Kaieteur News

Putting oil and gas employees on contract allowing employers to ditch responsibilities -GAWU

tohighlightthewoesoflocal employees, with specific reference now being made toward petroleum staffers

being placed on contracts, and how employers are able to circumvent their responsibilitythem.

In an invited comment theGuyanaAgriculturaland General Workers Union (GAWU) expressed their

concern over the current approach to petroleum workers, who in many instances, have pointed out cases of mistreatment and non-compliancewithlabour lawsbytheiremployers.

GAWU’s General Secretary, Aslim Singh believes that “the arm’s length approach to employment where workers work through contractors,is contributing to the situation wheretherealemployercan disavow the contracted employee ” Several companies serve as subcontractors within the sector, all providing auxiliary services that enables the development of theindustry Subcontractors may also seek sub contractors to provide them with a particular service, suchaslabour

It has been recognized however that while a contractormaybeproviding the labour, that hiring companymaynotbedirectly responsible for the worker whoactuallytakeshisorders from where they work. In thisway,theworkerishired byonecompany,butisfired or receives directions from anothercompany.

Recent complaints by workers attached to a local joint venture had said that they were placed on oneyear contracts and made to pay their own taxes and insurance despite being out of a job every few months due to the availability of workwhichcomesbasedon availableprojects.

Singhtoldthenewspaper however, that labour unions have a key role to play in assisting local content and the rights of oil and gas workers.

“In terms of the local content secretariat, many matters regarding issues of equality between Guyanese and foreigners and the treatment of Guyanese labour relative to their foreign counterparts we continue to see a dichotomy intheapproach.”

Hesaidthattheunionhas recognisedthatlocalcontent does not seek to address workers’ rights, so “we are still reliant on the labour laws to do that, and we

continue to represent workersinthatvein.”

He said that the termination of Employment and Severance Pay Act, speaks to the laying off of workersinaspecificcontext suchaswhenacompanyhas to close operations for a short period, the law allows an employer to lay off a worker for up to six weeks based on the parameters set out. He said that therefore, that if the six weeks is exceeded then severance is payable.

“But some companies haveoptedtomovetoshorttermcontractsinaneffortto avoid paying statutory benefits.”Tothat,Singhsaid workersmustbeeducatedin their rights. Right now, he continued “we are speaking tosomeworkersinregardto a situation involving redundancyandtheworkers were not aware of their rights.”

“We believe that local content is important to safeguardGuyanesejobsbut at the same time we want Guyanesetobetreatedfairly and justly,” Singh said. “We believe the trade union movementhasaroleinlocal content in ensuring the conditions of the Act are upheld and that there is equality in the workplace in terms of benefits and conditions.”

The General Secretary added that GAWU has had engagements with the Local ContentSecretariatonsome issues and “we have shared some matters which have cometoourattentionandhas broughtsomeremedy.”

The union, he continued also participated in the consultations regarding localcontentandishappyto note some suggestions offered by the body, were included in the Act. Singh positedhoweverthatthereis need for more work to address the issues affecting localworkers.

Hehighlightedthatthere is a lot of intimidation and workers are often scared to speak out, and are therefore cheated of their rights. The Ministry of Labour which hastheoversightrolewithin thissector,hashighlighted

Police can be called in to probe false declarations by oil companies

LocalContentLaw… -AG

Attorney General and Legal Affairs Minister, Anil Nandlall, S.C has defended Guyana’s Local Content Legislation, insisting that crimesrelatedtotheActcan be probed by the Guyana PoliceForce(GPF).

Nandlall in an exclusive interview with this publication was at the time responding to an article publishedbythisnewspaper onFridaywhereaNew-York based Attorney-at-Law, Dr VivianWilliams,pointedout some of the loopholes he believes can hinder its effectiveness. One of the lawyer’sobservationsisthat whiletheActusestheLocal Content Secretariat to regulate the extent to which foreign firms have access to procurement opportunities intheoilandgassector,this body has no power to investigatefirmsinthelocal market.Togainlocalcontent certification,hesaidafirmis allowed to self-report on its ownership and governance structure, and the level of f o r e i g n w o r k e r s participation in its

workforce Once the information is provided, he said the Secretariat decides whether to issue a local contentcertificate.

Dr Williamswrote,“The problem is, the Secretariat has no power to investigate the information provided to orwithheldfromit.Ithasno subpoena powers. Further, theSecretariathasnopower to seize and inspect documents and computers and electronic files from firms suspected of creative compliance or outright fraud.”

However, Guyana’s Attorney General has made itclearthatcrimesrelatedto the Local Content Act will not be swept under the proverbial rug as the GPF is vested with the power to conduct investigations in this regard. He explained, “Ourlawrequiresbeneficial ownershiptobeidentified.If any person falsifies documents or information contained in those documents it constitutes a criminal offense and that’s the position all over the

world.”

TheAGwentontopoint out, “In drafting laws you have to ensure that certain principles are observed Now the law requires ownership in a particular way If a person comes forward and submits wrong information, false i n f o r m a t i o n ( o r ) misrepresentstrueownersof the company, the law in various pieces of statutes createsanoffense,acriminal

offenseforthat.”

As such, Nandlall explained, “if the Registrar of Deeds gets information that suggests that the documents filed at the registry is false or contains false information, all the

Registrar has to do is report the matter to the Police and theGuyanaPoliceForcehas all the investigative powers toinvestigatetheveracityof theinformation.”

Another issue that was flagged by the lawyer, who holds a PhD in Business AdministrationfromBaruch College, City University of New York, is that the Secretariat has a single Director rather than several Directors Dr. Williams wrote, “A single director increases the prospect for c o r r u p t i o n a n d corruptibility This is particularlysobecausethere is no administrative review process to create a check on the Director To reduce the chances for corruptibility, enforcement agencies in the corporate arena avoid a structure where a single person or group handles a

case from intake to decision.”

Taking these and other factors into consideration, the lawyer concluded that Guyana could be at risk of not realizing the noble aspirations of its legislation. To this end, the Attorney General acknowledged that while there is room for improvementtonewLaw,he maintains that it is an excellent first try He reasoned, “There is a Local Content Secretariat I think andthereisawholestructure thereIdon’tknowaboutone director The Act has a governance structure and in the governance structure there is place for accountability,thereisplace fortransparencyandthereis placeforoversight.”

Whilethisisthecase,the MinistersaidGovernmentis

Continuedonpage15

Kaieteur

DearEditor,

EDITORIAL

Civil society moving forward doggedly

We have to learn to manage our expectations where civil society is concerned. There are sentiments in some quarters ofGuyanathatcivilsocietyiseithertoosilent,orthatitistoo aligned with the PPP/C Government, or that too many of its membersaretoomuchaboutself-enrichment.Infact,astrong case could be made that, while all those elements have occurred to some extent, there are sections of civil society that are increasingly making their presences felt and their voices heard. Though currently small in size, they are growinginappearancesandtheactionsthattheyaretaking.

The most recent instance of civil society on the move is evidenced in a couple of citizens, Fred Collins and Godfrey Whyte, taking the bit in their teeth with a court challenge against the local Environmental Protection Agency (‘Guyanese take EPA to court to ensure Exxon covers all costs for oil spill disaster at Liza Phase 1 Project’ -KN September 25). There is concern of what it could mean for thenationifsuchaspillweretooccur Somecitizensarenot sitting down to wait for the PPP/C Government, the Vice President, or the EPA, to come to their senses and put the interests of Guyanese first. Locals have grown tired, distrusting,anddisgustedwiththeschemesandresistanceof the Government, its leaders, and key institutions in doing rightbytheminthisgrowingoilsector

Similarly, Attorney-at-law, Seenauth Jairam, SC, has gone to court in an attempt to compel Esso, the local subsidiary of ExxonMobil, to obey Guyana’s company law requirements, and file full accounts. It is the same concern that has prompted another group of worried Guyanese to file another court case challenging gas flaring at ExxonMobil’s offshore oil operations. More and more Guyanese (groups) are highly troubled by some of the glaring deficiencies that they observe going on in the expanse of ExxonMobil’s local operations. From the things that it does that are or could be harmful,tothethingsthatitducksfromdoing,andisallowed to get away with, on every occasion. This is traceable to a combination of vacillating political leadership, and a failure of institutionalwill,withtheEPAstandingas amonumentto all that is wrong with this ballooning oil sector We are with them, and all the other civil society groups that have taken matter into their own hands, and are seeking remedies using thelegitimatechannelofGuyana’scourts.

Another such civil society group on the move is ‘Article 13’, which has maintained a relentless, influential presence on matters of oil, and more. Just recently, ‘Article 13’wrote the President pressing him to publicise the supporting documents on Government’s payment of taxes for ExxonMobil, pursuant to the 2016 contract. As matters stand,theAuditOfficeissuedacleanopiniononthebooksof the NRF (Oil Fund), despite no tax dollars being paid into it. Thesurprisingabsenceofsuchpayments,andthefactthatthe Audit Office missed it, raises serious questions that call for answers,straightanswers.

This is what another newer civil society group by the name of ‘Our Wealth, Our Country’ (OWOC) is also interested in, and as such relate to what the PPP/C GovernmentisreallydoingtocheckthatExxonMobilandits partners do not cheat us in the billions in expenses that are dumped in our laps. The Guyana Government must show moreinterestin,Guyana’sleadersmustbemorealertto,how theoilcompaniesoperatingherecantrickusrightbeforeour faces. More Guyanese must also come to grips with what is atstakewiththisoil. Itistooimportanttoourfuturetobeleft to any government and any set of leaders to lead the way alone,forthathasthemarkingsofwaitingdisaster Oilistoo tempting, too self-enriching, to leave to Politicians and their cronies.Morecitizensmustinmorecivilsocietygroupsmust recognise the extraordinary times in which we live, and the surrounding circumstances, and get involved. Guyanese either grab their oil destiny with both hands, or they risk extendingforevertheirpauperisedstate.

FOR THE PEOPLE FIRST

undermine that paramount its oil wealth.’ I agree advocate, its silkiest tribune.

I quote from the first objective. It was an completely that any No, it can do that for itself Organization of Petroleum objective that was and is company investing in and partners, and it is Exporting Countries sacred,henceinviolable,and G u y a n a ’ s o i l unbeatable in fighting its (OPEC) Statute finalized in has weathered the storms of sector/industry/business own income and profit September1960inBaghdad, time, nuclear threats, should and must get a return battles. There is none more Iraq. Article 2, section 3 volatility, self destruction, that compensates for the rapacious and ruthless, and reads as follows: “Due treachery, and an endless risks and so forth. There relentless when returns are regard shall be given at all litany of assaults at should be no discussion on involved. And, if the Vice times to the interests of the undermining that prime that,nopushbackatall. Presidentdesirestorepresent oil producing nations and to objective of the OPEC Where I depart from the their risks, then he doesn’t the necessity of securing a countries, which was Hon. Vice President, and even have a clue as to where s t e a d y i n c o m e t o t h e looking out for, and looking have serious trouble, is with the starting line is on that, so producing countries; an after, their own people first this. Why is he always creative and sophisticated efficient, economic and and foremost. At the risk of putting the returns of oil Exxon is at inventing risks, regular supply of petroleum sacrilege, I would contend companies before the oil and then foisting them on to the consuming nations; that it has been as rewards to the Guyanese poor, backward, and and a fair return on their unchanging as the will of the people? Whyisthereturnof compromised societies like capital to those investing in divine itself. I point out for the investors such a redline, Guyana. the petroleum industry ” edification what is the third high intensity priority for I humbly recommend to Icomment. objective in a string of three him? the Vice President that he

It is interesting that the interrelated ones: “ a fair Why are the interests of comes to his senses, regains first priority of the five return on their capital to Guyana not the first thing hisbalance,andreconfigures original signatory countries- those investing in the flashing uncontrollably in what should be his first Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi petroleum industry.” his mind, the first syllables priority. It is the return to Arabia, andVenezuela – was Compare that to what out of his mouth? Or in the Guyanaonitsoil.

“the necessity of securing a goes in the head, as wordsoftheOPECobjective Guyanese do not need a steady income to the evidenced in his words, of “Due regard shall be given at pundit from their own ranks producing countries…” was Guyana’s Vice President, as all times to the interests of for Exxon, they need a true for themselves, the first repeated more than once in the oil producing nations…” patriot. Guyana could do members of OPEC. All of different forums. On each I repeat to highlight, shine without a powerbroker for thosecountrieshavecomein occasion that he opens his the brightest spotlight: at all superpower Exxon, they forcastigationandcursingin mouth to answer questions timestheinterestsofGuyana could use a super-patriot. I the decades since, with about better for Guyana, his (ouroilproducingnation),so suggest that for such heroic coups, wars, unrest, first words have been words thatitisassuredoftheproper figures the Vice President destabilisation, and other to the effect that ‘there must incomeacceptabletoit. study the courage and forms of pressure and be a return to those investing America’s Exxon (and resilience of those five sabotage relentlessly piled in the oil industry that is others of its ilk) does not founding member countries upon them by Western commensurate with their need Guyana’s Vice ofOPEC. powers acting alone, or in risks…’andthenlateronthat President to be its chief Sincerely, some combination, to ‘Guyana must benefit from lobbyist, its loudest GHKLall

Responding to Benschop and GHK Lall

DearEditor,

newspaper Many, if not most of those evidence, he concluded by suggesting Please permit me space to briefly readers tune in specifically to read that African Guyanese are deliberately respond to two letters that were Freddie Kissoon’s column who is the being ‘run into the ground.” When the publishedintheKaieteurNews. most widely read columnist in the last coalition Government summarily

Firstly, Mark Benschop wrote that Caribbean. Finally,acursoryreviewof fired 7000 predominantly Indians and Freddie Kissoon’s letter was the daily records would reveal –‘The collaterally putting 30,000 people on misleading. However, he did not Freddie - Gildarie Show’ is drawing thebreadline,Mr Lallpenwassilent. specifically state what was misleading about 3 times more viewership than Mr Lall’s rhetoric has lately aboutFreddie’sletter MarkBenshop’s‘Straight up’ show transcended the usual caustic bile to Rather, Benschop inferred that In his quest to embarrass Freddie becomedangerousandinflammatory In Freddie ought to know what President and impugn the President, Benschop many counties, such deliberate Ali is thinking. Feebly, Benschop fellonhisownsword!

provocation will carry serious wrote that Freddie only has a few Secondly,arecentlypublishedGHK consequences Mr Lallshouldtakegreat hundred readers. May I point out that Lall column is replete with the usual comfort that the PPP/C Government is Kaieteur News has approximately incendiary hyperbole. Mr Lall wrote notnearlyasbadashesaysitis! 80,000 hits every day The figure is that the Government considers public Regards, displayed right at the top of the servants as the enemy Without ChitrakhaPersaud

On that national togetherness challenge....

