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This child was among the thousands who flocked the National Park on Thursday to celebrate Emancipation Day in Guyana. TheAfrican Cultural and Development Association (ACDA) organised a rich cultural programme to entertain those in attendance. (NCN photo)
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Emancipation–somany freedomstakenaway,missing
Emancipation in its smallest significance is about freedom. There are many facets to this freedom, many freedoms for citizens in a country, none of which must be restrained. Forwhentakenonebyoneinacountry,noone,no matter how powerful, no entity, no matter how dominant, should impair those precious freedoms through caprices or artifices. Howeverpoororpowerful,howeverheorsheis found acceptable or objectionable, the freedom of the individualmustnotbeshackled,noranyattemptbemadeto do so. The only qualifier, the only restraint, is that any freedommustyieldtotherequirementsofjustlaws. Thisis what we at this paper believe the Emancipation of man, anythingthatcanbedefinedastrulyemancipatory,isatits core.
WhenthereisEmancipationinitsfullestforms,thereis no place for government tyranny. Not even the smallest fissure should be created for such tyranny to shelter. We wouldbetraytruthwereittobesaidthatgovernmenttyranny does not exist in Guyana today, in this its era of the greatest promise This,weregret Itistoourimmenseregretalsothat thefreedomsthatrealEmancipationfosterarenowsubject to revolting leadership tyrannies. When political leaders are constrained by artificial circumstances of their own making to speak with clarion clarity, then they have done something, made some arrangement that tyrannizes their alreadyfragileholdonfrankness,unambiguousness. When leaders dissemble, they have yoked themselves to sometyranny Whenleadersarecorneredforstraightanswers andtheyfindeveryexcusenottogivethem,thentheyarenot emancipated,theyexistunderaharnessthatcontrolsandsteers evenwhattheyarefreetosay Thosearenotleadersthatknow whatitistobeemancipated,orevenonesthatappreciatethe workings of democracy’s ideals It is of leaders who have allowed himself to be duct taped, consumed by some selfishness, for the return of some cheap, low-quality oats Whenleadersretreatfromprovidinghonestanswerstosimple questions,retaliatewithanoutpouringofvitriolicabuse,thatis tyranny not emancipation When leaders are vicious and vindictive towards those exercising the rights of citizens, or performing the duties of professionals, then that is one more expression of tyranny The unvarnished truth is that leaders living and operating with the fullest strengths of complete emancipation are free, have freed themselves, from any inhibition that controls their tongue, manages their minds. We invite honest thinkers, the free thinkers in Guyana, to checkwhatwehaveinourleadersandhowtheyare,thento decide for themselves whether they are emancipated or whethertheyareenslaved.
Emancipationatitsbrightestisthefreedomtoparticipate fairlyandfairlyinthenationalnaturalresources’patrimonies, with none bigger and more beautiful than the national oil patrimony WhenanysinglecitizenofGuyana,littleoneorbig one,pooroneorrichone,ispreventedinsomemannerfromthat fullness and fairness of participation, then that can never represent emancipation We shall say it loud, and we say it clear:anylimitationtoenjoythefruitsofthenationaloilharvest isnotemancipationatitstruest Itisanabominationatitsvilest, it most decayed Being defined as the richest people in the world is an emancipation of an unequalled kind What Guyaneselivewith,however,arethemanaclesofpoverty:they traptightly,theybitedeeplyandpainfully Whenagovernment isforthepeople,thenitfightstoitslastbreathforthosesame people,allofthem Neithergovernmentnoranyofitsleaders makeitapointorpracticetoobfuscatewiththefacts,orretaliate withvenom,orprevaricatewithastreamofdeceptions.
The incomparable national oil patrimony (plus other components of it) is the key to the emancipation that all impoverished Guyanese have yearned for, waited on, so long. This is the time of emancipation without condition. This is the time for Guyanese to enjoy true economic freedom. Guyanese are going to have to rise for the freedomthatisnowdeniedthembutisduetothem.
DEAREDITOR
, They suffered such crueltiesatthehandsofman, forthecauseofgreed,bythe Romans, Arabs and the Europeans, unheard of in history, where tens of millions of the best and strongest,thewisest,among them kings and Princes, were brought into what was called by the Europeans the New World (the Caribbean andWestIndies).
Stolen and claimed in the names of the Kings and Queens of Europe, though the lands were already inhibited.
In what was the Middle Passage, the hazardous, inhuman voyage, in ships laden with living human flesh,madestink.
The Africans were subjected to the slave trade to enrich Europe and its colonists to the so-called NewWorld.
The African soul was penetrated,bythepreaching against their creed and religions of the ancestors of Africa.
Whilst the bible was shared, they stole arid and valuablelands.
In the process, building castles,withEuropeanstyles and creating Europeans lifestyles, stealing their diamond and gold- even their animals ravaged for export into their zoos and
shops, and body parts to enrich the Commerce of Europe.
This is the reality of history, regardless of how they distort it, for as we know the writing of history is in the hands of the victor, victors who can whitewash factseasily
Butclosertohome,why this respect for the African ancestors,whythisloveand appreciation for Peoples of AfricanDecent?
They taught us so much! Our Africans ancestors taught us after emancipation, English Language, they assisted in teaching us reality and howtofightforourrights, they took care of us in medicine and at times evenprotectedusformthe onslaught of brutalities brought on by the colonial masters.
EmancipationDayasit iscelebratedandobserved in our country over the many decades has always been one of calm and deep reflection, a period of mature festivities and enjoyment
It is a period and time I believe that all Guyanese need to respect, applaud and appreciate for without our African ancestors’ b a t t l e t h r o u g h unimaginable pains and torture in these lands, in
their struggle and quest to regain their honour eventuallyledtofreedom
We the newcomers could neverhavebeenable to adjust and adapt but for theirsacrifices.
To quote Mr Norma Whittaker “I encourage you to once more get involved and participate in the various activities across ourdearLandofGuyana.
T h e s e w o u l d undou
cultural programmes aimed at informing the Guyanese people about slavery; Africandrumming,dancing, masquerade bands and traditional calypso, learning of the history of various villages across Guyana,
display of African attire, African dishes; metemgee, foo foo, drinks like mauby, craftsandartwork”.
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applaud and celebrate the sacrifices and the battles of the African ancestors who laid their bones on these shores, so that the future generations and thosewhocomeaftermay
tranquility, peace and
people
Dr Roshan Khan Chairman/Founder
Security Services
At last decisive action against errant employers regarding NIS
DEAREDITOR
It is heartening to see strong and decisive action taken against private securityfirmsregardingNIS contributions. Finally, this category of employees can gettheirdue.
It is a start and much work remains to be done to ensure others become compliant. Also, care must be taken to ensure, once errant employers do not fall back into theirold, uncaring ways.
While the campaign targets security firms with government contracts, those without government contracts must also be targetedandbroughtintothe net So too are other businesseswhichareequally guiltyofthisillegality ShamshunMohamed
, The Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) extends greetings for Emancipation Day 2024 to all, Locally, Regionally and Internationally
Emancipation offers an opportunity to reflect on the difficult and untold sufferingsofourforefathers, as there were long and grueling battles that ended
harrowing crimes of enslavement that afflicted humanity for centuries, notwithstanding the terrifying cries and loss of livesinthefightforfreedom. Freedom guaranteed us the human right to live a life of dignity, and the security to live life according to one’s dreams and beliefs. As we continue to reflect, let us work towards a future of prosperity for all Guyanese, in togetherness as One People, One Nation, One D
developmentforall.
Historically, Human Slaverywasinstitutionalized long before the year 1080, anddespiteeffortstoendthe slavetradeinEnglandinthe
12th Century when the Ecclesiastical Council of London decreed that “let no one dare to engage in the infamous business of selling men like animals”, it continued.Notwithstanding, ananti-slaverymovementin 1783 and legislative restrictions, slavery itself remained unchallenged and flourished on the sugar plantationsoftheCaribbean. ManyAfrican families were captured and sold into slavery during the
Transatlantic Slave Trade. Barbarism and genocide were the fate of some slaves during this unfortunate period Others endured sickness, starvation, torture and the brutal life sugar plantations offered…death was a relief from the sickeningconditions.
The Jamaican rebellion causedtheBritishEmpireto hold an inquiry into the rebellion, which resulted in the passage of the Slavery Abolition Act of 1833 that became effective on August 1, 1834 throughout the British Empire except a few territories. With the passage of the 1834 Act 800,000
slaveswerefreed,causingan influx of indentured labourers to supplement the plantation’s labour force Under the Act 20-millionpound sterling were paid to s l a v e o w n e r s a s compensation.
Further, on January 1, 1863 the Emancipation Proclamation by United States President Abraham Lincolntowit:
“…all persons held as slaves shall be forever free and all authority thereof, shall recognize and maintainthefreedomofsuch personsandwilldonoactsto reprise such persons in any effort they make for their actualfreedom”.
This Proclamation was
only effective in the rebellious States during the civilwarwhichliberated3.5 millionslaves.
In 2024, 190 years later, there is still the call for Reparative Justice, for restitution to the victims of slaveryortheirdescendants.
The July 2023 Brussels Summit of the European Union and the Community of Latin American and the Caribbean States (CELAC) Declaration10states:
“We acknowledge and profoundly regret the untold suffering inflicted on millionsofmen,womenand children as a result of the
slavery and the slave trade, including the transatlantic slave trade, were appalling tragedies in the history of humanity not only because of their abhorrent barbarism but also in terms of their magnitude,organizednature andespeciallytheirnegation oftheessenceofthevictims, andthatslaveryandtheslave trade are a crime against humanity…”.
