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being badly wounded in Israeli attack in Gaza

...Gaza's media office and Reporters Without Borders say there is evidence to suggest it was a targeted attack

oil project for 6 Govt. approves

Exxon at US$12.7B

SBMgrabscontract

th forGuyana’s6 FPSO

Taxi driver shot by brother during row over girlfriend

Labourerstabbed todeathby friend’smother duringrow

‘Holdyourhorses’

...Mahipaulurgescalm,unity asinfightingheatsupinPNCR

Govt. turns to Cuba for engineers to ease blackout woes

ExxonM, EPA a no-show again

Parliamentary meeting at Natural Resources

...Minister Bharratjoins absentees

Minister of Natural Resources, Vickram Bharrat (2nd right) and representatives of the Stabroek Block th Co-Venturers CNOOC, Exxon and Hess in smiles as the 6 Stabroek Block project, Whiptail is approved.

The 'One Guyana' FPSO being built by SBM Offshore for Guyana's fourth oil project, Yellowtail. Of

Dutch shipbuilder, SBM

Offshore on Friday announced that it will be constructing Guyana's sixth Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel,Jaguar

The vessel will be designedtoproduce250,000 barrelsofoilperday,andwill haveassociatedgastreatment

capacityof540millioncubic feet per day and water injectioncapacityof300,000 barrels per day. The FPSO will be spread moored in water depth of about 1,630 meters and will be able to storearound2millionbarrels ofcrudeoil.

Inapublicmissive,SBM said that ExxonMobil

Guyana Limited (EMGL) has confirmed the award of contracts for the Whiptail development project located in the Stabroek Block in Guyana Under these contracts, SBM Offshore will construct and install the Jaguar FPSO Ownership will transfer to EMGL prior to the FPSO's installation in

SBM grabs contract for th Guyana's 6 FPSO

Guyana, and SBM Offshore expects to operate the FPSO for 10 years under the OperationsandMaintenance Enabling Agreement signed in2023.

SBM said the award follows completion of frontend engineering and design studies, receipt of requisite government approvals and thefinalinvestmentdecision on the project by ExxonMobil and the

Stabroekblockco-venturers.

“The FPSO Jaguar's design is based on SBM Offshore's industry leading Fast4Ward program that incorporates the Company's th7 new build, multi-purpose floater hull combined with severalstandardizedtopsides modules,” the shipbuilder explained.

It said it remains committed to working with Guyanese companies and

willcontinuetoexpandthese activities, as more Guyanese engineers will be recruited and employed as part of the FPSOJaguarprojectteam. To date, SBM has constructed four FPSOs for Guyana, including the Liza Destiny, Liza Unity, Prosperity and One Guyana. Exxon had recruited the services of Japanese ship builder, MODEC, for its fifthFPSO,ErreaWittu.

East La Penitence man remanded for stealing phone, jewellery

A51-yearoldmanoflot183East La Penitence, Georgetown was on Friday remanded to prison after he was charged with the offence of simplelarceny.

The man, Mark Younge, is accusedofstealinganIphoneandtwo gold chains from the victim. The accused appeared before Senior Magistrate Clive Nurse where the charge was read to him. He pleaded notguilty

According to Police, on April 5, 2024 on Regent Street, Georgetown, Younge stole an Iphone 11 ProMax valued$200,000andtwogoldchains valued$420,000fromthevictim.

Younge was represented by Attorney Clyde Ford who pleaded withthecourttogranthisclientbail. Ford told the court that Young will abide by any conditions set, should bailbegranted.

DuringFriday'scase,itwasnoted that Younge was previously charged with Robbery Under Arms in 2015. Asaresult,theprosecutorobjectedto bailbeinggrantedonthegroundthat Youngewaspreviouslycharged.

As a result, Magistrate Nurse refused bail on the ground listed by the prosecutor Court was adjourned toMay24,2024.

Mark Younge at the Georgetown Magistrates' Court

Govt. approves 6 oil project for ExxonM at US$12.7 billion

Ex x o n M o b i l Guyana Limited (EMGL) has received a green light from the Government of Guyana (GoG) to pursue a sixth oil project in the Stabroek Block, the Whiptail development.

This was officially announcedbytheoilgianton Friday morning in a statementtothepress.

K a i e t e u r N e w s understands that the $12.7 b i l l i o n W h i p t a i l development will target an estimated resource base of more than 850 million barrels of oil and include up to 10 drill centers and 48 production and injection wells The floating production, storage and offloading(FPSO)vesselfor Whiptail, which will be called Jaguar, is already underconstruction.

ExxonMobil also announced its Final Investment Decision (FID) for the project that is expected to produce

approximately 250,000 barrels per day (bpd) by the endof2027.

Liam Mallon, President of ExxonMobil Upstream Company said, “Our sixth multi-billion-dollar project in Guyana will bring the country's production capacity to approximately 1.3millionbarrelsperday.”

He noted that the company'sunrivaledsuccess in developing the Guyana resource at industry-leading p a c e , c o s t a n d environmental performance i s b u i l t o n c l o s e collaboration with the government of Guyana, as well as its partners, suppliers,andcontractors.

Mallon further pointed out, “We are committed to helping spread the benefits throughout the country by investing in local Guyanese communities and projects to supportthecountry'sphased a n d s u s t a i n a b l e development.”

Currently,threeFPSOs–theLizaDestiny,LizaUnity

and Prosperity – are operating offshore Guyana andareproducingmorethan 640,000 barrels of oil per day Construction is underway on FPSOs for the Yellowtail and Uaru projects, with Yellowtail anticipated to start productionin2025andUaru targetedin2026.

Chief Executive Officer

Woman accused of snatching gold bangle granted bail

A 27-year-old pastry maker, who is accusedofrobbingamanofhisgoldbangle, wasgranted$75,000bailwhensheappeared at the Georgetown Magistrates' Court on Friday

Rophro Peters of Middle Road, La Penitence made her first court appearance beforeSeniorMagistrateCliveNurse,where the Robbery withViolence charge was read to her.The mother of two pleaded not guilty tothechargethatallegedthatonMondayat CroalStreet,Georgetown,whilebeinginthe company of others, and inflicting violence immediately before or after, she robbed

Victor Daniels of his gold bangle valued

$235,000.

Peters' lawyer pleaded with the court to grant the woman bail in a reasonable sum whilenotingthatsheisthesolebreadwinner forherhousehold.TheAttorneyassuredthe courtthatPetersisnotaflightrisk.

Bail was objected to by the prosecutor due to the seriousness and gravity of the offence. Further, the prosecutor reminded the court that the penalty for the offence is equivalenttofiveyears'imprisonment.

Notwithstanding, Magistrate Nurse placed Peters on $75,000 bail. She is scheduledtoreturntocourtonMay24,202 forstatements.

approximately 1.3 million barrelsofoilperday.”

Furthermore, Hess noted, “We are proud to work with the Government of Guyana to realize the remarkable potential of this world class resource for the benefit of all stakeholders. The world will need these vital oil resources to meet future energy demand and help ensure an affordable, just and secure energy transition.”

economic development for Guyana Since first production in 2019, more than $4.2 billion has been paidintotheGuyanaNatural ResourceFund.

Following Exxon's announcement, the Ministry of Natural Resources said the GoG was pleased to announce the granting of a Petroleum Production Licence to ExxonMobil for its sixth offshore development.

(CEO) of Hess Corporation, John Hess in a separate statement said, “We are excitedtosanctionWhiptail, oursixthoildevelopmenton the Stabroek Block, and remain on track to have six FPSOs online by the end of 2027 with a total gross production capacity of

Therearecurrently6,200 Guyanese working in support of Stabroek block operations—which is 70% of the workforce The cumulative spend of ExxonMobil Guyana and its contractors with Guyanese suppliers since 2015 surpassed $1.5 billion at the endof2023.

Exxon said production from the six Stabroek block developments will generate tens of billions of dollars of revenue and significant

Itsaidbillionsinrevenue will be generated from the Whiptail project that will support significant economic and social upliftment for the country anditscitizens.

ExxonMobil affiliate, ExxonMobil Guyana Limited is operator and holds 45% interest in the Stabroek block Hess Guyana Exploration Ltd holds 30% interest, and CNOOC Petroleum Guyana Limitedholds25%interest.

ExxonMobil Guyana Limited Country Manager, Alistair Routledge

EDITORIAL

President Ali rolling over, rolling along

President Irfaan Ali considers himself a man who gets things done, a leader one who brooks no nonsense. Some say he is a visionary, a man on the move. The position that we at this paper take is in what direction, up or down, or in circles? We go deeper and say that he is a man groping around for solutions without even knowing what the problemis.

The GPL is a source of continuing curses from Guyanese. Blackouts have raged across different parts of Guyanarecentlywithincreasingfrequency Theelectricity goesoff,thenitcomesback,onlytogodownagainwithina matterofminutes. Truetotraditionalpractice,PresidentAli looked around for an easy, saleable scapegoat, and quickly found one in the APNU+AFC Coalition Government of 2015-2020. He spoke of what was inherited, and the dilapidated state in which the GPL was when the PPPC Government returned to power in August 2020. The president is wrong, and he knows it, for there was a notable declineinthenumberofblackoutsandotheroutagesduring the Coalition’s management of it. We at this publication knowthatforafact,forthesimplereasonthattheelectricity interruptions and the related disruptions were lesser There is no refuting that record, and President knows that, but pretendsnotto,andplaystheusualpoliticsatwhichhegets moreseasonedandslickeronhisfeet.

Few of the president’s attitudes and actions relative to the GPL have provided relief from incessant blackouts to the energy starved population of Guyana. The president may be angered to be reminded about this, but it was his PPPC Government that brought back an executive whose performance was rated as “below expectations” by his own people. “Below expectations” means that he could not deliver, and in a problem prone organization like the GPL, only the best person available could make a difference. Jamaican CEO,Albert Gordon worked small wonders with what he had and produced the one standard that means the most to the Guyanese public: a noticeably smaller number of blackouts. PresidentAli had no use for either the man or his work, and how much he could have probably delivered at the GPL, so down and out he went. There is a strong resemblance to the fate that was meted out to Dr Vincent Adams of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), who was also shown the door Like the GPL, Guyanese should take a deep breath and check where the PPPC Government reengineered EPAis today When it is needed tobeatitsbest,theEPAisanationalentitythatwouldmake thecomedycircuitinarealcountry

ButPresidentAli,isnotamanwhorespondstofactsand circumstances complacently, brushes those nuisance reminders, and is said to have read the “riot act” to the GPL Board of Directors and its management team. Sad to say, PresidentAliismorebarkthanbite,amangiventobluffand whoof. While he takes joy in reading riot acts with his sternestfacehereandthere,themobstillrunsmadlyahead. Inotherwords,theelectricitywoesofGuyanesestillhaveto be experienced. We don’t know who is advising the president,orthesourceofsomeofhisideas,andwhathehas adopted as his leadership style. But many of the things that he puts his hands on, the big national issues are fast becoming too identical to what his champion, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo, represents. Jagdeo has failed serially, and President Ali runs that same risk, should he keeprollingalongthewrongroadschosen.