DearEditor, is, which of the two main peoplefirst. Bothofthesethingspoint Sometimes I can get politicalpartieswesupport). So, the main political to a continued lack of frustratedanddejectedabout Once we get over that we Opposition says we need TRUST in between the PPP the lack of national unity in can have differing opinions house-to-house registration and PNC. We now have a Guyana and say “what’s the without the acrimonious to have a clean voter’s list. I common cause to be united use, they don’t want it, let’s relationship then we will don’t agree or disagree with in. That is the lopsided oil go our separate ways”. But come to understand that we the position, but have the contract. One man is saying when I read Kaieteur News are simply ordinary people PPP/C Government actually “No Renegotiation” so there Editorial “The National tryingtobetterourselves. considered the proposal or is no Renegotiation. If he togetherness challenge” Let us take hope and just shunted it aside because says “Everyone jump off a (KN, 25th September 2022) remember that the USA was itcamefromtheOpposition? cliff” are Guyanese going to it restores my hope in a not always a united country- W h a t a b o u t t h e jumpoffacliff? unitedGuyaneseSociety theyfoughtabittercivilwar Government ‘One Guyana’ We need to start seeing

The Editorial makes the We can move past our attempt at social cohesion? each other as potential point that Guyanese are not differences. It is not about Has the APNU considered it friends as opposed to united at this moment in putting country first-it is not or just shunted it aside suspectedenemies. time And, this disunity about putting political party because it came from the YoursFaithfully, stems from our politics (that first rather it is about putting PPP/C? SeanOri

Freddie Kissoon speaks for himself alone

DearEditor, concerned, it is coming from sent his goons to disrupt the who have not expressed a things about the ABCE what FK is saying, that is It is not true that ‘People a man who is known for his conference.’ It is out of that p r e f e r e n c e f o r t h e group.Ifeelverycertainthat ‘peoplearesayingtohim?’It live in mortal fear of the US, wildandfreneticfallacies. came Jagdeo’s suit, PNC/APNU+AFC and who FK’s assumption cannot be isludicrous. UK, Canadian diplomats in First, let us remember contending that the have not, according to him, verified; I am wondering if We must not forget that Guyana.’ This perception, that this Columnist is a man Kissoon’s article portrayed r e c o g n i s e d A f r i c a n he has done any kind of field when the Guyana Elections anditisjustthat,wasechoed ofspontaneityandextremity him as an ideological racist. Guyaneseleaders.Thisisthe work. I want to know how Commission (GECOM) was by Freddie Kissoon, in his There are myriads of cases Now, it seems as though man who sang panegyrics many, as FK said, “People delaying a declaration on the Friday Sept. 23 column in that I can point to, and of Jagdeo has morphed into a for the Craigs, Lewises, shook and are shaking with March 2, 2020 General and theKaieteurNews.Hestated course, readers are familiar deity, as Kissoon has now Hindses, Hoytes and trepidation when they have Regional Elections, it was that “I have seen right in with just about all of them. swungtotheothersideofthe Thomases, etc. Now what? spoken and speak to me United States (U S ) front of my eyes how ruling To me, it seems that his pendulum. In fact, this kind For him, these people are (since1988)aboutthewrong Secretary of State, Michael politicians, opposition vicissitudes are rooted in his of ‘blowing in the wind’ incorrigible, and it is his things the ABC diplomatic Pompeo who had to politicians, civil society fluctuating emotions that are politics from FK, so once and former devilish missions have done and are announce that visa activists, and media verypendular

i n c e n s e d K h e m r a j PPP/C’s Jagdeos and et al doingtothem?”Myquestion restrictions will be placed on practitioners have been I recall back in 2010, Ramjattan, he read at length, who have re-morphed from is that there are scores of individuals “responsible for scared to criticise the when Jason Abdulla (the the many pages that Kissoon beingIndianracists,tobeing avenues and endless or complicit in undermining questionabledecisionsofthe third witness in the Bharrat compiled in order to good for a ‘One Guyana’ opportunitiesto‘speakone’s democracy in Guyana”. In diplomatic missions of the Jagdeo lawsuit against showcase Jagdeo as a racist drive. mind.’So why should I take fact,hecalledonFormer US, UK and Canada (ABC) Kissoon, Editor of the demagogue.

Now let me get to a few as authority and authentic (Continued on page 6) here in Guyana.” Now my KaieteurNews,AdamHarris We can also revisit the take is that this kind of and Glenn Lall, had to be umpteen times Freddie ranting is too hasty and cross-examinedinrelationto Kissoon chastised Indians in generalised, and where FK the FK June 28, 2010 article, Guyana who used to come (Freddie Kissoon) is titled ‘King Kong (Jagdeo) outinsupportofthePPPand

The Legacy of Queen Elizabeth II

Accession to office does grant us divine rights ignoring all others

DearEditor,

are fears of World War III. With improved

Is it a human flaw, an inherited foible of weaponry developed over the years, any war mankindorisitacurseonaso-calledmodern involving the great powers will be man? I refer to evidence which is abundant catastrophic and no matter how far we are thatintelligentleaderseverywhereregardless fromthetheatresofbattle,wewillbeaffected of continent fail to learn from the available in some way or the other, but let us hope that lessons of recent history and the human for the sake of all of us that wiser counsels suffering that is a consequence of leaders wouldprevail. feelingthattheirwayistheonlyway My great concern is that small countries, This attitude has led to the destruction of far away from the present, Russian - Ukraine propertyincludinggreatworksofartbuteven situation, pontificate without knowing as we more the death of millions of human beings say the whole story This approach simply is and unnecessary sufferings of innocent what we say ‘stoking a fire,’ instead of millions. exerting our energies for reconciliation and

And the question we must ask today with peace. alloftheadvancesinscience,technologyand In Guyana, our Political leaders on all communication, is if this stupidity among sides of the divide should extract available leaders everywhere will be a constant feature lessons from the past and avoid the many of humanity until as some religious folks catastropheswehavehadtoendureinAfrica, believe,we’llfacethatdayofjudgement. Asia, Europe and the Americas over the past

One hundred years ago, this month and fewgenerations. this week, Turkish nationalist troops, under The million-dollar question is when will the command of Mustapha Kemal Pasha, we learn? Why not opt to indulge in civilised soundly defeated Greek forces and drove dialogue instead of behaving as though them out of Asia Minor One of the Turk’s accession to office grants us divine rights greatest victories was recapturing the city of ignoringallothers. Smyrna. Greek leaders attempted to arrange To all of our leaders I say, let’s have a a truce and a cease-fire, even as King thoughtfulweekendandbetruetothepledges Constantinewasforcedtofleehisthrone. given.

DearEditor, replacing it with the pound 1953 British troops were Much is currently being bearing the portrait of the sent to British Guiana and written about the life of new monarch, her son, King shortlythereafter,theBritish Britain’s longest monarch, CharlesIII. Government suspended the Queen Elizabeth II, who Herhorsedrawncoachis country’s constitution and passed away a couple of made of gold, with an r e m o v e d t h e P P P weeks ago However, estimated worth of hundreds Government led by Dr regardless whether one of millions of dollars Cheddi Jagan from office. embraces or despises the According to media reports, By far, it was one of the monarchy the Queen’s 71- the crown she wore in public worst acts imposed on a year reign beheld her is made of stones obtained colony by the colonial workingalongside15British from India, Kenya, Nigeria, master Such arbitrary prime ministers, beginning South Africa and other decision by the British with Sir Winston Churchill, former colonial territories triggered protest in the while witnessing the rule of and is also worth millions of streets as thousands of 14 US Presidents with Harry dollars. Not to mention that Guyanese advocated for Truman being the first in the anticipated worth of her independence Through it 1953 and Joe Biden the last properties is in the billions. all, the nation survived and U S President in 2021 Despite her wealth, the 13 years after, in 1966, Queen Elizabeth II’s tenure Queen does not pay any Guyana attained its as head of state spanned taxes because British law independence and four years post war austerity, the exempts the monarchy from later in 1970, it severed all transition from empire to payingtaxes. political and constitutional Commonwealth, the Non- But there is another side ties with Britain by Aligned Movement, the end of the monarch which the proclaiming a republic. The oftheColdWarandtheUK’s worldneedstoknow.Froma Queen is dead. Long live the entry into - and withdrawal Guyanese standpoint when Queen! from-theEuropeanUnion. the (Marxist) PPP won 18

Since 1953, the year the out of 21 legislative seats in Roopnaraine Queen took the throne, UK coins have borne five different versions of her portrait.

She appeared on the country’s banknotes starting in 1960 but now, the Bank of England, which prints the country’s banknotes, and the Royal Mint, which makes its coins,facethesizabletaskof withdrawing the currency from circulation and

Aswegoofftoourweekendandwelisten HamiltonGreen tonewsitemsfromtheglobalnetworks,there Elder

Gold miner, friend to be sentenced today for 2016 murder of Sophia woman

Guyana Public Service Cooperative Credit Union is in Crisis

DearEditor,

Gold miner, Cleavaughn road, at Fourth Field, and was scheduled for trial. Hamilton, called ‘Quarters,’ Cummings Lodge. It was However, he later changed of Mahaica, East Coast reported that her throat was his plea and admitted to Demerara, and his friend, slit and there was what murderinghischildmother. Ranachal Singh, 31, a taxi- appeared to be two stab

According to the driver of Lot 7 Good Hope, wounds to the back of her statementoftheagreedfacts, Mahaicony, ECD, are neck. duringthemonthofMarchin expected to be sentenced T h i r t y y e a r o l d 2016, Hackett and Hamilton today for their involvement Hamilton and Singh were hadadisputeovertheirson. in the death of Hamilton’s arraigned before Justice Hamilton admits that on child-mother Sandil Kissoon at the April 16, 2016 he contacted

It was onApril 16, 2016, Demerara High Court for Singh to take him to pick up when Hamilton’s child murder In this matter, the Hackett. The men lured the mother Simone Hackett, 25 State is represented by young woman to the UG was reported missing after Prosecutor, Muntaz Ali. On Road by having Singh she left her ‘C’Field Sophia their first appearance, Singh calling her and pretending to house. On April 19, 2016, denied the murder charge be Dexter someone she her partially decomposed that was read to him but usuallycollectsitemssentby body was discovered in a opted to plead guilty to Hamiltonfrom. trench parallel to the manslaughter Hamilton had Thewomanlefthome University of Guyana (UG) denied the murder charge (Continued on page 16)

Freddie Kissoon speaks for...

From page 5 these people and their UKandCanadianvisaeasier President David Granger to countries. than rich and middle-class ‘step aside’ based on Mind you, the US Guyanese There are elections results not yet authorities are aware of millionsofverypoorfolksin declared, saying that “Today hundreds of Guyana using the US that don’t need a visa I’m announcing visa their visitors’ visas to work to enter Canada and the UK. restrictions on individuals in the states, but in their Good luck on your responsible for or complicit compassion, they are not too application for an ABC in undermining democracy quick to clampdown visa!” in Guyana Immediate Freddie’s angst can spoil all My questions to this family members of such ofthis. scandalous paragraph: 1 persons may also be subject So, its crap coming from How come so many to restrictions. The Granger FK. His equivocation on Guyanese are faring well in Government must respect i s s u e s a n d p e o p l e the US? 2. Visa acquisitions the results of democratic characterises him. If one and exemptions for US electionsandstepaside.” were to make two columns (ABC and other countries, We must remember that and tabulate is ‘pros and etc.) citizens and permanent two UK Foreign Office cons’ on people and issues, residents are not whimsical ministers, Tariq Ahmad and there will a wide scale happenings. Countries have Liz Sugg, had made contradiction. He is a victim to reach certain economic successive calls for Granger ofthe‘windsofthetimes.’ and political standings for to acceptthe results, and that Let me quickly finish off thiskindofthingtohappen.I diplomats from the United byaskingifpeopleareafraid remind Freddie that when States, the European Union, to speak up when it comes to people flee as refuges, they Canada and the United the High Commissions of do not run to Russia and Kingdom said results Canada and the UK and the China; they flee to England, released by the Election US, then why are they not CanadaandtheUS. Commission for one of the rushingofftoseektoliveand So stop ‘cussing’peoplecountry’s regions were not studyinChina,andRussia? you are making it bad for so credible (and hence after, a Then FK is saying that, many, and you are not the lot of dalliance) the rightful “In the US, these are street Government’s voice piece. winner, the PPP/C took criminals and some You need a scolding from office. homeless people who would PresidentIrfaanAli.

So what we have now, is rob and kill you. (and that) Yourstruly, a very favourable view of Those very people can get a H.Singh

failed to hold its Annual General Meeting

Last week I drove by the Guyana Public (AGM) in keeping with the statutes of the Service Cooperative Credit Union Guyana Cooperatives Societies Act, Cap. (GPSCCU) office on Hadfield Street and I 88:01. A recent petition by members calling was surprised at the extent of deterioration of on the Committee of Management (CoM) to the recently restored avenue between John hold a Special General Meeting (SGM) has andLimeStreets. been disregarded by the CoM, and the matter

InApril2022amidstpompandceremony, isnowacasebeforethecourts. the Credit Union commissioned the restored Unfortunately, staff members are avenue. That, together with its renovated complaining that while all this is happening, Credit Union office building, made that some individuals are reportedly flouting the section of Hadfield Street attractive and rules of the CreditUnion.Theirinterests,it is popularwithresidentsoftheareaandgeneral alleged, seem to be on utilising the resources public. oftheCreditUnionfortheirpersonalbenefit.