CELAC references the Caribbean Reparation Commission document that o
conciliation, truth, and justice for the victims of
descendants.
In today’s society, the conditions experienced by
the enslaved human capital ofthe16thcenturynolonger existandseveralanti-slavery legislations are inforce to prevent a recurrence However, that process to emancipationwaslacedwith blood and tears, many have diedtosecurefreedomforall andtherighttobebornfree, to live freely and to enjoy benefits compensatory to efforts.
As we enjoy our lives in freedomwherethechainsof bondage were broken, the shackles loose, let us strive to secure economic freedom as well as prosperity for all. Let us continue the difficult journeyinpursuitofalivable wageforworkers.Socialand
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The pursuit of no fault divorce legislation allows for adulterous and abusive behaviourtogounpunished. No one misbehaving in a marriage should reap the samebenefitsinadivorceas thepersonwhohasremained faithfulandwellbehaved.
The push for such legislation should be halted. How many men or women do you know that will be ok with a cheating or abusive
spousegettinganequalshare of everything? It is totally unacceptable, especially whenchildrenareinvolved!
We must not implicitly support bad behaviour A spouse who knows that they can misbehave during a marriage and not face any consequences for such bad behaviour will ruin the institution of marriage. Let goodsenseprevail.
Thepersonthatruinsthe marriageshouldnotbegiven
equal treatment under the law Thisistheequivalentof telling a homeowner that they are equally responsible for a thief stealing their belongings.
It is totally absurd. Will you punish the homeowner with the same prison sentence as the one given to thief that stole their belongings?Ofcoursenot!
Comparably we should not reward the spouse that ruinedthemarriagethesame
way as the spouse who behaved. Can you imagine how it would feel for the person who was abused during the relationship to know that their abuser’s abuses w
consequence in the judges decision?Ano fault divorce systemisanunfairone!
Sincerely, Mr.
JamilChanglee
Chairman T h e C o o p e r a t i v e RepublicansofGuyana
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economic equality must be attained to bridge the gap between the rich and the poor of our country The inadequate provision of resources to meet the needs of people created another bondage for the citizens of Guyana There must be economic freedom for the workingclass.
The Guyana Public ServiceUnionadvocatesfor unity and togetherness, to ridourcountryoftheafflict ofeconomicdeprivationand the stronghold of poverty thatcontinuestoshacklethe
working class. Let us work together to build a just and fair society where all are treated equally before the law, where all can share in therichnessofourcountry’s resources, regardless of our ethnicity, social and economic standing, or geographic origin. This is a GuyanaofOnePeople,One Nation, One Destiny We must do better to secure a brighter future for us as a nation Let Individual, EconomicandSocialJustice reign.
Happy Emancipation Day
Yesterday as a country and people we celebrated Emancipation Day.
It was a day when many reflected on the enslavement of Africans who were brought to these shores in chains. Freedom was fought hard for, yet as a people we are still to experience true freedom.
When there is Emancipation in its fullest forms, there is no place for government tyranny. Not even the smallest fissure should be created for such tyranny to shelter.
We would betray truth were it to be said that government tyranny does not exist in Guyana today, in this its era of the greatest promise.
This, we regret. It is to our immense regret also that the freedoms that real Emancipation foster are now subject to revolting leadership tyrannies.
When political leaders are constrained by artificial circumstances of their own making to speak with clarion clarity, then they have done something, made some arrangement that tyrannizes their already fragile hold on frankness, unambiguousness.
Chevron and Exxon are headed to a May arbitrationhearinginthe latest chapter of their ongoing dispute over the massive Stabroek Block oilfield off the coast of Guyana.
Chevron said Wednesday in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission it expects a decisionwithinthreemonthsofthe hearing.
The Houston-based company addedithadexpectedandrequested to hold the hearing earlier, but the common schedules of the parties madeitimpossible.
The companies have been locked in a dispute since February, when Exxon threatened to block Chevron's acquisition of a 30% stake in the Stabroek Block, which is said to contain at least 11 billion barrels of oil. Ongoing arbitration hinges on the applicability of a "right of first refusal" contained in an operating agreement between subsidiaries of Exxon, Hess and China National Offshore Oil Corporation.
Anabrogationofthedealcould throw into question Chevron's $53 billion acquisition of competitor
Hess, which closed in October Chevron said in the filing that its views and those of Hess remain unchanged, while claiming that Exxon and CNOOC "continue to ignore the plain language of the operating agreement " Exxon operates all production in Guyana, controllinga45%stakewhileHess and CNOOC serve as minority partners. Exxon and CNOOC Ltd filed arbitration claims claiming a pre-emption right to any sale of Hess' lucrative stake in a Guyana oil-producingjointventure.
Thechallengethreatenstoblock Chevron's biggest deal since its 2001 acquisition ofTexaco for $36 billion.
Exxon and CNOOC have argued Chevron's bid for Hess triggered a right of first refusal clause in their Guyana joint operating agreement. Chevron and Hessdisputethatclaim.
The all-stock sale, announced last October, has been stalled by a second request for information by antitrustregulator,theU.S.Federal Trade Commission Its review should be completed this quarter, a spokesmanforHesssaid.
Meanwhile, shares in the U.S.
oil producer Hess suffered their largest daily percentage drop in 20 monthsonThursdayonfalloutfrom the lengthy new delay to its proposed sale to Chevron. Reuters reported.
Hess' stock fell $11 25, or 7.35%, the largest daily percentage drop since November 2022 Chevronshareswerealsooff4%,or $6.57, at $153.93 in midday New Yorktrading.
Kaieteur News reported on Thursday that Hess Corp (HES.N), beat estimates for second-quarter profit on Wednesday, helped by sharply higher oil production in Guyanaandstrongerprices.
A Reuters report stated that Hess's production rose 27.6% to 494,000 barrels of oil and gas per day (boepd), on nearly 75% year-
over-year increase in Guyana to 192,000 bpd. Its Bakken shale outputalsorose,thecompanysaid. It, however, expects a fall in current-quarter production due to planned downtime in Guyana and Southeast Asia. Third-quarter net production is expected to be in the range of 460,000 boepd to 470,000 boepd.
Hess said it expects its Guyana output to fall 10% as a natural gas pipeline is connected this quarter, andexpectsitsNorthDakotaoutput to drop 4 5% on planned maintenance.
Thecompany'saveragerealized crude oil selling price also rose nearly 13% to $80.29 per barrel in thesecondquarter
Athree-personarbitrationpanel isexpectedtodecideonthedispute with Exxon. Exxon believes the processcouldextendto2025while both Chevron and Hess expect a resolution by the end of the year Hess' quarterly profit of $2.62 per share beat analysts' average estimate of $2 48 per share, accordingtoLSEGdata.
BackinAprilHessCorporation had announced that its profits leapt
by $626M in the first quarter of 2024 thanks to higher production volumes in the Bakken shale in the USandtheStabroekblockoffshore Guyana Back then Hess' net income, the company said, was US$972M in the three months ended31March,comparedto$346 million in the first quarter of 2023, according to the company's latest earningsreport.
This would mean that Hess's profits have almost tripled over the previous reporting period According to Hess, its overall net production of oil and gas was 476,000barrelsofoilequivalentper day, up 27 percent from 374,000 barrelsofoilperday(bpd)in2023. The Bakken production surged by 27,000 (bpd), according to Hess, “while Guyana offered up an additional 78,000 (bpd) this quarter.”
The first quarter results “substantially outperformed” expectations, according to a report from analyst firm TD Cowen back then Overall production beat projections by 9 percent, while Hess' Guyana output beat consensus by 28 percent, Cowen hadnoted.
The Olympics is the world’s greatest sporting spectacle. It brings together athletes from all around the world to compete against oneanotherandforpersonal andnationalglory
The Games show the extraordinary limits to whichhumanenduranceand performance can be pushed. It almost brings tears to my eyes witnessing the breathtaking performances which are turned out every fouryears.
Part of the traditional appeal of the Olympics has been its amateur status. But that is no more and the Games are now being made sour by the presence of professionalathletes.
The introduction of professionalsintotheGames
isaviolationoftheOlympic spirit – the spirit of amateur competition When professionals are allowed to takepartintheGamesinthe disciplines of football, lawn tennis and basketball it makes a mockery of the Olympics.Idonotthinkthis shouldhavebeenallowedto happen. The Olympics has for a long time been an amateursport.Itemergedas a contest between states in whichallareequal.Inreality of course countries with professional leagues tend to have the better athletes.The Olympics, as originally conceived, levelled the playing field and made it possible for weaker and smallerstatestoshineinthe internationallimelight. In1986,thedecisionwas
taken to admit professional athletes This change resulted from pressure from commercial sponsors. In the process,theOlympicGames moved from being primary an Olympic sport to a commercial enterprise and becauseofthisitwasfeltthat there was a need to attract superstars to make the Games more appealing to sponsors.
The introduction of professional athletes contaminated the Olympic spirit. Sometimes you wonder whether the athletes are running, swimming, leapingorsomersaultingfor their country or for their sponsors and for future endorsements.
As someone once said, competing in the Olympics
Dem boys seh some security guards gat a new job these days: guardin’ demself from not eating enough De oil money come in, and everybody tink it was plenty betterment. Some guards start tekking home $120,000 a month. That’s big bucks fuh dem who beenusedtoscrapingby But dem boys seh money come in but cost of living fly up. Now, dem guards ketching sense Dem gat more pay, but it lookin’ like dem can’t buy more.Demboyssehislike dem getting pay in monopoly money De $120,000soundnice,butde extra money nah enough fuh put more food in de
foodbowl.