The performance of the GPL today is laid on the Coalition,asaremostthings. Guyanesearenotbiting. For the Ali board at the GPL has lost credibility, and his executive management team has its holes. All the generators in the world will not make the difference they shouldforGuyanese,whenseniorpositionsarefilledbased on politics rather than on proven track records. The GPLis dragging Guyanese down with recurrent blackouts. The PPPC Government, led by Irfaan Ali, has dragged them to thisstate.

Maduro objectively advancing imperialism’s plans for Latin America and the Caribbean

DEAREDITOR, substance of independence – Theoriginalintentwasto 1968 General Elections and The aggressive posture and that brought them into have that as a tool to ensure was meant as threat to the by the Nicolas Maduro direct disagreement with the imperialcontrolof thefuture then People’s National administration in Venezuela UnitedStates. Guyanese governments in Congress(PNC)regime. againstitsneighbourGuyana In order to delay the post-independence Chavez Era is ironically fulfilling an Independence to the then period. The situation changed imperialist scheme with colony, Venezuela — then a TheRight-Wingpolitical greatly, however, when originswaybackin1962. pro-US puppet state — was parties in Venezuela began Hugo Chavez took office in The word ‘ironically’ is usedtoraiseanissuethathad using the claim to Guyana’s 1998. used here because President been settled more than six Essequibo as an instrument Chavez was a genuine Madurohasdressedhimself- decades before: the for mobilization during patriot, revolutionary and up in the garbs of an anti- delineation of Guiana’s elections campaigns The regionalist He educated imperialist and a politician borders. two main parties (COPEI himself on the Guyanao n T h e L e f t B u t Clearly it was a put-up and AccionDemocratica) Venezuela issue and unfortunately, due to many job because the grounds on began to compete with each dismissed it early as an factors, including domestic which it was raised was other in their irrational claim invention of the United and international pressures, known to Venezuela and the on the Essequibo That States for imperialistic his regime’s politics, while world since the 1940s, but constant banging made it purposes. That explained his sounding Left in rhetoric, is, was dismissed as a non- engrained in the psyche of friendliness to then exin practice, facilitating and issue. many among theVenezuelan President Mrs. Janet Jagan strengthening the forces of At the time it was raised people. w h o a t t e n d e d h i s imperialism in and against Dr Jagan who was British This Venezuelan claim inauguration. the Latin American and Guiana’s Premier, and wasalsousedasawarningto Chavez also built a very Caribbean region, even British officials agreed for the Burnham Government in g o o d a n d f r i e n d l y inviting a military pressure the Venezuelans and British 1966, when Venezuela relationship with Guyana’s theregioncandowithout. experts to examine all the seized the Guyana’s half of PresidentBharratJagdeoand Political scientists and records in the British and the Ankoko island in the he also visited Guyana, historians would recall that Venezuelan archives, to see Cuyuni River. This was both where and when he again thisissuewasraisedatatime if any evidence existed to tothreatenGuyanaandatthe publicly dismissed the when British Guiana was on support the new claim. But same time to pollute the borderissueasaUScreation. the verge of becoming an none was ever found and the m i n d s o f o r d i n a r y Chavez had a vision of a independent state. The PPP and the British, at that Venezuelansevenmore. L a t i n A m e r i c a a n d People’s Progressive Party point, regarded the issue as It is also quite possible Caribbean region that’s (PPP) had a very strong beingclosed. thattheRupununiuprisingin integrated and prosperous. position on the meaning of However, after the Guyana on the Venezuelan He felt that the people of the independence. overthrow of the PPP border, which began on Latin America and the

The party leaders of that government in 1964 the January 2, 1969, could have Caribbean should determine erawerenotpreparedtohave British,in1965,acceptedthe been an expression of the thesocio-economicdirection just formal independence or leadership of the US and no- US’ disapproval of the of the region. He sought to a neo-colonial status doubt on US insistence, PNC’sditchingoftheUnited keepanyuninvitedoutsider Instead, they insisted on the signedtheGenevaAccord. Force (UF) at the December (Continued on page 5)

Importance of improving livestock breeds in Guyana

DEAREDITOR, Poultry is the most coastland and in some parts to the way of life of many The livestock industry common animal in the oftheinterior Withthesugar rural farmers Livestock has great potential for backyard farming system. industry on the rise again contributes to the livelihood development and has many Horses are kept by some many small and large-scale of approximately 2000 lowspin-off industries. It can farmers as draft animals and farmers are also keen on i n c o m e f a r m e r s , provide a cheap protein food fortransportation. expanding their livestock contributing to about 3.1% source for the population, The most common rearing and the MOA has of the agriculture GDP provide employment, and livestock animal is cattle, been ensuring assistance in These farmers rear cattle, earn foreign exchange. To which ranges from the all forms is given in that sheep, goats, pigs, horses, realize this potential, efforts improved breeds to the regard. donkeys, and poultry are being made through the Creole animals. Improved Asmallpercentageofthe Livestock is considered an MOA to improve the local breeds such as the zebu and improvedbreedsarefoundin asset and often regarded as breeds and to be able to taurines were imported to the Rupununi where there an insurance against hard increase productivity in an Guyana in the 1900s and are attempts by Brazilian times and is an important efficient and economical after farmers to improve the local meansofconvertingcropbymanner These cattle were breeds with genetic material products into human food.

The sheep and goat brought to improve the beef from Brazil The Creole Animals also provide industry is important in and/or dairy industry in animals, which are found manual labor, power for Bartica and the Rupununi. many tropical countries rightacrossthecountry,have transportation, and a source Sheep are also reared on the Programs such as the adapted to the different ofruralemployment. coastland. The animals are Caribbean Agricultural e c o l o g i c a l a n d With the Guyana-Brazil generally of the improved Research and Development environmental conditions p a r t n e r s h i p , t h e breeds which were imported Institute (CARDI) and the T h e s e a n i m a l s a r e enhancement of livestock in the 1940s and 50s G u y a n a L i v e s t o c k considered tough and hardy production and farming in Crossbreeding has led to Development Authority but have a slow growth rate bound to set standards that some improvement in the (GLDA) still import genetic andpoorcarcassquality the rest of the Caribbean is quality of animals. Pigs are material to improve the local Livestock farming plays likelytofollow found all across the country, breeds. a major role in the Sincerely, especiallyinAmerindianand The improved breeds are agriculturesectorinGuyana. Sean Daniels ruralareas. found mainly on the It is a significant contributor AProud Berbician

Public

Service Commission not aware of vacancies in Region 2

DEAREDITOR, fourmonths.

The Public Service Commission (the This restriction, to which the Public PSC) is a constitutional body authorised Accounts Committee (PAC) Chairman under article 200 of the Constitution of the referred, only applies to a delegate to whom Cooperative Republic of Guyana to make the PSC has delegated the power to make appointmentstopublicofficesandtoremove such an appointment. Thirdly, the Public and exercise disciplinary control over Accounts Committee (PAC) Chairman personsholdingoractinginsuchoffices. should have sought an answer from the

The PSC hereby addresses the Regional Executives as to why those persons inaccuracies and misleading information havebeenactingforthestatedperiod. presented in an article published in the The PSC maintains that since its KaieteurNewspaperonWednesday,April10, appointment in July 2023, it has been 2024, titled ‘Public Service Commission in working assiduously to fill all known place but officials still acting- MPs’. Firstly, vacancies within the Public Service, and had the PSC unequivocally asserts that it was substantively appointed qualified persons never informed of any existing vacancies in who have been acting in positions within the Region 2. This is despite the fact that a PublicService. memorandumdatedSeptember19,2023,had Finally, the PSC awaits notification of a urged the Regional Executive Officer to list of existing vacancies in all sectors of the providethisinformation. Public Service that it is authorised to fill, and

Secondly, contrary to claims made in the on such notification all vacancies will be Article, there is no law regulating the advertisedviaitswebsite. operations of the PSC requiring it to make Regards, acting appointments for a limited period of Public Service Commission

Knotted and tangled web

DEAREDITOR, grievance,ifjustifiedinthemeritsoffilingto

The filing to CCJ, which was not public the apex court? Why was this course of knowledge immediately, raised eyebrows, action,inanationalmatter,notmadepublicat and saw umbrage unleashed after the thetimeorsooner? It’saknottedandtangled revelation as a news issue, with perceived web,orsoitseems. vexatiousheadlines.

Sincerely,

It is unclear on what basis is the Shamshun Mohamed

Maduro objectively advancing...

From page 4

Sadly, the contentious rational debate, and an frominterferingintheaffairs border issue concocted aggressor to neighbour of the region. All his actions originallybytheUShasnow Guyana, which, from a were in the direction of become a useful weapon in military point of view, is no building friendship among Maduro’s hands to whip-up match or threat for the peoples of the various extreme nationalism in Venezuela’smilitary countries. Venezuela, in the hope of The Left-Wing forces in Maduro inherited some maintaining some mass ourregionshouldunderstand of Chavez’s popularity supportaheadofpresidential that Venezuela’s stance is However, unlike Chavez, he electionsinJuly objectively very ‘anti-left’ was not as skillful in dealing In the process, however, and ‘anti-regional’ They with the pressures of the he has forced the Guyana must therefore guard against United States. Sanctions and Government to seek support making Left politics to other pressures created a from the international appeartobedisreputable. difficult environment in community, including from Unfortunately for Venezuela But Maduro, theUnitedStates. Venezuela, Guyana, Latin instead of educating the This became possible America and the Caribbean, masses as to the real since the US announced that Maduro’s actions are problem, began adopting theyregardthe1899Arbitral objectively pro-imperialist h e a v y - h a n d e d a n d Awardasthefinalsettlement andthatcannotbedoubted. dictatorial methods in oftheissue. Donald Ramotar dealing with the political Therefore, what Chavez Former President of the opposition, leading to his tried to avoid, Maduro is Cooperative Republic of flaggingpopularity inviting by adopting the Guyana.

Maduro fires wild position of Venezuela’s then allegation at and about P r e s i d e n t R o m u l o GuyanaanditsPresident,but Betancourt (1959 to 1964) he’s now jailing opposition who had collaborated with leaders and candidates the West to remove a Repression has become his progressive government in main tool in dealing with his thethenBritishGuiana. political and economic Unfortunately, for opponents. He has created a Maduro, that position is now very toxic atmosphere in his no more. The “leftist” country which makes it Madurohasdegeneratedinto difficult to have free and fair a dictator at home, unable to elections. win any argument by a

Criminals are road-smart they know to manipulate the legal system

DEAREDITOR, attacked by an accused, die as a result of the attack. he/she then goes on a series armed robberies, they will Mr Fenton Ramsahoye, Mr Robbery under arms, under arms with a gun, So, robbery under arms ofarmedrobberies,knowing serve five years for each Fred Wills, Mr Shridath should be a non-bail offence cutlass, knife or what they doesn’t give the victim a fully well that if he/she is armedrobbery,andwhenrun Ramphal and presently Mr b u t g i v e n w r i t t e n believe is asset, the victim chance to protect his or her caught, all they have to do is concurrently, he/she will Anil Nandlall, who are all commitment to the accused has little chance to avoid the property plead guilty to the first serve some 5 years, which is brilliant minded people. Mr that they will conclude by robbery,heorsheisforcedto The attacker, knowing offence, so they will get 5 45months. Editor, I ask all legal minded 180workingdays. surrender and give up their the present legal system, years for each count of This would be very experts to put their heads

Let me further appeal to hard earned property under knowsthatiftheyarecaught, armed robbery, which will economical in the eyes of a together and come up with a the learned attorney general, the belief that if he or she they can plead not guilty and run concurrently under the career criminal under the solutiontothisproblem. thatwhenamanorwomanis does not comply, they will are entitled to be bailed, legalsystem. watchful eyes of all former Yours truly,

If he/she commits six attorney generals, such as Frank DeAbreu

th6 oil project gets approved

More oil projects equal more profits for Exxon and less for the people of Guyana.