Several people told me they drove along Recently they have undertaken costly the avenue to feast their eyes, even though overseas travel to Jamaica, USA, Scotland theirdestinationsdidnotrequiretheyusethat andPanama.ThesetripsIunderstandcostthe route. society in excess of one million dollars per

Not anymore - the rundown nature of the individual. avenueinthisshortspaceoftimehasturnedit Members are yet to receive any reports into an eyesore, and should be a cause for comingoutofthesetrips. concernbyallmembersoftheGPSCCU. The staff are also complaining that while

It is not only the avenue that has ordinary members are being denied deteriorated;itismyinformationstaffmorale mortgages and car loans, other privileged at the Credit Union is at its lowest, and members are availing themselves of those members are suffering as a result. Services veryfacilities. thatuptorecentlyweredeliveredinadayare Editor, this situation is untenable and nowtakingweeks,andpremierproductssuch must be addressed urgently by members of as mortgages and car loans are denied or theCreditUnion. discontinued.

Sincerely,

More importantly, the Credit Union has JoshuaLuke

Devonshire Castle and Independence Struggle

DearEditor, demanding to see ‘passes’ in. Following the ‘Leonora This Friday, September forIndiansofftheplantation, Riot’, the B.G. Police Force 30, will be the 150th Police Force Historian John became “the most heavily anniversary of the slaughter Campbell noted: ‘Police armed Police in the British of five indentured sugar were employed to levy rents West Indies,” according to workersandthewoundingof and to act as bailiffs (and) historian Adam Adamson. seven others at Devonshire East Indians quite rightly Even though no one was Castle, Essequibo Coast. It viewed the Police as agents killed, the protesting reminds us of the seminal or allies of their oppressors.’ workers were arrested, role of labour in the struggle Chief Justice Beaumont convicted, and jailed in short for independence from noted Police harassment of order The system had begun Britain, since the 1872 Indians in the 1870s as toperforma“one-two-three” killings reinforced the unity ‘gallingsubjection.’ – first the Police would use of interests of the sugar Sinceprotestsofworking violence to maintain ‘order’. planters and the state. Sugar conditions on the plantations Then the judiciary would bosses could summon the was arbitrarily defined as emphasise the condign statePoliceto“settle”labour ‘overt rebellions’ eliciting lesson by applying the ‘law’, disputes. The killings also shootings,Girmitiyasdidnot where any alleged non exacerbated already strained lightly embark upon such p e r f o r m a n c e o r relations between newly actions One could only underperformance of their freed African slaves and imagine the provocations tasks – civil violations –Indian indentureds, since the that they did. The abysmal earned criminal penalties of Police Force, then, as now, conditions on the plantations jail terms and onerous fines. was overwhelmingly by 1870 can be gleaned from Finally, the planters would African-manned. the stark population add the “jail time” to the

While some Indians who statistics Of the 69,380 indenture period of the had completed their Indian immigrants landed by immigrants Some were indentureship had been 1869, 6,523 had returned to e x p e l l e d f r o m t h e recruited and performed India, but only 44,936 plantations for good satisfactorily, by the 1870s, showed up in the census. It measure.

Governor Kortright vetoed meant that if not a single The Leonora protests this practice by imposing birth occurred – which was precipitated a Royal discriminatory ‘minimum impossible – 17,921, 1 in 4 Commission of Inquiry but physical requirements.’ He haddied. instituted no changes in the said he feared Indian The seminal precursor to Police composition or SOPs policemen making common Devonshire Castle occurred that continued unleashing cause with the ‘coolies with in July of 1869, when shovel violence to “keep the Indian cutlasses on the plantations,’ gang workers at Plantation in his place”. They became a Supplementing this physical Leonora disputed the wages b o g e y m a n i n t h a t violence deployed to quell for work done and allegedly community. plantation labour uprisings, ‘assaulted’ a manager. The OnSept29atDevonshire other daily humiliations response was swift: the Castle, one Parag had been were inflicted on the Police and the 2nd West arrestedfor‘assaulting’a immigrants. In addition to India Regiment were called (Continued

To be sentenced, Ranachal Singh

To be sentenced, Cleavaughn Hamilton Murdered, Simone Hackett

Govt. says no slowing down of gas-to-shore project

Even as landowners in RegionThree fume over the presence of a natural gas pipeline on their propertiescausing disruption and fearthe Minister of Natural Resources, Vickram Bharrat

i s c o n f i d e n t t h a t Government’s plans to develop the Gas-to-Energy (GTE) project will not be deterred by concerned citizens.

At the sidelines of a meeting,hostedonFridayat the West Demerara

- Minister Vickram Bharrat assures landowners concerns will be addressed

Secondary School where landowners that will be affectedbythepipelinewere engaged, Minister Bharrat told this publication that he doesnotforeseeanyhiccups along the land acquisition process. “I don’t see any hiccupsbutofcoursepeople expressed their concerns,

which is expected and rightly so. If I was a land ownerIwouldbeconcerned toobutwewillengagethem, this is just the first engagement. There will be many other engagements wherewewillspeaktothem directly and to try to negotiate to come to a

common position on a consensualbasis.”

About 25 landowners between Nouvelle Flanders and Canal Number One in Region Three received a document outlining the measurementofthelandthat will be required for the pipeline,along with the cost Government is willing to pay, based on the valuation process already completed. This publication spoke with anumberoflandownerswho said they are not satisfied with the offer made by Government for their lands. One farmer for example explainedthattheoffermade did not take into consideration the earnings made from the property that wouldbeaffected.

Meanwhile, another landownerinCanalNumber One explained that even though Government will onlyrequirepartofhisland, his farming activity will be

completely disrupted hence he does not believe he received a fair offer for compensation The man, who is employed at a GovernmentOffice,askedto remainanonymous.

He explained, “I am one of the landowners that will be extremely affected According to what they are saying it will be about six acrestheyneed.Myconcern is, if you taking half of the landIcan’tdoanythingelse on the other half so it’s kind ofpointlessbecausetheyare saying there will be a fence oneithersideofthepipeand they will have some sort of

security or something so I would have to move off of thelandbecauseIcan’tfarm onit,Ican’tlivethere,Ican’t burn anything on the land because of the pipeline. I plantpineapples,tangerines, plantains and other cash crops.Ibornandgrowthere and my father got the land fromhisgrandfatherandsoI amcurrently29yearsold.It will affect me a lot. I am looking forward to a call from whichever lawyer they say they are gonna propose to us but this offer I can’t workwithit.”

Also,theyoungmansaid Continuedonpage15

Self-preservation is the name of the game

Following the loss of an attempt to remain in office, many believed to be his why the Coalition loss the The bourgeois class has election, the foremost they concocted the narrative choiceassuccessorasleader, elections. And when that now taken full command of priority of the political elites that dead and migrant was routed in the internal analysis takes place, those the PPP/C and has pushed is to preserve their strangle persons voted, right under elections of the Congress of responsible for the mistakes aside the old guard who hold on the parties. As such, the noses of their polling theparty which led to the loss of the would have had some they engage in diversionary agents. It was an attempt to But the narrative has not elections will have to take sympathies to the working tactics and the politics of refusetoaccepttheresultsof changed with the change in account. class but who were also coscapegoating in order to theelections. leadership The narrative It is possible however to opted by the bourgeois class ensure that the rage of their Now the Voters’ List is remained that the dead and pervert that process of while the PPP/C was in controversy, the steel sale, supporters is not turned in being made the scapegoat. migrant voted and that the accountability This is what power t h e F e d d e r s L l o y d theirdirection. The Opposition is claiming listisbloatedandlendsitself happened within the PPP/C. Within the PNC/R, the controversy, the D’Urban

Following the loss of the that the List is bloated. But it to electoral malpractice Instead of facing up to the situation is not that clear Park Development Project, 2015 elections, the PPP/C wasnolessbloatedwhenthe Now added to that brew is reality that it was Jagdeo’s There is a process of the parking meter contract, elitesbegantofearthelossof APNU+AFC took office in the role of the Chairman of policies and mistakes which transition within the party the RUDISA settlement and control over their party and 2015, and then it was not a GECOM who is being asked were responsible for the and it is left to be seen the issuance of fuel licenses. ultimately their power base. problemfortheCoalition. to remove herself from that diminution of the party’s whether the African middle The elites within the PNC/R And so they created a The name of the game is position. support in 2011 and the loss class has been finally routed and the AFC have escaped scapegoat by blaming the self-preservation.Byfinding The PNC/R is creating of power in 2015, the PPP/C from the pedestal of power the wrath of their supporters Chairman of GECOM and a scapegoat for their election scapegoats. And by creating made Donald Ramotar the within that party The over the mistakes made in the Americans for the loss, the APNU+AFC elites scapegoats it is diverting scapegoat Regardless of existing elites however are imposing tax burdens and in PPP/C’slossoftheelections. are hoping that their attention away from the real whether he wanted to preserving their base and terminating more than 7,000 In so doing they diverted supporters would not turn reasons why the Coalition continue on or not, he was eliminating the need to sugarworkers. attention to their own againstthemandblamethem lost the elections, and by replaced as General account for the failures in It is called the art of failings – corruption and forthelossofpower diverting attention the Secretary and was sidelined Government. political survival – create controversial projects But there was a schism political elites in the PNC/R – whether the party will Theyhaveavoidedbeing scapegoat as tactic to draw which resulted in the loss of within the elites of the and the AFC are preserving admit this or not – within the held accountable for the attention away from your power PNC/R,themainpartyinthe theirownstrangleholdonthe party Yet, the 2020 election numerous controversies and own failures. It appears to be

The same thing occurred APNU. Because he dared to party results would show that failed policies which succeeding.

i n 2 0 2 0 w h e n t h e accepttheofficialandlawful But the people are not

Ramotar was able to occurred between 2015 and (The views expressed in APNU+AFC lost political declaration of GECOM, fooled so easily And there improve on the 2011 2020 These would have this article are those of the power The political elites daggers were pulled on will come a time, as was the performance at the polls included the drugs bond a u t h o r a n d d o n o t connected to those entities David Granger and he was case within the PPP/C, when despite heading a minority scandal, the landfill contract necessarily reflect the refused to surrender power forced to not contest the there will have to be a Government. settlement, fuel licenses opinions of this newspaper.) In order to sustain their leadership and the man, dispassionate analysis as to

Dem Boys Seh… Social experiment doan wuk in Guyana

DemboysstopwatchingTikTok.Itdoes De second person wah come out, dem putdemboysinwanembarrassingsituation. boys ask dem fuh something fuh eat. Is Dem boys use to like watch dem video another buse out tek place. De shopper tell ponTikTok, where de fella stand up outside dem boys fuh go and look fuh wuk. She tell de supermarket and when dem shoppers dem boys dem too damn lazy and dem too comeouthedoesaskdemfuhsomethingfuh young to be begging. Suh dem boys call off eatordrink. de experiment because instead of help dem

Andifsomebodykindenoughtogivehe boysgettingabuse. something, he does pay fuh all dem But a strange thing happen. Dem boys groceries. Is a social experiment to see how was shopping one day and when dem leff de kindpeoplecanbe. supermarket, dere was a man outside. He

Well dem boys decide fuh try it out in stop dem boys and ask fuh something fuh Guyana. Dem stand up outside a popular drink. supermarket and when a lady come out with Dem boys feel happy and start to give he she bags, dem boys ask she fuh something some soda dem did buy. De man seh thanks fuh drink. Is one buse out dem boys get. De and dem boys stand up deh, like a fool, lady cuss dem boys and tell dem dat is rum waitingfuhdemanfuhpayfuhdegroceries. demwantfuhdrink. Talk half, leff half.

Devonshire Castle and Independence...

From page 6

Baldeo and Auckloo, were killed, and seven Manager but was rescued from confinement. others were wounded. At the Inquest, the Hecross-chargedtheManager Thenextday, Policemen’s actions were exonerated as Sept 30, Parag refused to appear at the ‘justifiable homicide.’ Labour protests were Magistrate Court, where the accused, as a nowroutinelydubbed‘riots.’ Manager, would have been allowed to sit The planter friendly paper ‘The besidetheMagistrate.Instead,he,alongwith Colonist’, exulted: “the leaden argument has 250otherimmigrants,appearedattheEstate, brought submission quicker than all honeyed and prevented the Manager or anyone else words that could have been used.” The from entering Twenty three armed “leaden argument” by Police guns was then Policemen and the Magistrate appeared, and made with fatal regularity to murder Indian the latter ordered the Policemen to load their Guyanese sugar workers protesting the rifles.ThePolicewerethenorderedtocharge syatem:1896-NonPareil(6);1903-Friends – the immigrants stood their ground, and one (6); 1912 - Lusignan (1); 1913 - Rose Hall Policeman (Archer) discharged a shot. The (14); 1924 - Ruimveldt (13); 1939 - Leonora other Policemen thought the order to shoot (4); until 1948 - Enmore (5), when the PPP hadbeengiven,andnineofthemopenedfire. wasformedtodemandIndependence. Fiveworkers,Maxidally,Kaulika,Beccaroo, RaviDev

IsGuyana’smoralbreakdownpermanent?

As the world heads deeper into the 21st century, it is leaving both scientific and moral backwardness behind. Today there is online banking, the smart phone, etc. Morally, civilisation is supposed to expect more conscience and social obligationamonghumans. We are going to have m o r e s c i e n t i f i c improvements as the world gets older but the question lingers around whether humans will be better people. I look at political narratives in the US and the USseemstobecomingapart attheseams.

I grew up in a world where I was taught that US l e a d e r s a n d U S governments were at the forefront of changing the world for the better and to allow for greater freedoms

around the globe. But of all places where a woman can endangerherhealthbecause she cannot legally have an abortionisintheUS.

