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ExxonMobil assures investors Guyana’s profits will decline to finance future projects WIN takes its Leaking classrooms, no furniture movement greet hinterland children to New York - Mohamed urges diaspora to help build a ‘world-class Guyana’
4-year-old killed as car overturns on St. Cuthbert’s trail Baramita man fined $2M, jailed for 12 months for cocaine trafficking …RDC says urgent interventions underway in Region One Students of Port Kaituma Secondary School awaiting word on seating accommodation.
China hits back at U.S. official over criticism of Chinese projects in Guyana — says remarks ‘malicious’ as bilateral trade nears US$2.9B
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Leaking classrooms, no furniture greet hinterland children …RDC says urgent interventions underway in Region One
A student makes his way to school with plastic bags covering his footwear due to the condition of the road.
The furniture shortage at Santa Rosa Primary School As a new school year begins, Leader of the Opposition Azruddin Mohamed, has raised concerns about inadequate furniture, leaking classrooms and insufficient classroom space at several schools, particularly in Guyana’s interior regions. In a series of social media posts on the reopening of schools, Mohamed called on the Ministry of Education and regional authorities to urgently address the issues, while also issuing a broader message urging students, teachers and parents to work together to create a safe school environment. Among the concerns highlighted was the situation at the North West Secondary School in Region One, where he stated that some students return to no furniture and some classrooms were experiencing leaks – adding that some parents took their child back home. “Students are returning to school without the basic furniture. The situation has become so bad that one parent took his son back home rather than leave him in these conditions. The school is also experiencing leaks, adding another concern for students and teachers who are expected to work and learn in a safe and suitable environment,” the post said. The Opposition Leader stressed that asking for decent classrooms is not asking for much. He called on Minister of Education, Sonia Parag to act quickly to ensure that North West Secondary School has
furniture and repairs required for students to learn with dignity and teachers to perform their duties effectively. Mohamed also raised concerns about the Port Kaituma Secondary School, stating that approximately 200 students heading into Grade 7 are currently without a classroom and the furniture needed for learning. “They are being told that, until work is completed on the new building and furniture become available, they will b e t e m p o r a r i l y accommodated at the recreational ground at the Fitzburg ball field. This year $183.6 billion was allocated to the Ministry of Education. This is not an acceptable learning environment for our children. These children d e s e r v e b e t t e r, ” t h e Opposition Leader stated. He contended that students should not have to sit in an open recreational space because there are no classrooms ready for them and should not have to begin secondary school without desks, chairs, and a proper space to learn. Again, he called on Minister Parag and her ministry to address the situation. Meanwhile, the Regional Democratic Council (RDC) of Barima-Waini, Region One in a public statement acknowledged concerns raised about the readiness to accommodate the new Grade Seven intake at the Port Kaituma Secondary School and North West Secondary School. The RDC said that the issues raised are being
treated as a matter of urgency, and assured that the necessary interventions are being undertaken to have them resolved in the shortest possible time. “It is certainly not the desire or intention of the Regional Democratic Council to have our children accommodated at alternative facilities. However, owing to the significant number of new students entering Grade Seven for the 2026–2027 academic year, there is presently inadequate classroom space within the existing school facilities to accommodate the entire intake,” the RDC explained. To this end, it noted that temporary arrangements have become necessary to accommodate some students and teachers at alternative
The lack of readiness for the new school year at North West Secondary School
locations. “These spaces are presently being prepared to ensure that they are suitable and ready to accommodate those affected while the n e c e s s a r y l o n g e r- t e r m arrangements are being addressed,” it further stated. The RDC expressed regret about the i n c o n v e n i e n c e , underscoring the importance of providing a safe, comfortable and conducive environment in which teaching and learning can take place. “We wish to reassure parents and the wider public that the Regional Democratic Council is working closely with the Ministry of Education and the Government of Guyana to address the situation as quickly as possible. Our
commitment remains unwavering: every child in Barima-Waini, Region One, must be afforded equal access and opportunity to a sound, quality education in an environment that supports their learning and development,” it was further stated. Moreover, Mohamed also raised concerns about the Santa Rosa Primary School, claiming that Grade 3E and Grade 3F, with 22 students each, were without essential classroom furniture. “There are no cupboards, no book racks, no teacher’s chair, and no desks or tables for the students. Our children should not have to begin another school term without furniture. Education cannot be treated as a priority only in speeches. The classrooms where our children spend their days must be properly equipped,” he said urging the ministry to rectify the issue. The Opposition Leader also highlighted concerns in Mora Camp, Bartica, Region Seven, which he said had been promised an asphalt
road for a number of years. Accompanying the post was a video showing a student, neatly dressed for school making his way to school with plastic bags covering his footwear due to the condition of the road. “First day of school, so sad to see this in the world’s fastest growing economy with a very small population. The Cabinet and REO should have to walk through that sort of slush to get to work every day and maybe then they will fix it. We have an abundance of sand and stone just a few miles away to get a perfect road for the people of Mora Camp,” Mohamed stated. Further, in a separate message on the reopening of schools, the Opposition Leader extended best wishes to children across Guyana and called for greater efforts to combat bullying. “Bullying must not be accepted as a normal part of growing up. Do not bully anyone. Do not stand by and encourage it. Speak out when you see someone being Continued on page 17
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ExxonM assures investors Guyana’s profits will decline to finance future projects By Davina Bagot Guyana’s oil has been used to pay ExxonMobil for the seven projects approved so far - a development that has resulted in the country now receiving a greater share of profits from the Stabroek Block. The Government of Guyana (GoG) has indicated that it is engaging experts to help the country devise a policy with regard to the financing of future projects but Exxon has assured its investors that the country’s oil profits will be shortened again to finance the additional developments. In its recent earnings call, Exxon’s Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Neil Hansen responded to concerns by an investor regarding cash flow for the company in light of the investments being recovered by the operator. To this end, ExxonMobil executives assured that the oil giant was far from finished with its developments in Guyana, with further exploration activities scheduled and other projects in the pipeline. Regarding financing, the CFO noted, “So again, as we mentioned, at this point, we’ve fully recovered the US$55 billion of investment, along with all the operating costs and the way the contractor agreement works is we can recover that investment up to 75%. After that, the remaining production is shared 50/50 between us and the government of Guyana.” He added, “The reality is we have more investment. To the extent we have the investment come in and operating costs, it still goes into the cost bank. We’ll still recover that at that 75% cap. But there’s much less investment to recover.” Hansen further explained that given the increased rate of production offshore Guyana today, the cost bank is hardly likely to swell to such a high figure again. The explanation by Exxon’s Chief Financial Officer comes amid calls locally for the GoG to ensure future oil projects are subject to different financing arrangements, as approving more developments could again slump Guyana’s profits from the current 39.8% to 12.5%. This would allow the operator to pay for the additional projects. MORE FOR GUYANA Leader of the People’s National Congress
Exxon’s Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Neil Hansen Reform (PNC/R), Aubrey Norton during a press conference last week made it clear that Guyana must benefit more from future projects now that the circumstances have changed in the Stabroek Block. He explained, “There are going to be new agreements now, and I think they should reflect the present state of affairs. We have paid off the initial investment and we should not now be tied to that old agreement in future investments.” Norton stated, “I am not one who is disposed to us utilising the old mechanism moving forward. We should develop new modalities and mechanisms to move forward that allow us to benefit significantly. Now, it’s not a case in 1999, when we started, and the government agreed to 1%, and then in 2016, we increased it to 2%. There were still risks. But there are now no risks of them not finding oil.” CHANGE THE CONTRACT NOW Meanwhile, Chartered Accountant and attorney, Christopher Ram called for government to engage the operator on changes to the 2016 Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) as provided for under the contract, so that Guyana can enjoy a bigger share of its resources. Since production commenced in late 2019, Exxon has claimed the full 75% of the oil revenue as expenses to recover its investments. The remaining 25% was then split with Guyana as profits, meaning the
GL&SC moves to repossess 9.92 acres of State land at Long Creek The Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission (GL&SC) has issued a notice of its intention to cancel a State land lease covering 9.920 acres at Long Creek, along the Soesdyke-Linden Highway, paving the way for the repossession and possible reallocation of the property. According to Notice No. 2783, published in the Official Gazette, First Supplement, on August 29, 2026, the notice represents the third publication concerning the cancellation and repossession of State Land Lease No. A 26281.
The notice, issued by the Commissioner of the GL&SC, states that the Commission proposes to cancel Lease No. A 26281, held by Munishwar Singh, in respect of 9.920 acres of State land identified as Tract “MS” at Long Creek, Soesdyke-Linden Highway. According to the notice, the cancellation of the lease would facilitate the repossession of the land for reallocation. The GL&SC has invited any person claiming a right, interest or other claim in or to the property, or anyone who believes they have legitimate grounds to
oppose the cancellation of Lease No. A 26281, to submit their objections. Such objections must be made in writing, duly signed, and submitted to the Office of the Commissioner of the Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission, 22 Upper Hadfield Street, D’Urban Backlands, Georgetown, during office hours. The notice states that objections must be submitted within seven days from the date of the third publication and must clearly set out the reasons for opposing the cancellation of the lease.
country received 12.5%. As such, Ram said, “Now that this moment has arrived, and the project has become risk-free, it is entirely appropriate that the government calls Exxon to the table and say, look we must renegotiate this contract now.” Among the changes he called for are increased royalty - between six and 10% taxes to be paid and decommissioning costs to be borne solely by the companies and expressly excluded from recovery. Ram wants each production licence treated as a separate cost centre, with its own costs recovered only from its own production, and the recovery ceiling cut from 75 per cent to 50 per cent – a figure common across producing jurisdictions. EXPERT ADVICE In the meantime, President Irfaan Ali has said that government will seek expert advice on the financing of new projects in the Stabroek Block. He was asked by Kaieteur News 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, the head-of-state noted,
“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.” Should the GoG implement a ringfencing provision, the cost of new projects will only be recovered by Exxon when the specific operation comes online. This means that the project will pay for itself and ensure Guyana continues to receive a larger share of the pie. Opposition Member of Parliament (MP) Saiku Andrews recently highlighted the importance of the country receiving its rightful share of profits under the 2016 PSA, arguing that no prudent businessman would allow its revenue to be continuously delayed. He suggested that if Guyana’s profit share would be reduced again to pay for more projects, then the country should in return receive a larger share of revenue since it would then become an investor.
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Govt. seeking expert advice Guyana may have been conned out of billions, not because the country lacked oil, but because successive governments failed to adequately protect the nation’s most valuable resource. That is the troubling allegation being advanced by businessman and Kaieteur News Publisher Glenn Lall, and it deserves more than political dismissal. It deserves a full examination of the books. At the heart of the controversy is ring-fencing—the principle that each petroleum development should stand on its own financially. Under such an arrangement, the costs of one project cannot simply be recovered from the revenues generated by another producing project. Guyana did not secure that protection in the 2016 Stabroek Block Production Sharing Agreement. Lall argues that Guyana was advised to ring-fence the projects, beginning with Liza One, but successive administrations failed to implement that safeguard. The Coalition Government had its opportunity. The PPP Government had its opportunity. Neither acted. And now, after years of production and billions of barrels of oil revenue, President Irfaan Ali says his government will seek expert advice as Guyana moves ahead with additional developments. That announcement raises an uncomfortable question: Why now? Where were the experts when the existing arrangements were being negotiated? Where was the urgency to protect Guyana when the first barrels of oil began flowing? And why should Guyanese now be satisfied with assurances that the Government will seek advice for future projects when the financial consequences of past decisions remain unclear? For years, Guyanese have heard enormous figures about ExxonMobil’s investment in the Stabroek Block. Billions upon billions of US dollars have been cited as evidence of the scale of the company’s commitment and the enormous risks it supposedly undertook. Former Opposition Leader and now Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo himself has repeatedly pointed to the magnitude of those investments, arguing that Guyana’s entire banking system could not have financed even one of the projects. That may have been true at the beginning. Liza One required substantial upfront capital before Guyana was earning petroleum revenues. But the fundamental question changed once Liza One started producing. According to Lall’s argument, the oil revenues generated from producing projects became available within the broader cost-recovery mechanism to recover expenditures associated with subsequent developments. The issue is no longer simply how much Exxon and its partners initially put into the ground. The question is: after Guyana’s oil started generating billions, whose money was financing the projects that followed? Liza One’s development cost was initially estimated at approximately US$4.4 billion and was subsequently reduced to about US$3.5 billion. Liza Two, meanwhile, was approved at approximately US$6.6 billion. Lall argues that without project-by-project ring-fencing, revenues from producing projects could effectively support the recovery of costs associated with projects that had yet to produce a single barrel. That is not a minor technical issue. It goes directly to the amount of money Guyana receives today. The same concern extends to Payara, Yellowtail and subsequent developments. If revenues from existing production are being used within the cost-recovery structure to recover expenditures for newer projects, Guyanese are entitled to know precisely how that affects the country’s share of petroleum profits. This is where transparency becomes indispensable. The Government should publish a clear accounting of each development: the approved cost, actual expenditure, recoveries to date, the source of those recoveries, production
“This Is The Dark Time, My Love” — The MV Barima tragedy DEAR EDITOR, Martin Carter’s immortal words, “This Is the Dark Time, My Love,” once captured the fear, anguish and oppression that overshadowed British Guiana. Although Carter wrote about a different national crisis, his words resonate painfully today as Guyana mourns the victims of the MV Barima tragedy—and confronts a government response marked by delay, silence and inadequate accountability. For the grieving families, this tragedy did not end when the vessel went down. Their suffering continues with every unanswered question, every unfulfilled promise and every day that passes without truth, justice or closure. They have already endured the unbearable loss of their loved ones. They should not also be forced to endure the additional torment of official inaction and uncertainty. This is indeed a dark time: families waiting for answers, a nation
searching for the truth, and unexplained delays keeping wounds painfully open. Their grief must never be treated as a political inconvenience, a publicrelations problem or yesterday’s news. Behind every victim was a human life—a parent, child, spouse, sibling, relative or friend—whose absence has left a permanent void. Carter transformed national suffering into a call to conscience. The MV Barima tragedy must similarly awaken the conscience of Guyana and its leaders. The Government has a solemn duty to raise and preserve the vessel, safeguard all available evidence, complete a credible and genuinely independent investigation, provide truthful answers, account fully for all public expenditures, establish responsibility, and deliver fair and timely compensation to the victims and their families. The entire nation
deserves answers: Why has the MV Barima not been raised and properly preserved? Why has the investigation not been completed? How have the public funds allocated after the tragedy been spent? When will the findings be released? When will the families receive adequate compensation? Who will accept responsibility for the failures that caused or compounded this tragedy? These are not partisan questions. They are questions of humanity, justice and public accountability. Guyanese at home and abroad are entitled to ask whether the G o v e r n m e n t ’s f a i l u r e s reflect indifference, arrogance, incompetence, political calculation—or a callous disregard for human suffering. At what point does unexplained delay become official indifference, and official indifference become institutional cruelty? No sophisticated messaging, political strategy, data
analytics or artificial intelligence can conceal the human cost of inaction. Public relations cannot raise the vessel, uncover the truth, comfort the bereaved, compensate the injured or bring the dead home. Only honest, compassionate and decisive leadership can begin to do that. Until truth, justice, accountability, compensation and closure are delivered, the darkness surrounding the MV Barima will remain a permanent stain upon this administration. History will judge the Government not by the sophistication of its explanations, but by the u r g e n c y, c o m p a s s i o n , transparency and integrity of its response—or its failure to respond. The MV Barima tragedy has become a defining test of this administration’s leadership. Unless it acts decisively, humanely and transparently, it will also become its defining legacy. Regards, Albert Baldeo
The Unfinished Strategic Imperative of Guyana’s Global Diplomacy DEAR EDITOR, The historical irony of Guyana’s foreign policy is becoming clearer than ever. Decades ago, early efforts to join the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and cultivate deeper ties across the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) were met with fierce domestic resistance. Opponents, led by vocal figures including a prominent local Swami and an Indian-Malaysian national, launched concerted campaigns against OIC membership, framing it through narrow socioreligious and partisan lenses. Given my family’s active involvement in the People’s Progressive Party (PPP), I was personally called upon by party leaders to counter this rhetoric and defend the strategic necessity of these international alliances.