Who would willingly allow 85 and a half of every 100 barrels to be given away while you settle for 14.5?

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More oil projects mean greater revenue at the disposal of the oil companies to feast on while Government settles for the bones to feed its starving population.

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Taxi driver shot by brother during row over girlfriend

A 38-year-old taxi driver was shot in the region of his thigh on Thursday by his 32-year-old brother at Castello Housing Scheme, La Penitence, Georgetown during an argument about the victim's girlfriend.

Theinjuredmanhasbeenidentifiedas Lawrence Fanfair, and the suspect as RendellVanrassum.

According to police, the shooting incident occurred at about 23:00hrs on Thursday at Lot 21 Castello Housing Scheme,LaPenitence.

Police said that the brothers were arguing over a woman whom Fanfair shares a relationship with.At the time, Fanfair was said to be seated on a chair outside of their house when Vanrassum whipped out a black handgun fromhisrightsidepantswaistandfiredashotat hisbrotherhittinghimonhisleftthigh.

Vanrassum then made good his escape while Fanfair was taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) by his relatives, where he was admitted as a patient in themalemedicalward,withhisconditionlisted asstable.Investigationsareongoing.

The PPPC must accept responsibility for the present electricity crisis

Jagdeo has more excuses problems within GPL, regarding GPL are being to addressing them without rather than political than a politician caught in a including what they say is made in their best interests, resorting to partisan blame appointees, in order to scandal. But no amount of poor maintenance practices freefrompoliticalmeddling. games. It also must involve safeguard the utility’s blame-shedding and sand- a n d i n a d e q u a t e When addressing conducting a thorough and independence and integrity government begin to restore dancing will exculpate the infrastructure. generating problems, it is independent assessment of They must equally develop a public confidence and PPPCfromresponsibilityfor One of the key failures is best to engage technical GPL’s operations to identify comprehensive plan for ensure a reliable and its utter incompetent the PPPC’s shortcomings in experts rather than relying areas for improvement and expanding and modernizing sustainable electricity administration of the properly planning the solely on government implement necessary Guyana’s electricity supply for all Guyanese electricitysector expansion of generating Ministers.Technical persons reforms. But as we know the infrastructure to meet citizens. Guyana is now in the capacity to meet growing possess the specialized governmentisreluctanttodo current and future demand.

Anythinglesswouldbea midst of a frustrating and demand Despite being knowledge and expertise so, most likely because of Even the Low Carbon further disservice to the ongoing electricity crisis aware of the need for required to diagnose and what such findings will Development Strategy peopleofGuyana. Households and businesses additional generators, they resolve problems and expose. (LCDS)recognizesthatafter

(The views expressed in are subject to blackouts and have been slow to act, challenges within power Instead of reading the 1928,therewillbeaneedfor this article are those of the power interruptions The resulting in delays and generationsystems. Riot Act, heads should have another major project for the a u t h o r a n d d o n o t situation has become disruptions to the supply of By entrusting the task to beenrolled? generation of renewable necessarily reflect the exasperating and people are electricity The recent qualified engineers and Going forward, the energy opinions and beliefs of this fedup. revelation that a number of technicians, rather than governmentmustensurethat Only by accepting n e w s p a p e r a n d i t s

Since the PPPC returned generators, purchased by the politicalfigures,therecanbe decisions regarding GPL are responsibility and taking affiliates.) to government, there has government since last year, solutions based on sound made by qualified experts decisiveactioncanthePPPC been an excess of ribbon- remain uninstalled is a technical merit rather than cutting, sod-turning, and glaring example of this politicalexpediency ceremonial launchings mismanagement. By now it should be Almost every day there is The government’s obvious to even the blind, one such event. Rather than response to the crisis has that the government’s indulginginthesesuperficial been woefully inadequate. handling of the emergency spectacles, the time and Instead of conducting an generation procurement resources allocated could independent evaluation of process was marred by an have been redirected the problems facing GPL, underestimationofcountry’s towards tackling the they have opted for a band- e n e r g y n e e d s . T h e pressing issues facing our aid solution by appointing a government we are now told nation. team of Ministers to monitor is being forced to again

But far worse than these the utility on a daily basis. scrambletoobtainadditional events is the reluctance of This approach is not only generatingcapacity Jagdeo to accept the ineffective but also This is indicative of a government’s responsibility u n d e r m i n e s t h e lack of foresight and for the failures plaguing the independence of GPL as a planning It is utterly Guyana Power and Light Inc publiccorporation. unacceptable that the (GPL). Instead of doing so, The decision to task a government’s failure to he goes on his usual rant, group of Ministers, rather adequately prepare for blaming the previous than qualified engineers, foreseeable challenges has administration, particularly with overseeing GPL’s resulted in further hardships the APNU+AFC, for the operations is deeply fortheGuyanesepeople. currentstateofaffairs. concerning It raises In order to regain public

At the heart of the questions about the confidence and address the electricity crisis is a government’s motives and electricity crisis, the PPP/C fundamentallackofpolitical introduces the risk of government must take accountability on the part of increasing political immediate and decisive the government Despite interference in the action This includes, being in power for four management of the utility foremost, accepting years, they have failed to The public has a right to responsibilityforthefailures address the longstanding know that decisions within GPL and committing

Dem Boys Seh...

De Pee Pee Pee is now traffic light in rush hour

But wait, there’s more! challenging de Big Tent on One minute dey red, de next Pee Pee Pee even got space DurbanParkasdebestshow minute dey green, all for a for de hangers-on, de intown.Deshowmustgoon seatatdetable. groupies, and de yes-men and de party is now Then we got dem who nod along to anything a c c e p t i n g a n y a n d political rejects Dey justtofeelrelevant. everybodyfuhmembership. couldn’t make it in de big Dem boys seh de Pee Dem fellas believe in leagues, so dey end up here, Pee Pee got a new motto: inclusion. Dem welcoming scraping de bottom of de “Inclusion at any cost!” But anybody into their political politicalbarrel.Buthey,Pee someahwewonderingifdat fold. You got a rap sheet Pee Pee ain’t picky. Dey’ll includesdekitchensinktoo. longer than the line at de takeanyonewithapulseand So, what’s de Pee Pee market? No problem! Step a p e n c h a n t f o r Pee policy platform? Well, right up, mate, Pee Pee Pee pandemonium. dat’s anyone’s guess! Dey gotyourback! And oh, don’t forget flip-flopping more than a

So,whowegotparading ‘boutdemex-convicts.Dese fish outta water But hey, around in dis Pee Pee Pee fellas done their time now who needs coherent policies procession? Well, first up, dey trading de prison when you got a colorful cast we got de career floor- jumpsuit for a politician’s of characters like dis? It’s crossers. Dese fellas switch suit. Talk ‘bout a career likewatchingacircusact. parties more times than a change! Talk half. Leff half

H@RD TRUTHS

OL Norton getting in the groove

Opposition Leader AubreyNortonisgettingina groove,buildingmomentum.

I open a paper, turn a page, and there he is getting in the face of the PPP Government and naming names. President Ali and Vice President Jagdeo have becomehispreferredtargets, his whipping posts. I commend Mr. Norton for going to the top and latching ontothejugular

The rest are minnows; this PPP leadership duet is what decides where the action is going to be, who is part of it, and how it must unfold. Lookattheresultsof their combined handiwork. Ithasbeenonebumjobafter another

This should not be surprising in the least, for Guyanesegetwhattheypaid for (trust is the scarce currency now short) and live with what they had hoped would be those ready to do battle for them Look elsewhere because Messrs. Ali and Jagdeo have lost

whatever courage they had andabandonedtheircountry If anybody cares to ask what aboutcitizens,Ihaveaready answer: since when did they matter? IfthePPPdidn'tcare and give a damn about them in 23 years, why are there expectations in the recent threeyearsandmore?

This is where the OppositionLeaderhastofind his openings, get into his grooves, and come into his season. Hehasbeenabiton thesluggishside. But,likean aircraft accelerating on a runway and gathering power andthrustforliftoff,somust AubreyNorton.

He has lost some time, and every day in Guyana in this era of oil is too precious to be wasted. Often, I muse about writing less in public spaces, while writing books forprivateprofit. Thepeopleandthepublic space win on each occasion. To comfort Dr Ali and Dr Jagdeo, I am not running for anything, these writings are not campaign presents. But

back to the Opposition Leader Oil is what makes the pot boil in today's Guyana.

If the PPP Government, my dear beloved brothers Irfaan and Bharrat, cannot deal with the heat in the oil kitchen,oraretoofearful,or on the hook, both should get the hell out of the way. He shouldseetothat,anditwill only come about through tirelessefforts.

HeknowsmorethanIdo that he represents a barrel of people. The president and vice president have condemned Guyanese, none more than his own, into the deadendanddespairofacrab barrel. There should have been a throw down and a showdown already and Mr Norton knows so. Like I said, he has been kind and gentle;toomuchso.

To help the Opposition Leader, just like I do for Doctors Ali and Jagdeo, bullies are big bad men until somebodystandsintheirface and shows them for the

cowards that they are. On this oil, both Ali and Jagdeo have worked overtime to shutdown Guyanese who have called for them to fight for Guyana. Jagdeo will have none of that and his minutemen (militias) takeover from there. I see some in the Constitutional ReformCommission.

Nigel Hughes lamented the lack of women on it; I point to the extra PPP hands operatinginstealthformation under one camouflage body and more. Politics ain't gat godinGuyana.

IsharethiswithComrade Norton; the people at Exxon are big boys, old barroom brawlers.

They can take a punch. Mr Norton can only rain so much on them, but he can make the PPP Government intoapunchingbag. Hehas no choice but to do everything within his hand reach to force these two clever, cloak-and-dagger PPPleaderstodealinthebest patriotic fashion with the

likes of Routledge here and Woods over there. These Exxon operators are notbrothers,theyareplotters andcontrollersanddeprivers of the Guyanese people. PresidentAliiswellawareof that, but he seeks shelter behind words that normally mean something, only for them to mean nothing when he is done running away and hidingfromExxon.

VPJagdeoknowswhatis required of him but has developed a bad case of yellow fever Focus on the fever less, associate more with the color It is the one embracedbyfrikkenpeeple.

Now,Mr Nortonisinthe laundrybusiness. Hehashis list. How many new barrels of oil? What accountability fromExxononGuyaneseoil money?