I listen to some powerful men in the world from the Republican Party that sit in the US Senate, andthereareshadesofNazi ideology That party may win the US presidency in two years’ time. In Russia, Vladimir Putin may be the main cause of a third world war

Backonthehomefront, morally driven behaviour seems to be like a mad drivergoingthewrongway on a one way road I was motivated to write this columnbasedonwhatIsaw onThomasRoadoutsidethe National Park last Saturday morning at 9AM and what I saw in the Ministry of Education annexe in the National Park on the same

day Guyana is indeed lacking in moral caring and humanity is drifting into oblivion.

First, Thomas Road. ThepoliceandtheMinistry of Public Works painted no stopping/no parking signs on Thomas Road on the parapetjustinfrontofAlbert Street where the two pathways meet. It was a commonsensical thing to do but both commonsense and morality took flight a long timeagofromGuyana.

If you are travelling northonAlbertStreet,then, to make a right turn into ThomasRoadisgoingtobe aseriousproblemifcarsare parked on the parapet just outsidetheNationalPark.

You cannot make the turn because there is insufficient space; you will touchtheparkedvehicles If you are travelling north on thesameAlbertStreet,then,

to make a left turn, you will touchcarsthatparkedonthe parapet just in front of the gateoftheNationalPark

SothepoliceandPublic Works Ministry painted the signs for sane drivers to observe On Saturday morning, there were dancing lessons and karate sessions in the Ministry of Educationannexe.

Parents parked their vehicles right on top of all the prohibited signs I watched,withmydogatmy side as drivers endured extreme hardship in avoiding hitting those parkedvehiclesastheymade the right turn into Thomas Road.

It is simply impossible to negotiate that turn if vehiclesareparkedrighton that spot Inside the National Park there were almost 15 empty parking spaces. I am talking about the Thomas Road parking facilityinsidethepark.

The talk show host, Mikhail Rodrigues known as Guyanese Critic asked me on the Gildarie Freddie Kissoon Show last

Wednesday to define what or who is a “low life.” I need to remind you that the term “low life” does not c a r r y c l a s s connotations That is a huge mistakeifyouthinkso.

“Low life” is a state of mind Itcutsacrossraceand class People with money livinginfancysuburbswith manicured lawns can be low-lives. I have seen such people throw garbage outside their car windows. Low-lives can come from those small income sections andworking-classstrata.

I see low lives each afternoonfromtheworking class and the noveau riche, as I take my dog on the seawall With women in their arms and rum in their hand, these low-lives would park on the seawall road makingitimpossibleforyou to get where you are going. Don’t argue with them.You willloseyourlife.

Finally, right in the NationalParklastSaturday,

attheMinistryofEducation annexe, a contractor was employed to fence the annexe. I saw a young man drillingaholeintheconcrete andthedebrisfromthedried cement was flying around hisface.

I asked the contractor how in the 21st century someone could be doing that job without goggles A pair of goggles cost $500 I knowthisbecauselastyearI boughtapair Thecontractor wasabusive,somethingIam accustomed to in Guyana.A man could go blind in Guyanaforthewantof$500.

(The views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the o p i n i o n s o f t h i s newspaper.)

GDF paratrooper crash-lands into stadium seats

A photo taken of the injured Sergeant receiving treatment at the GPHC hospital.

-wasrehearsingforCPLfinals

my God!” The impact in landing could be heard in the video and person on the field could be seen scurryingtoassistthesoldier

GDF has since related that the injured McPherson is presently being treated by a team of highly trainedspecialistsandiscurrently under observation Chief of Staff, Brigadier Godfrey Bess and Officers of the 3 1 Special Forces Squadron, Force Medical Officer (FMO) and the Force Sergeant Major (FSM), have paid him a visit and assured his mother, that GDF will ensure that he receives the best care possible So far, according to the medical reports, McPherson is recovering favourably

ASergeant of the GuyanaDefenceForce (GDF), Timeon McPherson, was on Friday seriously injured after a rehearsal jump for the upcoming Caribbean Premier League (CPL) cricket finals went wrong at the Providence National Stadium on theEastBankofDemerara(EBD).

The Sergeant had reportedly crash landed into some seats

locatedinthe‘Greenstand’.

According to a statement sent out by GDF, McPherson sustained injuries to his chest and abdomen. He is presently admitted at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC). The GDF described him as a seasoned parachutejumperandhasbeenwith the army since 2012. Throughout hiscareer,hehas27freefalljumps andover50staticlinejumpsbuton

Fridayanaccidentoccurred.

Heandotherparatrooperswere rehearsing for the upcoming CPL finals to be held at the Providence National Stadium when he crashlanded into one stands at high speed. The moment was captured in a cell phone recorded video.As he got lower, the person recording thevideosoonrealisedthathewas notgoingtolandintheoutfieldand started shouting “Oh my God! Oh

2,000 homes to be constructed for Region Three families

Some2,000familiesofRegion Three (Essequibo Islands West Demerara), will benefit from affordable homes, as Government accelerates its turn-key housing project to meet the housing demandintheregion.

This was announced by Minister of Housing and Water, Collin Croal during an activity at theUitvlugtCommunityCentreon Friday “Very shortly, we will be signinganMOU[Memorandumof Understanding] with another company that will see the construction of a further 2,000 homes being constructed here in RegionThee,”theMinistersaid.

The construction of these homes will add to the 500 lowincomehomestobeconstructedin the region. An MOU was signed betweentheMinistryandRepublic Bank Limited (RBL) in July, for the financing of the two-bedroom units which will cost $5.5 million each.MinisterCroalexplainedthat the first 125 homes under that project will be constructed at Leonora.Worksonthatprojectwill commenceshortly

“There will be a special mortgage lending rate for that programme,” he disclosed. The Minister stated that the investments will provide significant growth and developmentfortheregionandits people. “Ifyouhave125housesto be constructed, the minimum one can expect is that you will have at least625personsemployedonthe constructionofthosehouses.And, over the period you will see different skill sets and opportunities for those of you in Region Three, whether labourers, electricians, plumbers, carpenters willberequired,”headded.Region Three had the second highest demandforhousinginthecountry, with a backlog of approximately 14,000 applications in the Central Housing and PlanningAuthority’s (CHPA)database.

Since government took office inAugust2020,ithasdistributedin excess of 4,000 house lots within the region. Some $4 billion is earmarked to develop a further 1,000 serviced house lots in 2023. (DPI)

Putting oil and gas employees on contract...

Frompage2 problems within the workforce of the budding oil and gas industry

The Ministry’s Chief Labour Officer, Dhaneshwar Deonarine hadtoldtheKaieteurNewsthatthe Ministry is aware of some of the complaints coming from the local oil and gas workers but insisted that the only way to help the affected workers is for them to makeareportwiththeMinistry.

He said he understands workers’ concerns about losing their jobs, but the agency must

receivetheinformationsothatthe mattercouldbeaddressed.

GAWUsignedaMemorandum of Understanding with Oilfield Workers Union (OWTU) of Trinidad and Tobago ‘to properly bargain for the fair treatment of workers and apply pressure for workers’ rights in Guyana,’ the unionhadsaid.

The two organizations are currently coordinating some activities which they hope to roll outsoonduringaplannedvisitby OWTUtoGuyana.

CARICOM and IOM meet to consider integrated regional migration policy

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, in partnership with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) a n d t h e C A R I C O M ImplementationAgency for Crime and Security (IMPACS) last week concluded a meeting of regional stakeholders to discuss the integrationofaRegionalMigration Policy, as mandated by the CARICOMHeadsofGovernment.

The Caribbean Regional Approach to Migration Policy meeting brought together representatives from five Community Institutions in Saint Michael, Barbados, to focus on ways that migration dynamics, migrants, and related cross-cutting issues influence the work of the Institutions, CARICOM said in a Press Release. Present at the twoday meeting were representatives from the CARICOM Secretariat, Caribbean Disaster Emergency M a n a g e m e n t A g e n c y (CDEMA),Caribbean Public

Health Agency (CARPHA), Chair of the CARICOM Standing Committee of Chiefs of Immigration, Caribbean Aviation Safety and Security Oversight System (CASSOS), CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME)Unit,andtheOrganisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS). Various United Nations agenciesalsoattendedthemeeting.

In his opening remarks, representing the Government of Barbados, Minister of Home Affairs and Information, Wilfred Abrahams, noted that the meeting was timely as several countries in the Caribbean are critically examiningmattersofmigration.He explained that the region’s approach to these matters have evolved as managed migration has become a component of national developmentstrategies.

“The focus can no longer be solely inward,” shared the Home AffairsMinister,“butmustaddress planning for successful outward

migration as well.” He added that discussions on managed migration in CARICOM must attend to the matterofsupportingeachMember State’s developmental priorities to realisethefullpotentialofCSME.

“A frank discussion of how managed migration can support thoseeconomieswhosegrowthrate is exponential must be held in the region,” said Hon. Wilfred. He opined that the region requires the development of a harmonised approach to national data management, collection and sharing needs to inform the appropriate implementation of CSME.

According to IOM Regional Director for Central America, NorthAmerica and the Caribbean, Michele Klein Solomon, the meeting covered three integral aspects of integrating migration policy into the Region’s governance structure These aspects include constituting a multidisciplinary steering

committee on migration policy; developingtermsofreferencefora feasibility study on the establishment of a CARICOM migration research network; and identifying priorities and steps to conductastudyonmigrationtrends within the region, thus providing a baseline for the development of a regionalmigrationpolicy

“Today’s meeting is an opportunityforustocollaborateon developing the necessary steps to further the objectives of CARICOM, and its member states toward for regional integration in the area of migration,” explained Klein-Solomon. The IOM official added that the meeting will foster cooperation among CARICOM agenciestosupportMemberStates in the fulfilment of the objectives Global Compact for Safe, Orderly, and Regular Migration, and the SustainableDevelopmentGoals.

Meanwhile, Director of CARICOMIMPACS,TonyaAyow highlighted the need to have

Govt. looking to prequalify contractors for US$120M upgrade of Linden Highway

The Government of Guyana (GoG) has received the US$120 million loan f r o m t h e I s l a m i c Development Bank (IsDB) and is looking to prequalify contractors for the repairs to the Soesdyke Linden Highway

In a Ministry of Public Works advertisement it was stated that the Government intends to apply a portion of theloantoeligiblepayments for the project. The LindenSoesdyke Highway is the main road link that connects Guyana’scoasttothemining

town of Linden and the country’sinteriorregions.

TheUS$120millionloan is added to the $2.6 billion that was allocated for the project in this year’s budget for the rehabilitation of the highway According to the advertisement, the Public Works Ministry through its Work Services Group (WSG)isresponsibleforthe overall implementation of theproject.

The project entails r e c o n s t r u c t i o n o f approximately73kmofthe

inclusive and constructive dialoguessuchasthesetoresultina comprehensive migration strategy which has the input of all Member States,CARICOMInstitutionsand non-governmentorganisations.

Following the meeting, a final reportwillbedevelopedtopresent to CARICOM on the steps the Secretariat and its Institutions could take towards the preparation for a Regional Migration Policy initiative.

Additionally, at the gathering, IOM and CDEMA signed a MemorandumofUnderstandingto strengthen ties between the organisations to address matters related to human mobility in the context of natural hazards response, and adverse effects of climatechange.

The meeting was supported by IOM’s Western Hemisphere Program, funded by the United States Department of State Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration.

Guyanatofinallygetlawschool

- CLE approves Govt. proposal to provide land, building

Guyana will finally get its own lawschoolnowthattheCouncilof Legal Education (CLE) has acceptedaproposalbyGuyanafor the school to be managed by the Council, but this country will providethebuildingandtheland.

Attorney General (AG) and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall, SC made the announcement on Sunday He said the decision to give Guyana the clearance was taken last week during a meeting of local representativesandmembersofthe CouncilinBarbados.TheAttorney General was accompanied by Chancellor of the Judiciary (ag.), YonnetteCummings-Edwardswho represented the Judiciary and Attorneys-at-Law,Mr TeniHousty and Kamal Ramkarran who represented the Guyana Bar Association, when he met with officialsoftheCLEinBridgetown Barbados, last week and presented a case for the establishment of a Council’slawschoolinGuyana.

Inhispresentation,theAttorney General informed the Council that unlike a proposal made by his predecessor, Basil Williams, SC, which the Council rejected, the

Government of Guyana is proposing that the law school be a Council’sinstitutiontobemanaged and administered by the CLE but that the Government of Guyana willprovidethelandandbuildings based upon criteria and specificationssetbytheCouncil.

According to Nandlall, the requestwasfavourablyconsidered, andtheCouncilmadeadecisionto write the Government of Guyana shortly, informing of the decision andsettingoutthecriteriaandother requirements which the Government will have to satisfy. He said the initiative merges into the Government of Guyana’s commitmenttopromoteGuyanaas an attractive offshore education destination. The proposed Law School is expected to attract students from across the Region and farther afield and will ease the overloading which currently obtains, in particular, at Hugh WoodingandNormanManleyLaw Schools.

Guyana‘s previous attempt to establish a law school proved unsuccessful. The proposal then was made by former Attorney General and Minister of Legal

Affairs,undertheAPartnershipFor National Unity +Alliance For Change administration, Basil Williams.

Williamshadclaimed,whilein office, that Guyana had received approval for a local law school sincetheearly2000sunderthePPP government.Inastatementbackin 2018Williamshadannouncedthat his Government was seeking to establish the law school after the PPP Government had failed to do so. “ …the APNU+AFC Government is just doing what the PPPfailedtodo;followingthrough with a decision made long now.” The former AG had argued also against the hardship faced by local lawstudentsandhadcalledoutthe Government for not moving quickly given the issues Guyanese studentsface.

Later Williams would say that despitetheearlierconfirmationfor the law school, the CLE had reneged saying that no permission was ever given for the local establishment. The former AG in 2017 had signed an Memorandum ofUnderstanding(MOU)onbehalf of the then Government, with the University College of the

Caribbean (UCC) and theLawCollegeofthe Americas (LAC) for the construction of a local law school; JOF Haynes Law School.