Among those who recognised the broader geopolitical value early on was Foreign Minister Clement Rohee, under the Dr. Cheddi Jagan administration, who initiated diplomatic ties with the OIC, the GCC and the broader Global South. As well, Mr. Fazeel Ferouz, alongside veteran diplomat, Ambassador Dr. Odeen Ishmael—who actively led Guyana’s delegations to OIC summits and later served as Ambassador to Kuwait and Qatar—was also instrumental in advocating for deeper economic and diplomatic engagement across the Islamic world. Ishmael and Ferouz understood that building these bridges was never about ideology; it was about national interest, SouthSouth cooperation, and
revenues and the corresponding impact on Guyana’s take. More importantly, Guyanese should be shown what the numbers would have looked like if each project had been ringfenced. If the answer is that Guyana lost billions in earlier petroleum revenues because of the failure to ring-fence, then the nation deserves to know who made that decision, why it was made and whether warnings were ignored. And if the Government believes Lall’s contention is wrong, then it should demonstrate that with the numbers. This should not be reduced to Exxon-bashing, PPP-bashing or Coalition-bashing. Oil is too important for partisan
elevating Guyana’s standing on the world stage. This vision was later forcefully driven forward by Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett during her tenure as Minister of Foreign Affairs, as she worked consistently to expand Guyana’s reach across the Middle East, Africa, and the wider Global South, including establishing formal diplomatic ties with nations like Senegal in 2009, and many Central Asian countries. Building on these foundations, Ambassador Safraaz Ahmad Shadood has actively pushed these ties to new frontiers following his initial appointment to Kuwait and his subsequent role as Ambassador to Qatar. Now appointed to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA)—and hopefully to the OIC in short order—he has
also worked behind the scenes to advance Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett’s UN bid, continuing this longstanding diplomatic legacy. Today, history has fully validated that vision. Those very ties—once heavily criticised—have opened vital avenues for trade, development finance, and multilateral support. They have expanded Guyana’s international footprint to the point where Ambassador Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett now stands as a prominent candidate for United Nations Secretary-General. Securing high-level international leadership positions requires building broad crossregional coalitions. The support of the Global South—spanning CARICOM, Latin America, the Middle East, and Continued on page 6
protection. The wealth beneath Guyana belongs to Guyanese. Governments come and go. Political parties rise and fall. But the consequences of a badly structured petroleum agreement can remain for decades. The time for vague assurances has passed. President Ali says expert advice will now be sought. Fine. But Guyana needs more than advice for tomorrow. It needs an accounting for yesterday. If successive governments made decisions that deprived Guyana of billions, the public has a right to know. And if no billions were lost, the Government should prove it. The oil is Guyana’s. The answers must be Guyana’s too.
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We have got to find a way to get up, with one accord, including persons from the non-African community who believe in justice and fair play DEAR EDITOR, There are two issues I want to address: the issue of the Government, through the use of the Police Force, going after Opposition Leader Azruddin Mohamed and parliamentarians from his party, We Invest in Nationhood (WIN), and the issue of the toll fee for the Linden Bridge. Only fools, those with blind political loyalty or consumed by hatred would accept the growing misconduct by the
Jagdeo/Ali regime. What happened last week to Mohamed and team is tantamount to an intensification of the abuse of political office by using the Police Force, which is supposed to be an independent arm of the State - to target opponents. We a r e l i v i n g i n dangerous times. The Police Force, more and more, is taking on a partisan role, enforcing the regime’s witch hunt against people and its attempt to silence,
marginalise, or eliminate those it sees as a threat. The Police Force must remember to whom it is in service: all the people of Guyana. It has a motto, ‘Service and Protection,’ and that service and protection are guided by laws and conventions, and its operations by Standing Orders, which must not be violated for any government. To those in this society who may have looked on and stayed silent, afraid to speak out, or decided it is not their problem, I say this is a
problem for all of us. If we stay silent when wrong is inflicted on another because it does not concern us, we give assent to wrongs being committed against us. We must accept that right is right and wrong is wrong, regardless of who benefits or who is affected. Because if we turn a blind eye or remain silent, it is only a matter of time before that wrong is extended to us. Then others will look on and say, when it happened to someone else, you stayed
Taking away from our children DEAR EDITOR, Schools reopened on Monday, 31st August, and pupils of the nursery school in my neighbourhood were greeted with a reduced educational environment. This is simply because the Beterverwagting / Triumph NDC made a decision that is TAKING A WAY F R O M O U R CHILDREN. In a letter which the Kaieteur News published on Friday August 7 2026, I asked the question, “Am I a second-class citizen in my own community”. Since then, the project to erect the new fence has progressed unhindered, though many have been making comments placing me in a seemingly fortunate or unfortunate position. From indicators on the ground, it is assumed that the NDC decided to extend the drainage trench to align its centre line to the current structure north of Jardim Street. The intent is to link the current Jardim Street trench with the North South drain on Surat Drive. Effectively what the NDC intends is to redesign the Drainage Network of the community, and in doing so establish an unnecessary loop. The NDC’s rationale for redesigning the drainage
system is because the Road and Drainage works currently being executed by the Ministry of Works along Republic Drive (BV/Triumph main road) has disrupted the community’s drainage, which everyone knows is a temporary condition. Yet, the NDC have decided to over lay permanent change to the Drainage Network because they are confronted with a temporary problem. The neighbourhood suffered a period of prolong flooding between December and June because of the current road and drainage works being executed by the Ministry of Public Works. I am sure had they consulted with the Ministry of Public Works systems for relief could have been implemented as necessary for the duration of the project. Instead, they chose the option to SPEND BIG. In this instance, they decided to remove approximately 400 feet of fencing which from all appearances were not necessary, inclusive of a gate. An inspection of the portion of fence on the North and East of the property would reveal a sturdy fence far removed from one to be replaced. The portion of
fence that was removed from the West and South of the compound was erected at the same time as the portion that remained. To build 120 feet of concrete trench, which I remind is not a necessary structure. Remove approximately 3000 sq. ft. of playing area from children. The monies allotted to the removal of a strong fence, build another fence, landscape the compound and construct a concrete trench could have been put to better within our community. This project certainly falls within the category of ‘MONEY FOR THE BOYS & GIRLS.’ Let us assume that the proposed drainage trench did pass the test of a necessary structure. Couldn’t it have been a covered structure so as not to diminish the play area of the children? Most of the commenters are of the view that the reduction of the play area available to the pupils is unconscionable. Their comments seem to suggest that the NDC is a visionless bunch that plans without a focus of the developmental needs of our children. It is clear they chose to insult the engineers from the Roads Division of the Ministry of Public Works with whom
they should have a working relationship relative to the impacts of the Road and Drainage works being executed in the community. Instead of turning to the engineers for assistance, these village fathers decided that they should redesign our drainage network; the result of which in my view would simply be an attempt to spend monies which could have been better used. Notwithstanding the gross misuse of funds, the most egregious result of all is the taking away of playing space from the pupils of the Triumph Nursery School. It is known that all work and no play make Jack a dull boy. The literature on the need for physical activities relative to child growth is boundless, within these writings are research results on the mental and cognitive benefits derived from such behaviours. Yet our Council on which sits persons with background in education chose to reduce the compound of the Triumph Nursery School so as to create space which would eventually become parking space for a Chinese Supermarket. Yours truly, Elton McRae Resident of Triumph Village
silent, so I will stay silent too. And we continue this vicious cycle of silence that works to the detriment of all of us and this nation moreso. We are treading in dangerous waters in this country. We may be identified as a nation that is wealthy, but we are a nation that is growing poorer every day by the declining standards, increasing ethnic tensions and political divisions, and targeted marginalisation of sections of this society. None of these bode well for society whose motto is “One People, One Nation, O n e D e s t i n y. ” T h e malpractices and excesses of this regime, we must reject and be unflinching in saying, “I do not support it.” And it matters not who is affected. The police men and women need not forget when they take off their uniforms, they blend into civil society and are also from the c o m m u n i t i e s . F u r t h e r, within their fold, they have families that are part of civil society. They will not want this nation to reach, or return to the era of vigilante justice, where not only the police are targeted but also the innocent in society. For those who do not know or with short memory of the reign of terror from 2002-2006 during Bharrat Jagdeo presidency. None was safe. Members of the Force must stop and take stock of themselves. Be bold enough to say to this regime:
“I cannot do it. It is not right. It violates the principles under which the Force operates.” The Linden Bridge Issue I have spoken about the Linden Bridge issue for some time. The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) under Jagdeo’s leadership, has engaged in a programme of economic genocide against the African community. That programme is intended to target the race, either as a community or as individuals. Whilst some may take umbrage to the term, its definition as outlined by the United Nations and evidence on the ground bears testimony to the accuracy of my pronouncement. When you deliberately set out to deny one’s economic right to selfdetermination through the abuse of state resources or state authority, you are, in effect, working to bring a group of people and their organisations to their knees, with the intent to destroy or re-shape and refashion them in your image and liking. The image and liking the PPP is pursuing is to make the race its henchmen and proverbial house slaves to whip others into subjection. The PPP is engaging in acts to strip the African community of its dignity the race has fought for throughout history. Even when tricked into Continued on page 6
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‘Dancing robot’ in India shows how China’s exports are reaching new markets A sandwich shop in Ujjain, India, recently attracted attention online after a humanoid robot arrived at its opening ceremony accompanied by security guards and danced to music in front of a crowd. A report by the Economic Times described it as a “Chinese Unitree robot.” Some reports suggested that the robot had been rebadged by Indian firm Bidyut Innovations, although details surrounding the arrangement remain unclear. The footage has sparked discussion not only in India but also in China. Some Chinese social media users were surprised by the robot’s celebrity-like reception, particularly given the presence of security guards. From a marketing perspective, inviting a robot to the opening ceremony proved to be a successful idea. The dancing humanoid robot turned an ordinary opening event into an online talking point, boosting the shop’s visibility. Some Chinese internet users noted that the robot’s performance added excitement to the ceremony.
Regardless of where the robot came from, one point is worth noting: the robot’s “Indian dance” highlighted growing public interest in emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics. This interest could encourage further exploration of robotics applications in commercial and everyday settings. If humanoid robots find more applications in India’s commercial spaces and public environments, they could encourage wider adoption of new technologies and create new opportunities for related industries. China is moving humanoid robots closer to real-world applications. In China, robots are being explored in a growing range of commercial settings. In some shopping malls, visitors can see robotic arms preparing drinks or robots making coffee. During the Spring Festival, humanoid robots also appeared in public spaces, writing traditional Chinese couplets and interacting with visitors. These examples show how robotics is gradually becoming part of more everyday scenarios.
Foreign visitors to China may be struck by the growing presence of AI and robots in everyday life, creating a distinctly futuristic atmosphere in public spaces. Such applications could potentially be replicated in other markets around the world. Media reports have noted that Chinese humanoid robots accounted for about 90 percent of global shipments in 2025. Data from the first quarter of 2026 also showed strong growth in China’s humanoid robot exports, which reportedly rose 210 percent yearon-year. Today, overseas markets are showing growing confidence in Chinese robotics products. Buyers are no longer choosing Chinese robots simply because they offer g o o d v a l u e f o r m o n e y. Increasingly, they see Chinese products as more reliable, easier to use, and faster to evolve technologically. Another important factor is their growing versatility: Chinese robots are capable of adapting to an expanding range of scenarios and supporting an everwider variety of applications.