Why all the secrecy with this oil? Who are these two guys working for, who do they represent? The Opposition Leader may not like this, but he has to sleep, dream, and rise and shine

with oil. Oil must light his lamp. Hiswickshouldlighta flame around (or under) Dr Ali and Jagdeo, so that they can see the light. Oil can provide relief with cost of living. Oil can get more to those Guyanese who are chronically short of necessities. Oil must build more than PPP insiders and P P P p r e a r r a n g e d infrastructure deals. Oil must mean poor inhabitants of Guyana. Of course, oil means corruption. Simply checkhowfatsomecatshave got.Oilisthehub,therestare spokes.

A whole world of differencecouldunfoldifthis wealthishandledright. Over totheOppositionLeader

(The views expressed in this article are those of the a u t h o r a n d d o n o t necessarily reflect the opinions and beliefs of this newspaperanditsaffiliates.)

ExxonMobil, EPA a no-show again at Natural Resources Parliamentary meeting

...Minister Bharrat joins absentees

ExxonMobil Guyana Limited (EMGL) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Friday again failed to attend the Natural Resources Parliamentary Sectoral Meeting, providing no reasonsfortheirabsence.

Thiswasventilatedbythe Alliance For Change (AFC) during a press conference on Friday afternoon. Deonarine Ramsaroop,anAFCMember of Parliament (MP) and member of the Natural Resources Sectoral Committee told members of the press that the organizations have been providing consecutive letters of excuses to avoid being grilled at the level of the NationalAssembly Also absent at Friday's

meeting was the Minister of Natural Resources and Vice ChairmanofthatCommittee, Vi c k r a m B h a r r a t Ramsaroop argued that the Opposition had compiled approximately 15 questions fortheMinisterrelativetothe findings of the auditors and thedevelopmentsintheGasto-Energy(GTE)project.

Ramsaroopmadeitclear, “Parliamentisnotacakeshop and if the government believes that this is a cakeshop and not having the relevant agencies to come to us to the sectoral committee, we are not gonna take it lightly...we're gonna execute the Standing Orders where we gonna summon these agencies directly to come to Parliament.”

Leader of the AFC,

KhemrajRamjattanwaskeen to note that Standing Order 86 of the NationalAssembly states that the Committees can summon individuals and organizations to provide evidence and provide answerstoquestions.

“They can call for their papers and they can call for their records and documents andtheyaretogiveevidence in accordance with the Legislative body's Evidence Act whereby they can be forced to answer questions,” heexplained.

Ramjattan pointed out that this was similar to the Congressional Committees in the United States of America (USA) where Exxon must answer questions and provide evidenceifrequired.

Driver on $200,000 bail for causing death by dangerous driving

A 48-year-old man was on Friday granted $200,000 bailwhenheappearedatthe Georgetown Magistrates' Court to answer a Causing DeathbyDangerousDriving charge.

The man, Lee Lawrence Holder, of Lot 661 Paradise, East Coast Demerara (ECD) made his first appearance before Chief Magistrate SherdellIsaacs–Marcus.He was not required to plea to theindictableoffence.

Holder is accused of drivingmotorcarPAF#3166 inamannerdangeroustothe public, thereby causing the death of 46-year-old Conal Anthony Husbands on March 25, 2024 at Cummings and Church Street,Georgetown.

PolicesaidthatonMarch 25, 2024 the vehicle driven by Holder was proceeding northalongthewesterndrive lane of Cummings Street, while Motorcycle # CM 2986, driven by Husbands was proceeding east along the northern drive lane of Church Street, when as both vehicles approached the intersection of Cummings and Church Street, Holder failedtostopatthestopsign and collided with the motorcycle. Both vehicles were damaged from the

impact of the collision and the motorcyclist was flung some distance on the northern parapet of Church Street and received injuries abouthisbody Themanwas pickedupbyEMTpersonnel

in a semi-conscious condition and rushed to the GeorgetownPublicHospital, where he was examined by the doctors on duty He subsequently succumbed to his injuries Holder was represented by Attorney-atLaw,AdrianThompson,who made an application for bail

He stressed that even the Minister who is responsible for the sector and is theVice Chair of the Committee was alsododgingscrutiny

The former Minister reasoned, “Why is this thing not happening? Why is it, they got something to hide? You don't want to be accountable; you don't want tobescrutinized?

Whatisitthatyouwantto hide because these are the Committeesthatcouldgetall theanswers?”

Meanwhile, former Minister of Public Telecommunications, who is alsoamemberoftheNatural Resources Sectoral Committee, Catherine Hughes explained that the CommitteethroughtheClerk of the National Assembly, Sherlock Isaacs, had written therequesttoExxon,through thePrimeMinister'sofficeto follow the established protocols.

Hughes said when the AFC enquired on Friday about the appearance of Exxon; they were informed that Isaacs requested copies

in a reasonable sum. The Attorney told the court that hisclienthasnopriorrecord andthatHolderisnotaflight risk. It was also revealed by Thompson, that Holder was placed on $150,000 station bail Prosecutor Lacon Quincydidnotobjecttobail but petitioned the court to grant same in a substantial amount In light of this, Magistrate Isaacs-Marcus placed Holder on $200,000 bail He is scheduled to return to court on May 7, 2024.

Minister of Natural Resources, Vickram Bharrat

of the correspondences from the Office of the Prime Minister that were sent to Exxon.

She said, “As a member of the Committee we know that we have been sending letters since November of lastyearsowearegoingover to six months and of course what has been told, is although we request that if you can't make the proposed date, please recommend a date, the subsequent correspondence just says we areunabletoattend.”

Hugheswaskeentopoint out, “The Evidence Act allows us to take this up a

notch.Thefirststepwouldbe the Clerk of the National Assembly,Mr Isaacswriting the two organizations next weekandwehaveaskedthat we hope to have a response before the next statutory meeting which is in two weeksandifnotthenwewill certainly go under the Evidence Act and summons the representative to speak withtheCommittee.”

The MP said it was “wholly unacceptable” that Exxon and the EPA were dodging scrutiny since it impacts the tenets of t r a n s p a r e n c y a n d accountability

Labourer stabbed to death by friend's mother during row

A36-year-old labourer was on Friday stabbed to death by his friend's mother during a confrontation at Perry Street, Tucville,Georgetown.

The victim has been identified as Amaziah Hohnikirk of lot 1803 Unity Place,FestivalCityGeorgetown.

Reports are that at about 07:00h the accused, a housewife stabbed and killed Hohnikirk at her Tucville home with a knife. Police said that a confrontation occurred at about 23:15h on Thursday between the victim and his 24-year-old friend, Darrel Kennedy Reports are that theduobecameheatedoveraspeakerbox, which belonged to Kennedy, being damaged.OnFridayat06:50h,Kennedy's mother complained to another son, MalkchiKennedythatshewasabusedby Kennedy Malkchi went in search of Darrel and found Hohnikirk with Sean (only name given) an associate on Perry Street. An argument ensued on the street andcontinuedattheaccused'shome.

Dead: Amaziah Hohnikirk

During the confrontation, Sean who was allegedly armed with a hockey stick hit the woman on her left wrist. In retaliation,thewomanallegedlyretrieved aknifeandstabbedHohnikirkonceinthe abdomen and once each on the left and right wrists. After the attack Sean and Hohnikirkfledthesceneinamotorvehicleand proceeded to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation(GPHC).Hohnikirksuccumbedto hisinjurieswhilereceivingmedicaltreatment. The accused and her son Malkchi were arrested.Investigationsareongoing.

Journalist loses foot after being badly wounded in Israeli attack in Gaza

Gaza's media office and Reporters Without Borders say there is evidence to suggest it was a targeted attack

Aljazeera - Three journalists have been injured, one seriously, in an Israeli attack at the Nuseirat refugeecampincentralGaza that authorities in the besieged strip say was a targetedattack.

Sami Shehadeh, a journalist with Turkish broadcasterTRThadhisfoot amputated after being wounded in the attack on Friday, according to the channel TRT Arabi correspondentSamiBerhum wasalsowounded.

“The vehicle of a team from TRT Arabi [TRT's Arabic-language channel] that was preparing to broadcast from the Nuseirat camp was targeted by an Israeli army strike,” the broadcastersaid.

TRT's Director General Zahid Sobaci called the attack“Israelibrutality”and said it had gone beyond all “ m o r a l , l e g a l o r humanitarianlimits”.

Lying on the floor of the al-AqsaHospitalintheGaza City of Deir el-Balah, Shehadeh told an AFP reporter that he was “far from the danger zone. I was even surrounded by people and journalists,” when the attacktookplace.

“Wewereshootingwhen a strike targeted us, I don't

know if it was a missile or a tank. I saw that my leg was amputated,”herecounted.

“I was wearing a press vest and helmet and it was clearevenfortheblindthatI amajournalist.”

'Journalistsdeliberately targeted' Gaza's media office condemnedtheIsraeliattack on the vehicle carrying the threejournalists.

“We strongly condemn the ongoing targeting of journalists and media crews by Israeli occupation forces,” it said in a statement.Israeli forces are “deliberately killing and wounding journalists in an attempt to scare, threaten, and prevent reporters from carrying out their duties, as well as to stifle the truth,” it added.

Jonathan Dagher, the head of the Reporters Without Borders (RSF) Middle East desk, said reports of journalists being attacked, injured, and killed in Gaza by Israel have become“socommonplace”.

“We've had to report them almost daily for the past six months. This is just the latest attack, it's terrible it'sunacceptable,”hetold AlJazeera.

Dagher described the attackas“unprovoked”,and

Injured journalists from TRT Arabi channeI are brought to a hospital for medical treatment after an Israeli attack at the Nuseirat refugee camp,

said there is enough evidence to prove that the vehiclewastargeted.

M o r e t h a n 1 0 0 journalists have been killed by Israel in Gaza over the pastsixmonths,hesaid.

This “massacre has to stop”, he added, calling on the internationalcommunity to “step up the pressure” on

Israel.

Speakingtojournalistsin A n k a r a , Tu r k e y ' s presidential office communications director Fahrettin Altun said that “Israeltargeted,deliberately andwillinglycommittedthis massacre.”

Altun reported that Turkish President Recep

Tayyip Erdogan and his Palestinian counterpart Mahmoud Abbas had discussed the attack in a phone call.“No matter what happens,wewillcontinueto stand firm against Israel's barbaricattacksonGazaand Israel will pay the price for this cruelty,” Altun reported Erdoganassaying.

At least 70 people injured in Israeli attacks on Nuseirat camp in central Gaza have been brought to thecamp'sal-AwdaHospital since Friday morning, accordingtolocalsources.

Israel's attacks on Gaza havekilledmorethan33,600 people since the war began onOctober7.

Govt. turns to Cuba for engineers to ease blackout woes

TheGovernmentofGuyanahas turned to the Republic of Cuba to source engineers to boost the Guyana Power and Light's (GPL) technical capacity and ultimately helpeasethecountry'spowerwoes.

This was announced by PresidentIrfaanAlionFridaynight during a live broadcast published on Facebook to address the challenges the Power Company is experiencing. The Head of State said that he has engaged Cuban Ambassador to Guyana, Jorge Francisco Luis on the subject of importingCubanengineers.

“Wearetakingstepstoincrease the technical capacity of GPL by recruiting an additional 10 engineers with relevant skills to ensure adequate maintenance and reliability in the system,” the Presidentsaid.

President Ali said too that government, on a number of occasions,hassoughttorecruitthe servicesofGuyaneseengineersbut wasunsuccessful.