Dem boys seh some guards belly rumbling louder because when dem eatdemdinner,bymidnight demneedalilsnackandde money nah stretch fuh dis. Someofdembeggingfuha lil transportation money
Others asking fuh a small piecefuhbuygreenmango, justtostemdeworms.Dem boys seh, “Imagine some big strong guards beggin’ likebeggars!”
De guards now gat anotherproblem.Debosses dem seh no more shuttingeye pon de job Some guardsusetocatchlilnapin de night shift. Now dem can’t even do that. Dem boys seh de guards gat to keep eyes wide open like dem watching action
movie.Nonap,noslack,no mercy All this while dem bellycryingout.
And de government?
Dem boys seh de government come wid deh deflated inflation numbers and talkin’ bout how de economyswellin’.Butdem guards seh is de belly swelling, not de pay Dem just wan’ know how dem gun keep dem eyes open anddembellyfull.
So dem boys seh, some of de guards still standing tall, even if dem standing pon empty belly Dey guardin’morethanbuilding and people. Dem guardin’ de truth ‘bout dis so-called oil boom, and how it leaving dem dry like de wellbeforedeoilfind.
Talkhalf.Leffhalk
wasaboutprideandgloryfor yourself and country not about money or power And it simply is unfair to ask a m a t e u r a t h l e t e s , particularly from poor countries to compete with professionals in developed countries who earn seven figuresums.
It is like asking the Guyana basketball team to compete against an all-star team from the NBA Competition in certain sports such as basketball, soccer and lawn tennis has neverbeenasimbalancedin the Olympics as it is today. Since1992atBarcelona,the United States, stacked with NBAsuperstars,haswonthe basketballinsixoftheseven Olympics.
That1992USbasketball team is often referred to as the Dream Team By common consensus it is considered the greatest basketball teams ever assembled.Howcanyouask amateurstocompeteagainst such teams? No wonder the Dream Team has been so
consistent in steamrolling theOpposition.
The introduction of professionsmadethemargin of victories lopsided. For example, the Dream Team from the USA defeated Croatia 117-85 in the 1992 finals. Imagine what would have happened if Olympic boxing had allowed professionals.ImagineMike Tyson fighting at the O l y m p i c G a m e s
Fortunately,boxingisoneof those sports in which professionalscannotenter.
The admission of professional tennis, soccer and basketball players vulgarizes the Olympic spirit; it turns those events into a parody Opening the Games to professional athletes also denies amateur athletes the opportunity that theyshouldhavetocompete andwinOlympicglory
As such, I never look at Olympicbasketball,football and tennis. I do not believe that now that professional athleteshavetastedOlympic glory that these particular O
disciplineswilleverreturnto being exclusively for amateur
I am not original in this criticism. It was made years ago, by Cuban President Fidel Castro. In fact, it is bitterly tragic that while professional athletes are increasingly invading the games, baseball is still not a permanent Olympic sport. This year, it is not being contested.Iwouldnotliketo live to see the day when cricketjoinsthefraybecause itwouldmeanthatthesports premier competition, Cricket World Cup, would have to give way to the Olympics. It would not just beright.Norshouldit.
(The views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the opinionsofthisnewspaper.)
There are some hard truthsthatallGuyanesemust face up to, particularly PPP Governmentsupporters. The leadership of the party and national government is now an international obscenity, mocks democracy, defaces even the smallest standards. Except for a handful in its leadership cohort, this is the PPP: a group that races from anything that has to do with truth, what represents the light that Guyana needs. A millionmilesofroadsdonot speak to the pure truth; their twisted truths are buried in their tombs. Nor can all the
local building hideaway the decayed nature of a government and party gone wild, now rickety and sordid from an excess of power
Herearesomehardtruthsfor Guyanese to savor; they are about how hard the PPP Government and leadership endeavor to bring down conscientious objectors, stifle dissent, frighten citizens.
ThePPPGovernmentand leadership try state media. They fail The PPP Government and leadership work through social media. They keep losing. The PPP
Government and leadership use private media, dark media, underground media with the same result: defeat and disgrace. What is the objective? To intimidate, to browbeat, to corner and kill off honest commentary, to suppress thinking. I am honored to be targeted by all those media and media operators So much manpower, so much money, spent to derogate and deny oneman(afewwomen,afew othersofGuyaneseheritage) from speaking their minds, forspreadingsomelight. On oil. About governance.
Relative to transparent leadership When the indefensible becomes the norm, PPP agents are consumed with what next will be written, what issues bared. Theywatch,theyrail up, they stain themselves, rush for dark holes. This is how I invade the heads of governmentleadersandtheir minions,controltheirminds.
Because the PPP Government and leadership cannot stand the light of truth, both seek shelter in deepdarkness. Whatkindof government runs from truth, hides behind extravagant
falsehoods, slink towardsdarkness? What does it say of the servants and their leaders that they have such a morbid dread of truth and light that they seek refuge behind high fences, higher government offices, and the grossest deceptions? From life, we all know what those who have terrible secrets to conceal do. They cannot face honest people. They can't deal with straight talk, so they steal away and twistthingsthatexposetheir vulgar character, their corruption practices that diminishthisnationsomuch. So, they disappear behind thick bushes to bushwhack law-abiding Guyanese exercising their sacred Constitutionalrightstospeak and write what they think, h o w t h e y a s s e s s developments. Not as a government or any cult leaders push them to see it. Butastheyseewhatisreally goingoninGuyanaandcare enough to expound upon such, come what may By wayofslightdigression:PPP defenders who are ignorant of what bushwhack means can check with Mr Alistair Routledge; it is the lingo of Texas.
For years, a few intrepid citizens have appealed to president, vice president, minister: do something, about those masquerades from Exxon passed off as public consultations on pending oil projects. Now there is movement: government will attend, listen,checkthingsout;plus, the startling admission that “stupidness” could be in operation. Some Guyanese boldly pointed out that Exxon's billboards deceive citizens Immediately, government defensive posturesweretrottedout(by GuyanesecollectingExxon's money)ineffortstopersuade locals that all is well Recently, after nonstop highlighting that Exxon's billboards are misleading, there is belated agreement from the political mandarin in charge of the oil. The billboards are wrong. Why only now? Why so long? Why not listen to citizens who onlywant thebest from oil for this country Government and leadership can collect the accolades. But the leadership is so consumed by the destructive poisonsofpowerthatthereis no listening, only wasting of
time trying to whip messengers with unwanted messagesintosubmission.
Thelatestexampleofthe PPP Government's fear of light and truth is related to a simple question: how many new barrels of oil have been found in Exxon's last eight discoveries? The usual
cover-ups from both government and leaders came and stayed. Exxon is focused on monetizing the alreadydiscoveredoilassets. Perhaps, the company was keeping those millions of barrels as strategic reserve, not selling them (marketing, monetizing) to rake in the billions The follow-up answertothatsamequestion wasthatappraisalstaketime, aslongasyears,onoccasion. In the past, Exxon had announced new oil discoveries, and was enough ofafrankpartnertoshareits estimatesofnewbarrels. But then came the stonewalling under different disguises (monetizing and appraisal time needed) Now, Guyana's oil boss, Vice President Jagdeo announced that Guyanese will be given the new current reserves (barrels)withinaweek. Why was there delay and dissembling before? What caused the change of heart: publicclamorfromtheusual naysayers' sources, deviationist voices and keyboards? My hope is that it is an all-inclusive number, andnotsomefabricatedone.
Thelasthardtruthisthis: iftherewasnocallingout,no objection, no disagreement, then nothing would have changed The PPP Government and leadership would still be stuffing down Guyanesethroatsthatallisas they say, everything is clean andstraight. Mylastwordto PresidentAli and VPJagdeo is stop bludgeoning Guyanese who want what is right and fair from their patrimonies. Tofightandtry tofoulfrombehindfowlpens onlysmearstherecordofthe PPP Government, the standing of its leadership cohort, confirming the obscenity and putridity of bothinternationally
(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 opinionsofthisnewspaper.)
Vice President Bharrat Jagdeohasrefusedtoupdate Guyanese citizens on the progress government has made to recover monies the auditors revealed was spent by oil giant Exxon Mobil from the Stabroek block to pay for works done in the Kaieteur and Canje blocks. The VP was addressing the media on Thursday during his weekly press conference at the Freedom House on RobbStreet.
Jagdeo, the chief policymaker in the oil and gas sector has refused in recent months to answer a number of important questions crucial to his portfolio.
Among the questions are: the status Guyana's oil reserve;therentalfeeExxon is paying for the capping stackitrecentlybroughtinto the country and how much the company is paying to treatproducedwaterfromits offshore operations. Jagdeo hasalsorefusedtoprovidea comprehensive updates on the audit findings as well as the interest rates being charged by ExxonMobil GuyanaLimited(EMGL)on itsinvestments.
On Wednesday he was
asked by the Kaieteur News to say if there were "Any development to recover the money the auditors discovered Exxon spent in the Kaieteur and Canje oil blocks?" Jagdeoresponded: "Sothelasttimeyousaidthat the minister doesn't want to answer some of your questions. So he will have a press conference and all of these routine things, that are not policy-based you can findoutthere."
Thispublicationreported previously that the audit team that reviewed ExxonMobil's US$7 3 billion expenses, incurred between 2018 and 2020, foundthatthecompanyused $323 million of the revenue generated in the Stabroek Block to purchase vehicles thatwereusedforoperations in the Kaieteur and Canje Blocks.