It was said that the establishment of the school would have addressed the p r o b l e m s o f Guyanese students, whoneededtotravel abroad to study law.

The investment was said to be around US$75m.

Guyana currently has an arrangement with the Hugh Wooding Law School in Trinidad where 25 local students are guaranteed entrance to the school everyyear

The Council of Legal EducationoftheWestIndiesisthe lawful authority for the administeringoflegalprofessional educationintheCaribbeanRegion.

TheCouncildoessothroughitslaw schools, the Hugh Wooding Law School, St. Augustine in Trinidad and Tobago, Norman Manley Law School, Kingston, Jamaica, and

Attorney General (AG) and Minister of Legal Affairs

Eugene Dupuch Law School, Nassau,Bahamas.

This arrangement is governed by a Treaty which is incorporated bylegislationinallmemberStates. Underthisarrangement,holdersof a recognized Bachelor of Laws degree are admitted to these law schools and upon the satisfactory completionofacourseofstudy,are issued with a Legal Education Certificate (LEC) which qualifies them to practise before the Courts of Law in member States. For nearly three decades Guyana has been trying to establish a law schoolwithinitsjurisdiction.

Guyana in diplomatic row over fishing licences

A neighbours, Guyana and Suriname for the latter to deliver 150 SK fishing licenses, allowing Guyanesetooperatethere,hashita snag as local authorities say they have exhausted all diplomatic routesinaddressingthematter

As a consequence Guyana’s Ambassador to Suriname, Keith Georgewasrecentlysummonedby the Interim Minister of Foreign Affairs,InternationalBusiness,and InternationalCooperation(BIBIS), Krishna Mathoera, following statementsmadebyGuyaneseVice President, Bharrat Jagdeo alleging corruption in the issuance of fishing licences. This move made bySurinamepromptedtheGuyana Governmenttoissueastatementon Saturday detailing its efforts to diplomatically resolve the issue. Despite these efforts, Guyana said the desired outcome has not been achieved and Guyanese fishermen continue to be harassed by Surinamese authorities Notwithstanding, the Government said it remains committed to good neighbourly relations with Suriname.

Jagdeolastweekwasquotedby the Stabroek News alleging that corrupt practices by authorities in Surinamehavestalleditspromised licensing of 150 local fishing vessels. He said too that Guyana will be seeking CARICOM’s intervention to resolve the

continued harassment of its fisherfolkthathasbeencontinuing as a result. “We have to start playinghardballnow,”Jagdeotold fishers in Region Six, Stabroek News reported on September 17.

According to the Stabroek News Jagdeo, who spoke to fishers at both Port Mourant and Skeldon, allegedthattheMinisterislinkedto several people controlling the fishing boat licenses and profiteering off of Guyanese fisherfolk, which has snared the agreement between the two Governmentstolicense150fishing boatshere.

AttorneyGeneralAnilNandlall earlier this month had also

threatenedlegalrecoursetoresolve the issue In its statement chronicling all ‘political and diplomaticefforts’madeheretoget the Surinamese to follow through on the proposed commitment, the Foreign Affairs Ministry said that the license issue was discussed at thePresidentiallevelin2020atthe first meeting of the Agriculture Working Group under the (Strategic Dialogue and Cooperation Platform) SDCP, which was convened in Suriname in November that year There, Guyana requested that Suriname issues150SKlicensestoGuyanese fishermen to fish offshore Suriname. In agreeing to the

granting of the licenses, the Ministry said that the Surinamese Government, ‘indicated that it wouldsetupaGovernment-owned companytobethebusinesspartner of the Guyanese fishermen with whichtheywillsignaVesselbasing Agreement, and which will take care of the registration of the vesselsoftheGuyanesefishermen’ all in keeping with Suriname’s fishinglegislation.

The Government of Suriname also proposed the conclusion of a Fisheries Agreement between the two countries which would also addressthegrantingoflicenses,the release continued. It said Guyana remainedengageinthediscussions

with Suriname in good faith with the expectation that they would result in a mutually beneficial arrangement. The statement said that the Minister of Agriculture, AnimalHusbandryandFisheriesof Surinamealsowantedthenamesof the Surinamese middlemen from whom Guyanese fishermen were renting their licenses, while a numberofcriteriawereoutlinedfor the formation of the company “Guyana complied with all the otherrequirementsofSurinamefor the setting up of the company and aftersomereluctanceonthepartof theGuyanesefishermen,thenames of the middlemen were eventually handed over to the Surinamese Government,” the statement related. It said the Foreign Affairs MinistersofGuyanaandSuriname also remained in communication on the issue, where Guyana’s ForeignAffairsMinister

Govt. says no slowing down of...

Frompage8

he is fearful that a gas leak may occur and start a chain reaction; hence he may be forced to discontinue his greatgrandparents’legacy

A female landowner who did not state her name shared, “we been living here we whole life now they just want come and

disruptyourwholesystem Not the entire land will be affected but still you are being disrupted Exxon hadsentayoungladyandI asked what would happen ifitexplodeandtheysaidit would be underground nine feet but I don’t know how much land they really taking but I am waiting on

next week to hear what theywouldsay”

Even amid these concerns, the Natural Resources Minister said he believestheaffectedpersons are comfortable knowing thatthegaspipelinetobeset up by US oil major, ExxonMobil will be buried underground.

Policecanbecalledintoprobe...

Frompage3 not opposed to reviewing the Law to ensure benefitstoitspeople.“IsaidwhenIspokeon the legislation in the Parliament that it’s an excellent legislation at first try It is unprecedentedinGuyana’shistoryandthere isnosuchlegislationintheCaribbeanregion. Wesaidalsothatit’sanexcellentinitiativeat first attempt but because of its newness- for the want of a better word we will continuously review it as we become more andmoreexperiencedinthesectorandwhere we see amendments are necessary we will amend,”hesaid.

Inaddition,Nandlallpointedoutthatthe Local Content Act gives the Minister of Natural Resources the power to make regulations to better manage or enact the legislation so as to ensure its objectives are realized.

That mechanism gives the Minister an elasticity of power, the AG said, to make regulations as situations unfold so that if there is a particular area that requires

regulationchangescanbemadetothateffect.

Just last month the Director of the Local Content Secretariat, Martin Pertab said the body is seeking to improve its auditing and investigative capabilities, to monitor oil companies’compliancewiththelaw

The Director told this newspaper that “This would serve to verify the information submitted to the Secretariat by companies operating in the sector.” The Local Content law is intended to regulate the way companies operate in Guyana’s oil and gas sector;employpersons,buyservicesandthe waythattheyprocuregoods.

Under the Act, the Local Content Secretariat (the Secretariat) has been established and functions as the focal point forthemonitoring,evaluation,coordination, and reporting of Local Content in the petroleumoperationsofGuyana.

Therefore, the Secretariat key role is to monitor and evaluate companies’ performance with respect to the Guyanese utilizationtargetsoutlinedintheAct.

He said, “They understand that there will be a buffer zone, they understandthatthepipeline will be secured and it will be managed or policed to ensure safety and security of the pipeline so it will be secured in that not just anybody can run in and do anything to it, so they understand that and that it willbeundergroundandnot on land so I think they are

pretty much comfortable with that position it’s just the process of the land acquisitionnow”

TheGTEproject

The GTE project will

involve capturing associated gas produced from crude oil production operations on the Liza Phase 1 (Destiny) and Liza Phase 2 (Unity) Floating, Production, Storage, and

Offloading (FPSO) vessels, transporting approximately 50 million standard cubic feet per day It will entail three components inclusive of the pipeline, a Natural Gas Liquids (NGL) facility totreatandseparatethegas and a power plant to generate 300 megawatts of electricity

The project has a plannedlifecycleof at least 25years.

WANTED VACANCY

Driver, Sales man, Porters to work in warehouse. Must have experience, attractive salary offered. Call: 6 96-4444.

Two Cooks needed. Call: 6542433/ 623-8654.

Male& Female needed to work in factory. Apply to RP'S Enterprise Area K Le Ressouvenir E.C.D. Call: 2202818.

Mason & Carpenters needed (preferably from E.B.D). Call: 661-5613/ 669-9091.

One female assistant needed. Call: 656-7554.

One male accountant needed, must have a valid driver's licence. Call: 644-7088/ 6247248.

Taxi Drivers needed at Princess taxi service, Ramada Hotel. Call: 265-7075/ 76 or 6165419.

Domestic needed. Must know to prepare indian dishes 30-35,000 wkly from E.C.D , Waitress 18-22yrs $22000 wkly. Call:610-3974.

Male & Female receptionist 30 years & older. Apply in person @ 12 Henry Street Werken-Rust. Call: 225-9211.

Receptionist needed @ Hick Ville Hotel. Email: info@vgiworld.com tel:6400673/227-7714/231-0951/4.

Security Officers, Supervisors, Dispatch Clerk needed @ Elite Protection Services Inc 161 Lamaha Street. Contact: 223 4172 or 223 8805 or : eliteprotectionservicesgy@ gmail.com

Vacancy for 2 experienced nail Technician located at Grove E.B.D. Call: 652-5800.

CLERICAL ASSISTANTS LIVE-IN ACCOMMODATION AVAILABLE FOR OUT OF TOWN APPLICANTS COVID VACCINATED PERSONS ONLY. CALL: 223-7500

Experienced Handyman, porter all below 40 years. Apply with written application @ Keyfood McDoom Village.

Room attendant, Receptionist and Deskstaff, 25-45 years old. Located @233 South Road Lacytown, Call:2250198.

Vacancy for Security Guards, apply in person to Alabama Trading at 65 Robb street Bourda.

Driver for Vegetarian Garden, license to drive lorry. Call: 640-0673/ 227-7714.

One Domestic needed. Must know to cook vegetarian food. Call: 695-0816.

Trial continues today for minibus driver charged with killing Kitty youth

The trial into the stabbing death of 20-year-old Richard Noel, a fruit vendor of William Street, Kitty, continues today at the Demerara High Court.

Arraigned for the murder of Noel is 25-year-old Timothy McKenzie, a bus conductor formerly of Thomas Street, Kitty, Georgetown. McKenzie is being tried before Justice Sandil Kissoon and representing the State in this matter is Prosecutor Muntaz Ali, while the accused is being represented by Attorneys-atLaw Edrianna Stephen and Ronald Daniels.

A mixed 12- member jury

VACANCY

Maid to cook and clean for East Bank area. Call:615-9132.

One clerk for TSI Eccles office English & Math, grade 1 or 2. Call: 615-9132 or Email: techserigy@yahoo.com.

Driver needed. Must be able to assist in workshop @ Eccles, age 23-50, Car&Van licence. Call: 645-8443.

was empanelled for the trial, and at the last hearing several witnesses were called to testify. Those witnesses include the ones who did the identification parade, family members who buried Noel and the ones that witnessed the post-mortem examination.

McKenzie had denied the charge which stated that on June 4, 2018, at Stabroek Market, Georgetown, he murdered Noel. The deceased and the accused were known to each other and the year prior to Noel’s death the two had a misunderstanding after McKenzie reportedly assaulted Noel’s sister.

FOR RENT

One Prime Business property next to Mon Repos market. Call: 644-7088/ 624-7248.

One bedroom apartment in Middle Road for rent. Call: 686-4564.

One bedroom furnished & three bedrooms unfurnished in New Road & Providence. Call: 604-6664 or 682-6238, 216-2299.

FOR SALE

Pure breed German shepherd pups for sale. Call: 680-1828, 632-9022/ 639-4966.

Large quantity CAT 215 excavator used parts, Paddy steel trailor 16ft/8ft/2ft, Road painting machine, Air compressor.Call: 275-0367/ 683-7225.

2 Excavator buckets, Dragline hammer- 1 & 1/2 tons. Call: 275-0367/ 683-7225.

One male Pitbull/ Rottweiler, 8 months old. Call: 629-7426.

Qualified, trained & experienced Primary level teachers, Secretaries, Security Guards and Cleaners. Email: educationgy3@gmail.com or call: 649-8174/ 600-9291.

Bond Attendants & Porters needed @ Survival Shopping Complex. Call: 609-2995,email: survival.humanresources@ gmail.com

Supermarket Sales Representatives / Sales Girls needed @ Survival Shopping Complex. Call:609-2995,email: survival.humanresources@ gmail.com.

Supermarket cashiers am&pm needed @ Survival Shopping Complex. Call:609-2995,email: survival.humanresources@ gmail.com.

LAND FOR SALE

Land for sale @ Bent Street, excellent for bond, warehouse or apartment building. Call:661-2828.

VEHICLE FOR SALE

One Honda CRV,fully loaded immaculate condition, low mileage 3.3M negotiable & 1 new super custom Hiace Bus 2.5M .Contact:649-0956.

Supermarket Packers needed @ Survival Shopping Complex. Call:609-2995,email: survival.humanresources@ gmail.com.

Visa Application: U.S.A, Canada & UK; Graphics design,Advertisements, Wedding decorations & Elderly grooming: Hair,Nail etc.Tel:626-7040. SERVICES

Drawing of Building plans and estimate ,K.Lakeram building contractor.Tel:2160671/692-8464 whatsapp 6220267.

From page 14 his counterpart, Minister Albert Ramdin on 13 August 2021, reminding him of Suriname’s commitment to issue the licenses.

The Presidents of Guyana and Suriname, between 17-20 August 2021 in Georgetown, also met and agreed that “that both Ministers responsible would work towards the issuance of fishing licences in that category by January 1, 2022, keeping in mind the established quota on the Surinamese side,” the statement said. However, “for several months, nothing further was heard from Suriname, and Minister Todd again wrote a letter dated 20 December 2021, to his Surinamese counterpart, Minister Ramdin, reminding him of the commitment and urging his intervention in bringing about a resolution of that outstanding matter.”

It was said that Minister Todd then received a response from his Surinamese counterpart dated January 6, 2022, in which Minister Ramdin suggested that the Ministers of Agriculture of both countries convene a meeting on January 13, 2022 in order to reach an agreement. “The proposed meeting was never convened,” the statement said.