“So we are working For example,Ijustconcludedmeetings with the Cuban Ambassador, they have skilled, very skilled technical personnel who they are willing to deploy immediately to work in the system and to help us technically,”

He said that the recruitment of Cuban engineers is one method of addressing the challenges that face thepowercompany He noted that in addition to the numerous power outages coming from GPL, thecompanyalsofaces a shortfall in its technical capacity toexecuteitsoperations.

heannounced.

Additionally, President Ali announced that the government through GPL entered into a time charter agreement with UCC Holding for a power ship to be deployed to Guyana within three weeks. Upon arrival, the ship will be connected to the national grid. This arrangement he said will add 36 megawatts of power to the national grid to offset generation shortfalls.

KaieteurNewsunderstandsthat thisfacilityinvolvesthechartering ofapowersupplyvesselthatwillbe connected to the Demerara –Berbice Interconnected System (DBIS) at Everton in Berbice, which would provide timely support to the generation capacity of GPL and relief for consumers

President Irfaan Ali

connectedtoDBISgrid.

Further, President Ali said that thevesselwouldbecharteredfora period of 24 months from the date of commencement of the agreement and that this power arrangement is being obtained at a verycompetitivecost.

“Itwillcoverthechartercostof the vessel including its generating engines as well as operation and

maintenancecost,”henoted. He continued, “It is important forustonoteandIwanttosaythis again that while this facility will comeinplacebasedonwhatweare seeing.Basedontheprojectionswe have to go after more power But this facility gives us that room to make the investments in the age infrastructurethatwehaveto

Gaza [Ashraf Amra/Anadolu]

Govt. unveils new strategy to eliminate cervical cancer in Guyana

ByAllyiahAllicock

With the aim of eliminating cervical cancer amongwomeninthecountry, the government through the MinistryofHealthonFriday launchedanewplanofaction for the elimination of the disease(2024–2030).

T h e s i m p l e b u t significantlaunchwasheldat thePegasusCorporateSuites inKingston.

The Ministry's Chronic Diseases Unit says cervical cancerisaformofcancerthat begins in the cervix, the part of the uterus (womb) that opens into the vagina. This cancer is one of the most common cancers in women worldwide and usually affects women between the ages of 30 and 65 years, but women of any age can get cervicalcancer

Opening Friday's proceedings, Co-ordinator at theChronicDiseaseUnit,Dr. DianeleDrepaulsaidthatthe World Health Organization (WHO) stated that cervical cancer is the fourth leading cancerinwomenglobally

“In Guyana, during the years we have found that cervical cancer ranked among the top three cancers in women and also for the year 2023, the Cancer Registryhasreportedthatwe had 126 cases, this is too muchcasesforthatyear,”she explained.

According to Dr Drepaul, this disease is preventable and once detected early, it can be successfully treated but it continues to claim many lives.ShesaidthattheHealth Ministry has a programme which has been in existence for over a decade but they found there are not much uptake of these services, hence authorities met to formalize a new strategy to addressthisdisease.

Givinganoverviewofthe new strategy on Friday was

Director of the NonCommunicable Diseases Unit and Mental Health Programme at the Ministry, Dr LachmieLallwhorelated that this action plan deals withfivestrategicareas.

She told the gathering thattheplanwasdesignedto ensure that more Guyanese women survive cervical cancer and can continue to live productive lives and contribute meaningfully to society In seeing this plan come into fruition, Dr Lall said collaborative effort is now needed between the G o v e r n m e n t , n o ngovernmental organization (NGOs) and the private sector for successful implementation and sustain progress towards achieving the goal of cervical cancer eliminationinGuyana.

“This strategic plan is well rounded and ambitious withamultifacetedapproach that has the potential to significantly reduce and eliminate the burden of this disease and to improve the outcomes for Guyanese women Our overarching goal is simple, by the year 2030 we aim to significantly reduce the mortality, morbidity and disability cause by cervical cancer among Guyanese women,” shementioned.

In explaining the five strategic areas, Dr Lall elaborated that firstly, this plan would see the ramping u p o f t h e H u m a n Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination programme throughout the country This she said would see them increasing the HPV vaccine coverage among the 9 to 15 age group to an impressive 90 percent. Kaieteur News understands that currently the coverage of vaccination standsat40percent.

“By vaccinating our young girls against Human Papillomavirus, the primary cause for cervical cancer is

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ensurethat,thatinfrastructureallofitisbroughtonstream tosupportthedemandforenergy.”

On Friday, Kaieteur News reported that Vice President, Bharrat Jagdeo at his press conference onThursday revealed that Guyana is finalising an agreement with aTurkish power company–Karpowershipforthesupplyofthe36megawatts ofpower JagdeosaidthatKarpowershipwouldselltheelectricityat 8centspermegawattoverthenexttwoyears.HesaidGuyana wouldsupplythefueltothebarge.

According to Jagdeo, the power supply barge will help supplyelectricityuntiltheWalesGas-to-Energy–naturalgasfiredelectricitygenerationpowerplantiscompletedin2025.

...planstorampupHPV vaccination,testing&awareness

preventing this disease at its very source. We are also further expanding this age group to include women betweentheageof16and45 years,”sherelated.

Secondly,theplanwould see the expansive screening efforts in ensuring that at least70percentofwomenof reproductive age undergo screening twice between the agesof21and65.Thedoctor noted that early detection is key to elimination, and that persons will see the incorporationofHPVtesting atallhealthcarefacilities.

Thirdly, Dr Lall noted

that they are dedicated to treating 90 percent of all women with precancerous lesions and 90 percent of all women diagnosed with invasivecancer Additionally to surgical i n t e r v e n t i o n a n d chemotherapy for the first time, the ministry will i n t r o d u c e p u b l i c radiotherapyservices.

“Fourthly we recognize the importance of improving thequalityofliveforwomen. Upuntilthispointwelookat palliative care as end of life carebutthisnewplanwould ensure a more holistic

approach to palliation and support services that are essential in providing comfort and dignity to those facing advance disease,” she revealed.

Finally, she said the plan wouldseetheawarenessand education on HPV infection be incorporated in teaching curriculum. This would see thecontinuouseducationand preventionofHPVinfection, promoting vaccination and screening occurring in schools.

She added, “We will implement a comprehensive communication strategy that would extend to all modern social media platforms reaching every corner of our nationwithvitalinformation on prevention of cervical cancer.”Minister of Health, Dr Frank Anthony in his address said that this comprehensive strategy will address from prevention all the way to treatment of the disease.

He noted that in dealing with prevention the ministry willnotonlylookatgirlsbut also boys who can get vaccinated.According to the minister, now that the

strategy has been developed thenextimportanttaskisthe implementation.

“I think once we are able todothat,wecancomeback here within a year's time or two and assess how far we wouldhaveprogress…Once we implement what is in the document I think we can all beabletocelebratewhenwe see those numbers for cervicalcancerdroppingand then we see the coverage for HPV going up. So lets us all work together to make this happen,”hesaid.

Meanwhile, in her brief remarks, Minister of E d u c a t i o n , P r i y a Manickchand welcomed the new plan of action of eliminating cervical cancer inthecountry

The Minister also made an appeal for women and girls to get their HPV vaccinationandgetscreened early

“We are fully committed at the Ministry of Education to help you roll this out with all the medical information that you will give to us and make it available to every school child,” Manickchand said.

Representatives from the Ministry of Health at the launch.

US meets Venezuelan officials to express

...Venezuelan President Maduro meets with Colombian President Petro in Caracas concerns

WASHINGTON, April

over electoral process

12(Reuters)-U.S.officials met representatives of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in Mexico this week to express concerns about Venezuela's electoral process, a White House official said on Friday The secret meeting was held as an April 18 deadline approached for the United States to decide whether to reimpose sanctions on Venezuela's oil industry in response to what Washington sees as Maduro's failure to make good on commitments for free and fair elections later

this year The Biden administrationhasvowedto reinstate oil sanctions that it suspendedinOctoberunless Maduro makes progress on meetinghispromisesforthe July28presidentialelection. His government has set up major obstacles to participation by the

opposition, including barringitsleadingcandidate, Maria Corina Machado, from running against Maduro."Thepurposewasto express our concerns about Venezuela's electoral process," a White House National Security Council (NSC) spokesperson said of themeeting.

Daniel Erikson, the White House's senior director for Western Hemisphere affairs, led the U.S. delegation in the talks, whichwereheldonTuesday in Mexico City Bloomberg News was first to report on themeeting.

The NSC spokesperson declined to provide details onthediscussions,including whether the participants talked about sanctions on OPECmemberVenezuelaor if any progress was made or differencesnarrowed.

The Venezuelan InformationMinistrydidnot immediately respond to a requestforcomment.

U S President Joe Biden's aides are still discussingarangeofoptions ahead of the expiration on Thursday of a temporary U.S.licensethathasallowed Venezuela to freely sell its crude, according to people familiarwiththematter

No final decision has beenmade,thesourcessaid.

The U.S. provided the partial sanctions relief in October in response to an election deal reached in

BarbadosbetweenMaduro's government and the opposition. The agreement included the right of the oppositiontochooseitsown presidentialcandidate.

T h e B i d e n administration's diplomatic engagement with Maduro and the easing of U S sanctions marked a major shift away from former President Donald Trump's "maximumpressure"policy

Weighing on current U S deliberation are concerns about whether reimposing sanctions on Venezuela's energy sector could spur higher global oil prices and increase the number of Venezuelan migrants heading for the U.S.-Mexicoborder

The U S in January reimposedsomenon-energy sanctions after Venezuela's Supreme Court upheld the election ban on Machado over what it said was her support for sanctions and accusations of corruption, which she denies Washington has also condemned the arrests of opposition activists by Venezuelanauthorities.

‘Hold your horses’

...Mahipaul urges calm, unity as infighting heats up in PNCR

Amid the fierce i n f i g h t i n g g r i p p i n g Guyana's main opposition party - Peoples National Congress Reform, Central Executive Member, Ganesh Mahipaul has stepped forward to urge calm and unity He also called for greater civility as rival factions trade barbs at each other ahead of the much anticipatedCongress.

This week the nation witnessed the public denunciation of the leadership of party leader, Aubrey Norton by former General Secretary, Amna Allyandthentheretortbythe current Chairman, Shurwayne Holder who not only defended the stewardship of Norton, but also questioned Ally's contributions to the party since2020.

Since then several other persons have joined the fray including former Mayor of Georgetown, Ubraj Narine and Egland Gomes. There is also loud chatter on social media about the internal struggleofthepartyfounded by the late Executive President of Guyana, Forbes Burnham.

Mahipaul, a Member of Parliament and a key representative of the Region Three constituency of the party,toldtheKaieteurNews

that this was not the time for "the tearing apart of each other."

"The common enemy is at the gate and we must all band together to fight the corrupt,PPPGovernmentnot our members," he added. Then in a public missive he said as the PNCR prepares for its biennial Delegates' Congress in 2024, the anticipation and energy within the party are noticeable.

"Asthestrongest,largest, and most democratic politicalpartyinGuyana,the PNCRembodiesthespiritof i n c l u s i v i t y a n d empowerment, where every financial member has the opportunity to shape the party's future With the Congress looming before August 31, 2024, members are gearing up for a pivotal moment in the party's

trajectory Attheheartofthis democratic process lies the freedom for any member to vie for elected offices, including Leader, Chairman, Vice-Chairs, Treasurer, or CECmember."