According to the report completed by the auditors, ExxonMobil Guyana L i m i t e d ( E M G L )previously Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL)- the operator of the Stabroek Block included in its cost recovery statement 100 percent of the costs for
Policeareinvestigatinga 'serious accident' which occurred on Tuesday evening, on the Soesdyke Linden Highway, resulting in one person being hospitalisedwitha'fractured backbone'.
The accident involved motorcar#PAB1807,owned anddrivenbySeonSagon,a 40-year-old of Yarrowkabra Village, Soesdyke/Linden Highway, and motorcar #PYY 6817, owned and driven by Michael Major, a 26-year-old from Silver Hill, Soesdyke/Linden Highway, and occupant Joel Howell, a 23-year-old from Amelia'sWardLinden.
variousvehicles.
The auditors, however, determined that the vehicles purchased were used for all of Exxon's operations, including those outside of the Stabroek Block Consequently, auditors informed the company that thecostsshouldbeallocated across the blocks In response to the findings of the auditors, ExxonMobil confirmed that the vehicles charges were deducted from the Stabroek block The company, however, disagreed that that the vehicle costs should be
shared.Auditors said Exxon “verbally advised that the 100 percent charge to Stabroek was proper because, paraphrasing, the reasontheContractorwasin the country was because of Stabroekoperations.”
The report highlighted that US$1,617,143 85 in vehicles were purchased during the period 2018 to 2020 from Beharry Automotive LTD, Ideal Autos Inc , and Massy Motors Guyana LTD. This amounts to just over GYD$323 million. Even though government has said
VicePresident, Bharrat Jagdeo
that this use of the Stabroek Block funds to offset expenses in the other blocks is illegal, Exxon will not be
facing any penalties of any sort.
Jagdeo had said at a previous press conference thatthecontracttheoilgiant signed with Guyana means thattheexpenseswillnotbe includedinthecostbankfor the Stabroek Block “I maintain my position that it wouldbeillegalandIrepeat that. The audits would have revealed that now and as I said before there will be consequences. If you did unauthorisedworkyoudon't gotojailaccordingtoPSA,it just doesn't form part of the costbank,”theVPsaid.
Enquiries disclosed that motor car #PAB 1807 was proceeding south along the eastern side of the highway when the driver of PYY 6817,whichwasproceeding behindinthesamedirection, started to overtake PAB 1807.
Police said in a press release that in the process, the vehicles collided, and both drivers, along with the occupant,sufferedinjuries. They were taken out of their respective cars, placed in a Police vehicle and escorted to the Diamond Hospital, where they were seen and examined by a doctor on duty Major and Howellweretreatedandsent away ThedriverofPAB1807, Seon Sagon, was referred to the Georgetown Public Hospital, where he was furtherexaminedbyadoctor ondutyandwasadmittedas a patient suffering from a fracturedbackbone.
Cabinetishighlyunlikely to extend the exploration license granted to CGX Energy Inc and Frontera Energy Corporation, joint venture partners in the Corentyne Block offshore Guyana, Vice President BharratJagdeohassaid.
Despite the company's hopes for additional time to assess oil prospects, the
cautious. During his weekly p
sda
Jagdeo expressed dissatisfaction with recent responses provided by CGX to a series ofgovernmentinquiries.
In response to questions at a news conference on Wednesday at Freedom House, Robb Street, Georgetown, he said, “Cabinet is not inclined to grant an extension to the license”.
Heemphasisedthatwhile the company had been given some time to return with f
, the information provided so far was insufficient. “We are not inclined to give any extensionbut[Cabinet]still wants some additional information,”headded. According to Jagdeo, the company currently holds no
license, relieving the government of immediate pressure to address the issues. CGX had retained a small portion of the Corentyne Block, having relinquishedmuchofitasper its exploration agreement withthegovernment.
In2023,CGXdiscovered oil at its Wei-1 well, located 14 kilometers west of the Kawa-1discoverywithinthe block Although oil was found at Kawa-1 in January 2022, CGX and Frontera chose to focus on the Wei-1 well. Further drilling in the CorentyneBlockwassaidto depend on positive results at
Wei-1,withthejointventure reportedly having no further obligationsbeyondthiswell. Inarecentnoticeofpotential comm
t submitted to the Guyana Government, the joint venture sought additional time to appraise the Wei-1 discovery and evaluate its viability.Back in May this yearthisnewspaperreported that Houlihan Lokey, a leadIng global investment bank and capital markets expert was supporting active pursuit of strategic options for the Corentyne block, including a potential farm down,asitsoughttodevelop
The Guyana Government said it is not inclined to grant an extension to CGX license
investmentinoneofthemost attractive oil and gas destinations in the world today,Guyana.
This was disclosed to minority shareholder in the Corentyne Oil Block, CGX Energy Inc , which had released its unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements in May for the first quarter of 2024, which included a number of other transactions completed by the oil company and its partner, earning itself more cash.
The Company is the operator of the Corentyne block and currently holds a 27 48 percent working interest, while Frontera Energy Guyana Corp (“Frontera Guyana”) holds the remaining 72.52 percent interest in the block. To this end, the company reported that the 2023 JOA (Joint Operating Agreement) Amendment was completed during the fourth quarter of 2023,pendingapprovalfrom theGovernmentofGuyana.
Additionally, it was
reportedthataccordingtothe final cost of the Wei-1 well, theCompanywouldhavethe righttoreceivefromFrontera Energy Guyana Corp , a wholly-owned subsidiary of FronteraEnergyCorporation a reassignment of 0 78 percent participating interest intheCorentyneblock.
CGX however said back then that pursuant to that certain Closing Letter dated March 7, 2024, between the Company and Frontera Guyana, the Company has instead agreed to receive fromFronteraGuyanathereassignment of a 0.18 percent participating interest in the Corentyne block This in addition to US$1.5 million cash consideration to cover certain other operating expenses of the Company, and US$0 6 million in settlement of other accounts payable related to the Joint Operations.
Additionally, it was reported that during April, 2024, the company received the cash consideration of $1.5 million from Frontera Guyana as part of the 2023 (Continuedonpage16)
Anand Persaud, a
31-year-old m a n f r o m Sisters Village, West Bank Demerara, and former employee of the United States Embassy in Georgetown, is in police custodyafterhewasarrested for allegedly sending a threatening email to the Embassy'semailaddress.
The email which was sent last Thursday (July 25, 2024) contained threats directed towards United States Government personnelandtheEmbassy's Georgetown facility, a police press release stated. Consequently, security officialsoftheUSEmbassy made a formal report of the threat to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID)Headquarters.
Based on diligent investigation by detectives with assistance from overseas law enforcement personnel, the 31-year-old suspect, a former security guard attached to the Embassy, was arrested by detectives at his Sisters Villageaddressandescorted to CID Headquarters. Further investigations were conducted,andinvestigators wereabletolinkthesuspect totheemailaddressthatwas used to send the threatening emailtotheEmbassy
The investigation is ongoing.
Aman dressed in a white hoodie
was on Wednesday caught on camera stealing a white 2016 Model Axio motorcar, PAC 1855, off of a bridgeonDennisStreet,Sophia.
The car belongs to Yonathan Benjamin whoispleadingwiththepublictoassisthim infindinghiscar
CCTVFootageshowedamandressedin white hoodie and what looked like a pair of short black denim pants walking up to the
driver’s side of the parked vehicle.The man spent about a minute prying the lock before he finally got into it and drove off with the vehicle.
Benjamin has lodged a report with the policeandispleadingwiththepublictoshare anyinformationthatmayleadtothereturnof thecar
Persons with information related to the stolen car can also contact Benjamin on telephonenumbers,637-7214or219-7214.
Rio de Janeiro, 31 July 2024
(PAHO) - The PanAmerican Health Organization (PAHO) and global healthinitiativeUnitaidhavesigneda Memorandum of Understanding to intensifycollaborationtoadvanceHIV response in Latin America and the Caribbean
TheUS$5milliongrant,which wassignedinRiodeJaneiro,Brazil, on 30 July, aims to reduce HIV deaths in the region by addressing the prevention and management of advanced HIV disease. The project will focus on identifying gaps and barriers in national HIV programs, strengthening HIV surveillance, acceleratingtheintroductionofnew tests and treatment, and training healthcareworkers
“To improve access to prevention and treatment, we must decentralize HIV care so that it is closertopatients,”PAHODirector, Dr Jarbas Barbosa said during the
signing of the agreement “This grant will allow us to support countries to incorporate tools that will enable us to move even faster towards the elimination of HIVrelated deaths” An estimated 2 3 million people live with HIV in LatinAmerica and 340,000 in the Caribbean. Thanks to modern treatment options, the number of HIV-related deaths has declined over the past 10 years in both Latin America and the Caribbean (by 28% and 57% respectively). However, in 2023, new infections increasedby9%inLatinAmerica, despite reductions of 22% in the Caribbean and 51% globally, highlighting an urgent need for moretargetedinterventions
Advances in medicine and public health have enabled rapid diagnosis as well as the development of methods for combinedpreventionandeffective
treatment against the virus A person with HIV who adheres to treatment no longer transmits the virus, and people who are at substantial risk can avoid HIV infection by taking pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) that ensures 99% protection New antigen based rapid diagnostics can also identify if somebody with HIV has a severe infection (such as tuberculosis, histoplasmosis or cryptococosis), which helps to ensureearlieraccesstotreatment New data supports the use of shorter prevention and treatment options for many of these opportunistic infections “This newagreementispartofoureffort to support countries in Latin America and the Caribbean to get the innovation they need to fight HIV and it will consolidate the work we are already doing,” Unitaid Executive Director,
Philippe Duneton said. “As we move ahead in the fight against HIV, I am optimistic that bringing innewtoolsandnewpublichealth approacheswillresultintheimpact wewantonadvancedHIVdisease in the Americas ”Since 2020, PAHO and Unitaid have collaborated to support health innovations in the region of the Americas. Earlier this year, they signed a Memorandum of Understanding to intensify collaborationtoend30preventable communicable diseases in the region by 2030, including cervical cancer,HIVandChagasdisease. HIVinfectionisoneofthediseases addressed in PAHO’s Elimination Initiative, which aims to eliminate morethan30communicablediseases and related conditions by 2030 The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) works with the countries of the Americas to improve health and
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Rome – More than a third of the world’s population could not afford a healthy diet in 2022, and some regions have yet fully to recover from the harms wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an innovative data set published in the 2024 editionofTheStateofFood SecurityandNutritioninthe World, the flagship hunger report issued last week by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and four sister United Nations agencies. While food prices increased throughout 2022, pushing up the average cost of a healthy diet, this was largely offset by economic recovery and the ensuing positiveincomeeffects.Asa result, some 35.4 percent of the global population, equal to2.826billionpeople,were unable to afford a healthy dietin2022.