The Chinese robotics sector is moving beyond factories and into more visible parts of everyday life overseas. When robots appear in restaurants, shopping malls, exhibitions and other public spaces, they give people a more direct way to experience new technologies. Robots are no longer seen only as tools for industrial production, but also as products that can interact with consumers and society. For robotics companies, these real-world applications matter. They provide opportunities to test products, learn from different markets and improve future designs. As robots enter more public settings, they could become an important bridge between advanced technology and everyday users. The public response to humanoid robots in India points to growing interest in this emerging technology. The scene at the sandwich shop in Ujjain was more than just an eye-catching moment. It showed how robots can capture attention when they become part of familiar social and commercial
settings. As one of the world’s fastest-growing major economies, India has a large market, a young population and rising demand for new technologies. Robotics and AI could support new applications across industries and contribute to growth. Meanwhile, in recent years, China’s industrial robots have undergone rapid technological upgrades and become increasingly competitive, helping drive the intelligent transformation of the global manufacturing sector. In 2025, China’s industrial robot exports exceeded imports for the first time, making the country a net exporter of industrial robots. For China and India, robotics offers an area where their strengths can complement each other. China has built strong capabilities in manufacturing, supply chains and technology applications, while India brings a large and expanding market. More exchanges and cooperation in this field could create benefits for both sides, helping bring robotics into more real-world settings. (Global Times)
The episode of this case includes many abuses of the law DEAR EDITOR, April 13, 2021 was a notable day in Guyana’s court sessions. On that day, the Court of Appeal upheld Donald Rodney’s appeal against his conviction for possession of an explosive device in 1982. Needless to say, the length of time almost an age imposed on the appellant as waiting time amounts to an obscenity. Guyana had become notorious in Caribbean legal
practice because its judiciary was headed by two women who because of the nature of their societies had found themselves acting as chief justice and chancellor of judiciary respectively for over 5 years. On at least one occasion when asked to explain the need for the prolonged acting in these positions the Vice President told his weekly press conference that “before there could be permanent
appointments to these positions, the track record of the post holders (the chief justice and the chancellor of the judiciary)” had to be examined by the President. The Guyana Constitution requires agreement by the President and the leader of the opposition for naming the Chief Justice and the Chancellor of the Judiciary. The Chancellor of the Judiciary in the trials following the now famous
We have got to find a way to... From page 5 those ships and put in chains, Africans fought all the way for their dignity and respect. On the plantation, Africans fought. It may have taken hundreds of years to achieve Emancipation, but none can say the African community didn’t fight their tormentors. Nothing wholesome is achieved without a fight. Now, the Jagdeo/Ali regime has decided that whereas under the law, there can be no physical chains, it will now seek to enslave Africans through economic deprivations. The trade union community has suffered from it and continues to bear the brunt of it. The Town Councils and Neighbourhood Democratic Councils, which the PPP does not control have seen the impact of it. The Linden toll bridge is another reminder, for that bridge is situated in a region and African dominated community which the PPP has no political control over. While some of us are taking our eyes off the ball, the Jagdeo/Ali regime is focused on bringing us to our knees and settling political scores with their rivals, regardless of race.
And it is based on the latter, Mohamed becomes a prime target. We have got to find a way to get up, with one accord, including persons from the non-African community who believe in justice and fair play. We must not only say, “Enough is enough,” but demand the correction of the PPP regime pervasive misbehaviour, criminality, inhumanity, discrimination, marginalisation, and policy of economic genocide. And if we think it is only Linden today, it was Georgetown yesterday, the Guyana Trades Union Congress or the labour movement, and other political organisations, and it won’t affect us, I say to all, without exception—it will come to your door soon. If the monster is allowed to get away with one act and learns that it can devour one opponent without consequence, it will move on to another, and another. None is safe. And in the words of Martin Niemöller, a German Lutheran pastor, I remind you: when they come for you, no one will be there to speak for you. Regards, Lincoln Lewis
“no confidence” motion, that brought the coalition government to an end in August 2020 had committed a professional blunder and was recently replaced by the Chief Justice. It still was not easy for Donald Rodney to win his appeal against his conviction of 40 years ago though he should have on the basis of legal theory as old as the law itself. First, Donald Rodney had to address the purported dismissal of his appeal by a Full Court in 2010, which disbelievingly heard his
appeal, though Rodney had signed no papers and had no knowledge of an appeal to it (i.e. the Full Court). The Court of Appeal also ruled that the Full Court had no jurisdiction to hear an appeal in Rodney’s case, much less dismiss it. Some of the trials and prosecutions deemed to be political have resulted in severe abuse of the Common Law in which it has always been clear that “possession” means owning with the knowledge of the possessor (person accused). This comment is being
written because in her summing up of the proceedings, the Chancellor of the judiciary referred to the testimony in the appeal trial here referred to and quoted the DPP as saying, “there was nothing before the magistrate to justify the conviction of Donald Rodney”. The Chancellor added “it is a pity that this concession was not made much earlier.” The episode of this case includes many abuses of the law. Yours sincerely, Eusi Kwayana
The Unfinished Strategic Imperative... From page 4 Africa—is indispensable. Yet, despite these clear dividends, Guyana’s diplomatic architecture remains surprisingly incomplete. Decades after joining the OIC, Guyana has still never appointed a dedicated resident ambassador to the OIC in Jeddah, missing out on direct engagement with the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) and broader GCC financial channels. Furthermore, official records reveal that Guyana still lacks formal diplomatic relations with a majority of African nations. Key OIC and regional states across West, Central, East, and Southern Africa—such as Sudan, Chad, Mali, Togo, Mauritania, Gabon, Somalia, Rwanda, Burundi, Djibouti, Eritrea, Benin, Cape Verde, South Sudan, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo—have no formal bilateral diplomatic ties with Guyana. To capitalise on current momentum and truly secure our position as a global actor,
Guyana must strategically expand its diplomatic footprint. I recall former Surinamese Ambassador to the UN, Henry MacDonald, speaking to me about the strategic value of opening an embassy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia—the headquarters of the African Union (AU) and the political capital of the continent. Establishing a presence there is an urgent necessity to bridge these diplomatic absences and directly engage Africa’s 54 UN member states. Similarly, establishing a mission in Jakarta, Indonesia, would anchor Guyana’s presence in Southeast Asia, connecting us directly with the ASEAN Secretariat and the world’s most populous Muslim-majority country. Expanding these diplomatic posts is no longer just an abstract goal; it is the essential next step to ensure Guyana’s longterm influence, security, and global leadership. Sincerely, Ray Chickrie
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Goolsarran heads to court over Sharma’s continued occupancy of Auditor General’s Office Former Auditor General Anand Goolsarran has indicated his intention to initiate legal proceedings against the current Auditor General, Deodat Sharma, over his continued occupancy of the constitutional office after attaining the age of 68. According to a letter dispatched b y G o o l s a r r a n ’s a t t o r n e y, Christopher Ram, on July 31, the contention is that the office of Auditor General is vacated by operation of the Constitution once the holder attains the age prescribed by Parliament. The prescribed age, Ram argues, is 68, and no power exists to extend the Auditor General’s tenure beyond that age. According to the correspondence, Sharma attained the age of 68 in March 2026 and continues to occupy the office. He had written to President Irfaan Ali in February this year requesting a two-year extension. In his letter to Sharma, Ram stated: “We write to give you notice, as courtesy and fairness require, that our client intends to apply to the High Court for relief concerning the lawfulness of the continued occupancy of the office of Auditor General, and that it is his intention to name you as a respondent to that application.” Ram stressed that the intended
Auditor General, Deodat Sharma court application concerns the interpretation of the Constitution and the Audit Act 2004, and would arise in identical terms regardless of who occupies the office. “It makes no allegation of misconduct against you, and it advances no complaint concerning the computation or payment of your superannuation benefits, that question being expressly reserved and forming no part of the proceedings contemplated,” Ram said. He added that Goolsarran does not intend to challenge the validity of anything done by Sharma while in office. “Our client does not seek to impugn the validity of anything done in the office to date, and he
will say so on the face of the application,” the lawyer stated. Ram further explained that since the relief being sought is directed at Sharma’s occupancy of the office, he is properly joined as a respondent and is entitled to be heard. He urged Sharma to seek legal counsel and representation. A separate letter was also sent to the Attorney General, setting out the basis of the intended application and requesting information and reasons concerning the legal framework governing the office of Auditor General. Ram pointed to Article 223 of the Constitution, which establishes the office of Auditor General as a public office and provides that its holder “shall vacate that office upon attaining such age as may be prescribed by Parliament.” “The language is mandatory,” Ram argued. “Vacation occurs by operation of the Constitution upon the prescribed age being attained; it is not a matter within the gift of any
Former Auditor General, Anand Goolsarran person or authority.” The letter further states that Parliament made the necessary prescription through Section 8 of the Audit Act 2004, which equates the office of Auditor General with that of the Chief Justice in respect of salary, superannuation benefits and other conditions of service. “The age at which the holder must demit office is a condition of service within the plain meaning of
that section, and is in any event the only prescription Parliament has made,” Ram contended. He cited Article 197(2A) of the Constitution, which requires the Chief Justice to demit office upon attaining 68 years. “It follows that the age prescribed by Parliament for the purposes of Article 223 is 68 years,” the letter states. Ram also argued that neither the Constitution nor the Audit Act 2004 gives the President, the Public Service Commission, or any other person or authority, the power to extend the tenure of the Auditor General beyond that age. “We are aware of no provision which does so, and we invite you to identify one if you say otherwise,” he stated. Among the relief Goolsarran intends to seek is a declaration under Section 18 of the Judicial Review Act, Cap. 3:06, that the office of Auditor General is vacant, together with an injunction under the same provision.
Pres. Ali outlines infrastructure, housing and agriculture plans for Kuru Kuru
Gunmen beat, rob ministry security guard in pre-dawn raid
President Irfaan Ali during his engagement with residents of Kuru Kuru.
The headquarters of the Ministry of Amerindian Affairs Two armed men allegedly assaulted and robbed a 57-year-old security guard during a pre-dawn raid at the Ministry of Amerindian Affairs compound at Thomas and Quamina Streets, Georgetown, police said. The robbery reportedly occurred around 02:30hrs. today, Monday, August 31, 2026. Detectives attached to Regional P o l i c e D i v i s i o n 4 ’ A’ a r e investigating the incident, which allegedly saw the suspects, both armed with handguns, approach the security guard while he and another guard were stationed in separate guard huts. According to preliminary investigations, the men assaulted
the victim and demanded the keys to two motorcycles parked within the compound. After the guard told them that he did not have the keys, the suspects allegedly relieved him of a cellular phone valued at $30,000 and $7,000 in cash before making good their escape. The victim raised an alarm, prompting a police response. He was subsequently taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation, where he is receiving medical treatment. His condition is reportedly stable. Police said CCTV footage from the area will be reviewed as investigators work to identify and apprehend the suspects. Investigations are ongoing.
President Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali met with residents of Kuru Kuru on the Soesdyke/Linden Highway on Saturday, taking on a long list of concerns spanning water, electricity, education, housing and agriculture. One of the more immediate commitments came after residents asked for youth recreation space. President Ali committed to fence off an existing play field and build it into a full cricket pitch with a pavilion and washrooms. “We will get that done in the next couple of weeks,” he told them. Farmers raised a separate issue, stating that they need shallow wells dedicated to irrigation, apart from the water supply used in homes, and the road into the farmland that holds up in bad weather so produce can move. In response, President Ali said the request would be reviewed alongside ongoing road works in the area. On land, President Ali has asked the Ministry of Housing, the
Ministry of Labour, and the Ministry of Public Works to meet with the Coop Society to work out how unused land nearby gets used. “They will meet and come up with a solution,” the president said. “All of us will work together to make use of the empty land, to create more land for housing, and to move towards home ownership.” A Guyana Water Inc. (GWI) representative said a well has already been drilled and a pump installed, with part of the distribution network complete; the agency is now assessing whether it can extend service to the rest of the community by the end of September. Divisional Director for Transmission and Distribution at the Guyana Power and Light (GPL), Shaun Hamlet confirmed a new substation is under construction at Kuru Kuru and should be finished within the year. Once that is tied into the Linden substation, feeder lines will extend to Moblissa, where a six-
megawatt plant is expected to come onstream in four to five months. This will improve voltage for communities along the highway. More than $1 billion has gone into road works in the area since 2022, much of it done with community involvement, President Ali said, with another 15 to 20 roads planned. That work will be scheduled around a land-use meeting set for Tuesday, depending that it does not run into new housing construction. On agriculture, President Ali encouraged farmers to adopt shadehouse cultivation to increase yields on smaller plots, while continuing permanent crop production, including coconut and citrus on a larger acreage. He said government will work with farmers to organise production into clusters, including a large-scale swine project and a stingless-bee honey initiative, both to be financed through the development bank. (DPI)
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‘Development Bank risks becoming PPP slush fund’ — Norton says APNU will table amendments to legislation Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform and chairman of the APNU, Aubrey Norton said his party will table amendments to the recently passed law to govern the Development Bank. Norton explained that while the party supports the idea of a development bank, he believes the current framework to manage the institution makes it more of a “slush fund” to support those close to the ruling administration. “I do know among the Members of Parliament it (amendments) was being discussed...I know it is being discussed and I think we have said previously we support the idea of a development bank. In fact, our manifesto had one, but what we are seeing is not a development bank, this looks like a slush fund that the PPP can use to give PPP people what they want and continue the process of discriminating against those who are not linked to the PPP,” he said. Member of Parliament (MP) for APNU Dr. Terrence Campbell had flagged deficiencies within the law passed by the government on July 27, a mere 52 days after the Bill was first laid in the National Assembly. The Bill was not debated in the House as the Opposition staged an in-house protest for two ministers of government to tender their resignations over the MV Barima tragedy. In a public statement, Campbell noted, “The Act contains several serious deficiencies. The first is the proposed $3 million loan ceiling. That amount may be useful to a microenterprise, but it is hardly transformative for a genuine small or medium-sized business.” He said a business employing 25 people at the private-sector minimum wage of $60,000 per month could pay out half the amount in one month on salaries. According to him, “A $3 million ceiling therefore risks creating a bank for microbusinesses while leaving larger small businesses and medium-sized enterprises largely underserved.” The MP also suggested that the Act should also provide a clearer definition of a mediumsized business and establish safeguards to prevent borrowers from circumventing the loan ceiling by obtaining multiple loans through different companies. Campbell added, “More fundamentally, the governance structure is troubling. The Minister appoints the entire Board of Directors, including the Chair and Vice-Chair.
Leader of the PNCR, Aubrey Norton That creates the potential for political interference in an institution whose success will depend on independent and commercially sound lending decisions.” The Opposition MP argued that a development bank dispensing billions of dollars cannot become an instrument of political patronage. As such, he opined that the Board should include representation from the Opposition and nominees of the banking and professional communities. Additionally, Campbell explained, “The same principle should apply to lending decisions. The Act should have established an independent Credit Committee to protect lending from political pressure and strengthen risk management. Again, there is nothing to prevent the Board from establishing such a Committee. The proposed $40 billion authorised capital makes strong governance even more important.” Furthermore, the MP said government should resolve the contradiction between providing loans with little or no collateral and potentially no interest, while simultaneously requiring the Bank to be financially sustainable. He argued that there is no such thing as “risk-free” lending. To strengthen accountability, he suggested that the bank not merely be audited by the Audit Office, but should have oversight from the Bank of Guyana. “Finally, the legislation should have demanded reporting on measurable performance targets: the number and categories of loans issued, jobs created, geographic distribution of lending, and the level of non-performing loans. Annual performance reporting, along these lines, should be mandatory,” Campbell said.