According to Mahipaul, currently,thestageissetwith Aubrey Norton, M P., signaling his intention to seek re-election as Leader, while Roysdale Forde, SC, MP, has expressed his intent to contest for the same position.

"Bothindividualsbringa wealth of dedication and experience, embodying the PNCR's rich history of service and commitment," theMPsaid.

He noted that as the Congress draws nearer, it's expected that many other devoted members will step forward to declare their intentions to contest for variousoffices.Thisexercise of democratic rights is fundamental to the PNCR's ethos and underscores the diversityofvoiceswithinthe party

"Reflecting on past Congresses,characterisedby robust debates and healthy competition, it's imperative to emphasise the importance of maintaining integrity and playing by the rules. While spirited discourse is integral todemocracy,it'sessentialto champion policies and

programmes that resonate with the membership and offer a vision for a brighter future."Stressingthecoming together of all the forces, Mahipaul said, "unity must be our guiding principle as we rally our troops for victory in 2025." He said despite differences, a shared commitment to the PNCR's

ideals and objectives should unite "us in our pursuit of national progress and prosperity."

Mahipaulsaidamidstthe challenges facing Guyana, thePNCRstandsasabeacon of hope, uniquely positioned to lead the nation towards a bettertomorrow "With maturity, mutual

respect, and a focus on the greater good, we can overcome any obstacle that lies ahead To all my comrades, I extend my best wishes as they seek office. Let us rally together, unwavering in our support for the PNCR, as we march towards a brighter future for Guyana,"Mahipaulsaid.

CentralExecutive MemberofthePNCR, Ganesh Mahipaul

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LEGAL NOTICE 1

Filing Attorney:

MS. SHAMEKA TIATT

GUYANA LEGAL AID CLINIC “Maraj Building”

185 Charlotte & King Streets, Georgetown, Guyana. Tel: 225-9238/ 225-9246

Email: legalaid@networksgy.com 2023-HC-DEM-CIV-FD1489

IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE SUPREME COURT OF JUDICATURE FAMILY, DIVORCE AND MATRIMONIAL JURISDICTION FAMILY DIVISION Application No. FD-1489

Between:(DUBLIN) ORINTHIAPetitioner/ Applicant -and(THEGG) KENNARD Respondent

LEGAL NOTICE 2

Filing Attorney:

MS. Tonza A. Sarrabo

GUYANA LEGAL AID

CLINIC “Maraj Building” 185 Charlotte & King Streets, Georgetown, Guyana. Tel: 225-9238/ 225-9246

Email: legalaid@networksgy.com 2023-HC-DEM-CIV-FD938

IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE SUPREME COURT OF JUDICATURE

FAMILY, DIVORCE AND MATRIMONIAL

JURISDICTION FAMILY

DIVISION

Petition No. FD-938

Between:(THOMAS) CHERYLANN nee WENT Petitioner/ Applicant

-and-

(THOMAS) JOHN JOSEPH Respondent

TO: JOHN JOSEPH

THOMAS

Grand Roy, S. John’s Grenada.

TAKE NOTICE that on the 15th day of June, 2023 a Petition for Divorce was filed against you by CHERYLANN THOMAS nee WENT the Petitioner/ Applicant in the Family Division of the High Court in Georgetown, Demerara. AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that as part of an Order made on the 10th day of April, 2024 the Petitioner/ Applicant was directed to effect service of her Petition on you by publication of this Notice in two (2) consecutive Saturday issues of Local Newspaper, a daily newspaper printed, published and circulated in and around the Republic of Guyana. AND

FURTHER TAKE NOTICE

within 30 (thirty) days from the date of the final publication of this Notice.

TAKE NOTICE that the divorce is fixed for Directions Hearing on Thursday the 6th day of June, 2024 at 11:30am before the Honourable Mr. Justin Gino Persaud via Zoom Meeting ID: 733 558 9086 and Password: Court3.

IN DEFAULT of your filing an Acknowledgement of Service/Notice of Intention to Defend, Answer and/or Cross Petition the Court may proceed in your absence and may make any Order it considers appropriate, including granting the Divorce. The Registry of the Family Division of the High Court is located at the Law Courts [Georgetown, Demerara]. The office is open to the public between 8:00am and 3:30pm Mondays to Thursdays and 8:00am to 2:30pm on Fridays except on public holidays and on such other days as the Registry is closed.

Dated the 11th day of April,2024.

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TO: KENNARD THEGG

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TAKE NOTICE that on the 9th day of October, 2024 an Application relating to children was filed against you by ORINTHIA DUBLIN the Petitioner/ Applicant in the Family Division of the High Court in Georgetown, Demerara. AND FURTHER

TAKE NOTICE that as part of an Order made on the 15th day of March, 2024 the Applicant was directed to effect service of her Application on you by publication of this Notice in two (2) consecutive Saturday issues of the Guyana KAIETEUR NEWS, a daily newspaper printed, published and circulated in and around the Guyana and on the worldwide web (online). AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that if you desire you may appear or attend in person or by your duly authorized agent or Attorney-at-Law at the Registry of Family Division of the High Court at Georgetown, Demerara where you will be issued with a certified copy of the Application together with related documents. AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that if you desire to Defend this Application, then upon receipt of the certified copy of the Application, you must file a reply to application related to Child, an Answer and/or notice of intention of defense ( Forms are available at the registry) in the registry of Family Division of the High Court at Georgetown, Demerara within 35 (thirty- five) days from the date of the second and final publication of this Notice. TAKE NOTICE that the Application is scheduled for Directions Hearing onWednesday the 19th day of June , 2024 at 9:15am before the Honourable Madam Chief Justice Roxane George inchs at the family Division of the High Court at Georgetown. IN DEFAULT of your filing, a reply to Application Relating to child, an Answer and/or notice of intention to defend the court may proceed in your absence and may make any order it considers appropriate, including granting Custody. The Registry of the Family Division of the High Court is located at the Law Courts [Georgetown, Demerara]. The office is open to the public between 8:00am and 3:30pm Mondays to Thursdays and 8:00am to 2:30pm on Fridays except on public holidays and on such other days as the Registry is closed. Dated the 21st day of March,2024.

that if you desire you may appear or attend in person or by your duly authorized agent or Attorney-at-Law at the Registry of Family Division of the High Court at Georgetown, Demerara where you will be issued with a certified copy of the Petition together with related documents. AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that if you desire to Defend this Divorce, then upon receipt of the certified copy of the Petition, you must file an Acknowledgement of Service, Notice of Intention to Defend (Forms are available at the Registry), Answer and/or Cross Petition in the Registry of the Family Division of the High Court at Georgetown, Demerara

Haiti decrees long-awaited transition council, but questions remain

PORT-AU-PRINCE, strandedoutsidethecountry

People walk past remains of vehicles near the presidential palace, after they were set on fire by gangs, as violence spreads and armed gangs expand their control over the capital, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti March 25, 2024. REUTERS/Ralph Tedy Erol/File

April 12 (Reuters) - Haiti’s The same day, Henry governmentonFridayissued said he would step down a decree formalizing the pending the installation of creation of a nine-member his replacement, set to be transitional presidential appointed by this councilcouncil, a long-delayed initially expected to be move intended as the first broughtinwithinacoupleof step in restoring security to days. the gang-ravaged Caribbean Friday’sdecree,issuedin country Haiti’s Le Moniteur gazette, The decree, however, calls for the council to leaves many questions “participate, in agreement unanswered It does not with the prime minister, in name the new council the formation of an inclusive members or establish a ministers’cabinet.” timeframe for its installation It says the council must or that of a new prime “rapidly” choose a new minister The decree was prime minister, without published in Haiti’s official givingasettimeframe. gazette and names the nine It also stipulates the political parties or social council be headquartered in sectors who will be the National Palace in represented on the council, downtown Port-au-Prince, including two non-voting which has come under fire w o u l d d i s q u a l i f y Friday’s decree have all put Thegovernmenthassaiditis travelfreelyandaccessbasic observers, confirming an several times in the past representatives who are forward council candidates, working through legal and supplies. announcement made last weeks. subject to a criminal suit, but their nominations have constitutional problems “as Close to 95,000 people month. In a separate statement was agreed with the yet to be formalized despite fastaspossible.” have fled the capital’s

The transition plan was on Friday, the government mediation of the Caribbean frequentpledgesthatsuchan CARICOM on Friday metropolitan area in the last announced on March 11 as said it invited the designated Community (CARICOM) announcementwasnear. said it welcomed the decree month as armed gangs have armed men mounted attacks representatives to submit a h e a d o f H e n r y ’ s The delayed transition and reiterated the need for cemented their control on parts of the capital Port- documents to prove their announcementthathe would has prompted critics to the new leaders to urgently Haitians are lacking basic au-Prince they did not eligibility at government stepdown. accuse Henry’s allies of addressthesecuritysituation goods as key ports remain already control, while officesinthecapital.

The nine groups named hampering the process in so schools and businesses closed, while the outgoing unelected Prime Minister The transition plan, by CARICOM and in order to keep hold of power can reopen and people can governmentremainsabsent. Ariel Henry remained which includes rules that

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Expanded CPL and UWI Internship programme open

SportsMax - The Marketing course Those p o s i t i o n s w i t h t h e Chris Watson, Republic Republic Bank Caribbean students will also be given tournament. Bank CPL’s Head of Premier League (CPL) and the opportunity to put the This year’s edition of the Marketing, spoke highly the University of the West skills they have learned into tournament will have about the programme’s Indies (UWI) Faculty of practice as part of the CPL’s matches in Antigua & success. Sport have expanded their marketing team with an Barbuda,Barbados,Guyana, “We have had some hugely successful internship internship at games StKitts&Nevis,SaintLucia outstanding young people programme for the 2024 throughout the 2024 and Trinidad & Tobago take part in the internship tournament which gets tournament. There will be opportunities programme over the years underwayonAugust29. The programme has seen for intern in all of those and it has been really

Saturday April 13, 2024

ARIES(Mar.21–Apr.19)

LIBRA(Sept.23–Oct.22)

Dr Akshai Mansingh...This expansion to offer a three-credit elective will allow them to get credits for the programmes they are pursuing.

Now in its eighth year, dozens of young people countries as well as the pleasingtoseemanyofthese the programme will this across the Caribbean get a academic Sports Marketing interns go on to have paid season have 18 places fully integrated internship aspectofthecourse,whichis jobs within the CPL. More available for students to with the CPL team, with facilitated via online classes than this, all those who have study for a three credit fully several of those interns then delivered by the University taken part have had a great accredited UWI Sports securing ongoing paid oftheWestIndies. insight into what it takes to put on a world class cricket t o u r n a m e n t a n d entertainment product. We look forward to welcoming “We noticed that the the programmes they are the 2024 cohort when we get interns previously partaking pursuing, while gaining underway in August,” in the programme were valuable experience in the Watsonsaid. mainly university students largest sporting event in the Meanwhile, Dr Akshai from the region and beyond. region,”Mansinghshared. Mansingh, Dean of the UWI This expansion to offer a Applications are now Faculty of Sport, echoed three-credit elective will open for those who are similarsentiments. allow them to get credits for interestedintakingpart.

