain’s Alfie Hewett beat Tokito Oda to clinch a fifth US Open men’s wheelchair singles title and prevent the Japanese top seed from completing a clean sweep at the Grand Slams in 2026. A 6-0 7-6 (7-5) victory meant Hewett added to the doubles title he won alongside fellow Briton Gordon Reid on Friday. Hewett, 28, lost to Oda in the finals of the French Open and Wimbledon earlier this
Hewett said. “I was quiet, I was timid, I was a shell of myself. “I think I have had six weeks of champing at the bit to come out and prove to myself that I can be more like that person.” Hewett described his first-set performance as “possessed” as, after saving a break point in the opening game, he produced a dominant display, clinching the opener with
Alfie Hewett added to previous US Open wins in 2018, 2019, 2022 and 2023. year, winning only two games in a 6-1 6-1 defeat at SW19, while the Japanese also triumphed at January’s Australian Open. Hewett told BBC Sport that his loss to Oda at Wimbledon made him “look in the mirror” and a period of reflection led to him wanting to “be a little bit more like me” as he pursued an 11th Grand Slam singles title. “I’m known for being just as fearless, brave and courageous in big moments and I felt I was everything but that in Wimbledon,”
a superb backhand return winner. The Briton secured victory in a second-set tie-break, having fought back from a double break down and saved three set points for Oda to level the match. Oda, who had won the past six Grand Slam singles titles, said on court: “Definitely I was trying to get the calendar year [Grand Slam] this year. “This was the last part of it so it’s really tough for me, but I think Alfie deserved it today.”
Tridents close out thriller to stay in race The Barbados Tridents pulled off a remarkable comeback win to keep themselves in the hunt for a fourth consecutive Limacol WCPL title as they squeezed out the Jamaica Empress with brilliant death bowling. The Tridents set a competitive score thanks to a partnership of 78 between Suzie Bates and Maddy Green to give the Tridents a fighting chance with the ball after a sluggish start to their innings. In reply Barbados Tridents celebrate defending the class of Meg a last over thriller. (CPLT20) Lanning looked to have made the difference as tight to win by three runs in a thrilling finish. she made a brilliant 57 Having won the toss the Tridents elected as her and Amy Hunter looked to be taking the to bat and struggled in the face of very good game away from the reigning champions. However, once Lanning and Hunter failed new ball bowling from Rosemary Mair and the Empress middle order struggled in the Chinelle Henry, but it was Nonkululeko Continued on page 54 face of a Tridents attack who kept things very
Shemaine Campbelle effects a runout. (CPLT20)
The Guyana Amazon Warriors kept their playoff hopes alive with a 25 run win over the Trinbago Knight Riders in the 2026 Limacol WCPL. Runs for Shermaine Campbell and wickets from Shabnim Ismail and Shamillia Connell set up the win which leaves all teams still in contention for this year’s title. The Amazon Warriors innings started brightly enough with 17-year-old opening batter, Eboni Brathwaite, taking the attack to a very strong Knight Riders bowling attack. She smacked the hugely experienced Marizanne Kapp for six but the South African came back to bowl her with one that nipped back for 13 from 6. In the face of the pace bowling of Kapp and Shikha Pandey the Amazon Warriors really struggled to
match Brathwaite’s cameo. Shermaine Campbelle continued her fine form and she backed up the half century she made in the Amazon Warriors opening match with 31 from 28 balls in this game. Laura Harris claimed the wicket of Campbelle to put real pressure on the Amazon Warriors in the death overs with two new batters, Then Pandey dismissed both Nadine de Klerk and Chloe Tryon in the space of three balls to make things even harder for the Guyanese franchise. In the end they reached 119/8 and were in need of a good bowling performance to them over the line. That is exactly what the Amazon Warriors got with Shabnim Ismail and Shamillia Connell ripping out the Knight Riders top order inside the power play.
Shabnim Ismail celebrates taking a wicket. (CPLT20)
After the first six overs the Knight Riders were 22/5, and it could have been even better if Connell hadn’t put down a chance off her own bowling to claim another wicket. With Harris, Kapp, Deandra Dottin, Jannillea Glasgow and Yastika Bhatia all gone inside the opening overs it was left to Madeline Penna to try and guide the Knight Riders home. She hit Ashmini Munisar for six in attempt to get the run rate under control but was caught in the deep attempting to repeat the trick off the next ball. When Penna departed it was left to the tail to swing for the fences and that led to more wickets falling with Amazon Warriors claiming a big win ahead of their final group game against the B a r b a d o s Tr i d e n t s o n Sunday. (CPLT20)
Warriors secure win over Knight Riders
Guyana Amazon Warriors bowled well to restrict the Trinbago Knights Riders. (CPLT20)
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Elena Rybakina In action. (EPA)
Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan celebrates with the trophy after defeating Aryna Sabalenka. (Getty Images)
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