It was noted however that at the Guyana/ Suriname/ Brazil Tripartite Summit which was held in Suriname, on 20 January 2022, the Presidents

According to reports, the murder allegedly stemmed from the old grievance between McKenzie and Noel.

On the day in question, around 13:15hours, McKenzie had allegedly approached Noel in the vicinity of Cornhill Street, Georgetown, in the company of another and they had a confrontation. This reportedly led to Noel being stabbed twice to the chest. Noel fell to the ground and he was rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.

Guyana and Suriname in diplomatic...

of Guyana and Suriname again met, and the licenses were discussed, with the Surinamese President reaffirming his commitment to the issuance of the SK licenses to Guyanese. But “Guyana did not receive any further formal or substantive communication from Suriname…” the statement said. It posited however, that “while the foregoing diplomatic and political initiatives were being undertaken, Guyanese fishermen continued to be harassed in Surinamese waters as they attempted to continue to ply their trade for their subsistence.” It added that matters escalated this year when Suriname confiscated three Guyanese fishing vessels along with their nets and engines and sold the catch. “Following the conclusion of the matter, Guyana reached out to Suriname to release the vessels on humanitarian grounds, but there was no accommodation to this effect. It became evident that the diplomatic route was not reaping any success,” the Foreign Affairs ministry said.

Kaieteur News understands that Guyanese had been fishing in Suriname for decades and were even instrumental in the development of that country’s fishing industry. Fishermen interviewed by this newspaper have all indicated knowing Guyanese fishing in

Surinamese waters. It was said that as the industry grew, Guyanese eventually started buying licences through middlemen to operate there. During an interview with Chairman of the Greater Georgetown Fishermen Coop, Mohamed Khan a few months ago, he had in fact told this newspaper that during his fishing days, he operated in Suriname. He said he was also part of the development of the Surinamese fishing industry, like many other Guyanese.

It was the increase of SK licenses by Surinamese middlemen that eventually forced Guyanese to seek the intervention of the Government. In a push back from industry stakeholders in Suriname, the situation has seemed to have “opened a can of worms and made matters worse” as one affected fisherman had put it. While Guyanese with licences caught their fish and sold it in Suriname or Guyana and could have left their boats in Guyana, they now have to sell their caught in Suriname, which has reduced their product cost because of influx and control by the Surinamese market. They also have to leave their boats in Suriname and find a different mode of transportation to and from work. The authorities have also demanded a reduction in the size of fishing vessels which locals say is unsafe.

Gold miner, friend to be sentenced today...

From page 6 believing that she was going to meet Dexter and she was later picked up in Singh’s car with Hamilton inside.

Hamilton also admitted to stabbing Hackett several times about her body and slashing her throat with a knife. The men then stopped the car at a bushy concrete bridge and Hamilton dragged Hackett’s body out of Singh’s car and dumped her in a nearby trench, where he also disposed of the murder weapon.

After committing the crime, the two men stopped at a canal on the East Coast of Demerara, where Hamilton soaked his shirt and used it to clean the blood stains from the

car. They then drove to Mahdia, Region Eight.

A few days later, Hackett’s body was discovered, along with the weapon that was used to kill her. Hackett died from an incised wound to her neck and there were 11 other incised wounds to her body.

Hamilton was later arrested and gave an oral statement of the role he played. He also led the police to the spot where Hackett was picked up. Singh’s car was also discovered with blood stains on the seats and maggots below the mats in the back seat.

Hamilton is expected to be sentenced for murder today – while his friend, Singh is expected to be sentenced for manslaughter.

Sweeper/ cleaners over the years have staged many protests calling for better pay

While the Government deserving to their security of announcement of the new benefits, including salary to pay to all Sweeper long expressed the desire to of Guyana is being lauded tenure. “It is apposite to note measure has left much to be adjustments, similar to that Cleaners without delay the also be considered as regular for finally granting the that the GPSU wrote ad d e s i r e d , s i n c e t h e of other workers within their bonuspaidtopublicservants employees at public request for sweeper/cleaners nauseam to Governments on proclamation has not category for the year 2020 and the institutions and receive toreceivemonthlysalariesat the matter, with a view to includedeffectivedatesorits What is most alarming is imposed seven percent pay- similarbenefits. the prevailing minimum alleviating the economic retroactivity thattodatetheseworkersare out to public servants for the This decision brings to wage of the Public Service, pressures on these workers H o w e v e r , t h e still being treated with little year2021,withoutdelay closure a long outstanding the Guyana Public Service …who over the years were sweeper/cleaners received or no respect, even though In a statement last week matter which has affected Union (GPSU) believes a condemned to a life of no relief, mainly because of they continue to give of their government announced that this category of workers in m o r e p e r m a n e n t misery because of poor indecisiveness on the part of best, while performing Cabinet recently instructed the public school system. employment arrangement remuneration and no the Ministry of Education duties under hazardous that sweeper/cleaners at all Additionally, steps have also shouldhavebeenoffered. superannuation benefits at and regional administrative conditions, with little or no p u b l i c s c h o o l s b e been initiated to address

The GPSU noted, in a the end of their tenures,” the officials. personal protective immediately offered other pending anomalies in statement that while it is GPSUstatementadded. This is now another equipment.

employment on a full-time the salaries being paid to heartened at the move by the T h e u n i o n s a i d attempt to resolve this Following the reopening contract gratuity basis at the other categories of Government, the years of Government’s decision to matter, albeit to the of schools by Government, public service minimum employees, including some service, given to the country regularise the pay structures d e t r i m e n t o f t h e the effects of the COVID-19 wagelevel. teachers who are affected by by sweeper/cleaners and recognising the need for sweepers/cleaners. pandemic also require The Cabinet gave this inconsistencies in their pay warrants them being co superannuation benefits, The GPSU views with sweepers/cleaners to directive in order for steps to gradesdependingontheyear opted into the permanent should have added some graveconcernGovernment’s undertake more extensive be taken to regularise the in which they were pensionableestablishment. permanence to the perceived hesitancy to rightly place and risky sanitization tasks m a n n e r i n w h i c h appointed.

The GPSU said it had structure to ensure that sweepers/cleaners on the because of its potentially sweeper/cleaners are Government has already alwaysclearlyexpressedthis retirement would come with permanent establishment of deadlyimpact. employed and paid at public started working to take stock requirement to Government, s o m e b e n e f i t s the public service ensuring The GPSU is calling on schools. of this problem with a view as it is considered most G o v e r n m e n t ’ s that they equally receive the Government of Guyana Sweeper/cleaners have toresolvingitgoingforward.

Seven road deaths in 10 days

As investigations continue it should be noted

A 1 7 y e a r o l d that thee last ten days has motorcyclist is now the been very deadly as it relates seventh road fatality in the to road fatalities. Prior to last ten days after he crashed Garraway’s demise, six into a car on Saturday along other persons were killed in the Silver Hill Public Road, road accidents from Linden-SoesdykeHighway September 15 to Sunday

D e a d i s S t a n t o n September 25. It began with Garraway of Kairuni thedeathofNigelCush,45,a Village, Linden Soesdyke city businessman of Highway The youth met his RoxanneBurnhamGardens. demise around 14:25Hrs

Ameer Alli, a greens vendor, killed in a hit and run along the Essequibo Coast, Region two.

Ganesh Choonilall, a taxi driver currently behind bars on remand for causing the death of Alli by dangerous driving.

Cush was killed around while reportedly speeding 01:30hrs on September 15, a greens vendor, Ameer north along the thoroughfare north along the western side while heading home in his Alli,63,ofLot30Adventure, and was struck down by a of the road. According to Toyota RAV4. A sand truck Essequibo Coast, Region 2 motorcar which was police investigators he had driven by Aslom Masmood was killed in a hit and run proceeding in the opposite crashedintoahirecardriven thecar Theimpactflunghim of Supply East Bank accident The accident, direction.passing car and rushed to the by 50 year old Augustine ontothepavedroadwherehe Demerara had jumped a red occurred at Adventure The driver identified asLinden Hospital but Klass, a taxi driver of the remained motionless with light at the junction of Public Road on the Ganesh Choonilall, 35 had

Garraway was pronounced samevillage. notable body and head Cemetry Road and Mandela Essequibo Coast and fled the scene but police haddead on arrival. Klass was Investigations revealed injuries. The hire car was Avenue and bulldozed his according to reports Alli, managed to locate himstill alive and doctors noted that Klass was driving out of badly damaged too and its carintoalightpole,crushing who was last seen alive Choonilall has since beenthat he too had suffered atrailalongthehighwayand driver, Klass was injured as himinside.Todatepoliceare moments earlier on the remanded to prison aftersevere head injuries and had suddenly turned south well Both Klass and yettodisclosewhetherornot eastern side of the public being slapped with severaltransferred him to the onto the Silver Hill road into Garrawayweresaidtobeina the sand truck driver has road, was reportedly on his charges- one of them being,Georgetown Public Hospital Garraway’s path. Garraway semi-conscious state when beencharged. way to the home of a family causing the death of theCorporation (GPHC) where could not slow down in time eyewitnessesrushedtoassist

Later that evening friend when he was killed. greensvendorbydangeroushe is presently admitted and and ended up slamming into them. They were placed in a between20:30and20:45hrs, The man was proceedingreceivingtreatment.

Ukraine war: Ukraine will treat Russian deserters fairly, Zelensky vows

(BBC NEWS) Russian Russians to run away or reported that 700 people to Ukraine rather than risk soldiers who surrender to surrender once at the front. were arrested on Saturday, being tried as a war criminal Ukrainewillbetreatedina ItcomesafterVladimirPutin while more than 1,000 were aftertheconflict. “civilised manner,” signed a law doubling the detained earlier in the week. Ukraine will treat Ukrainian President punishment for Russian Unsanctioned rallies are deserters in line with Volodymyr Zelensky has soldiers who desert or banned under Russian law international conventions said. disobeyorders. Speaking in Russian - his and will not return anyone to

Seven road deaths in...

Inhisnightlyaddress,Mr Russian human rights first language - Mr Zelensky Russia if they are afraid of Zelensky appealed to organisation OVD Info urged Russians to surrender repercussions, he said. “It is better to surrender to Ukrainian captivity than to bekilledbythestrikesofour weapons, ” he added President Putin signed a law on Saturday which means Russians who desert, refuse Russian soldiers. The votes to the border, with someto fight, disobey orders or would pave the way for Russians attempting tosurrender now face 10 years Russia to annex the four evade a call-up. Estonia,in prison The Russian regions. Latvia and Lithuania havepresident’smovesarewidely Mr Putin’s top diplomat, closed their borders to mostseen as an attempt to regain Sergei Lavrov, said that any Russians,sayingtheyarenotthe initiative after his forces regions voting to join Russia prepared to automaticallysuffered setbacks on the would receive the country’s grantasylumtothosefleeingbattlefield. fullprotection,andbebound thedraft.

Aslom Masmood, the driver of the sand truck that bulldozed Cush’s car after running a red light.

Stanton Garraway, the teen motorcyclist was killed road accident on Saturday afternoon

The city Businessman, Nigel Cush, who was crushed to death after a Sand truck jumped a red light and bulldozed his car into light pole.

From page 17 on vacation would be the Yusuf, it was revealed, driving. The very next day fifth road death after he was had left home to pick up a (September 16), around struck down on September passenger his car He was 11:10hrsSeptember16,a45- 22 by a speeding route 42 reportedly only three houses year-old motorcyclist, Imran minibus at the Junction of away from his home when a Haniff of High Reef Street, Princess and High Street, black SUV driven by a well Albion Corentyne, Berbice, Georgetown. knownteacher,ColinBynoe, Region Six was struck by a The Canadian identified crashedintohiscaralongthe canter truck and died hours as 53-year-old Veda Prakash D’Edward Village Public later from his injuries at the Faudar, was reportedly one Road. New Amsterdam Public of two pedestrians standing Police investigators Hospital. on the eastern side of High reported that Yusuf was

His motorcycle was Street facing west as the driving his car in a western reportedly hit from behind minibus, BAB 6045, was direction, along the southern by the canter truck as he was proceeding south along the side of the road, and Bynoe turning off of the Albion westernlaneofHighStreet. wastravellingintheopposite Public Road and turning into According to police the direction, along the northern CooperStreet. bus,whichwasdrivenby30- side of the road, when the

Basedonfootageseenby year-old William Scott of collisionoccurred. this newspaper a car had S u p p l y, E a s t B a n k

At the scene, Yusuf’s slowed down for Haniff to Demerara, (EBD) was family members recorded make the turn but the Canter travelling at about 40 to 45 Bynoe claiming that Yusuf truck overtook the vehicle kmph when one of the had driven into his path. and slammed into the pedestrians, Faudar, However, video footage motorcyclist before he could suddenly attempted to cross obtained showed that it was have made it into Cooper the road – doing so in the Bynoe who had lost control Street. It is unclear whether path of the minibus. As a of the vehicle and crashed the driver of the truck was result, the front left-side of intoYusuf’scar ever placed before the court the minibus collided with ItshowedthatBynoewas bypolice. Faudar and the impact flung travelling at a fast rate and it

Three days later around him a fair distance along the appeared as though he lost 20:55hrs September 19, roadway control of his vehicle while there was yet another road Anambulancewascalled negotiating a turn. Another fatality Apensioner,Clayton but when it arrived, the carmanagedtoswerveoutof Grant, 79 was riding his Emergency Response Team his path as he skidded over bicycle across the Meten- on board pronounced him intothesoutherndrivinglane Meer-Zorg Public Road on dead at the scene. The bus slammingintoYusuf’scar the West Coast of Demerara driverwastakenintocustody

Both cars were wrecked (WCD) when a Sheriff and is expected to face after the collision but Bynoe Security pick-up struck him chargesinthecomingweek. escaped with minor injuries down. He was pronounced Two days later on while Yusuf was found in an dead at the Leonora Cottage September 24, there was yet unconscious state and Hospital. another road accident this bleeding from injuries about

Police had reported that time along the D’Edward his body He was rushed to driver of the pick-up, a 32- Village Public Road, West the Fort Wellington Hospital year-oldemployeeofSheriff Bank Berbice (WBB). The but doctors pronounced him Security was in custody but accident took place around dead on arrival. Bynoe has to date the Force has not yet 04:30hrsandclaimedthelife since been arrested and is stated if he was charged. A of a taxi driver identified as assisting police with their Canadian based Guyanese SalimYusuf,30. investigation.