Friends or work colleagues could introduce you to a field of study that captures your interest, Aries. You're ready for something new in your life.

TAURUS(Apr.20–May20)

ravel is in store today It could be a spur-of-the-moment trip with a friend. More likely, it will be a series of short trips closertohome.Youcouldvisit friends or take advantage of salesanddosomeshopping.

GEMINI(May21–June20)

You're likely to receive news today that brightens your future outlook, Gemini. It could be that your boss calls you at home and hints at a pending promotion, or your partnercouldreceivearaiseor unusuallylargebonus.

CANCER(June21–July22)

You can expect your life to change in a fairly dramatic way today, Cancer. The changecouldbesubtleatfirst, but with time and distance you're likely to look back on thisdayaspivotal.

LEO(July23–Aug.22)

Today could have you itching for a change, Leo The difficulty is figuring out what you really want to do with your life. A good first step wouldbetotalktopeople.

VIRGO(Aug 23–Sept 22)

You're going to be busy but happy today It's likely that a project you've been working on for a long time suddenly yields positive results. You can't help but be delighted, as this achievement comes at a time when you've been questioningyourabilities.

You could be invited on a lastminute adventure today, Libra. Byallmeans,seizethechance! You're certainly ready for a change, and this opportunity could turn out to be just what you'vebeenhopingfor

SCORPIO(Oct.23–Nov 21)

If you've been thinking about making a career change, today is a good day to do some research on professions that interest you It may be that you'rereadytotaketheleapand startabusinessofyourown.

SAGIT(Nov 22–Dec.21)

Technology is going to play a big role in your life today and in the immediate future. It could be that your office is upgrading its systems and you're in charge of getting everyone up to speed on the newequipment.

CAPRI(Dec.22–Jan.19)

You might find yourself unexpectedly busy today, Capricorn. It could be that you'd planned to spend the day tidying up and reorganizing yourhome.

AQUARIUS(Jan.20–Feb.18)

It's hard to imagine a world without computers, Aquarius. Technology has been key to your professional life, and it's likely to be even more importantinthefuture.

PISCES(Feb.19–Mar.20)

You might want to straighten up the house this morning, Pisces Some unexpected visitors could drop by With no warning, you could be serving lunch or dinner to a group of ten! Don't panic. Take-out was created for just such an occasion.

Shaw cops Goal of the...

From page 21

midfielder was a standout performer for City across March and was deservedly namedPlayeroftheMonth.

Her series of high-class performances came in victories over Everton, Brighton, Manchester United,andLiverpool.

ThestellarworkofShaw, Park and others have propelled City to 12 successive wins in the league, and with four games remaining, they are in pole position on 46 points, three points ahead of reigning champions Chelsea, who haveagameinhand.

The WSL resumes next weekend.

Olympic champion Rojas out of Paris Games with injury

(Reuters)-Olympicandworldchampion triple jumper Yulimar Rojas will miss the ParisGamesduetoinjury.

The Venezuelan world record holder said onsocialmediayesterdaythatshehadinjured herAchillestendonwhiletraining.

“My heart is broken and I feel so much sadness that I want to apologise for not being able to represent you in Paris 2024,” said Rojas.“Ithasbeenaverydifficulttime.”

Rojas claimed her fourth straight world title in Budapest last year in a memorable performance, when she leapt 15.08 metres in her final attempt to overtake Maryna BekhRomanchuk of Ukraine. She also collected silver at the Rio Olympics. “I wish great success to our Venezuelan delegation in Paris 2024,” said Rojas. “See you soon, with the samedreamsanddesire.”

One Guyana King and Queen of the Sand Beach Football tournament starts today

The One Guyana King The night’s full fixtures 19:15(Queen) andQueenoftheSandBeach read: S p e i g h t l a n d v s Football tournament will get 18:30(Queen) Rockstone underway with a bang at the RockstonevsHururu 20:00(kings) Compound of the PPP/C 19:15(Queen) L A B a l l e r s v s Office in Linden form TigerBayvsAroaima Rockstone/Hururu 6:00pm and admission is 20:00(King) 21:00(kings) absolutely free. While RockstonevsHururu Goal is Money vs endorsed by President Dr. 21:00(King) Fearless/WizBallers Irfaan Ali under the One FearlessvsWizBallers 22:00(kings) Guyana banner to foster 22:00(Kings) Platinum vs Golden oneness among Guyanese, UDK Victors vs Golden Stars/UDKVictors and promises a lot of fun and Stars 23:00(King) entertainment, this event 23:00(Kings) D C B a l l e r s v s promises keen contests for Speightland vs Pro Speightland/ProBallers the attractive prize packages Ballers Other playing nights are on offer in both Male and Play continues tomorrow April 21 and 29, with the Femalesegments. with more action at the same grand finale on Sunday May Ta s k e d w i t h t h e venuefrom6:00pm. 5. organizational aspects of the Onshow: The Male teams will event, is the Kashif and 18:00(Queen) battle for a share of the prize Shanghai Organisation and AroaimavsHururu money which has been split; yesterday, organisation Rep 18:45 1st place $1,000,000, 2nd Monette Aaron collected a SpeightlandvsTigerBay place $500,000, 3rd place sponsorship package from 1930(king) $200,000 and 4th place Managing Director of Young Gunners vs $100,000.

Bakewell,RajinGanga. Gorillas

The ladies will look to K n o w n f o r t h e i r 20:30(King) claim either of the 1st place organizational abilities, the Presidential vs Universal $400,000, 2nd place Kashif and Shanghai Org. Ballers $200,000, 3rd place has promised fans a 21:30(King) $100,000 or 4th place chockfull of entertainment YMCAvsMSBallers $50,000. startingat6:00pmtodaywith 22:30(kings) Football fans are the March past of the teams Team Mineral vs Hi encouraged to come out and andofficialopening. Flyers haveafunweekendofaction

Half an hour later the Games continue on presented by the K&S business end of the Friday19with: Organisation under the tournament gets underway 18:30(Queen) President’s One Guyana withtheladiesonshow TigerBayvsHururu Brand.

Peters Hall meet Providence in EBCA2nd Division...

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Quincy Grimmond, and Jermain Grovesnor

forglory

The action is scheduled to commence at have been instrumental in Providence’s 10:00a.m.,promisingadayfilledwithedgejourney to the final. With their stellar of-your-seat excitement and unforgettable performances, Providence poses a moments. significantthreattoPetersHall’sambitions. The tournament is made possible by the

With both teams in peak form and riding East Bank Cricket Association, with high on momentum, the stage is set for an generous support from sponsors including enthralling battle. Spectators can expect a David Sugrim, Patrick Khan, Mohamed display of top-notch cricket as these two Trading,RameshTrophyStall,KhanLabels, sides leave no stone unturned in their quest andCamille’sAcademy

Venezuela’s Yulimar Rojas. (REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo)

Jamaican government contributes JMD$10M to inaugural Jamaica Athletics Invitational

SportsMax - The Minister of performance and positive social Culture, Gender, Entertainment interactionsduringthemeet. and Sport, the Honourable Olivia

“Competitions of this calibre Grange, has announced a force all athletes to participate at significant contribution of peak performance while forging JMD$10 million (approximately positive social interactions and USD$64,000) from the Sports camaraderie So while great focus Development Foundation to w i l l b e p l a c e d o n t h e supportthestagingoftheinaugural performances, an after party Jamaica Athletics Invitational awaits you,” Minister Grange Meet,scheduledtotakeplaceatthe addedenthusiastically National Stadium in Kingston on The Jamaica Athletics May11,2024. Invitational Meet has already

Minister Grange expressed full confirmed participation from support for the Invitational, international stars such as World highlighting its importance in Indoor Champion Julien Alfred of providing athletes with a platform St Lucia, Dina Asher Smith from to assess their status and make Great Britain, 2022 World 100m necessary adjustments ahead of champion Fred Kerley, Trayvon upcoming competitions, including Brommel, and rising triple jump theOlympics. starJaydonHibbert.

“This Invitational Silver

With the support from the Continental Category Meet, as per Sports Development Foundation World Athletics Standard, will and the Ministry of Culture, allow athletes and coaches to Gender, Entertainment and Sport, accurately assess their status and the inaugural Jamaica Athletics make the necessary adjustments to Invitational promises to be an achieve the preferred results in electrifying event, showcasing topgood time for the upcoming tier athletic talent and promoting Olympics,” Minister Grange the spirit of sportsmanship and stated. international athletes from the and Europe, fostering healthy Minister Grange extended a competition. S h e e m p h a s i z e d t h e Caribbean, United States, competition and camaraderie warm welcome to all athletes and “Let the games begin!” the significance of hosting Canada, the United Kingdom, amongparticipants emphasized the dual focus on Jamaicansportsministerdeclared.

the cheque for Jamaican $10million to the inaugural Jamaica Athletics Invitational on Thursday. (Sportsmax Social Media)

- National swimmer launched GoFundMe campaign

By Rawle Toney Medley

Rcountry at the inaugural Noel’s journey in the Caribbean Games in aekwon Noel, pool began at the tender age Guadeloupe, clinching a heralded as one of seven when he was bronze medal in the 100

Shaw’s spectacular strike came against Liverpool.

Raekwon Noel seeks assistance to realise Olympic dream Shaw cops Goal of the Month prize in City’s sweep of WSL March awards

of Guyana’s selectedtorepresentGuyana butterflyevent. brightest swimming talents, at the Goodwill Games in The pinnacle of his is reaching out to the public Barbados, a platform achievements came in 2023 and corporate sectors designed for nurturing at the Carifta Swimming through the GoFundMe youngswimmingtalents. Championships, where he platform, for support to H e c o n t i n u e d t o clinched five gold medals attend the upcoming Speedo represent Guyana at the and shattered five national Sectionals in Ocala, Florida, Goodwill Games for four records in a single meet, scheduled from May 24th to consecutiveyearsfrom2014 solidifying his status as a 26th. to2017. forcetobereckonedwith.

His ultimate goal? His debut at the Moreover, Noel has Olympicqualification. CARIFTA Games came in consistently dominated the Atjust18yearsold,Noel 2018 in Jamaica, followed Guyana Teachers’ Union stands as Guyana’s most by another appearance in AnnualSwimming,Cycling, formidable swimmer, Barbados in 2019, where he a n d A t h l e t i c s boasting over 600 FINA marked his territory by Championships, earning the points across seven events, a b r e a k i n g O l y m p i a n Champion Boy trophy for feat unmatched by any other Hannibal Gaskin’s 200 his age group four years in a active swimmer in the butterflyrecord. rowfrom2015to2018while country, regardless of In December 2021, Noel competing for the North gender made his international debut Zoneteam.