Baramita man fined $2M, jailed for 12 months for cocaine trafficking Kevin Bess called ‘Generator Man’, age 63, a mechanic of Barama Line, B a r a m i t a , N o r t h We s t District, has been charged with two counts of Possession of Narcotics for the Purpose of Trafficking, in relation to 1,180.7 grams of cannabis and 23.1 grams of cocaine found in his possession on August 29, 2026, at Warapa, Baramita, N o r t h We s t District. Bess appeared today, Monday, August 31, 2026, via Zoom, at the Port Kaituma Magistrate’s Court before
Kevin Bess called ‘Generator Man’ Magistrate Robindranauth Singh, where the charges were read to him separately.
He pleaded guilty to both charges and was sentenced to twelve (12) months’ imprisonment on each charge, to run concurrently. He was also fined G$1,750,000 for the cannabis and G$326,000 for the cocaine, totalling G$2,076,000 in fines. Bess was arrested on Saturday, August 29, 2026, by ranks who were conducting a police operation in the vicinity of Warapa, Baramita, North West District, after he was searched and the narcotics found in possession.
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The tragedy of a society that has stopped reading There was a time in Guyana when a child caught reading a book was considered a good thing. Today, if you see a child quietly reading for twenty minutes, you may want to call the police. Something unusual is happening. The child is either studying, hiding from his parents, or has accidentally taken up the wrong pastime. The late Ian McDonald, the great lover of books and reading, once wrote that “a child who develops a love of reading wins a prize that will last and last until the end of life.” He regarded reading not merely as preparation for examinations but as one of the great gifts a child could receive. Reading, he said, strengthens comprehension, teaches people how to organise their thoughts and express ideas, and gives the mind a tool useful to everybody from the scientist and engineer to the lawyer and businessman. McDonald also believed that reading gave people something beyond education. A person who loves reading, he wrote, “will never know boredom” and can extend his horizons to “all the outposts of the world.” U n f o r t u n a t e l y, t h e modern world has discovered a superior method of avoiding boredom: scrolling. We scroll while eating. We scroll while walking. We scroll while waiting for the traffic light to change. We scroll
while somebody is talking to us, which means learning about what another human is saying has become an optional feature. A man can spend three hours on his phone and then announce that he has no time to read a n e w s p a p e r. T h i s i s particularly tragic because the newspaper remains one of the cheapest forms of reading available. You can buy a newspaper for a few hundred dollars and immediately become acquainted with politics, crime, economics, sports, c o r r u p t i o n , w e a t h e r, somebody’s funeral and the latest disagreement between two politicians who were bosom buddies yesterday. Or you can go to the library. McDonald called libraries places where “language is most honoured” and described the book as “the most convenient package of pleasure, power, and enlightenment yet devised by man.” He also called good books “the cheapest way out of the poverty of existence – and out of the existence of poverty.” That last point deserves serious attention in Guyana. Because the issue is not simply that children may be reading fewer books. We may be losing something much larger than the ability to read. The evidence from countries with considerably more resources is hardly encouraging. In the United States, only 14% of 13-yearolds reported in 2023 that
they read for fun almost every day, down from 27% in 2012 and 35% in 1984. Meanwhile, 31% said they never or hardly ever read for fun, compared with only 8% in 1984. Britain is not exactly celebrating a literary renaissance either. In 2025, only 32.7% of children aged 8 to 18 said they enjoyed reading in their free time, while only 18.7% said they read something every day. Both were the lowest levels recorded in the National Literacy Trust’s 20-year series. There was a modest improvement this year, with reading enjoyment rising to 36.1% and daily reading to 20.3%. But those numbers remain far below earlier levels. And this is where the problem becomes bigger than literacy. Screens give us information instantly. AI gives us summaries instantly. Social media gives us opinions instantly. Search engines give us answers before we have finished asking the question. Books, however, are terribly inefficient. A book demands that we sit still. It demands that we follow somebody else’s thoughts through 200 pages. It requires patience. Concentration. Imagination. It occasionally requires us to encounter an idea with which we disagree without immediately typing “This is nonsense” underneath it. That may be precisely the discipline that is disappearing.
Dem Boys Seh...
First, They Came for the Socialists First, they came for the socialists, and dem boys seh, “Is only socialist business, bai. We ain’t getting involved.” Then they came for the trade unionists, and dem boys seh, “Well, dem union people does make too much noise anyhow. Let dem negotiate.” Then they came for the journalists, and dem boys seh, “Is only one newspaper. Plenty more left. Nobody can stop you from buying another one.” Then they came for the police, and dem boys seh, “Is just a transfer. Everybody does get transfer sometime. Maybe the officer need a change of scenery.” Then they came for the opposition, and dem boys seh, “Is politics. That is how politics does be. One day you up, one day you down.” Then they came for the activists, and dem boys seh, “Dem does protest too much. Every little thing is a protest.” Then they came for the businessman who refuse to play ball, and dem boys seh, “Well, bai, if you want to do business, you got to understand business.” Then they came for the teacher who ask too many questions, and dem boys seh, “Teacher should stick to teaching. Leave
governance to people who does govern.” Then they came for the ordinary citizen, and dem boys seh, “But wait nah—why me?” And there was nobody left to say, “Because you was quiet when they came for everybody else.” That is how democracy does disappear in Guyana—not with a bang, but with a shrug, a wink and a “me ain’t know nothing about that.” Dem boys seh, silence is not neutrality when somebody rights getting trampled. Silence is the VIP ticket for tyranny. Today it is the socialist. Tomorrow is the journalist. Next week is the union man. Friday evening, is you. And by then, the only opposition left might be the man arguing with the television because he still believe he free to change the channel. So take a stand. Not because you love every socialist, journalist, unionist, activist or politician. Take a stand because rights does not come with party colours. If you only defend freedom when your side getting hurt, you ain’t defending freedom. You defending your turn. Talk half. Leff half.
McDonald himself understood the richness of prolonged reading. He remembered reading Dickens, Gibbon, Proust, Tolstoy and Joyce when he was young, and marvelled at how reading could create a continuous “crossfertilisation” of ideas in the mind. Today we have achieved the opposite form of intellectual fertilisation: we consume 47 unrelated pieces of information before breakfast and remember none of them by lunch. We k n o w w h a t somebody had for breakfast, what a stranger thinks about Guyana’s politics, what an influencer knows about some businessperson and what a footballer posted at
2:13 yesterday morning. Yet we may not know what happened in the last chapter of the book sitting on our bedside table. We have more access to knowledge than any generation in human history and less inclination to sit quietly with it. The question for Guyana therefore is not simply whether our children can read. Most can. The more disturbing question is whether they still want to read. And perhaps the question we should ask ourselves, as parents, teachers and adults who spend entirely respectable portions of our evenings watching our thumbs move up and down a glowing rectangle, is what happens to
a society when its children can decode words but increasingly lose the habit of living inside them? A society that stops reading may eventually become very good at receiving information and remarkably bad at understanding it. And that is how civilisation ends—not with a bang, but with somebody scrolling past a book because the video is 17 seconds long. (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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World-class and back of class The Aussies are now on the bandwagon. Guyana is a world class mining place. Before the Australians, Americans from Exxon were waxing brightly about Guyana’s world class oil reservoirs. And, before the Australians and Americans, there was the irrepressible Mohamed Irfaan Ali (Excellency Ali) who never saw anything that his PPP Gov’t did in Guyana that was less than world class. If I come across that word ‘world class’ one more time, throwing up would follow. Consider something. With all of its world class
gold and oil wealth, Pres. Ali still finds it necessary to lecture poor Guyanese about hanging their hats too high. Shopping in supermarkets, and eating in restaurants. In a land overflowing with wealth, and a small population, the national leader tells Guyanese to watch where they buy and take note of where they eat. Well-meaning advice, or a troubled leader? Dr. Ali is someone, who’s always talking big, swaggering, being his worst enemy. He criticised citizens for refusing to allow their impoverished condition to keep them down. But it is his
PPP-inspired and PPP Gov’t policies that have far too many Guyanese chewing on their fingernails, agonising on a way out of their social, financial, and familial dilemmas. One is too little food. Another is a leader who talks too much and delivers too little. A hot-air balloon politician. World-class mining areas and world-class oil wealth should have Guyanese buying and eating anywhere they wish (with discretion and healthy limitation). The world-class wealth doesn’t trickledown to them. It comes in torrents. If Guyana had a population
of 10 or 15 million people, I could make allowances, take the president’s counsel differently. But with barely a million citizens, and even that shaky, not one Guyanese (or Cuban, Venezuelan, or whomever) should be hungry and penniless in this country. With all the money circulating, all the fine numbers bandied about, where is it going? Who are getting more than their share, making a killing repeatedly? Being touted as world class in more than one area, and by different people, means this for me: not a single Guyanese should find himself or herself at the back of the class. The back of the class is usually reserved for dunces; those who have given up on their potential. One of the strangest, and still inexplicable, element in this world-class country is that its people rush for a U.S. visa, readily risk Donald Trump’s America. Here’s another world-
class mystery: the majority of those bailing out from Guyana are PPP supporters. What does that say, other than Pres. Ali’s own support base has no faith in he or his government? People don’t run away from an environment that is healthy, that offers them economic viability, that urges the believe that their leaders are trustworthy. Men and women who keep their word. They distribute the fruits of Guyana’s worldclass economy fairly, so that all benefit properly and justly. Because ordinary Guyanese haven’t experienced that from the PPP, they take their chances in Uncle Sam’s territory. H e r e ’s a d i f f e r e n t example, Pres. Ali is on record as hailing Guyana’s healthcare system as ‘world class’. Yet his own people at various heights in the PPP Gov’t travel overseas for medical treatment, or
bringing a new life into the world. So, what is it? Guyana has a world class healthcare system, or that’s just talking for the sake of talking, with globs of froth embedded? The numbers alone attest to Guyana’s status as a world-class economy. The goldfields and oilfields are both world class. I endorse all three. Now someone explain to the nation, why it is that probably half of Guyanese lives a last-class existence. It means that the PPP one percenters prosper, the top third to two-fifths manage, while the bottom half of the population punish. They must leave asparagus alone. Eat grass. (The views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of this newspaper.)
Euro-Guyana classical music and operation association launched The Euro-Guyana Classical Music and Opera Association Inc. has announced the formal incorporation under the Companies Act of Guyana as a non-profit company. The inception of the association which began earlier this year has been strongly supported by EU Ambassador Luca Pierantoni. It has been established with the foundational motto inspired by Friedrich Nietzsche — “Without music, life would be a mistake” — the Association is exclusively for charitable, educational, cultural, and artistic purposes. The Association’s strategic mandate includes; Performances & Cultural Exchange: Staging concerts, recitals, festivals, competitions, and opera productions that foster intercultural dialogue between Guyanese and European artists and institutions. Music Education & Community Outreach: Providing structured educational programmes in schools and local communities, including masterclasses, lectures, and workshops. According to a press as one of its first major events building on the experience of the last opera concert at the St. George’s
cathedral on 8 June, attended by approximately 900 people, the Association in collaboration with the Embassy of Spain will host a concert on October 19, 2026 at the St. George’s Cathedral featuring renowned Spanish guitarist Armando Orbon. To c o i n c i d e w i t h i t s f o r m a l establishment, the Association has launched its official website, which is now live at www.euroguyanesemusic.org. The online platform will serve as a central hub for updates on upcoming performances, masterclasses, and community outreach programmes. Visitors, artists, and music educators will be able to register for membership and have access to collaborative opportunities directly through the portal. The Association is governed by an eleven-member multidisciplinary Board of Directors combining leadership, seasoned musicians and educators, business executives, and legal expertise. They are: Interim President - Luca Pierantoni Vice-President - Christian Sobers Secretary - Leonida Foo Assistant Secretary - Shanette Johnson Treasurer – Dr. Alista Bishop Assistant Secretary - Aliyah Hinds Artistic Director - Chie Clarke Institutional Relations Director - Dee George Training and education Director Katusha Frazer Private Sector Relations Director Amber Low Legal Affairs Director - Alanna Farmer Additionally, five other distinguished Guyanese will serve as professional members. They are Marilyn Dewar, Russel Lancaster, Dr. Wendy Rudder, Kelly Valenzuela and Pauline Mitchell.
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China hits back at U.S. official over criticism of Chinese projects in Guyana ...says remarks ‘malicious’ as bilateral trade nears US$2.9B The Chinese Embassy in Guyana has sharply rejected comments made by a United States State Department official who criticised projects undertaken by Chinese companies in Guyana and other countries across Latin America and the Caribbean, describing the remarks as “false,” politically motivated and an attack on normal China-Guyana economic cooperation. The Embassy’s response came after Juan Pablo Segura, Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs used his personal account on X to highlight what he described as failures associated with Chinese stateowned companies operating in the region. “We have noted that a certain U.S. State Department official recently used his personal social media account to smear and attack projects undertaken by Chinese companies in Guyana,” a spokesperson for the Chinese Embassy said. “Such remarks disregard the facts and constitute political manipulation and malicious smears against normal China-Guyana economic and trade cooperation.