That compares to 36.4 percent and 2.823 billion in
2019 However, this recovery to pre-pandemic levelsin2022wasachieved in an uneven manner across regions.
“In 2022, the number of people unable to afford a healthy diet dropped below pre-pandemic levels in the group of upper-middle- and high-income countries. In contrast, low-income countries had the highest levels since 2017,” the first year for which FAO has published estimates, said Maximo Torero, Chief Economist of FAO. The finding highlights “a major structural problem of our agrifood systems,” said David Laborde, Director of FAO’sAgrifood Economics andPolicyDivision. He noted this part of the SOFI 2024 report revealed significant variation across and within regions that in turn point to where national and international attention shouldbeprioritized. Key findings The share
ofpeopleinAfricaunableto afford a healthy diet was 64.8 percent. In Asia, the figure is 35.1 percent; in Latin America and the Caribbean, 27.7 percent; in Oceania20.1percent;andin Northern America and Europe,4.8percent.
In low-income and lower-middle-income countries, the number of people unable to afford healthy diets grew from 2019 to 2022, an outcome that reflects how postpandemic economic recoveries were unevenly shared and how more advanced economies were better placed to cope with supply-chain shocks and worldwide inflationary pressureonfoodcommodity prices The SOFI 2024 report details the methodology used to calculatetheaffordabilityof a healthy diets, defined as comprising diversity, adequacy, moderation and balance.
The main takeaway is thattheprices,inpurchasing power parity (PPP), rose significantly – a global averageof6percentin2020 and11percentin2021–but the impact was diluted where income growth was also robust and where food as a share of household budgets was lowest, as in higher-income countries with greater fiscal capacities “The uneven progress in the economic accesstohealthydietscasta shadow of achieving Zero Hunger in the world, six years away from the 2030 deadline,” the SOFI report says. “There is the need to a c c e l e r a t e t h e transformation of our agrifood systems to strengthentheirresilienceto the major drivers and address inequalities to ensure that healthy diets are affordable for and available toall.Butthereisalsoaneed to assure people that can accessandconsumehealthy
diets,”saidTorero. Mappingthedetails
The global average cost ofahealthydietroseto3.96 PPPdollars–ameasurethat comparespurchasingpower parityacrosseconomies-in 2022. Subregional v a r i a t i o n s w e r e considerable,rangingfroma high of 5.34 PPP dollars in EasternAsiatoalowof2.96 PPP dollars in Northern America. For Africa, the average price was 374 PPP dollars; for Asia 420 PPP dollars;forLatinAmericaand the Caribbean 4 56 PPP dollars;forOceania3.46PPP dollars and for Northern America and Europe 3.75 PPP dollars, with a sizable difference between Southern Europe, at 4.15 PPP dollars and Western Europeat3.01PPPdollars.
1 677 billion people living in lower-middleincome countries cannot affordahealthydiet,andthe same holds for 503 million peoplelivinginlow-income countries. Combined, these account for 77 percent of people unable to afford healthy diets. People who cannot afford the least-cost healthydietintheircountries arelikelyfacingatleastsome degreeoffoodandnutritional insecurity and thus face the risk of swelling the ranks of the hungry as measured in SOFI’s traditional measures ofchronichungeraswellas chronic conditions such as stuntingandwasting.
FAO’s ongoing foray into gauging and tracking the cost of affordable diets offers an early warning indicator of sorts. As the alarm is greatest where countries’ fiscal capacities are weakest, and where the costburdenperpetuateitself bydraggingdowneconomic growth, the data in SOFI 2024 highlight the need for greater and more innovative investments in agrifood systems, the topic of the secondsectionoftheflagship report
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Minister of Labour, Joseph Hamilton, on Wednesday, urged Guyana’s private sector to supplement the government’s efforts to increase the employability of the nation’s youth. The comments came while the Minister was delivering his remarks at the launch of the Guyana Ignite Project.
The project is a Learning Business by Doing Business (LBDB) initiative by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Youth Resilience, Inclusion, and Empowerment (Y-RIE) program.
Its goal is to provide training and mentorship, and subsequently facilitate employment or investment, for youth 16-25 years of age from the Sophia, Werk-en-Rust, Albouystown, and New Amsterdam areas.
This initiative, which is a partnership with Male Empowerment Network (M.E.N.), will directly benefit Guyana’s workforce and the target communities by improving the employability and entrepreneurial skill of its young participants.
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Minister Hamilton took the opportunity to urge the private sector to invest in apprenticeship programs in order to develop long-term employees for the benefit of their respective companies and the workforce.
“I’m saying to the private sector, while we’re here, these people we train is for you! So you have to give us support. Apprenticeship programs, where you can develop monthly employees, you have to spend some money there,” he said.
He proceeded to highlight the disconnect between the private sector’s desire for skilled labour and its contribution to the development of the workforce.
“The data from our National Apprenticeship showed limited private sector involvement… the private sector is on me: ‘We need so many of this [profession], we need some…’ Where you think they coming from, heaven?!” Finally, he implored that they offer their assistance and resources to the Guyana Ignite Project in ways that would directly benefit the
young participants.
“So I call out on the private sector to open their businesses to ensure the success and expansion of this initiative, I call upon our private sector partners to open their businesses for the exposure tours, volunteer their time as mentors, and engage more deeply with our programs,” Hamilton said.
Meanwhile, Richard Collymore, Coordinator of the Ignite Project and founder of the Male Empowerment Network, urged the youth to take a chance on both themselves and the Ignite initiative, and put their all into the next several weeks of training.
Other speakers at the launch included Tiffany Daniels, Guyana’s Y-RIE Country Director who explained the role that USAID and its Y-RIE program intend to play in the life of Guyana’s youth.
Adrienne Galanek, Charge d’Affaires of the US Embassy to Guyana, and Marlon Joseph, President of the Together We Win Business Network, also attended the event and gave brief remarks.
Additionally, a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed by representatives of the USAID YRIE program and the Ministry of Labour’s Board of Industrial Training.
The participants of the program expressed a readiness and willingness to improve themselves via the program, which will run for a total of 10 weeks.
“I hope to gain the skills to become a welder. So I will come every day and take in everything that they teach so that I can get my degree and become a welder,” 18-year-old Samuel Allen told Kaieteur News.
Another Ignite Project participant, 21-year-old Annalisa James, told this publication, “I see myself doing electrician, carpentry, and plumbing work mostly. I will try my best to bring as much as I can to the project, but other than that I will just learn as much as I can. I need to do this because I see myself doing something more in the future, and that’s what I’m looking for, for myself in the future.”
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JOA Amendment signed on August 9, 2023.
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Meanwhile as it relates to the investment bank’s farm into the oil block, CGX said “there can be no guarantee that the review of strategic options will result in a transaction.” The company last year made its second successful discovery offshore Guyana at the Wei-1 Well on the Corentyne Block, approximately 200 kilometers offshore Guyana.
Previous reports indicate that the well was drilled in a water depth of approximately 1,912 feet (583 metres) to an anticipated total depth of 20,500 feet (6,248 metres). According to the partners the Wei-1 well encountered 210 feet of hydrocarbon bearing
sands in the Santonian horizon. CGX and Frontera had commenced spudding the well in January last year and revealed that the operations would cost an approximate US$190-US$195 million to complete.
The Joint Venture had updated its previously announced discovery in the Maastrichtian and the Campanian intervals to 77 feet of net pay. Fluid samples were retrieved from the Campanian and Maastrichtian indicating the presence of light crude in the Campanian and sweet medium crude oil in the Maastrichtian.
The joint venture said the drilling operations were successfully completed with no safety incidents while the
drilling rig is expected to be released early next month. It added that the data acquisition program included wireline logging, MDT fluid samples and sidewall cores throughout the various intervals. Over the next few months, results will be integrated into the geologic and geophysical models to form an updated view of the entire northern portion of the Corentyne block.
The northern portion of the Corentyne block includes the channel complexes discovered by the Kawa-1 and Wei-1 wells, and a prospective central channel complex, which is yet to be evaluated.