Self-styled referendums by all laws and doctrines of Estonian Interioron joining Russia are Russia While annexation Minister Lauri Laanemetscontinuing in four regions of would not be recognised was quoted by the BalticUkraine: Luhansk, Donetsk, internationally, it could lead News Service as saying thatKherson and Zaporizhzhia.

to Russia claiming that its the invasion of Ukraine wasUkraine and the West have territory is under attack from the“collectiveresponsibilitycondemned the votes as Western weapons supplied of Russian citizens” and thatundemocratic, and there to Ukraine, escalating the refusing entry to Russianshave been numerous reports war further The partial would hopefully “increaseof locals being intimidated mobilisation sparked a rush discontent”inRussia.into voting by armed

Iran summons UK envoy amid anti-government protests

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — morality police launched unrest across Iran’s Iran’s Foreign Ministry said Sunday it provincesandthecapitalofTehran. summoned Britain’s ambassador to protest Protests over Amini’s death have spread what it described as a hostile atmosphere across at least 46 cities, towns and villages in created by London-based Farsi language Iran. State TV has suggested that at least 41 mediaoutlets. protesters and police have been killed since

The move comes amid violent unrest in theprotestsbeganSept.17. Irantriggeredbythedeathofayoungwoman An Associated Press count of official inpolicecustody statements by authorities tallied at least 13

The state run IRNA news agency dead, with more than 1,200 demonstrators reported the ministry also summoned arrested.

Norway’s ambassador to Iran and strongly Running clashes between demonstrators protested recent remarks by the president of andsecurityforceshavecontinuedtoerupt.A the Norwegian parliament, Masud member of the Basij, a volunteer force with Gharahkhani.

Iran’s Guards, was killed by protesters last

The death of 22-year-old MahsaAmini in night in Tehran, semi-official Fars news custody after being detained by Iranian agencyreportedSunday

Govt. looking to prequalify contractors...

From page 13 to prequalified contractors in December asphaltic concrete pavement from the 2022.

Soesdyke junction to the Wismar Bridge in Vice President, Bharrat Jagdeo earlier Linden. this year had stated that the highway needed

Key elements of the scope of works major rehabilitation works. It was during an include: milling of existing asphalt surface outreach in Linden on Sunday, March 27, course, application of varying pavement 2022, when the Vice President stated that structures above the milled sections of while the Government has spent money pavement inclusive of asphalt, sand asphalt repairing the road, because of exhaustive &/ sub base, full depth pavement use,ithasreturnedtoadilapidatedstateover reconstruction in certain sections, time.

construction of two roundabouts along the Notably, in 2021, the Government spent alignment, sidewalk extensions to 9 multi- about $150 million on rehabilitative works span bridges, drainage works and utility on some sections of the roadway and relocation and installation of roadway engagingindrainageworks. lighting.

Despite this following a trip to the

The prequalification documents were miningtown,Jagdeostated“…thehighway published by Wednesday, September 21, is in a horrible state, and it was a bad 2022, and Invitations for Bids will be issued experiencecominguphere.”

Yes,WorldContraceptionDaytakesplace everyyearonthe26September Itfallsunder the International Human Rights Laws and aims to create awareness of all contraception (Family Planning) methods available

Launched in 2007, exactly 15 years ago, we cansaythatContraceptionasaRightincludes:

Ÿ The ability to choose when to have a child,thenumberofchildrenandwith whom

Ÿ

Theabilitytoexercisesexualityfreely, withpleasureandwithoutcoercionor violence

device, or method to prevent a woman from gettingpregnant

Ÿ What are the contraceptive methods availableinGuyana?

Intrauterine Device (IUD), Subdermal Implants,CombinedOralContraceptivepills, Progestin only injection, male and female condoms and Permanent sterilization (BilateralTubalLigation&Vasectomy)

Ÿ Am I protected from Sexually TransmittedInfections(STI’s)ifIuse Contraception?

Ÿ

The ability to have rights and access opportunities to methods allowing peopletoplantheirlife’sjourney

Ÿ Italsoincludesbeingcounseledofthe details, risks and benefits of pregnanciesandofeachcontraceptive method

WhyisContraceptionImportant?

Worldwide,fiftypercentofallpregnancies are unplanned, and half of those unplanned pregnancies end in abortions Unplanned pregnancies and unsafe abortions result in complicationsthatcancostawomanherlife Onaverage,acouplewants2children,assuch theymayneedtousecontraceptivesforabout 30yearstopreventunwantedpregnancies

Today the Guyana Obstetrics and Gynecology Society (GOGS) would like to take this opportunity to share some information on Contraception (Family Planning) while dispelling a few common mythsinoursociety

Ÿ WhatisContraception?

Contraception is the use of a medicine,

The only form of contraception that protects you against STI’s are condoms, both maleandfemaletype

Ÿ HowlongshouldIwaittogetpregnant a f t e r a d e l i v e r y o r a n abortion/miscarriage?

Based on the evidence, GOGS recommends waiting at least two (2) years after delivery or six (6) months after an abortion before trying to get pregnant again Women who wait for this time period are at decreasedriskofhavingnegativeoutcomesfor themselvesaswellasforthenewborn MYTHS

Ÿ Contraception causes cancer in women

Fact:Contraceptiondoesnotcausecancer, onthecontraryseveralofthehormonalmethods provideadditionalnon contraceptivebenefitsto women which includes; protection against endometrial and ovarian cancer and other gynecological issues such as endometriosis, PolycysticOvarianDisease,etc

Ÿ Contraception affects your ability to havechildrenlateroninlifeifusedby

adolescents

Fact: The use of contraception during adolescencedoesnotaffectyourabilitytoget pregnantlaterinlife Moreover,Contraception prevents unwanted pregnancies and their potentialassociatedcomplications

Ÿ I can start using a contraceptive method without first consulting a medicalprofessional

Fact: GOGs advises that you should alwaysconsultwithyournearesthealthcenter or OBGYN before starting a contraceptive method What may work for your friend or relativemaynotnecessarilybethebestfitfor you,especiallyifyousufferfromsomeother illness

Ÿ Olde contraceptives

Fact: Some people think they cannot get pregnantbecausetheyareolderortheirperiods areirregular Butthefactisuntilapersonhas gone through menopause and had 12 consecutive months without a period, pregnancyisstillpossible

Ÿ Contraception is only a woman's responsibility

Fact:Theresponsibilityforcontraception shouldfallonbothpartners;itisanimportant discussion to have together to decide what is thebestmethodforyou

In closing, the Guyana Obstetrics and GynecologySociety(GOGS)encouragesyou to stay informed and continue to make responsible choices about your sexual and reproductive health. Choosing the right method for family planning has had positive impactsnotonlyforacouple,butalsoafamily, and a country Since it not only prevents unwanted and unsafe pregnancies but also unsafe abortions and subsequent maternal complicationsincludingmaternaldeaths.

For more information, visit our Facebook page @ Guyana’s Obstetrics and GynecologySociety

CCCAT T20 League...

Hurly’s unbeaten ton powers Melbourne semis

On the back of 106 from former West Indies batter Rayan Hurly, Melbourne beat Redemption Cricket Club by seven wickets yesterday in their final preliminary game at the Keel Top ground in Toronto, Canada, to qualify for the semi-finals of the Canadian Commonwealth Cricket Association of Toronto T20 tournament.

Redemption won the toss in cloudy and cold conditions to make 165-7 in 20 overs as Bartholomew Shawn top scored with 39, Micheal Brown supported with an unbeaten 28, Jeffery

Woolcock made 26, Royston Grandon scored 26 and Atiba Albert hit two sixes in his score of 20.

Guyanese Kevin George took 3-14 from 4 overs while there was a wicket each for Powell Wayne, Esmatallah Khan and Dharmendra Lildhar Melbourne, the defending 40-overs champions, in reply reached 167-3 in 17 overs as Bajan Hurley, who played nine ODIs for the West Indies, made an unbeaten 106 not out from 58 balls that was decorated with 10 fours and two sixes while Sean Wright supported with 29.

Bowling for Redemption Atiba Albert, Woolcock and Chrishna Graham took a wicket each. (Sean Devers)

Tiafoe steals Federer’s...

From page 22 reached the U.S. Open semi-final said on court. “Jonny Mac was dropping F bombs all week saying we need to get it down this year.

“It wasn’t just me but I showed a lot of heart to get this done. I was getting my ass kicked for a while but I kept going. This is big, we’re going to celebrate big tonight.”

McEnroe was ecstatic at finally getting his hands on the trophy and getting one over old rival Bjorn Borg who was captain of a Team Europe side that were big favourites.

“No one beats Team World five times in a row,” the American said. “Felix stepped up big time.

“Frances is prime time, we saw that at the U.S. Open. This is an incredible team event and I’m loving every second of it.”

It was not the ending Federer had dreamed of in the last event of his 24-year professional career.

Apart from playing his last-ever competitive match, he had sat at courtside in every match here, offering his words of wisdom and support to his team mates.

“Of course I’m disappointed,” 20-time Grand Slam champion Federer told reporters at the end of an emotional weekend.

“I was on the team. Almost lost my voice. My hands hurt from clapping. Told Andy (Murray) in the locker room, I don’t like losing. It’s not fun.

Monday September 26, 2022

ARIES (Mar. 21–Apr. 19)

A conversation with a sibling could lead to you making a new friend today, probably someone who works in a creative profession.

TAURUS (Apr. 20–May 20)

Changes taking place at home could lead to more income. Perhaps a new housemate moves in, reducing your housing costs, you might even consider moving to a new place, perhaps one that's closer to where family members live or work.

GEMINI (May 21–June 20)

A walk through your neighborhood could put you in the middle of an unexpected, interesting event, Gemini. It may be a small public gathering or an impromptu get-together, like a protest.

CANCER (June 21–July 22)

Some books you've been reading lately might excite your desire to study astrology, numerology, alchemy, or some other occult science.

LEO (July 23–Aug. 22)

Boredom might stimulate your rebellious streak today, Leo. You could decide to forego your usual tasks and do something unusual or unexpected, such as skydiving or horseback riding.

VIRGO (Aug. 23–Sept. 22)

A virtual class or lecture of some kind could bring you exciting new information today, Virgo. This could keep your mind buzzing for hours, particularly since you may also communicate with some interesting people with whom you can discuss this subject for hours.

LIBRA (Sept. 23–Oct. 22)

A future journey may be in the works. Many changes have been occurring in your life for a long time, and they continue today.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23–Nov.

21) A change in career could be in the works for you. It might be within the scope of your current job or a new one. It's definitely a change for the better.

SAGIT (Nov.22–Dec.21)

An unexpected opportunity to go on a long journey, perhaps business-related, could come to you soon, Sagittarius. A partner might be involved. Your enthusiasm may be almost boundless but remember that your physical energy isn't.

CAPRI (Dec. 22–Jan. 19)

Too much hard work and stress could be taking a physical toll on you today. But it isn't likely to stop you from working intently and energetically on a project that fascinates you.

AQUARIUS(Jan.20–Feb.18)

If you're single, today you could fall in love at first sight. A friend could send you someone’s contact information who shares your interests and with whom you'll talk for hours.

PISCES (Feb. 19–Mar. 20) Have you been considering working more at home, Pisces? If so, today you might decide to do just that. An opportunity could pave the way for new jobs you could do at home, in your own space, among your own belongings.

Amazon Warriors power to...

From page 25 his 22, was caught behind trying to play a ramp shot with two runs to win.

Paul, who hit a four and six in his unbeaten 12 and Shepherd (0) were at the crease when McCoy ended the contest with a wide.

Earlier, Mayers fell to Shepherd for a first ball duck before Paul removed Rahkeem Cornwall (2) and Harry Tector (5) as Royals slipped to 8 - 3 after two overs, much to the delight of another capacity crowd which included WBL World Champion, Stephan DaSilva and President Irfaan Ali.

Khan and Holder repaired the damage with a 51-run stand before the burly Khan was run out whileN ajibullah Zadran was bowled by Smith for duck at 60-5 in 10.5 overs.

Devon Thomas (6) pulled Smith to deep backward square at 77-6 before their pillar of defense, Holder, hit Tahir for six then was removed the next ball at BR slipped to 83-7.

Shepherd soon removed Joshua Bishop (0) and Obed McCoy (10) but Mujeeb Ur Rahman (15) and Ramon Simmonds (13) added 28 before Mujeeb hit Shakib to deep mid-wicket to end the innings.

The Warriors will play the Royals tomorrow at 10:00 hrs in the first qualifer before Jamaica Tallawahs oppose St Lucia Kings in the night game from 19:00 hrs.

Meanwhile, yesterday morning’s game between Kings and Tallawahs was washed as both teams claimed a point each to take them to nine points apiece.

“This weekend has been all over the place for me. I enjoyed it, but it’s unfortunate that we couldn’t get the win tonight.”

Tiafoe, beaten heavily by Djokovic the previous evening, was making no apologies to Federer for being the pantomime villain.

“Absolutely not. I’m not going to apologise to him. He’s got a lot to apologise after the last 24 years after beating everybody on the tour,” Tiafoe, clutching a beer, said.

“But I will say thank you for having me in this amazing event, for what he’s done for the game. He’s a class act. Happy to know him, happy to call him friend, happy to call him a colleague, and best wishes in his second act.”

Team World will be aiming to retain their title next year when the event takes place in Vancouver.