Juan Pablo Segura, Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs The Chinese Embassy in Guyana firmly opposes them.” Segura had pointed to several projects in the region which he alleged demonstrated shortcomings in Chinese-led development. Among the examples he cited were “a costly, poorly built, and failing hydroelectric dam in Ecuador,” “abandoned construction projects and corrupt efforts to manipulate bidding processes in Peru,” and an airport in Guyana which he said “was plagued by more than a decade of construction delays and cost
overruns.” “Our region is riddled with projects led by Chinese Stateowned companies such as the Sinohydro Corporation and China Railway Group Limited where corners were cut, contracts were broken, governments saddled with debt, and the local environment suffered,” Segura stated. He separately repeated his criticism of the Guyana airport project, writing: “An airport in Guyana that was plagued by more than a decade of construction delays and cost overruns.” The embassy said that the US official should pay attention to the problems afflicting Guyana’s costly Gas-to-Energy project which is being built by American firm, Lindsayca Guyana Inc. The company was initially awarded a US$759M contract by the Government of Guyana (GoG) to deliver 300 megawatts (MW) of electricity by the end of 2024, but has failed consistently to meet promised deadlines with the project now expected to deliver a fraction of power by the end of 2026. The delays have resulted in multimillion US-dollars losses for Guyana as the country’s rapid
Yang Yang, Chinese Ambassador to Guyana expansion continues to demand increased electricity supply. Meanwhile, the Chinese Embassy, defended the record of Chinese companies in Guyana, arguing that their contribution to the country’s development extends well beyond individual projects. According to the Embassy, Chinese companies have been involved in Guyana’s development for many years, investing in the country and contributing to its modernisation. It pointed specifically to the Bharrat Jagdeo Demerara River Bridge, the China-Guyana
Friendship Joe Vieira Park and six regional hospitals as examples of projects it said have improved infrastructure, created employment and supported Guyana’s economic and social development. “Those projects have helped to improve infrastructure, create jobs and support economic and social development, earning broad recognition across Guyanese society,” the spokesperson said. The Embassy also pushed back against the broader geopolitical i m p l i c a t i o n s o f S e g u r a ’s comments, arguing that Guyana should be free to determine its own development partnerships without pressure from external powers. “A true friend is not someone who stands at a distance and tells you who you should or should not work with,” the spokesperson said. “A true friend is someone who stands with you when you need support, brings opportunities when you are moving forward, and works with you, on the basis of mutual respect, to get things done.” The spokesperson added: “A certain country might be better served by reflecting on itself rather Continued on page 16
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WIN takes its movement to New York — Mohamed urges diaspora to help build a ‘world-class Guyana’
A section of the patrons and supporters at the launch of the WIN NYC Chapter
Supporters of the WIN party alongside WIN Members of Parliament Vishnu Panday, M.P., and Janelle Sweatnam, M.P. WIN NYC Chapter founders, Hana Mohamed and Charles Sugrim at the launch of the WIN NYC Chapter T h e We I n v e s t i n Nationhood (WIN) NYC Chapter held its inaugural launch on Saturday, August 29, 2026, in Long Island, New York, marking a historic milestone for the movement and its growing presence across the Guyanese diaspora. The sold-out event welcomed Guyanese patrons from New York and beyond
for an evening of patriotism, culture and fellowship, united by a shared commitment to building a better and more prosperous Guyana. The highlight of the evening was the feature address delivered by the Leader of the Opposition of Guyana, Azruddin Mohamed who spoke to WIN’s vision for Guyana, the importance of the diaspora and the growing
movement for national change. In video message to his supporters, the opposition l e a d e r r e a ff i r m e d h i s commitment to rebuilding a Guyana that is people centered. He called on those present to join him on a journey as he puts in the work to build a world-class Guyana where every citizen is treated
equally. The politician noted that the nation’s founding leaders Cheddi Jagan and Forbes Burnham dreamed of a better Guyana, where each citizen is given an equal opportunity, and ensuring no one is left behind. “These are the leaders who understood that the nation’s strength comes from its people. Not its politicians.
Massy Stores empowers young artists to paint a plastic-free future
Massy Stores Guyana has reaffirmed its commitment to environmental protection and youth development through its Two Sides of Tomorrow Visual Arts Competition, held under the theme “Paint for a Plastic-Free Planet.” Launched on World Environment Day, June 5, 2026, the competition invited young artists to illustrate two possible versions of tomorrow - one affected by environmental neglect and plastic pollution, the other shaped by recycling and responsible choices. It closed on July 31, 2026, drawing 19 entries across two categories: Junior Impressions (ages 10–14) and Young Visionaries (ages 15–18). Entries were judged anonymously, the panel, assessed only the artwork and its written description for creativity,
interpretation of the theme, and strength of message. A People’s Choice Award, decided by public vote, was also presented in each category, with each winner receiving a GY$10,000 Massy Stores gift card. “Through their art, they have shown us that children are not only the leaders of tomorrow - they already have important ideas and perspectives that deserve to be heard today,” said Chrystel Taylor, Marketing & Promotions Coordinator at Massy Stores Guyana, according to a press release from Massy. Celebrating the winners In Junior Impressions, Thierry Grant placed first (GY$50,000), Pavni Singh placed second (GY$35,000), and Sophia Miranda won the People’s
Choice Award. In Young Visionaries, Joanna Manauf placed first (GY$60,000), Darshanie Tickapersaud placed second (GY$40,000), and Anliya Chatoor won the People’s Choice Award. The winners were recognised at a ceremony at Massy Stores Mega on Friday, where they shared the inspiration behind their work and the environmental messages they hoped to convey. General Manager of Massy Stores Guyana Christpen Bobb-Semple pointed to the company’s other environmental efforts - its reusable-bag campaign and electronic shelf labels at Massy Stores Mega - and said he hoped the competition would keep the conversation on plastic pollution going.
They did not close the doors behind them nor did they pull up the ladder so others couldn’t follow. They laid the foundation for future generations to build on. Now more than ever we need an independent nation with people-centered leadership that can transform the lives of the citizens forever…I have seen my people oppressed and I want more because Guyana deserves better,” Mohamed said, adding that his party is ready to rebuild trust and forge genuine harmony among the people. Joining the opposition leader’s guests of honour were WIN Members of Parliament Vishnu Panday, MP, and Janelle Sweatnam, MP, both of whom delivered presentations to the gathering, reinforcing the party’s commitment to representation, accountability and a new direction for Guyana. The occasion also recognised WIN NY chapter founders, Hana Mohamed and Charles Sugrim, whose work, alongside the chapter’s executive, members, volunteers and supporters, helped, bring the vision of an organised WIN presence in New York to fruition. In her remarks, Hana Mohamed said the launch marked an important moment in the WIN journey. Despite the resistance from political operatives of the day, she said WIN has persevered. “A movement that has completely transformed the political landscape of Guyana...” Hana stressed that despite adversary, the opposition leader has kept his vision for Guyana as a priority. She told the gathering “He has faced relentless political persecution and intimidation, oppression, attacks on his character … He has been forced to fight battles in the court while simultaneously carrying the vision entrusted to him by the Guyanese people. Through every attempt he remains standing and keeps moving forward.” The evening’s
programme celebrated the rich diversity and spirit of Guyana, featuring interfaith prayers, the national anthems of the United States and Guyana, cultural performances, and the formal installation of the WIN NYC chapter executive committee. Hadiyyah Mohamed, who hosted the event, noted that the vision of the party is to have Guyanese near and far have a significant role in rebuilding the nation. She asserted, “For far too long the diaspora has been overlooked, unheard and treated as though your contributions to Guyana began and end with sending money home. Too often the PPP government has forgotten that the Guyanese diaspora is an integral part of our nation with a voice, a stake and a vital role to play in Guyana’s future.” Haddiyah stressed that the diaspora is not “separate from Guyana you are an extension of Guyana beyond its borders.” “Our vision must be bigger than simply asking the diaspora to send money home, we must build a Guyana you a reason to come home...A Guyana where you can return to invest, knowing your investment will be protected, where you can build a business without being connected to the right people. We must create a country where coming home is not a sacrifice but an opportunity,” she added. Meanwhile amid the celebration, attendees also joined in a solemn candlelight observance in remembrance of the lives lost in the MV Barima tragedy, honouring those who perished and standing in solidarity with their families and the communities affected. WIN extended heartfelt congratulations to the NYC chapter committee, founders, members, volunteers and supporters, and sincere gratitude to the p a t r o n s w h o s e overwhelming support made the inaugural launch a soldout success.
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14 local, int’l contractors vie to construct new bridges at Abary, Mahaica and Mahaicony The Ministry of Public Works has received 14 bids from local and international construction companies to undertake the design and construction of bridges across the Mahaica, Mahaicony and Abary Rivers/Creek. The projects are part of the reconstruction of existing road network on the East Coast Demerara between Mahaica and Abary, Region Five. According to the tender minutes recently published by the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB), bidders who submitted application for the project are: BK International Inc (Guyana); H. Nauth & Sons (Guyana); STS Construction India PVT Limited (India); K.P Thomas & Sons Contracting Inc (Guyana); DCSN Construction & General Supplies Inc (Guyana); AI Mutawa Trading Company (Oman); China Railway Construction Caribbean Limited (China & T&T); China Road & Bridge Corporation (China); Terratek; HGG Insaat Anonim Sirketi (Turkey); Excel Guyana Inc Guyana); Sri Avantika Contractors India Limited (India), Sandhu Contractors PVT Limited, V.E Solution (J.V); China Railway First Group Company Limited, in
The current Mahaica Bridge on the East Coast of Demerara.
joint venture with China Railway Liuyuan Group Company Limited (China) ; and Ashoka Buildcon Limited (India). According to the ministry’s initial advertisement, government received financing from the world bank for the Integrated Transport Corridors Project (ITCP) and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments for work. The reconstruction of the existing road network on the East Coast Demerara – Mahaica Bridge to Abary Bridge Road Corridor includes the improvement of
approximately 27 kilometers of roadway and associated roadway structures (Lot 1), and it involves the extension/construction of the three (3) main bridges, namely the Mahaica River, Mahaicony River and Abary River Bridges (Lot2), the tender notice stated. The government signed a US$156 million loan agreement with the World Bank back in 2025 for the Integrated Transport Corridors Project (ITCP). According to the article, the project was approved in early 2025 by the world bank and is geared
toward supporting Guyana in its quest to upgrade and rehabilitate the country’s road infrastructure, and will focus on enhancing the country’s transport network in selected regions in order to allow for better equipped infrastructure that could withstand natural hazards while providing safer and more reliable movement for persons. Government has been upgrading the East Coast of Demerara Road corridor both on public road and the railway embankment. The government has
plans to upgrade the ECD road corridor from Mahaica to Rosignol which will be done is different stages. In July, this publication reported that Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill and his team met with residents, business owners, religious leaders, motorists, and other stakeholders to discuss the planned reconstruction of the ECD road corridor between the Mahaica and Abary bridges. The consultation covered the project’s design and scope, environmental and social impacts, and the grievance redress mechanism available to affected residents. The ministry reported at the time, that the four-lane highway was designed for a 20-year lifespan and will be built in three lots, with initial rehabilitative work starting on Lots 1 and 2. The upgrade will include widened lanes with a median, street lighting, raised crosswalks, pedestrian and cattlecrossing signage, rumble strips, and improved junctions. The government had said the upgrade of this critical road corridor is to ease traffic congestion and improve connectivity for commuters.
Govt. to spend $1B to rehab another one km of Mainstay access road Continuing with the upgrade of the Lake Mainstay Access Road in Region Two, the Ministry of Public Works is planning to spend an estimated $1,017,064,800 to execute phase two of the project. According to the recent tender minutes published by the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB), a total of eight contractors submitted bids for the project which will be done in four lots. Each lot is estimated price tag of $254,266,200, amounting to just over $1 billion. Phase two of the project will see another 1km of the Mainstay access road being upgraded. Based on the tender minutes, the bidders are Mohammad Fawaaz Bacchus Construction & Transportation Services – Lots1 to 4 $253,804,600 each; V S Engineering & Investment – Lot1 $203,978,100, Lot2 $199,429,100, Lot3 $204,304,100 and Lot4 $208,506,600; ICAN Engineering & Construction – Lots1 to 4 $227,488,400 each; Gurdev Mahadeo Contracting Services – Lots1 to 4 $215,087,300 each; Vijay Persaud & Sons Contracting Services – Lot1 $216,324,950, Lot2 $218,004,950, Lot3 $216,324,950, and Lot4 $23,306,950; Associated Construction Services – Lots1 to 4 $253,982,100 each; Mohamed Ramzanalli Khan Construction – Lot1 $235,059,060, Lot2 $228,501,800, Lot3 $210,478,160, and Lot4 $224,976,300; and H. Ramballi General Construction – Lot1 $210,579,700, Lot2 $210,658,450, Lot3 $210,204,200, Lot4 $210,605,400. As it relates to the main access road, the
Ministry of Public Works in a July 2025 Facebook post stated that the government will be providing Mainstay residents with firsttime access to an asphaltic concrete roadway. Former Minister within the Ministry, Deodat Indar was conducting site visit at the time and noted that the road upgrades will be executed in phases, where the first phase includes the construction of a 1km roadway. The ministry said at the time that an investment of $186 million was being made on the first phase to upgrade the sand road. In December 2025, in another post, the ministry shared that works on that phase was nearing completion. “The upgraded two-lane asphalt roadway features reinforced concrete curbs, an additional 80 meters of pavement, a threelane entrance, guard rails, improved shoulders, and new signage,” the ministry explained. “This $187 million investment will deliver safer, faster access to the Mainstay Airstrip, strengthen emergency response, boost tourism, and benefit more than 2,500 residents of Mainstay/ Whyaka, Lima Sands and Tapakuma,” the ministry added. Meanwhile, during the commissioning of the Mainstay Airstrip in July this year, President Irfaan Ali committed to the residents that his government will do the full length of the access road, which measure just over four kilometres. “We didn’t just design this and sit back and hope — we designed it, we built it, and we already knew where we were going,” he said. “Not one more kilometre; we’re going the full length, the full journey, and finishing it.”
Section of the upgraded Lake Mainstay access road in Region Two.
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4-year-old killed as car overturns repeatedly on St. Cuthbert’s trail Police are investigating a fatal incident that occurred Sunday afternoon along the St. Cuthbert’s Mission Trail, Mahaica River, East Coast Demerara. The incident involved motorcar PAJ 5607, owned and driven by a 28-year-old welder of Yarrowkabra, Soesdyke-Linden Highway. The occupants were a 24-year-old woman and a 4-year-old, of the same address. According to a police release, the driver reported he was proceeding west along the trail when an approaching vehicle travelling at a fast rate created a large cloud of dust which obstructed his vision. He alleged that another motorcar subsequently entered his lane, causing him to
swerve to avoid a collision and reportedly lost control of his vehicle, which overturned several times. He and the two occupants sustained injuries and were taken to the Diamond Regional Hospital and the 4-year-old was pronounced dead on arrival. The driver and female occupant were treated and discharged. The child’s body was taken to Sandy’s Funeral Home, where it is awaiting a postmortem examination. The scene was visited and examined by police ranks. The driver is currently in custody and assisting with the ongoing investigation. Further details will be provided as the investigation progresses.