The Joint Venture is excited by the definitive presence of oil in the Maastrichtian and Campanian and the presence
of hydrocarbons in the Santonian and believes there is significant potential in the block. Earlier this year, the partners said any future drilling in the block would be hinged on the success of the Wei-1 well.
After more than 20 years of exploration activity in the Corentyne Block, the Canadian partners finally struck oil in January 2022 at the Kawa1 well. Kaieteur News in an earlier report detailed that the companies pumped more than US$350 million during that period before landing its first discovery. Prior to its two successful wells, the Canadian Energy companies drilled two wells in the Corentyne Block. These include Horseshoe in 2000 and Eagle in 2012.
The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) has set aside approximately $186,545,139 to execute rehabilitation works at its Strand Street, New Amsterdamofficebuilding. This is according to a recentopeningofbidsatthe National Procurement and
Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) office which revealed that five companies had applied for the project. The contractors are AYN Construction & General Services, Wazeer Khan & Sons Construction, BM Property Investments Inc., Dundas Construction
Belowarethecompaniesandtheirbids:
GuyanaRevenueAuthority(GRA) RehabilitationofGRAOfficebuilding atStrandStreet,NewAmsterdam.
MinistryofHumanServicesandSocial SecuritySupplyanddeliveryand installationofPrinterfortheministry
Repairstoroad–Palms.
Inc , and A&D General Building & Construction Company
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Ferry Street and Esplanade Road,NewAmsterdam. It was also reported by the agency at the time, that the old office at Strand, is being retrofitted to house a regional Law Enforcement and Investigation Division (LEID)OfficeoftheGuyana RevenueAuthority
RepairstoroadatHugoChavesCentre.
Supplyanddeliveryofcookedmealsforthe ResidentsattheNightShelter,EastLaPenitence.
Procurementoftrainers forWomen’sInnovation InvestmentNetwork(WIIN)2024.
Afteralmost13yearsin custody Kartel urges Jamaicanyouthto‘stayout ofcrime’ashewalksfree Jamaica ObserverWalking out of the Tower Street Adult Correctional Centre Wednesday evening, after spending more than 12 years behind bars, dancehall superstar Adidja “Vybz Kartel” Palmer described his time spentincustodyas“hell”in responsetoaquestionfrom theJamaicaObserver
Amidst pandemonium created by the scores of screaming fans of the entertainer outside the prison, Palmer said, “One thing mi a tell di youths dem,astayouttacrime”. He was then whisked away in a white limousine withoutfurthercomment.
In 2014, Palmer was sentenced to life in prison with eligibility for parole after 35 years. He was sentenced along with then co-accusedShawn“Shawn Storm” Campbell, Kahira JonesandAndreStJohnfor the 2011 murder of Clive “Lizard”Williams.
The other men also received life sentences with Campbell and Jones sentencedtoserve25years in prison before becoming eligibleforparole,whileSt John would have had to serve 30 years before the possibilityofparole.
However,onMarch14, the London-based Privy Counsel overturned the convictionsonthegrounds ofjurymisconductandsent thematterbacktotheCourt of Appeal in Jamaica to decideifthecaseshouldbe retriedorthemenreleased.
On Wednesday a panel of judges led by recently apponted president of the Court of Appeal Marva McDonald Bishop, and including justices Paulette WilliamsandDavidFraser, said they considered 12 factors in arriving at the decision not to retry the men.
The factors included the absence of evidence,
the absence of defence witnesses, the absence of prosecution witnesss, the physical, psychological and emotional health of Palmer, and the possibility that Campbell and Jones would get more time if a newtrialwasordered.
The Court of Appeal also noted that the estimation was that it wouldtake15yearsbefore the matter would go for a retrial.
Members of the legal teamwhichrepresentedthe fourmen—IsatBuchanan, John Clarke, Alessandra Labeach and Iqbal Cheverria —were ecstatic followingtheruling.
Buchanan said that he was happy for the verdict and pointed out that although some fixing is needed in the justice system, the constitution worked. He thanked the other members of the team for the hard work they put intothecase.
“If you listened to the judgesintermsofhowthey laid out the facts, they had nothing to do with jury tamperingandtherewasno evidence of anything in relation to tampering of evidence.
I can now say clearly that the men are innocent and anybody wants to challenge that, then that is just on them. They can believe what they want,” saidBuchanan
“If we respect the constitution, that is what matters and that is the conversation we ought to have because there is a lot of change that needs to come including the start of an innocence project because the idea that persons can gamble with the constitution and the liberty of people is something we ought to be very afraid of,” added Buchanan
In the meantime, Clarke said that the Court of Appeal must be commended for its decision.
BBC - Thousands have turned out for the funeral procession in Iran of the Hamaspoliticalchief,Ismail Haniyeh,whowaskilledina strike in Tehran on
Wednesday
Iran’s Supreme Leader, AyatollahAliKhamenei,led prayersfortheHamasleader, whosebodywillbeburiedin Qatar
US media have quoted Iranianofficialsassayingthe supremeleaderhasordereda direct attack against Israel, which it says was responsiblefortheattackon Iraniansoil.
I s r a e l h a s n o t
commented on the assassinationdirectly.
However, Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his country had delivered “crushing blows” to its enemies in recent days, including the killingofaseniorHezbollah commander in Lebanon hours before the Tehran strike.
He warned Israelis that “challenging days lie ahead”, as fears of a wider conflict in the Middle East grow
“Since the strike in Beirut,wehaveheardthreats from all sides,” he told a televisedaddress.
“Wearepreparedforany
scenario and we will stand unitedanddetermined.”
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned against a “dangerous escalation” of hostilities in theregion.
Hamas’s armed wing said the death of Haniyeh, who was widely viewed as
the group’s overall leader, would“takethebattletonew dimensions”andhavemajor repercussions.
While Haniyeh’s funeral was still taking place, Israel’s military said it had confirmed that Hamas’s military chief, Mohammed Deif, was killed in an air
strike in the Gaza Strip last month. Deif was targeted in the strike on a compound in the Khan Younis area on 13 July Hamasisyettoconfirm hisdeath.
Israel says Deif was one ofthefiguresresponsiblefor planning the 7 October attacks in southern Israel in which 1,200 people were killed Since the attack, Israel has vowed to destroy Hamas.
Hamas ‘in shock’ over Haniyehdeath
Haniyeh, who played an important role in negotiations over a ceasefire in Gaza, was killed hours after attending the inauguration of Iran’s new president, Masoud Pezeshkian,inTehran.
AseniorHamasofficial told the BBC the killing took place in the same building where Haniyeh had stayed during previous visits to Iran Three Hamas leaders and a number of guards were with him in the
samebuilding,theysaid.
Khalil Al-Hayya, a senior Hamas official, told a news conference that a missile hit Haniyeh “directly”,citingwitnesses whowerewithhim
The group’s leadership has been left in “a state of shock” , top Hamas officials have told the BBC
Hours before Haniyeh was targeted, Israel said it had killed senior Hezbollah leader Fuad ShukrinBeirut
Israel believes he was responsible for a rocket attack that killed 12 people in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights on Saturday. Hezbollah has deniedanyinvolvement
The Iran-backed group confirmed Shukr’s body was found among the rubble of the residential building which was struck Four other people, including two children, werekilled
BBC-Thereisturmoilin Venezuela following the announcement by a government-controlled electoral authority of a disputed election result that handed a third consecutive term in power to President NicolásMaduro.
The opposition says the result is fraudulent and that its candidate, Edmundo González, won the election byawidemargin.
The National Electoral Council (CNE), which announced the contested result, has so far failed to provide the voting tallies from individual polling stations that the opposition says demonstrate Mr Gonzálezisthewinner
With pressure on the CNE growing to release the tallies, Mr Maduro has turned to Venezuela’s top court. The move has caused concern. Here we explain why
What are the voting tallies?
Venezuela has an electronic voting system
Voters punch in a button assigned to their preferred candidate on a voting machine.
Once the button is pressed, the machine also prints out a paper receipt.
Votersplacethatreceiptina ballotbox.
Once polling stations close,thecountingbegins.
Each voting machine prints out a summary of all thevotescastbyvoterswho usedthatparticularmachine.
Additionally, a count of the paper receipts is also conductedateachindividual pollingstationtoconfirmthe machine’s printout is correct.
By law, this process is public and anyone can witness it. There are also a number of accredited witnesses representing the differentparties.
Once the chair of the count and the accredited witnesses are satisfied that the numbers match, they sign the tally and it is sent electronicallytotheCNE.
Accreditedwitnessesare handed a copy and paper printouts of the tallies are also transported to the CNE bythemilitary
Why are they so important?
ElvisAmoroso (right) is a close ally of President Maduro
Out of the five members who make up Venezuela’s National Electoral Council (CNE), three are staunch government allies Its president, Elvis Amoroso, usedtoworkasMrMaduro’s legalcounsel.
Fearing the CNE could
tamper with the election results,theoppositionasked thousands of Venezuelan citizenstogototheirpolling stations to act as witnesses duringthevotecount.
Just after midnight on election night, the CNE announced its first partial results.
It said that with 80% of the votes counted, President Maduro had 5.15m votes comparedto4.44mvotesfor MrGonzález.
CNE President Elvis Amoroso said that those figures meant that Mr Maduro had “a convincing and irreversible lead” with 51 2%, and that the opposition trailed with 44.2%.
The opposition quickly
contestedthoseresults.
Its witnesses had provideditwithcopiesofthe voting tallies from polling stationsacrossthecountry
Just hours after the election, opposition leader María Corina Machado announced that having seen 40% of the voting tallies, they could confirm that it was their candidate, not Mr Madurowhowasinthelead.