Tiafoe steals Federer’s spotlight to seal first Laver Cup for Team World

(Reuters) Frances lead, having started the day Tiafoe returned to haunt trailing 8-4 and staring at a TeamEuropewithadazzling fifth straight defeat in the win over Stefanos Tsitsipas event co founded by togiveTeamWorldtheirfirst Federer Laver Cup title on Sunday, Team World enjoyed a ending Roger Federer’s super Sunday as Canadian hopes of finishing his career young gun Felix Augerbyliftinganothertrophy Aliassime stunned 21-time Two days after he and Grand Slam champion Jack Sock beat Federer and Novak Djokovic 6-3 7-6(3). Rafa Nadal in a tearful Earlier, Auger Aliassime farewell for the Swiss great had partnered American at the O2 Arena, American Sock to a 2-6 6-3 10-8 win showman Tiafoe saved four against Briton Andy Murray match points against andItalianMatteoBerrettini. Tsitsipas before roaring to a Tsitsipas had the chance 1-67-6(11)10-8victory to take the match to a Tiafoe’s win, worth three deciding singles match, but points for his team, gave Tiafoe showed tremendous John McEnroe’s Team guts to save four match World an unassailable 13-8 points in a gripping second-

settiebreak. in the so called Laver underapileofhisred-shirted The American had the Breaker team mates and captain pro Europe crowd in And when Tsitsipas hit McEnroe. raptures, and his team mates the net on match point, “It’s an unbelievable off their feet, with some Tiafoe collapsed to the court feeling,”Tiafoe,who extraordinary shot making and was immediately buried (Continued on page 19)

Rebel Junior Tennis Championships...

Hosts win absorbing match by three runs to level T20 series

Pakistan edged past England by three runs in a thrilling encounter in Karachi to level their Twenty20seriesat2-2.

Chasing 167, Liam Dawson put England on course for victory after smashing 24 runs off the 18thovertoleavethetourists needing nine runs from 12 balls.

DeNobrega retains Boys Under-12 title

The talented Nathan defeatedAkil Semple - 4 - 0, DeNobrega retained this 4-0 year’s Boys Under-12 title Andrew Parkinson afterasuccessfultournament defeated Gabriel Felix defence DeNobrega was (Walkover) billed to face the number 2 Elwyn Levius defeated seed, Elwyn Levius, and AkilSemple-(Walkover) emerged victorious 4 - 1, 4 - Nathan DeNobrega 0. defeated Gabriel Felix

The fast improving pre- (Walkover) teen lost the first game of the GirlsU-14 match with some shaky PaulaKalekeyzidefeated ground strokes but ChristinRichmond-4-0,4rebounded by snatching 0 eight consecutive games to BoysU-18 win his third straight Rebel N a v i n d r a A r j u n e JuniorU12title. defeatedAndrewParkinson-

The Diamond Secondary 6-0,6-0 School student is also a BoysDoubles three time U 12 Sheltez G Scotland & N Champion. DeNobrega defeated S

Other Results: Murray&N.Arjune-6-2,6 BoysU-14 –3

N a v i n d r a A r j u n e GirlsDoubles defeatedAakeshPanday-4- P Kalekeyzi & R. Jordan 0,5-4,(11-9) defeated E.Tucker

N a v i n d r a A r j u n e M.Maikoo–(Walkover)

But an absorbing match swung Pakistan’s way the following over when Haris Rauftooktwowicketsintwo deliveries to leave England ninedownwithfourrunsstill required.

Number11ReeceTopley was then run out in the final over to seal the win for the home side and spark scenes but England continued to before the T20 World Cup chance to dismiss Brook onof jubilation among the lose wickets at regular nextmonth. four, spinner Mohammadcrowd. intervals.

Earlier, Mohammad Dawson’s late heroics c o n t r a s t i n g b a t t i n g taking 3-35, including theRizwan top-scored with 88 nearlygotthemovertheline, approaches, with Pakistan crucial wicket of Englandfrom 67 balls as Pakistan but he looked inconsolable openers Rizwan and Babar captainMoeenAlifor29.reached166-4. as Pakistan hit back to bowl Azam, who made 36 off 28, Seamer Mohammad

It was a battle of Nawaz shone with the ball,

A disciplined England England out for 163 and seal favouring measured Hasnain was also excellentbowling performance abreathlesswin.

a c c u m u l a t i o n o v e r in taking 2-40, though therestricted Pakistan to just The teams will now aggressivehitting. 22 year old’s inexperiencethree sixes in their entire travel to Lahore for the fifth Things looked ominous told when he sent downinnings, with two of those T20 in the seven match for England when the hosts several poor deliveries and acoming from Asif Ali in the seriesonWednesday reached 82-0 at the halfway no-ball as he was smashedfinal over, which proved Pakistan show stage but, after setting that around the ground byvital. character to level series platform, Pakistan failed to Dawson.

England made a poor

The first three games of push on, mustering just That looked to havestart to their reply and were this series have been three fours and no sixes proved costly, but somereduced to 14-3 after two relatively one-sided but the between the 12th and 19th excellent death bowlingovers. pulsating nature of this overs before Asif’s lively from Rauf dragged the game

Harry Brook hit 34 from match will prove excellent cameo. backinPakistan’sfavour29 balls and Ben Duckett 33 preparation for both sides After dropping a simple (BBCSport)from 24 to lead the recovery,

Kipchoge breaks his own marathon world record in Berlin

New Zealand Women’s Tour of the West Indies...

Stafanie Taylor, Hayley Matthews guide hosts to consolation win

5and6.

(BBC Sport) Double Olympic Hehasrunamarathoninundertwohours, champion Eliud Kipchoge has broken his in Vienna in 2019. However, that was not own men’s marathon world record at recognised as the official world record Sunday’sraceinBerlin. becauseitwasnotinopencompetitionandhe

The 37-year-old Kenyan crossed the line usedateamofrotatingpacemakers. in a time of two hours, one minute and nine

When asked whether he would attempt a seconds, to beat by 30 seconds his previous sub-two hour run in Berlin next year, best, set four years ago in the German capital Kipchoge replied: “Let us plan for another city day

He had previously taken one minute 20 “I will celebrate this record and have to seconds off compatriot Dennis Kimetto’s realise what happens. Just roll and see what 2014recordof2:02.57inBerlin. happens.”

Andamlak Belihu was the only runner aworldrecordinthebuildup. able to keep up with Kipchoge, who set a

Kipchogehadplayeddownhischancesof

“I am happy with my preparation and I blistering pace from the start, but the think I was so fast because of the teamwork. Ethiopiandroppedbackaround17milesinto Everythingisdowntoteamwork,”hesaid. therace.

“What motivates me is my family and I It is a fourth victory in Berlin for want to inspire young people. Sport unites Kipchoge, matching Ethiopia great Haile peopleandthatiswhatmotivatesme.” Gebrselassie’srecord.

On an overcast day in Berlin, Kipchoge, Fellow Kenyan Mark Korir was second, who has now won 15 of his 17 career four minutes and 49 seconds behind marathons, ran the first half of the 26.2-mile Kipchoge,withEthiopianTaduAbatethird. race in 59 minutes, 51 seconds, prompting In the women’s race, Ethiopia’s Tigist thoughts that he may become the first runner Assefa ran the third fastest time in history to tobreakthetwo-hourmarkinanofficialrace setacourserecordof2:15.37.

Zeelandia record back-toback wins

Zeelandia recorded separation trigged a collapse match Noitgedacht took consecutive victories when andtheywerebowledoutfor first strike and made 98 all the Wakenaam Cricket 68 in 14 overs. Osborne top outin18.1overs.

Fans can now purchase ticketsforanyofthematchat ST. JOHN’S, Antigua 43.4overs. tickets windiestickets com, West Indies Women secured West Indies Women’s the official Windies Tickets a comfortable 4 wicket captain Hayley Matthews service presented by victory over New Zealand speaking to CWI media said, Mastercard. For all matches, Womeninthe3rdCGUnited “I’m really happy that we adults can purchase general One Day International, to were able to wrap-up the admission tickets online at prevent a whitewash at the serieswithawin. US$5 00, with free SirVivianRichardsStadium. We have seen some admission for children under New Zealand Women take improvements as the the age of 16 when theseries2-1. matches went along, accompanied by a paying New Zealand Women especially with the middle adult. posted 168 all out in 48.1 and lower order putting their Seniors benefit from half overs, thanks to 53 (78:3x4, hands up when the top order price tickets. The stadium 1x6) off the bat of Lauren couldn’tgetusgoing. ticket office will open with Down and 30 (56:2x4) from With a few of the senior printed tickets available for AmeliaKerr players missing, it was the EC$15.00/US$5.00.

Hayley Matthews the perfect opportunity for the There will also be a Kids West Indies with the ball, younger players to step up FunZoneforthe2ndand3rd finishing with figures of 10- andgettheexperience. T20 Internationals, where 1 23 2, followed by We have to shift focus the younger fans can enjoy a Karishma Ramharack 8.1-0- now on getting the right bouncy castle, face painting 28-2 and Afy Fletcher 8-0- combinations as we head andotherexcitingactivities. 31-2. In their reply, Stafanie into the five match T20 All eight matches will be Taylor led the West Indies s e r i e s s t a r t i n g o n streamed live in the batting with her 38th ODI Wednesday, and this will no Caribbean on ESPN half-centurybeforehavingto doubt be good preparations Caribbean’s “ESPN Play” retire hurt on 51 (89:4x4), for us leading up to the ICC app and will be available Hayley Matthews 40 Women’s T20 World Cup around the world with some (70:3x4) and a quickfire 27 nextyear.” of CWI’s broadcast partners not out (34:2x4) from The five match T20 and on the Windies Cricket Aaliyah Alleyne. Jess Kerr International series starts on YouTube channel. Live ballpickedup10-0-29-3bowling Wednesday September 28, by-ball scoring will also be forNewZealand,astheWest followed by back to back a v a i l a b l e o n t h e Indies Women’s achieved matches over the weekend www.windiescricket com victory,finishingon169/6in and the final two on October MatchCentre.

Trinidad and Tobago to host 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games

(SportsMax)-TrinidadandTobagowill Executive Board meeting in Birmingham host the seventh Commonwealth Youth were; TTCGA President Brian Lewis and GamesinAugust2023. secretary general, Annette Knott. The bid

Committee Badri Prasad scored with 32 as Mohindra

Trivel Evans scored 27 memorial T20 tournament Jadookool claimed 3 31, with three sixes while Jaleel resumedrecently Ricardo Adams 2 4 and Browne got 13 as Navishaul Zeelandia defeated Sans NavishaulPooran2-7. Pooran picked up 3 28, Souci by five wickets in the Zeelandia responded RicardoAdams bagged 3-32 day’s first encounter at the with 69-5 in 12 overs. Ajay and Jaspaul Gangaram Wakenaam Community Ghanham made 21 and claimed2-3. Centre ground in Good Rabindra Jadookool

Zeelandia then replied Success. Sans Souci were supportedwith19asSukram with 99-6 in 13 overs as inserted and openers Wayne pickedup2-40. Pooran and Adams made 24 Osborne and Heera Sukram In the other game, each with the former hitting added32beforeSukramwas Zeelandia beat Noitgedacht three fours while Matthew dismissed for 10 Their byfourwicketsinthesecond Chungcaptured3-25.

After Belfast lost the right to host the proposal Trinbago 2021 was conceptualised Commonwealth Youth Games, the Trinidad and written by Kwanieze John, Chanelle and Tobago Commonwealth Games Young and Rheeza Grant. Cudjoe led the Association, in August 2018, expressed its efforts to garner the support of Prime interest to the Commonwealth Games Minister Keith Rowley and her Cabinet Federation and subsequently submitted an colleagues. official bid. The Games will be held from Diane Henderson, the first woman to August4to11. hold the post of Trinidad and Tobago

The logo design, a fingerprint, has been Commonwealth Games Association launched. The fingerprint symbolizes the (TTCGA)andTrinidadandTobagoOlympic digital innovation age and the flexibility and Committee President, Trinidad and Tobago ease of communication citizens of the Minister of Sport and Community Commonwealth show daily when using Development, the Honourable Shamfa phones, computers and tablets to find and Cudjoe, and Commonwealth Games gather information with just a touch of a Federation (CGF) President Dame Louise finger Martin signed the Host Country Contract at

The Trinidad and Tobago bid the National Aquatic Centre in Balmain, presentation team that attended the CGF CouvaonAugust26.

Kipchoge claimed his fourth Berlin Marathon victory (Getty Images)

2022 Hero Caribbean Premier League…

Amazon Warriors power to fourth consecutive victory

Odean Smith learned the consequences of being in the way of a run-out attempt. (Getty Images)

fighting 39-ball 42 from Jason Holder and Rahmanullah Gurbaz joined forces whichincludedafourandthreesixesand andafter10oversandpropelledWarriors

With both teams assured of a spot in amuchwelcomedscoreof20fromAzam to 94-2 as Shakib got to his fifty from 27 the Qualifiers, the Guyana Amazon Khan. balls. He laced that innings with five Warriors (GAW) maintained their Romario Shepherd (3-14), Odean foursandthreesixes.

Shakib was dismissed for 53 from 30unbeaten record on home soil when they Smith(2-42)andKeemoPaul(2-9)were balls as McCoy broke the 79-run standhanded Barbados Royals their second the main wicket-takers for the Warriors, while Skipper Shimron Hetymer hit 10defeat of the tournament as the whoreached126-5in14.3towinbyfive from four balls with two fours before hepreliminary round of the 10th Hero wickets.

was LBW to Mujeeb Ur Rahman on hisCaribbean Premier League (CPL) ended When the Warriors began the chase, fifth delivery with 19 runs to win fromatProvidencelastnight. Chanderpaul Hemraj (0) was removed 8.1overs.Gurbaz,whotook25ballsfor

The tournament leaders were by Kyle Mayers and Shai Hope (16) was (Continued on page 21)dismissed for 125 in 17.3 overs despite a LBWto Holder at 18-2. Shakib al Hasan

Imran Tahir has been consistently taking wickets across matches. (Getty Images)