Trio charged with attempted robbery …two arraigned for firearm possession
Yohance Carrol
Earl Grant
Adrian Greenidge
Yohance Carroll, 22, unemployed of Tucville Squatting Area, Georgetown; Earl Grant, 23, a labourer of Tucville, Georgetown; and Adrian Greenidge, 23, a security guard of Cane View Squatting Area, Georgetown, have been charged for attempted robbery under arms. All three accused were
jointly charged with Attempt t o C o m m i t a F e l o n y, ‘Robbery Under Arms’, contrary to Section 36 of the Criminal Law (Offences) Act, Chapter 8:01. Additionally, Greenidge and Grant were individually charged with Possession of Firearm and Ammunition Without a Licence, contrary to Section 16(2)(a) of the
Firearms Act, Chapter 16:05. The accused appeared on Monday at the Leonora Magistrate’s Court #2 before Magistrate Omadatt Chandan, where the charges were read to them. They were not required to plead and were subsequently remanded to prison. The matter was adjourned to October 9, 2026.
Linden contractor arrested over gun, ammo
Police are investigating the alleged possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition following the arrest of a 28-year-old contractor from Central Mackenzie, Linden. On Saturday, August 29, 2026, at approximately 21:21hrs., ranks on a police operation acted on information received and proceeded to Pine Street, Mackenzie, Linden, police said in a release. Upon arrival, the ranks observed several men drinking and playing music on the street. The suspect reportedly began acting suspiciously and attempted to leave the area after noticing the police. He was stopped and searched, during which a 9mm Taurus pistol, with serial number intact and a magazine containing nine live 9mm rounds, were allegedly found on him. When questioned, the
The illegal weapon that was seized by police suspect indicated that he was not the holder of a firearm licence. He was arrested and escorted to the Mackenzie Police Station, where the firearm and ammunition were marked, sealed and lodged. During further investigations on Sunday, August 30, 2026, at approximately 01:00hrs., ranks escorted the suspect back to Pine Street, where his motorcar was parked.
A search was conducted on the vehicle in his presence, during which ten additional live 9mm rounds were found in a compartment between the two front seats. The ammunition was seized, and the motorcar was lodged at the police station. The firearm and 19 rounds of ammunition were all marked, sealed and lodged. The suspect remains in police custody as investigations continue.
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policy. The rate of inflation remains well above 3%, which is far beyond the Fed’s 2% target. Wall Street expects the central bank to raise interest rates at least once before the year ends in an effort to cool inflation. On Friday, Fed Chair Kevin Warsh said that inflation is still too high and suggested a rate hike might be necessary in the coming months. The Fed gets its next inflation update on Sept. 11, just days ahead of its next meeting to determine interest rate policy. Wall Street is forecasting a 66% chance that the Fed will raise its benchmark rate at that meeting, according to CME FedWatch. “While a September hike is not a foregone conclusion, we expect the Fed to have limited tolerance for meaningful upside inflation surprises,” wrote Brock Weimer, investment strategy analyst at Edward Jones, in a research note. The yield on the two-year Treasury, which closely tracks expectations about Fed moves, rose to 4.35% from 4.34% late Friday. That’s up significantly from about 3.50% at the beginning of 2026.
The yield on the 10-year Treasury rose to 4.75% from 4.73% late Friday. That’s back up around the level seen two weeks ago when the Trump administration took the unusual step of announcing it would intervene in the bond market. The job market remains resilient, but is showing signs of weakening. Any increase to interest rates that could cool inflation also risks hurting the jobs market. Later this week, the U.S. reports August jobs data. In July, the U.S. job market stalled unexpectedly as employers cut 23,000 jobs. Labor Department revisions slashed another 103,000 jobs from May and June payrolls. Company updates helped move several stocks Monday. GameStop jumped 3.4% after the video game retailer provided a preliminary secondquarter earnings outlook above its year-ago results. Shares of Aon fell 7.6% as the company announced that it was buying insurance broker USI Insurance Services from private equity firm KKR in a deal valued at $17 billion, including debt. Markets were mixed in Europe and Asia.
China hits back at U.S. official over criticism of... From page 11 than pointing fingers at others.” The Embassy maintained that Guyana, along with other countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, has the right to select its own development partners. “Guyana and other countries in Latin America and the Caribbean have every right to choose their own partners and pursue the path of development that
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works best for them, free from outside interference,” the spokesperson said. China also rejected attempts to frame normal economic and trade relations through an ideological lens. “We oppose any attempt to politicise normal trade and economic cooperation or cast them in ideological terms,” the Embassy said. The sharp exchange comes against the backdrop of rapidly expanding economic ties between Guyana and China. Chinese Ambassador to Guyana Yang Yang said earlier this year that bilateral trade between the two countries had surged to nearly US$2.9 billion in 2025, more than doubling within a year and cementing China’s position as one of Guyana’s major trading partners. Yang made the remarks at a reception hosted by the Chinese Embassy to mark the Chinese Spring Festival. According to the Ambassador, the relationship between Guyana and China has entered a “fast track” of development under the strategic leadership of President Mohamed Irfaan Ali and Chinese President Xi Jinping. She highlighted the completion of the Bharrat Jagdeo Demerara River Bridge by a Chinese
company, describing the structure as a “Bridge of Friendship and Development.” The bridge, she said, is improving transportation, easing daily commutes and stimulating regional economic activity. Yang also pointed to the six regional hospitals constructed by Chinese firms, describing them as a flagship symbol of cooperation under the “Health Silk Road” initiative. She further praised the Chinese medical teams stationed in Guyana for what she described as their lifesaving contributions and the positive reception they have received from Guyanese citizens. Beyond infrastructure and healthcare, the Ambassador highlighted growing people-to-people exchanges between Guyana and China. She disclosed that more than 200 Guyanese professionals from government, healthcare, business and other sectors travelled to China in 2025 for training programmes. According to Yang, the skills and knowledge acquired through those programmes have already begun contributing to Guyana’s national development agenda. Looking ahead, she said Guyana stands to benefit from China’s
long-term development planning under the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th Communist Party of China Central Committee. Yang reaffirmed Beijing’s commitment to implementing bilateral agreements and expanding cooperation with Guyana in infrastructure, trade, healthcare and cultural exchange. She said future cooperation would focus on strengthening both “hard connectivity”—through physical infrastructure—and “soft connectivity” by deepening cultural and social ties between the peoples of the two countries. As the diplomatic war of words over Chinese development projects unfolds, the Chinese Embassy insists that the record of cooperation speaks for itself. “Facts have shown, and will continue to show, that China is a trustworthy friend and partner of Guyana, and that Chinese companies are important participants in and contributors to Guyana’s development,” the spokesperson said. The Embassy concluded that it remains ready to deepen practical cooperation with Guyana across various fields and to deliver what it described as “more tangible and accessible benefits” to both countries and their peoples.
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West Coast Berbice rice farmers seek intervention over MMA water supply crisis Rice farmers on the West Coast of Berbice are seeking the intervention of higher authorities for a more reliable water supply arrangement, fearing that their crops are at risk. The farmers’ concerns centre on the MahaicaMahaicony-Abary (MMA) Water Conservancy, which they said was closed before the originally scheduled date. The conservancy operates through a phased opening and closing system, and farmers told Kaieteur News that August 31 had been set as the closing date. It was reportedly closed on August 24, instead, they told this publication. A meeting on Wednesday between at least 20 farmers and two senior MMA officials, however, failed to resolve the issue. With the conservancy currently closed, the farmers had requested a six-day extension of the water flow. Officials declined the request, reminding the farmers that the conservancy must be managed prudently. “We had enough water in May, we had enough water in June, we had enough water in July, even if the MMA did not open water as you claimed. That is not so. We had enough water in the system. If you don’t want to trap rainfall, then there’s nothing the government can do,” an MMA official stated. It was also explained that for the past seven days, the conservancy has lost over an inch of water per day, attributed to the hot season. “The water in the conservancy, we have to ensure that we manage it properly...we will try our best to utilise the water properly,” the official stated. Most of the affected farmers operate rice fields aback No. 30/Union Village, West Coast Berbice, and say they are at their wit’s end as
Several frustrated rice farmers gathered at the MMA office at Onverwagt, Region Five.
A secondary irrigation canal aback Union Village, West Coast Berbice, which supply water for rice farmers.
the situation is compounded by the prevailing harsh El Niño conditions. One alternative to facilitate the supply of water would be pumping. MMA officials proposed providing pumping points for the farmers, but many said they lack the necessary equipment and cannot afford
the associated costs. Furthermore, it was communicated too by farmers that the dams in their present state would not suitably accommodate pumping activities. “How yuh gon’ pump and the dams them mess up? All the dams. No hymac can’t go on the dams,” a frustrated farmer
Leaking classrooms, no furniture greet hinterland... From page 2 mistreated and choose kindness over cruelty,” he said. He appealed to parents, teachers, drivers, conductors, cleaners and school security personnel to remain patient, kind and vigilant in protecting children. “Look out for them on the roadways, on public transportation, and wherever they may be,” Mohamed stated. The Opposition Leader also acknowledged the efforts of teachers, saying many continued to make sacrifices despite being underpaid. He added that teachers’ efforts in preparing and repairing classrooms
ahead of the reopening of schools were seen and appreciated. He said, “We see the hours you put in just hours before school reopens, preparing and fixing classrooms so that our children can return to a decent learning environment. Your efforts and sacrifices are seen and appreciated. Thank you for your continued commitment to the children of Guyana.” He further urged students to take their education seriously, underscoring that Guyana’s future depended on young people developing the skills needed to build the country.
inquired. Another matter raised was the MMA’s suggestion to have the new crop commence in September, an adjustment to the crop cycle attributed to the weather. In opposition to this, the farmers contended that water being released then will be detrimental to their crop, and pointed out that harvesting is mostly undertaken within that period. “When them man gon’ work September, when we gon’ cut? Not in water yuh got to cut in?” Many of the farmers indicated that they have been cultivating rice fields for approximately 20 years. One rice farmer, Kennard Persid
told this publication that he has written to Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha seeking his direct intervention to prevent an estimated loss of 2/3 from rice fields within the MMA scheme. “I am within the number 30 area and over 200 acres will be severely affected because my last sown rice crop is only 39 days, and they are many other farmers who have rice within the same day old. Presently during this dry spell, the rice field will need water more than normal. We are asking for a little more time for gravity flow water to our rice field,” Persid wrote in his communication to the
minister. “We cannot depend on MMA management which are all clueless of farmers struggle within this scheme. We’re pleading for the Government to look into this matter urgently and find a solution,” he emphasised. Should their concerns not be regarded with urgency, Persid resolved to take the situation to the “highest level” within Government, adding that President Irfaan Ali and Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo can promptly grant them relief. MMA officials declined to engage this publication when approached for clarification and comment on the issue.
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Trump vows to hit Iran hard after first exchanges of fire in a month (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday promised further strikes against Iran after the first tit-for-tat attacks in a month, as a conflict that had settled into an economic standoff threatened to escalate into open fighting again. Iran launched missiles overnight at two U.S. air bases in Jordan in response to a U.S. attack on Iran’s Larak Island, where Washington said it had struck Iranian launchers firing mines into the Strait of Hormuz. “We’re going to hit them hard,” a Fox News reporter quoted Trump as later telling the channel. “There will be a response.” A senior Iranian source told Reuters the overnight exchanges of fire, the first since late July, were a “limited and contained confrontation” but said Tehran would deliver a harsh response if attacked again. Trump said U.S. air defences had downed all Iranian missiles that could have caused any damage and that new U.S. economic sanctions on Iran were having a big impact, Fox News reported. Earlier, Trump had posted to social media two videos depicting explosions engulfing Iran’s main oil export terminal, with the message “Kharg island being blown to smithereens!!!” But ‘the videos were generated by AI and no such attack took place. I r a n c a l l e d Tr u m p ’s p o s t
A vessel in the Strait of Hormuz visible near the beach of Bandar Abbas, Iran, August 27, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS “laughable”. Vice President JD Vance told reporters Trump “likes to switch it up on social media a little bit” and was “sending a message”. Washington has so far mainly held off from hitting Iran’s major oil and gas infrastructure, a move that Iran says would be met with devastating attacks against its Gulf neighbours. Since late July, the war that Trump launched with Israel six months ago has settled mostly into an economic standoff, with each side betting that rival blockades of shipping around the Gulf will force the other to back down. PILING ON ECONOMIC PRESSURE Washington has recently stepped-up efforts to punish Tehran and its business partners with “secondary sanctions” that hit third countries buying its oil. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Monday that Iran
was “lashing out” now because the new sanctions were taking a toll on its already battered economy. “They’re in shock at the state of their economy,” Bessent told reporters at a meeting of G20 finance ministers and central bank governors in North Carolina. “I would think that they are lashing out kinetically because they are losing economically.” US HIT IRANIAN ISLAND IN STRAIT OF HORMUZ U.S. forces on Sunday struck two Iranian launchers on Iran’s Larak Island, a U.S. official said, after “Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps forces were observed preparing to rockets with `sea mines into the Strait of Hormuz”. Three people were killed in the U.S. attack, Iran’s Tasnim news agency reported. The stateaffiliated Nournews said two of them had been identified as members of the Revolutionary Guards Navy.
Larak is a small island in the strait near the strategic Iranian port of Bandar Abbas. The Strait of Hormuz, which normally handles a fifth of global crude oil and gas shipments, has been effectively blocked since the start of the war. In a statement, the U.S. Central Command said it had taken “limited, precise” action against minelaying forces of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards that posed an “imminent threat” in the strait. It gave no details. Iranian state TV quoted the Revolutionary Guards as saying a supertanker had caught fire and been brought to a halt after being struck by two naval mines in the south ‘of the strait. The U.S. military later denied the claim. PRESIDENT SAYS IRAN STILL WANTS NEGOTIATED END TO CONFLICT Trump called off the intensive bombing of his “Operation Epic Fury” in April with a ceasefire, and the sides agreed in June on an
interim framework for more talks to end the war. But that failed to hold, leading to repeated exchanges of fire including two weeks of U.S. bombing in July. Over the past month, Washington has hoped a blockade of Iranian ports will inflict enough economic damage to force Iran to comply with U.S. demands. ‘Tehran meanwhile has maintained that the Strait of Hormuz is shut and will reopen only under its supervision. The senior Iranian source, who has direct knowledge of Iranian decision-making and spoke to Reuters on condition of anonymity, said conditions in the strait would “become worse” for vessels that violated rules set by Tehran for passage. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian struck a milder tone on Monday, telling Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of a regional security meeting in Kyrgyzstan that Iran still sought a ‘negotiated resolution. “... we believe that continuing the war is in no one’s interest, neither ours, nor the region’s, nor humanity’s,” Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency quoted him as saying. Trump has yet to achieve the objectives he set out at the start of the war: dismantling Iran’s nuclear programme, curbing its ability to attack regional rivals and creating conditions for Iranians to overthrow their clerical rulers.