Inthedaysfollowingthe election, the share of voting tallies the opposition has receivedhasrisento84%.
The opposition says that those tallies show that Mr González won with 67% of thevote.
Opposition campaigners have shared them with international organisations
andindependentresearchers and uploaded them onto a website which Venezuelans can access by entering their IDnumber
They have also urged the CNE to make all the tallies public, arguing that they will show that the Maduro win which the electoral authority announcedonelectionnight wasfraudulent.
Latin American leaders, including leftwingleadersfromColombia and Brazil, have joined the US,theEuropeanUnionand independent election observers in increasingly forceful demands for the CNE to finally release these tallies.
What has Maduro said?
Mr Maduro has now turned to Venezuela’s top court
On Wednesday, three days after the election, President Maduro said his coalition was “ready to present 100% of the voting talliesthatareinourhands”.
H e m a d e t h e announcement at the SupremeTribunal of Justice (TSJ), Venezuela’s highest court.
He had earlier blamed the CNE’s delay in publishing the tallies on “an unprecedented cyber
attack”, which he alleged had disrupted the transmission of the tallies fromthepollingstations.
But instead of making the tallies public, he took the unusual step of filing a “writ of amparo” - a legal move normally used by citizens who think their constitutional rights have beenviolated.
He asked the top court to audit the voting tallies with a view to confirming the results provided by the CNE which handed him another six-year term in power
Why has this triggered concern?
T h o u s a n d s o f Venezuelans have taken to the streets in protest after the CNE declared Mr Madurothewinner
Mr Maduro’s statement may look like he is bowing topressureforthetalliesto bemadepublic
But by resorting to the top court, he has found a way to both deflect attention away from the CNE and to delay the publication of the tallies in oneswoop.
The ball is now in the court of the Supreme Tribunal (TSJ), whose j u s t i c e s a r e o v e r w h e l m i n g l y governmentloyalists
Seven new horses touched down in Guyana during this week and are in full preparation mode ahead of the 16th running of the GuyanaCupwhichissetfor August11atRisingSunTurf Club.
Oneofthenewadditions, Stormy Victory of the Simply Royals Racing
Stables, began training at Port Mourant on Tuesday, and has since been acclimatizing to new conditions.
According to Winston Appadu, a veteran jockey who was working Stormy Victory, the horse looks comfortable “He is comfortable on the track, on
the first day in Guyana. He has a chance to win at Guyana Cup, a very good chance.Ican’tratethishorse yet,basedonjogging.”
Stormy Victory was imported from Miami, and according to co-owner, ChristopherDeroop,Stormy Victory entered Guyana in goodcondition.
“The horses should be ready for Guyana Cup. We are expecting a lot come Guyana Cup, because the horses have been running and training in Florida,” youngDeroopsaid.
According to Equibase, Stormy Victory had seven starts this year, where he recorded one first, one second and one third place. Based on reports, Stormy Victory is expected to join stablemate Stolen Money in the Guyana Cup feature event.
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horse race event in the history of the country, and the day will be packed with side attractions. The firstever fun park is set to ignite the Rising Sun Turf Club, where kids will witness a parading bar on spot, and multiplestageswillbesetup acrossthevenue.
The biggest DJco mpetitionwillalsoignite R
ising Sun Turf Club, where top DJs will battle for supremacyfromnearandfar Ten races are listed on the provisional programme, and registration closes on Saturday August 3. No late entries will be accepted at thisyear’sGuyanaCup. Races for Guyana Cup starts at 12:00h localtimeat RisingSunTurfClubon
Stolen Money is one of Guyana’stophorsesin2024, and with the latest addition, Stormy Victory, the Simply Royals Racing Stables will fancy their chances of claimingtheGuyanaCup.
The 16th running of the Guyana Cup is organised by theJumboJetThoroughbred Racing, with more than 40 million Guyana dollars in cash for prize money Last year’s Guyana Cup saw a totalpurseof$24million.
Thedrawingforthe16th running of the Guyana Cup will be held on Sunday, August 4 and fans will be awareofallthetopentries.
This year’s Guyana Cup will certainly be the biggest
ParisOlympics: Italy’sAngelaCarini...
Frompage33 Khelif by foreign media outlets.“Suchattacksonher personality and dignity are deeply unfair, especially as shepreparesforthepinnacle of her career at the Olympics,” the statement read. Prior to Thursday’s fight, Italian officials publicly questioned the fairnessoftheIOCallowing Khelif to compete. Many people pressured Carini not tofight,Renzinisaid,telling theItalianboxer,“Don’tgo, don’t go, please. She’s a man. It’s dangerous for you.”
When asked his opinion whether Khelif should be allowed to compete against women, Renzini was diplomatic “It’s not my decision,” he said “I wouldn’twanttobeinthose shoes because I think it’s a very difficult decision ” Before concerns about her eligibility emerged, Khelif drew attention primarily for the obstacles that she has overcome.
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Entrance fee is $15,000 andthecompetitionwillbe playedonatwoin,oneout, sixsittingbasis.
The winning team will
pocket a trophy and $500,000, runner up a trophy and $250,000 and third place a trophy and $150,000 The most valuable player in the final willreceive$30,000. Teams can contact RefereeHarryon697-7777 for registration. Double-six timeis14:00hrs.
Outstanding Guyanese Rifle Shooter Ransford Goodluckhasdied.Kaieteur Sport understands that he passed away after a battle with illness over a period of time Goodluck was a prolific marksman who has represented and who has held both Guyana and West Indies individual full-bore titles and represented G u y a n a a t t h e Commonwealth Games and the West Indies at several international rifle shooting tournaments This former member of the Guyana PoliceForcehascontributed significant
development of Rifle Shooting in Guyana and the Caribbean.
Ransford Roxroy Goodluck was born 24th January 1953 to parents IsaacandElaineGoodluckin Queenstown, Georgetown, Guyana.
He Joined the Guyana PoliceForceon10thJanuary 1972 where his skills for handgun and rifle shooting were developed. He became an outstanding member of bothhandgunandrifleteams representing the GPF in competitions involving the Joint Services during the timeheserved.InJanuaryof
1979hebecameamemberof theGuyanaNRAthroughthe urging of a good friend who was also a member At that time, Guyana was in the process of rebuilding a representativerifleteamand preparing to host the Caribbeanchampionshipsin 1979. Suffice it to say that Mr Goodluck was selected andGuyanaforthefirsttime w o n C a r i b b e a n championship with Mr. Goodluck emerging the Junior champion. This was the beginning of a most outstanding Full-bore s h o o t i n g c a r e e r internationally and in the Caribbean.
Having been elected Captain in 1994, Mr Goodluck, along with other teammembers,proceededto retoolandrebuildtheteamin preparation for hosting the championships in 1995 Specifically, the team’s major weakness was Long range shooting (9-1000 yards) and well worn out equipment Upon his instance, rigorous training was done over these two ranges, and along with properretooling,Guyanafor the first time, won all the team and individual competitions with Mr Goodluck emerging the Caribbean individual and overallchampionforthefirst time.
This individual success was followed up in 1996 when Guyana hosted the Great Britain rifle team on thefirststopofitstourofthe Caribbean Mr Goodluck won the individual competition over three days beating the world renowned the lateAndrew Tucker into second. This was followed up with the hosting of the Caribbean championship 1996 in Jamaica The Guyana team was led to an unprecedented long range victoryoverGB,Canadaand the Caribbean teams at
Twittingham park, the first by any Caribbean team. To date, this still stands as our most outstanding team achievement.
Mr Goodluck has represented Guyana as a competitor at several Commonwealth Games –1994 Victoria Canada, 1998 Malaysia, 2002 London England, 2006 Melbourne Australia, 2010 Delhi India where Guyana placed 5th in theteammatch–thehighest placing of a Caribbean team to date. He managed the 2014 Full-bore team to Edinburg Scotland where they placed a creditable 6th. He returned as a competitor in2018GoldCoastAustralia where the team performed creditably as a team and individually.
Having won his first individual Caribbean Championship in 1995 in Guyana, Mr. Goodluck followed this performance up with championships –1998 Barbados, 2000 Jamaica, 2004 Trinidad, 2008 Jamaica, 2010 Barbados, 2018 Barbados –seven (7) occasions, more than any other Full-bore shooter in the history of Caribbeantodate.
Locally, Mr Goodluck has won the Full-bore championships, Spoon
Formernationalfootballerandfounderof VurlonMillsFootballAcademyalongwitha 16-membersquadhavedepartedlocalshores yesterdayheadedforTrinidadandTobagoto compete at the Athletic International Academy (AIA) Summer Cup invitational 2024.A spirited group of Under-12 players alongwithfoursupportstaffwillbeinPortof SpainfromAugust1-4.
The tournament will provide a valuable opportunityfortheyoungplayerstotesttheir skillsagainstinternationalcompetition.
The VMFAboys will be in action today
shoots and Recorded shoots on more occasions than any ofthecurrentshooters.
B a s e d o n t h e s e performances throughout his career, he was awarded National Runner-up Sportsman of the year 1995, 1998, 2004 and outright NationalSportsmanoftheyear 2005 Throughout, Mr Goodluck has been the one who, on most occasions, singlehandedhasbeentraining andproducingtopqualityFullboreshootersbothlocallyand makingsignificantinputswith others in the Caribbean territories.
The Guyana rifle team initially rebuilt by Mr. Goodluck and company in 1995, continues to dominate full-bore shooting in the Caribbean, especially at the longer ranges having lost on only three occasions since 1995.