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he proudly represented his

SportsMax - It was a spectacular first half strike Month award by her memorable March for against Liverpool that teammate Park, but the Jamaican international handed her the WSL Goal of Jamaican would still reach Khadija ‘Bunny’ Shaw and the Month prize. On that a n o t h e r i m p r e s s i v e Manchester City in the goal, Shaw picked up play milestone in her career to Barclays Women’s Super from Laura Coombs and dateduringMarch. League, as they completed a cleverly flicked the ball Indeed, her strike against clean sweep of the league’s around the onrushing Manchester United at the monthlyawards. Gemma Bonner to create Etihad Stadium saw her Shaw’sremarkablestrike spaceforawell-struckeffort, surpass Georgia Stanway as against Liverpool scooped from about 25 yards out, the Club’s record goalscorer, the Goal of the Month prize, which nestled into the top with her tally now standing while her teammate Jess corner of Liverpool’s net for at 70 goals in just 83 Park was named the WSL’s her 18th goal of the WSL appearances.

Player of the Month for the season.

Meanwhile, England first time in her career And Shaw followed that up international Park has come with City winning all four of with a second half header, as into her element in the new our league fixtures across she took another step year and has more than March, it comes as no towardsthisseason’sGolden repaid the faith Taylor has surprise that Gareth Taylor Boot. placed in her over the past was also named Manager of With five WSL goals in fewmonths. theMonth. four games, the prolific 27- Moving from out wide In a performance of year-oldstrikerwasonlyjust intoamorecentralrole,the superlatives, it was Shaw’s pipped to the Player of the

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(Left - right) Chairman of the Local Organizing Committee Ludlow Watts, JAAA President Garth Gayle, Minister Olivia Grange, German Ambassador to Jamaica Jan Hendrik van Thiel and General Manager of the Sports Development Foundation Alan Beckford during the handover of

Iconic artists SEAN PAUL and KES collaborate on T20 World Cup anthem

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The East Bank Cricket

Association’s Second Division 40-Over Cricket

Competition is set to reach a fever pitch on Sunday, April 14th, with the grand finale at Farm Ground. Tournament powerhouse, Providence will lock horns with Peters Hall, in what is deemed Clash of the ‘East Bank’ Titans.

Peters Hall Cricket Club, led by their formidable battinglineup,ispoisedfora fiercebattle.Spearheadedby the dynamic batters

Brandon King Peters Hall meet Providence in EBCA 2nd Division 40-Over final this Sunday

Narendra Persaud and the

Sports Club is no stranger to dependable captain barrage of runs In the success, boasting a roster of Yogeendra Singh, they will bowling department, the duo seasoned players who have be looking to set a daunting of Solomon Cameron and shown throughout the target With Aryan Ray Newton will be aiming season. Dwain Dick, Ovid Haripersaud and Devin to stifle Providence’s batting

Richardson, Michael Roopnarine adding depth to lineup and restrict them to a

Realine,KeithFraser, their arsenal, Peters Hall is modesttotal.

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2024 CWI Regional 4-Day C/ships Round 6 Day 3 GHE vs. JS

Scorpions eyeing 296 for victory with 8 wickets remaining as Eagles close in on likely win

Guyana Harpy Eagles maintained their grip on this battle after leaving the Jamaicans with almost 300 runs for victory on thefinaldayatSabinaPark,asDay4promisesanintensefinish.

Jamaica were mopped up for a 1st innings 153 in the end afterlosingtheirfinalwicketonthemorningofDay3.

Thechampsaddedtothe271runleadwhentheydeclaredon 147-7,followinguptheir1stinnings424.

Guyana CaptainTevin Imlach followed up his unbeaten ton with 44 while Kevin Sinclair (36*), KevlonAnderson (25) and Raymon Perez (22) were the contributors during Guyana’s 2nd innings.

Jamaica pacer Derval Green picked up 2-39 with a wicket apiece from Abijahi Mansingh (1-42) and Marquino Mindley (1-13)beingthewicket-takersforJamaica.

Thehost’swerethentaskedwithpullingoffadauntingchase for a win as a 419-run target awaited them. Jamaica were 123-2 trailingby296runswithKirkMcKenzie(39)andBrandonKing (13*),arethetwomentaskedwithanuphillchallengetoday

Spinners Veerasammy Permaul (1-37) and Sinclair (1-29) will look to rattle out the remaining wickets with help from the fast-bowlers.

US Ambassador to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean Roger Nyhus gets batting tips from Carlos Brathwaite. (CWI)

Peters Hall Captain Yogeendra Singh Providence Captain Michael Realine

Diamond Insurance sponsors 2024 Women’s Chess Championship

Th e F e m a l e Division of the Guyana Chess

Federation will kick off its annual women and girls tournament this weekend with the 2024 W o m e n ’ s C h e s s Championship Qualifiers and 2024 Women’s Chess Championship, sponsored byDiamondInsurance.

T h e s e v e n - r o u n d qualifying tournament starts today, April 13th, 2024, and continuesonApril14th,20th and 21st at the National Racquet Center, Woolford Avenue, Georgetown. The Rahim, Ciel Clement, Championship tourneys are final round will be played on Nellisha Johnson and partofthequalifyingprocess Sunday, April 21st, where youngstersChelseaHarrison for the 45th Chess Olympiad the top 9 performers will andSauraRuplall. in Budapest, Hungary in qualify to play in the Two rounds will be Septemberthisyear. Championship tournament, played each day, using the Top performers will also vyingforthetitleofthe2024 Swiss format with a time gain Grand Prix points from Women’s Chess Champion, controlof90minuteswith30 these tournaments and the coming up against reigning seconds of additional time 2024 Grand Prix Tourneys, Women’s Champion Jessica aftereachmove. whichwillthenbetalliedand Callender, who is looking to The Guyana Chess calculated to see who will defendhertitle. Federationwishestoexpress make the top five for the The tournament will see its appreciation to the Guyanafemaleteam. some of Guyana’s best management of Diamond

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Golden State Warriors down Portland Trail Blazers to enter 3-way tie in thrilling Play-In race

CNN - The Golden State Warriors edged winning bug at just the right time with their pastthePortlandTrailBlazers100-92andare third straight victory, while the Kings and now tied on a 45-35 record with the Lakershavebothlosttwoonthebounce. SacramentoKingsandLosAngelesLakersas After a huge 135-123 win at Sacramento the NBA regular season winds down to its on Thursday, the New Orleans Pelicans final two games. The Warriors held a narrow currently sit in the sixth and final automatic one-point lead over the struggling Blazers playoff spot, one game ahead of the Phoenix going into the fourth quarter but pulled away Suns inseventhas bothteamsdesperatelytry down the stretch behind a team-high 22 andavoidthePlay-InTournament. pointsfromStephCurry

In what should be a thrilling end to the It was a tough shooting night for the two- season, the Pelicans will travel to Golden time MVP, who shot just 36.4% from the Statebeforeendingtheircampaignathometo floor, but he got it done elsewhere by adding the Lakers, while the Suns’ final two games eight assists, seven rebounds, two blocks and are away versus the Kings and the No. 2 asteal.“Youknowthey’regoingtoplayhard seededMinnesotaTimberwolves. andwithalotofenergy,andforthemostpart, After the Warriors hosted the Pelicans it worked for about 42 minutes, but we just yesterday, Steve Kerr’s team will then got really disciplined down the stretch, had welcome the No. 12 seed Utah Jazz in its greatpointofattackdefence,”Currysaid,per season finale. “It’s a loaded conference. ESPN. “We just competed and that last six Everybody’sgood,”Kerrsaid.“It’sjusttough minutes was hard-nosed basketball. That’s tomakeupground.” what it took to win.” DeandreAyton scored a Final fixtures of game-high 25 points for Portland to go with the regular season 11 rebounds, while rookie Scoot Henderson LosAngelesLakers:@Grizzlies,@Pelicans continued his late season improvement with GoldenStateWarriors:vs.Pelicans,vs.Jazz 18 points and 12 assists. It was Henderson’s SacramentoKings:vs.Suns,vs.TrailBlazers eighth game of the season with double-digit PhoenixSuns:@Kings,@Timberwolves assists,themostofanyrookieintheNBA. New Orleans Pelicans: @ Warriors, vs. The Warriors appear to have caught the Lakers

Round of 16: Petra/Milo Schools U18 Football KO stage set for today & tomorrow

The most talked about, Milo Schools Under-18 Football tournament enters its round of 16 stage today at the Ministry of Education ground Expertly put together by the Petra Organisation, the 10th edition of the tournament promises an electrifying l i n e u p o f m a t c h e s , showcasing the best young talentinschoolfootball.

Previous action between Chase’s Academic Foundation and North Ruimveldt Secondary.

In the opening match (#37), Leonora Secondary face off against Bartica Secondary, both teams boastingtwowinseachinthe Ruimveldt Secondary in awarded to the top four competition. Bishops High, what promises to be an finishers, respectively, to be with one win from three enthrallingencounter utilized for school projects. matches, take on the As the tournament Trophies and incentives formidable Chase’s a d v a n c e s t o w a r d s await outstanding players, Academic Foundation, determining the final four top goal-scorers, and the undefeated with three wins teams, tomorrow brings four goalkeeper with the most ingroupA. more exciting matches, with saves. Sponsored by Massy Meanwhile, Group B thewinnerssecuringcoveted DistributionundertheNestle leaders Dolphin Secondary semifinalspots. ‘Milo’ Brand and supported meet Queens College in The competition offers byMVPSports,YellowSteel match #3, while East enticing financial rewards, Inc., Ministry of Education, Ruimveldt Secondary with $300,000, $200,000, BlueWaterShipping,andthe clashes with South $150,000, and $75,000 GuyanaFootballFederation.

2024 GCB men’s 50 overs U19 Inter-county tournament Round 1 Deonarain, Khan among top performers as U19 T20 action commences

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Demerara, Berbice secure wins after double-header opening round

Friday’s double-header of the GCB U19 men’s 50overs Tournament got underway as powerhouses Berbice and Demerara secure respectivewinsastheylooktothisweekend’s secondround.

Demerara beat Select XI by 9 wickets at Lusignan

Opener Romeo Deonarain scored 53 not outwhileSachinBalgobinhit46off 44 balls, guiding Demerara to 101-1 in reply to the SelectXI’stotalof100.

Demerara earlier knocked over the Select teamforaneven100runswithJustinDoobay (29), Nityanand Mathura (19) and Cyanna ShilohAdams(17),theirmainrun-getters.

The Demerara bowlers put on a clinic as WavellAllen (3-23), Riyad Latiff (3-33) and and Alvin Mohabir (2-7), helped make light workofthecompetition. string of scores from Damion Cecil (31*), Berbice defeat Essequibo by 7 wickets at Rashad Gaffur (22) along with the Malteenoes Ramnauth’s, openers Rampertab (27) and Batting first, Essequibo were bowled out Rampersaud(11).

Salim Khan had a good day for Berbice.

for108afterBerbicebowlersSalimKhan(3- Only Gulcharran Chulai (1-25) and 30), Kumar Deopersaud (2-11) and Sanjay seamer Bruce Vincent (2-32) could find Algoo(2-27)ledahostilebowlingexhibition. successwiththeballforEssequibo.

Openers Shahid Viera (25) and Rajindra Round 2 continues tomorrow, Sunday, Ramballi(21)failedtocapitalizeontheirstart March 14 with Essequibo and Demerara while Jadon Campbell (24) rounded off the battling at Lusignan while Meten-Meer-Zorg topscorerslistforEssequibo. will host Berbice versus the Select XI, from Berbice then raced to 109-3 thanks to a 9:30hrespectively

Female Chess star, Sasha Shariff