Govt. tells farmers to prepare and not panic T
he Ministry of Agriculture is urging farmers to brace for the potential effects of El Niño conditions, while assuring that measures are being put in place to protect agricultural production and safeguard farmers’ livelihoods. Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha delivered the assurance on Monday during an El Niño Preparedness Forum hosted by the ministry in collaboration with the Hydrometeorological Service at the Author Chung Conference Centre. According to a Department of Public Information release, Minister Mustapha stressed that the forum was not intended to alarm farmers, but to ensure they are equipped with the information, resources and strategies needed to navigate potentially prolonged dry conditions. “We are here today not to create panic. We are here to
— as El Nino threat looms
Farmers and other stakeholders in attendance for the El Niño Preparedness Forum. prepare,” the minister said, urging farmers to remain confident and continue contributing to the country’s food production. According to Mustapha, the Hydrometeorological Service has indicated that the conditions currently being experienced could persist for the remainder of 2026, with a
strong possibility of extending into the first quarter of 2027. T h e m i n i s t e r acknowledged that prolonged dry conditions could pose serious challenges to the agricultural sector, particularly in relation to water availability. However, he pointed to
continued government investment in drainage and irrigation infrastructure, including canals, pumps, sluices and water-storage systems—as critical to Guyana’s preparedness. He said effective water management will be at the heart of the country’s response. “Our approach has
to be straightforward…store water where we have it, manage it carefully, and make sure it reaches farmers when they need it,” Mustapha said. Meanwhile, the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) is monitoring major conservancies and irrigation systems across the country as officials assess the potential impact of the dry conditions. The monitoring exercise will also seek to identify areas vulnerable to water shortages and address emerging problems before they escalate into major threats to agricultural production. Mustapha made it clear that the anticipated conditions should not translate into a decline in food production. Instead, he said, the Government is focused on ensuring that the necessary infrastructure and support systems are available to allow farmers to continue producing while protecting national food security.
The minister also stressed the importance of close collaboration among government agencies, farmers, regional administrations, technical officers and other stakeholders. He said information coming from farming communities must be acted upon quickly, particularly where farmers encounter challenges requiring government intervention. NDIA head Lionel Woodworth also addressed the forum, which brought together farmers, representatives of technical agencies, private-sector stakeholders and development partners. The stakeholders examined the potential impact of El Niño conditions on Guyana’s agricultural sector and discussed measures to strengthen preparedness and ensure farmers have access to adequate water supplies during the anticipated dry period.
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Archery Guyana Development... From page 25 2 Melesa Ramnaraine Bow Nation 411 3 Juanita Persaud Bow Nation 367 6. Recurve Beginner Men 1 Grayson Hooper The Archery Guild 269 7. Recurve Beginner Under-15 Men/Women Combined — 30m 1 Aalim Kahn Bow Nation 581 2 Addison Jagnandsn Pro
Archers 232 8. Recurve Exceptional B e g i n n e r U n d e r- 11 Men/Women — 15m 1 Nehan Chaturgum Bow Nation 640 2 Emily Simon Bow Nation 567 3 Selima Blackman The Archery Guild 545 9. Compound Beginner Men DNS Ricky Ross Pro Archers 10. Compound
Beginner Under-15 Men DNS Zain Baksh Pro Archers 11. Barebow Beginner Men — 30m 1 Ryan Chabenauth The Archery Guild 543 2 Shiva Tularam Golden League Archery 470 12. Barebow Beginner Women — 30m 1 Shianne AffonsoSimon Bow Nation 640 2 Jo-Lee Zammet Bow Nation 604
Tuesday September 01, 2026 ARIES (Mar. 21–Apr. 19) Money that you've been earning for a long time may finally come your way today, Aries, but don't be surprised if you have to do a lot of running around in order to get it.
LIBRA (Sept. 23–Oct. 22) Money is probably on your mind now, Libra. A desire for increased financial security could force you to look for work or investments that would pay off big.
TAURUS (Apr. 20–May 20) The special someone in your life may be having some trouble with colleagues. Don't just comfort him or her. It's unlikely that your sweetie wants sympathy. Solutions are needed. If you don't have any, just be a good listener.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23–Nov. 21) Don't expect to spend a lot of time at home today, Scorpio. You're more likely to be in the car and away from home. There may be errands and other obligations to fulfill. Try to pace yourself in whatever you do or else you might be exhausted by day's end.
GEMINI (May 21–June 20) Today you're likely to be working hard behind the scenes, perhaps preparing a project for others to make public or coaching people for some kind of virtual performance.
SAGIT (Nov. 22–Dec. 21) Emotional turmoil on the job could stress you out way too much. Headaches or temporary hypertension could plague you if you aren't careful. Don't push too hard.
CANCER (June 21–July 22) Friends could entice you to join them for a short day trip, perhaps to the country. This is a great day to go on such an outing if it’s possible, Cancer. Yo u ' v e p r o b a b l y b e e n working hard and need to get away for a while.
CAPRI (Dec. 22–Jan. 19) This should be a fortunate day for you, Capricorn. Everything you try to do should go fairly smoothly. Relations with others are warm, friendly, and congenial. Any chores or other pending work should be completed quickly and efficiently.
LEO (July 23–Aug. 22) Emotions could be intense at work today as important projects approach their deadlines. You may put in more time than usual. Tempers might flare and co-workers clash, so stay calm and keep going. VIRGO (Aug. 23–Sept. 22) Today you should feel especially sexy and relationships with romantic partners should go well. Your passions are intense, the lines of communication are open, and appreciation of one another is running high.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20–Feb. 18) A couple you've known for a long time could visit you at your home today, Aquarius. Don't be surprised if they tell you how wonderful the place looks. Conversation should be lively and entertaining. PISCES (Feb. 19–Mar. 20) Today, Pisces, you might spend a great deal of time in the car running errands in the neighborhood. You're likely to see people you know who have interesting news. New businesses may open nearby.
3 Trichell Sobers Golden League Archery 495 13. Barebow Beginner Under-18 Men/Women Combined — 30m 1 Samuel George Qayyim Archery 472 2 Anna Headley Golden League Archery 455 3 Ameerah Khan Pro Archers 159 14. Barebow Beginner Under-15 Women — 30m 1 Neepa Chaturgum Bow Nation 577 2 Victoria Kum The Archery Guild 490 3 Kaia Singh The Archery Guild 489 4 Zareya Bacchus Bow Nation 358 5 Aleandra Rodrigues Pro Archers 301 6 Sarah Ali Qayyim Archery 266 1 5 . R e c u r v e D e v e l o p m e n t a l Men/Women Combined — 50m 1 Nolan Gray Golden League Archery 608 2 Duncan Sean Bow Nation 523 3 Eslyne Gomes Bow Nation 478 1 6 . R e c u r v e Developmental Under-15 Men/Women Combined — 40m 1 Jeremiah Archer Golden League Archery 604 2 Samiyyah La Cruez Pro Archers 495 3 Daniel Cox The Archery Guild 488 4 Nathan Fredericks Golden League Archery 421 5 Emma Chunilall Golden League Archery 295 1 7 . B a r e b o w Developmental Women — 50m 1 Suzanne Affonso Bow Nation 486 1 8 . B a r e b o w Developmental Under-15 Men/Women Combined — 30m 1 Alec Simmons Bow Nation 546
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Hetmyer (111*) scorches... From page 22 massive 185-5 in 16 overs. Spin aces Sunil Narine (1-25 ) and Hosein (1-11) kept the Warriors quiet for a period, as pacer Lahiru Kumara (1-55) and others felt the hammer from Hetmyer, who rushed to his 2nd CPL hundred. TKR got off to a flier and were 52-2 at one point before slipping to 70-odd for the loss of 5 wickets in just a few overs. Englishman Alex Hales spanked a 24-ball 55 with 7 sixes and a four; Pooran (43) and Colin Munro (22), who became the first overseas player with 3000 CPL runs, were the top scorers. The ageless wizardry of off-spinner Mohammad Nabi (320) led a string of wicket-takers, including skipper Tahir (138), who proved too much for TKR, who were kept to 172-7. Contributions from Akeal Hosein (18), Dominic Drakes (14) and Joshua Da Silva (13*) failed to keep TKR in the mix as they found themselves undone thanks to the collective efforts of Nabi and company. (Clifton Ross)
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Beacon win GFDA Pre Season Under-17 Football tournament
Sports Organiser Alex Bentham presented the winner’s trophy on behalf of AL Sport & Tour Promotions.
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eacon Football Club won the GFDA Pre Season U17 Final played at the Parade Ground Organised by Junior Forrester over the weekend. The round robin tournament which was run for five days saw the participation of six team. In the final Beacon FC, defeated Fruta Conquerors FC 2 nil to lift the AL Sport & Tour Promotions trophy. According to coach of the club, Gordon ‘Ultimate Warrior’ Brathwaite, this win comes at the right time as Tuesday September 1st, the Club will be celebrating its 41st anniversary.
The 2nd place team Fruta Conquerors.
2026 Republic Bank CPL… GAW vs. TKR
Hetmyer (111*) scorches Queen’s Park Oval, as TKR plummet to 9-run loss Alex Hales smashed a few sixes during his half-century for TKR.
Shimron Hetmyer dropped a nuke at the Queen's Park Oval, as his breathtaking 111 not out scorched the Trinbago Knight Riders, who found themselves short by 9 runs via DLS as the Guyana Amazon Warriors continued to map a path to this year's final. Playing at the overly packed QPO Ground, Hetmyer lit up the venue and Trinidad and Tobago's 64th Independence Anniversary occasion with his marauding hundred. TKR captain Nicholas Pooran won the toss and elected to field first and found success after removing key top-order pieces to leave Guyana stumbling at 23-2 before an extended rain delay halted play, thus reducing the game to a 16-over per-side affair. Once play resumed, the match transformed into a complete pinchhitting clinic as Hetmyer played the T20 innings of a lifetime, putting on a historic, ruthless display of batting. The left-hander single-
Seasoned all-rounder Mohammad Nabi continued to play his role as the Amazon Warriors X-factor whether it be bat or ball, this time snapping up 3 wickets. handedly dismantled the TKR bowling attack, smashing an unbelievable 111 runs off just 43 balls, featuring 8 4’s and 9 massive sixes; equalling the joint fastest CPL hundred, off just 40 balls, a
feat shared by 3 other batters. Supported by a blistering cameo from all-rounder Romario Shepherd with 27* off 7 balls, Warriors surged back to post a Continued on page 21
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Barrow’s strike lifts Slingerz FC past Police ...GDF, Santos and Den Amstel also picked up three points By Rawle Toney Slingerz Football Club made a winning start to their Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Elite League title defence on Sunday, edging the Guyana Police Force Football Club 1-0 at the National Training Centre, Providence. The defending champions grabbed all three points through a first-half strike from Neron Barrow, but their performance fell well short of the standards expected from a team boasting some of the league’s most talented players. The Vergenoegen-based side appeared unusually subdued for long stretches, producing what several pundits described as an uninspiring display. Nevertheless, Slingerz maintained control of the contest for much of the night and did enough to begin their campaign with victory. For Barrow, the match carried added significance. It
was his first competitive appearance in Guyana since his transfer to Waterhouse FC, which competes in Jamaica’s top-flight Premier League. The prolific forward, who finished as the Elite League’s leading scorer last season, returned to Slingerz a h e a d o f t h e c l u b ’s Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Caribbean Shield campaign in Trinidad and Tobago. His reunion with Police FC, the club he represented before making the move to Jamaica, lasted only until midway through the opening half before he made his presence felt. Barrow found the breakthrough with a composed finish, giving Slingerz a 1-0 advantage and providing an early reminder of the attacking quality that made him one of the league’s most feared forwards. Slingerz controlled the tempo for much of the match and created several opportunities to extend their
l e a d . H o w e v e r, t h e i r finishing deserted them, allowing Police FC to remain within striking distance until the final whistle. Jamaican forward Kemar Beckford, winger Kelsey Benjamin and Barrow himself all missed opportunities that they would ordinarily be expected to convert. Despite their lack of ruthlessness in front of goal, Slingerz held firm to claim three valuable points as Coach Jamaal Shabazz’s team opened its campaign with the objective of defending the championship and maintaining its remarkable unbeaten run from last season. Slingerz will return to action on Sunday when they face newly promoted Camptown FC at the GFF National Training Centre. Elsewhere, former champions Guyana Defence Force (GDF) announced their intentions to challenge for the title with a commanding 5-0 victory
England’s Over-40s Captain Darren Stevens looking forward to IMC Over-40s World Cup in Guyana England Captain Darren Stevens is looking forward for the upcoming International Masters Cricket (IMC) Over40s World Cup, which is set to be staged in Guyana from October 17th to November 1st. During an interview with Veteran Cricket Commentator Joseph ‘Reds’ Perriera, Stevens expressed optimism of his team doing well at the global event. At the same time, the all-rounder Stevens told ‘Reds’ that this will be his first trip to Guyana and he is super excited. Stevens stated that he had visited few Caribbean countries including Barbados, Antigua and Barbuda and Anguilla, but really looking forward to play competitive cricket across Guyana and experience all that the country has to offer. England have been placed in Group B and will launch their campaign against USA at Bourda on the opening day. ‘Reds’ told Stevens that he and his fellow team players will certainly enjoy Guyana’s traditional hospitality and must explore the abundance of natural beauties across the nation. The English leader was also told that matches will be played in Berbice, the county that produced former West Indies legendary players including Rohan Kanhai, Alvin Kallicharran and the late Basil Butcher. Meanwhile, the 16-team tournament will be hosted by IMC in collaboration with Cricket West Indies Masters Association.
Joseph ‘Reds’ Perriera
The teams have divided into two groups: A&B. The top two teams are scheduled to assemble at Guyana National Stadium for the grand finale. England will have their preliminaryround fixtures at Bourda, Providence, Demerara Cricket Club, Enmore, Malteenoes and Lusignan. The other teams in Group B are: New Zealand, Scotland, India, Pakistan, Rest of the World X1 and Rest of the Caribbean X1. England squad reads: Darren Stevens (Captain), Sean Park (Vice-Captain), Taqui Abbas, George Brooksbank, Ryan Canning, James Duffy, Ben Frazer, James Hamblin, Sean Heather, Jayden Levitt, Steve Naylor, Garry Park, Iress Saxena, Richard Sim, Johnny Whitman and Jake Wilson.
over Monedderlust on Saturday. Malcom Miggins opened the scoring in the 36th minute before Stephen McDonald struck twice in quick succession, in the 39th and 45th minutes, to send GDF into the break with a 30 advantage. Monedderlust showed periods of resistance after the interval, but GDF’s attacking pressure eventually told, with Jeffery Pereira adding a fourth in the 81st minute before Quancy Fraser completed the rout three minutes from time. Den Amstel also picked
up three points after recovering from an early setback to defeat Fruta Conquerors 2-1. Jaleei Alcindor put Conquerors ahead in the 14th minute with a sharp finish, but Calvin Richmond restored parity for Den Amstel 15 minutes later. Cleavon Murray then completed the comeback in the 75th minute, securing a hard-fought victory. In Sunday’s opening fixture, Santos also came from behind to defeat Ann’s Grove 2-1. Yohance Francis gave Ann’s Grove the lead after just 10 minutes, but
Tyrice Dennis equalised for Santos in the 34th minute before Ian Daniels completed the turnaround in the 71st. The stakes are considerably higher this season, with the GFF increasing the Elite League’s total prize package to $12 million for Season Eight. The champions will collect $4m, while the runners-up will receive $3m and the third-placed team $2m. Fourth place carries $1m, fifth earns $500,000, while clubs finishing sixth through 10th will each receive $300,000.
Argentina’s Messi ends international career BUENOS AIRES, (Reuters) Lionel Messi, who captained Argentina to World Cup victory in 2022 and the final in 2026, is retiring from international football, he said on Monday. The record eight-times Ballon d’Or winner is his country’s record appearance-maker and scorer with 125 goals in 207 games, having transformed a complicated relationship with the national team into a story of redemption and triumph. “It was a decision that hurt — and still hurts deep down — but I understand that the time has come. I swear to you that I always gave it my `all — not just in these last few years when we won everything, but before that too; I always fought and left everything on the field for this jersey, Argentina’s Lionel Messi during the to bring you joy and make you feel match Spain v Argentina - New York/ proud to be Argentine through football,” the 39-year-old Messi New Jersey Stadium, East Rutherford, wrote on Instagram. New Jersey, U.S. - July 19, 2026. “Time is running short, chapters (IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters/ come to a close, and this is one that Vincent Carchietta/ File Photo) hurts me deeply. I love, have loved, and will always love being part of the The ‘former Barcelona and Paris St national team. I’ve given everything I had; I have nothing left to give, and besides, Germain forward, who now plays for Inter there are some great young players coming Miami, added another Copa America title in 2024 and arrived at his sixth World Cup up who deserve to be here. “I leave with the peace of mind and pride hoping to complete an extraordinary final of having given you — alongside my chapter. A 1-0 loss to Spain after extra time teammates — moments we once only ensured that did not happen, ‘but Messi, who dreamed of,” `added. made his Argentina debut in 2005, walks NO FAIRYTALE FAREWELL Defeat in this year’s World Cup final by away having emerged from the shadow of Spain denied Messi a fairytale farewell, but 1986 World Cup-winning captain Diego his place among the game’s greats had long Maradona to forge a legacy of his own as another defining figure in his country’s since been secured. After years of disappointment with football history. The Argentine Football ‘Association Argentina, including defeat in the 2014 World Cup final and successive Copa posted on Instagram: “Thank you for giving America finals, Messi won his first major us the most beautiful journey of our lives. international trophy at the 2021 Copa Your legacy and professionalism will remain America before leading his country to glory forever etched in our hearts. Thank you, Captain. We love you.” at the 2022 Qatar World Cup.
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No 72 All Stars overthrow defending champions No 72 Cut N Load to win Price is Right Supermarket multi million Dollars T20 Cricket Competition By Samuel Whyte
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he game was a replay of l a s t y e a r ’s f i n a l featuring the same two teams, No 72 All Stars and No 72 Cut and Load. This time it was No 72 All Stars that played better allround cricket to win the 2026 edition of the Price Is Right SuperMarket T20 Cricket Competition. They carted aside arch rivals and neighbours and double defending champions No 72 Cut and Load for a comfortable 6 wickets victory. The game was played at the No 69 Vikings Ground on a heavy outfield. No 72 Cut and Load took first strike and were bowled out for 86 in 17.3 overs. All-rounder Clavern Beresford top scored with 39 with fellow opener Kadil Aquib scoring 22 in an opening stand of 36. No other batsman reached double figures with extras being 14. Bowling for No 72 All StarsOmesh Matura picked up 3 wickets, Wayne Garnett snared 2 while Pameshwar Chaterpaul and Imran Khan took 1 each. Needing to score 87 to walk away with the massive $600,000 first prize and hefty Price is Right Supermarket Trophy. No 72 All Stars cruised to 90-4 in 15.3 overs with Pameshwar Chaterpaul 34, K. Chaterpaul 14,
Owner and sponsor Mr. Danesh (Boyco) Roopnarine pose with the 2026 Price is Right Supermarket T20 Cricket Champions No 72 All Stars Cricket Club and their $600,000 winning cheque and massive Price is Right Superma. Mahendra Bhoj 12 and Omesh Matura 13 not out. Bowling for the Cut and Load, C. Beresford returned to take 2 wickets with Jermaine Reid and Deo Ramdat 1 each. The presentation ceremony was well organised using backdrops and fireworks among other adornments. Champions, No 72 All Stars walked away with the hefty $600,000 and the striking Price Is Right Supermarket Trophy. The
players were also presented with medals. No 72 Cut and Load had to settle for the $300,000 and trophy and second place medals. Third place finisher No 73 Young Warriors was presented with $100,000 and a trophy. The Man of the match award went to Pameshwar Chaterpaul of the No 72 All Stars. He received a trophy and $25,000. The best batsman in the final was Clavern Beresford of No 72 Cut and Load.
He received a cricket bat and trophy. The best bowler award went to Omesh Mathura of No 72 All Stars. He collected a trophy and a pair of boots. Mathura returned to take the Most Valuable Player award in the tournament and walked away with a pair of cricket boots and helmet. The best batsman of the tournament award went to Chetram Ramjass of No 73 Young Warriors. He received a cricket bat. Saif Jamese of the same Club was
adjudged the best bowler and collected a pair of cricket boots. A special Tapeball game was won by the No 70 Spartans. They collected $25,000. The Skeldon Community Centre received a set of cricket stumps while the Yakusari U13 cricket team received a set of cricket gear. The tournament featured 24 teams from the Upper Corentyne and Black Bush Polder as persons were high in praise for sponsor Mr. Danesh Roopnarine (Boyco) of the Price Is Right Supermarket for his love for sports and community activities and selflessness in what he does. The competition, which was in its fourth year, was sponsored to the tune of over $6M. This makes it arguably the largest second division sponsorship for cricket in Guyana and among the largest for overall cricket in the country.The sponsor provided complete uniforms, including caps for the teams, Balls for the competition. All other expenses for the competition were covered by the sponsor. Live streaming of the final was well done by Pixel Perfect Productions. Crown Vibes International provided musical entertainment for the occasion. Mr. Roopnarine gave his commitment to sponsoring the tournament again next year.
CWIMA President Raj Singh and Minister Steve Jacobs fine tune plans for 2026 IMC Over-40s World Cup in Guyana President of Cricket West Indies Masters Association (CWIMA) Raj Singh and Minister within the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports, Steven Jacobs, held wide ranging discussions over the forthcoming International Masters Cricket (IMC) Over-40s, 45-over Cricket World Cup tournament to be held in Guyana from October 17th to November 1st. On Friday, they met at the Ministry of Sports Office on Main Street, Georgetown. Topping the list of discussions was the launching of this 16-team tournament which is billed for October 9th at GCC ground Bourda or the National Sports Hall. Both Singh and Jacobs believed that the event for this global showpiece is an exciting way to kick start the tournament. The opening and closing ceremonies were also discussed as they thought to have a gala with a presentation of Guyana’s cultural activities. The Opening Ceremony
will be held at the Railway Courtyard on October 16th catering for about 500 guests whilst the Closing Ceremony will be held at the Police Officers Mess after the Grand Cup finale. Matches for this tournament will be played across Guyana with National Stadium, Providence is hosting the final. Singh and Jacobs stated that grounds will be in good shape as intense works have begun and will be ready to host these historic games. Albion in Berbice, Enmore, Lusignan and Malteenoes in Demerara are going through some refurbishments. GCC, DCC, Police, Anna Regina Stadium, Joe Jagmohan at Hampton Court, Meten Meer Zorg are the other facilities to host matches. Singh and Jacobs talked about the importance of having tight security Protocols in place given the fact that close to 350 athletes
Minister Steve Jacobs
CWIMA President Raj Singh
will be in Guyana along with their travelling families. They discussed that Emergency Medical Services will be set up too despite six or seven matches are scheduled to be played simultaneously on some days. The countries participating are:
Defending champions South Africa, Australia, England, New Zealand, West Indies, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Scotland, Wales, India, Colombia, Canada, USA, Namibia, a Rest of the World X1 and a Rest of the Caribbean X1. Some players will need a visa to
enter Guyana and Minister Jacobs has committed direct government intervention to expedite and facilitate visa arrivals. Already the Sri Lankan team visas have been granted through the intervention of Minister Jacobs with the Home Affairs Ministry and its PS Andre Ally. Meanwhile, during their meeting, they highlighted that Guyana is an amazing place to visit since they have a variety of tourist attractions including the Majestic and iconic Kaieteur Falls. Minister Jacobs arranged for Mr Singh to meet with Tourism Minister Susan Rodrigues in the coming week. The tournament will be run by IMC in collaboration with the CWIMA. His Excellency Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali, President of Guyana, is serving as the tournament patron and is expected to bowl the historic first ball. The previous edition was held 2024 in Cape Town, South Africa.
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Tuesday September 01, 2026
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Archery Guyana Development Competition 2026 concludes with a celebration of talent, progress and the future of the sport Archery Guyana’s Development Competition 2026 concluded Sunday at the Farm Community Centre Ground, East Bank Demerara, bringing two days of competition to a close with a strong display of Guyana’s emerging and established archery talent. Held on August 29th to the 30th, 2026, the competition featured athletes across Beginner, Developmental, Under-15, Under18 and senior categories, competing in Recurve, Compound and Barebow disciplines. The official results were recorded after 72 arrows. The competition was designed not simply as a contest for medals, but as an important development platform, giving new archers their first taste of competition while challenging developing athletes to shoot longer distances and compete at higher levels. The weekend produced a number of strong performances. Trevaughn Waldron won Recurve Men with 537 points, Saifullah Gani took Recurve Under-18 Men with 581, and Brandon Cummings topped Recurve Under-15 with 647. In Recurve Developmental, Nolan Gray finished first with 608 points. The strength of the junior programme was also evident. Nehan Chaturgum won the Recurve Exceptional Beginner Under-11 category with 640 points, while Jeremiah Archer won Recurve Developmental Under-15 with 604 points. Alec Simmons topped Barebow Developmental
Archers take to the line to send arrows to their targets during the competition. Under-15 with 546 points. Archers from the Federation, Bow Nation, Archery Guild, Golden League Archery, Pro Archers and Qayyim Archery completed over the last weekend. At the closing medal ceremony, the President of Archery Guyana Mrs. Vidushi Persaud-McKinnon congratulated the athletes and thanked the coaches, parents, officials, volunteers and supporters for making the competition a success. Reflecting on the two days of competition, the President noted
The participants and officials take a group photo following the conclusion of the event.
that this weekend’s competition is preparation for tomorrow’s bigger stages... from Beginner, to Development, to National, Regional and International competition. The President also told the gathering “Wear your medals proudly, but don’t let them become your finish line. And to those who didn’t medal: learn, adjust and come back stronger.” Attention now turns to the next major challenge for Guyana’s archers. From October 22–26, 2026,
Guyana will host the international championships at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence. “We are not just preparing to participate—we are preparing to host, compete and showcase what Guyana can do.” President Vidushi PersaudMcKinnon extended special appreciation to the technical team whose work helped ensure the successful conduct of the competition: - Afzal Karim — Director of Shooting - Ryan McKinnon — Judge
- Saeed Karim — Results Manager The Federation also expressed its gratitude to Guyana Beverages Inc. for its support throughout the competition. Special appreciation was extended to Mr. Puneet Jaigopaul, Chairman of the Little Diamond/Herstelling Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC), for facilitating the use of the Farm Community Centre Ground, East Bank Demerara. Archery Guyana said partnerships such as these are essential to creating opportunities for athletes to train, compete and develop within their communities. Medal Standings Individual Results 1. Recurve Men — 70m 1 Trevaughn Waldron Bow Nation 537 2 Mehandra Chatargum Bow Nation 524 3 Courtlee Rodrigues Golden League Archery 485 4 Faraad Gani Bow Nation 398 2. Recurve Under-18 Men — 60m 1 Saifullah Gani Bow Nation 581 3. Recurve Under-15 Men/Women Combined — 40m 1 Brandon Cummings Bow Nation 647 2 Fatima Gani Bow Nation 601 4. Compound Under-15 Men 1 Ravish Singh Pro Archers 396 5. Barebow Men/Women Combined — 50m 1 Richard Dookie The Archery Guild 441 Continued on page 21
2026 Republic Bank CPL… GAW vs. TKR
Barrow’s strike Hetmyer (111*) scorches lifts Slingerz FC Queen’s Park Oval, as TKR past Police plummet to 9-run loss …GDF, Santos and Den Amstel also picked up three points
Guyanese Shimron Hetmyer provided his own fireworks on a day that Trinidad and Tobago celebrated their independence.
Neron Barrow in action for Slingerz FC against Police FC in the GFF Elite League.
Sponsor Mr. Danesh (Boyco) Roopnarine presenting the winning Cheque and Price is Right Supermarket trophy to winners No 72 All Stars Cricket Club.
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No 72 All Stars overthrow defending champions No 72 Cut N Load to win Price is Right Supermarket multi million Dollars T20 Cricket Competition
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