B a s e d o n h i s achievements, Mr Ransford Goodluck is regarded in the C a r i b b e a n a n d internationally as a Caribbean Icon in the sport ofFull-boreRifleShooting.
The entire shooting fraternity along with his many friends and the Kaieteur Sports Department e x t e n d s h e a r t f e l t condolences to his family in thistimeofgrief.
from2pmattheEddieHartStadium. The selected players for the tournament include; Davin Smith, Leslie Khan, Noel Persaud, Aderemi Simon, Adiel Hamilton, Lamar Lovell, Jarell Mendonca, Dontay Kowlessar, Wyatt Fernandes, Omari St.Hill, FabioKowlessar,TyreseRobinson,Raheem Gill, Godfrey Greaves, Avion Lynch and SimeonDevonish.
Coaches Vurlon Mills, Oshazay Savory, and Wheatland Fordyce accompany the team, and Marisha Fernandes serves as the TeamManager
Th
M a l t e e n o e s Cricket Camp concluded recently with a large number of graduates set to now continue their journey on their way to becoming future cricket stars, following a highlysuccessful2024programme, held at the Malteenoes SportsClubGround.
Operating under the motto “Our Youth, Our Future” , Roughly 90 attendees, both boys and girls completed a successful fundamental course on the pros and cons of being a professional cricketer, starting from the grassroots level.
Key areas like batting, bowling, fielding alongside
v
stamina/endurance related tests were conducted during thespanofthecamp. With senior facilitators like National youth coach Quasen Nedd, Women’s U19 T20 Regional winning coach Clive Grimmond along with a slew of former players, both club and national; helped make the campatremendoussuccess.
There to give the youngstersonefinalboostof encouragement before handing out well-deserved certificates of completion, former Guyana all-rounder and MSC Vice-president Steven Jacobs, who initially urgedtheyouthstomakethe most of the camp; said he wasoverlyhappyatthefinal
outcomeofthisyear’scamp. Jacobs lauded the batch of young men and women who dedicated their time over the past few weeks to ensurethattheyfinishedthe camponahighnote.
He said the expectation for the players was to see them not stop here, but ramp up the hard work and dedication now that they have a solid understanding of the rudiments of the game
The former player turnedbusinessman,further highlighted that he was impressed by the raw abilitiesofmostofthekids, adding that now will be the ideal time to funnel those players into a structured cricketingsystem
Young, talented opening batsman Kyle Karranhitanattractive,unbeaten100tolead Cool Runningz to an exciting, 23-run triumph over 4040 WIBS in an Ontario Round-Arm Softball Cricket Association (ORSCA) Regular Season T20 competition fixture. Playing last Sunday at the Hanover PublicSchoolgroundinBrampton,therighthanded Karran helped his team total up a sufficient199-6fromtheallotted20-overs.
4040 WIBS, in reply, threatened the targetmomentarilybeforetheyendedat1765whenproceedingscametoaconclusion.
Despite the loss of few wickets, Karran kept his composure to hit 11 sixes and three foursfrom58balls.
He and his dad the Canada-based GuyaneseMuniramKarran,aveteranplayer inthesoftballcircuitinOntario,collaborated in a match-defining 156-run, third-wicket stand.Muniramisalsoaright-handerandhe struck 9 sixes and four fours during his 44ball 83. Ravindra Sukhu churned out an impressive bowling performance for 4040 WIBSbybagging3-27fromhisallottedfour overs while Aseeb Khan was expensive havingconceded39runsinhistwooversbut ablytooktwowickets.
For 4040 WIBS, the in-form former Canadian player and Berbice-born Aftab Shamshudeen knocked a top-score of 55 while Khan proved his all-round capability bymakingasteady37.
Ex-Guyana youth player Kevin George once again with a promising 28 and simultaneously displayed his consistency after several scores in the 40s this season so far MitchBacchus,theexperienced,left-arm bowler, grabbed 3-30 from his maximum
fouroverstoplayaninstrumentalroleforthe winningcombination.
Kyle,the19-year-old,wasselectedasthe Most Valuable Player for his excellent batting effort. Kyle has gained tremendous prominenceinsoftballcricketinthelasttwo consecutiveseasonsforhisconsistencywith the bat along with his twin-brother Kristopher
Both of them do play hard-ball cricket also in the popular Toronto and District CricketAssociationvarioustournaments. They represented Ontario at the youth levelinProvincialcricketcompetitionwhich firmlyindictedtheirnaturalbattingtalent. KylehastwocenturiessofarinORSCA cricketandKristopherregisteredtwoaswell.
Barbados Under-19s added the CWI Rising Stars Men’s Under-19 50-over title to their 2-Day championship. (Windies Cricket)
SportsMax - Barbados Under-19s added the CWI Rising Stars Men’s Under19 50-over title to their 2Day championship crown with a six-wicket win over the Leeward Islands at the Cumberland Playing Field onTuesday
The Leewards were bundled out for just 105 in 39.4 overs after winning the toss and choosing to take first strike. Isra-el Morton made20*toleadthewayfor the Le
e Devanand Singh (19) and captain Jewel Andrew (17) alsogotstarts.
Off-spinner Saurav Worrell was the main man in the Bajan attack with 428 from his 10 overs and was well supported by Zishan Motara’s 2-17 off 10 overs Barbados then used just over half of their allottedoverstosuccessfully reach 110-4 and secure the title.West Indies Under-19
representative Joshua Dorne led the way with 40
Joshua Morris made 30 against 2-31 off five overs
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SportsMax - Citing recent injury concerns and a strategic focus on the 200m, two-time World Athletics 200m champion Shericka Jacksonhaswithdrawnfrom the 100m event at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games Jackson, who has been chasing the 36-year-old world record in the 200m, emphasized the need to protect her body and concentrate on excelling in one event as the Games approach.
“It’s a combination of things,” Jackson explained at a media event on Wednesday at Puma House. “I got hurt in Hungary and it’s a good decision to run oneevent.Ithinkthisisjust to protect my body For the last three years, I’ve been competing in both events, and I think this decision is a combination of both, just focusing on one event and whathappenedinHungary.”
Jackson’s pursuit of the world record saw her come agonizingly close at the World Championships in Budapestin2023,whereshe clocked 21 41 seconds, breaking her own championship record of 21.45 seconds set in Oregon thepreviousyear Her21.41 is the second-fastest time ever run by a woman over 200m.
Despite her impressive
form,Jacksonhasdecidedto focus solely on the 200m at Paris 2024. “That decision was based on coach and I,” she told Olympics.com at a pressmeet-uponTuesdayin Paris. “It’s a combination of alotofstuff.AndImadethat decision not to contest the 100m and focus only on the 200,andIthinkwe’repretty happywiththat.Ijust[want] to compete at my best, as everybodyisheretowin.”
Jacksonisalsouncertain aboutherparticipationinthe 4x100m relay, an event in which she helped Jamaica secure an Olympic title at Tokyo 2020. “The focus is on the individual event first andthenwespeakaboutthe relayafter,”shestated.
In her last race on July 9 at the Gyulai István MemorialinSzékesfehérvár,
Shericka Jackson
Hungary, Jackson pulled up on the home stretch of the 200m. Despite this setback, sheassuredfansthatsheisin good shape to challenge for her first individual Olympic title. “Honestly, I was only supposed to compete in that event, and as coach stated, we only run a few races in Europe, and I think that was the only race all of us were supposed to run… I’m in pretty good shape,” said the five-time Olympic medallist.
Jackson’s primary target remainsthe200mtitlerather than the world record of 21 34 seconds set by Florence Griffith-Joyner in 1988. “Given how I have been progressing this season, I don’t think the world record is on my mind rightnow,”shesaid.
Guyana Police Force
FootballClubcruisedtoa70 victory over Ann’s Grove United Football Club on Tuesday, while Den Amstel FootballClubbattledtoa1-1 draw againstWesternTigers in Round Two of the KFC EliteLeagueSeasonSix. The double-header on July 30 took place at the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) National Training Centre in Providence, East BankDemerara.
Guyana Police Force FC’s Neron Barrow led the scoring with two goals, netting in the 6th and 47th minutes.NicholasMcArthur added another in the 20th minute, giving them a 2-0 leadathalf-time.
Ann’s Grove FC struggled to find a breakthrough, while the Policesquadpressedonwith goals from Adrian Arron in the 54th minute, Dorwin
George in the 79th, Chai Williams in the 88th, and KeswinFraser,whoaddeda final strike in stoppage time
Action in Round Two of the KFC Elite League Season Six played on Tuesday last at the GFF NTC.
at90+1minutes.
In the evening’s final match, DenAmstel FC took an early lead with a goal
from Gideon Payne in the 10th minute, but Western TigersFCequalisedthrough Michael Oie in the 41st minute.
Guyana Defence Force FC maintains the top position with an impressive forty points, driven by a record of thirteen wins, one draw, and a remarkable sixty-onegoalsscoredinjust f o u r t e e n g a m e s , underscoring their dominance.
Slingerz FC sits in secondplacewiththirty-nine points from fifteen matches. Theirrecordincludeseleven wins, three draws, and seventy goals scored
Guyana Police Force FC holds steady in third with thirty-four points, achieved through eleven wins, one draw,andthreelosses.
Santos FC occupies fourth place with twentyseven points, thanks to nine wins, six losses, and thirtyone goals scored. Western Tigers FC remains in fifth with twenty five points,
recording eight wins, one draw,andsevenlosses.
DenAmstelFCisinsixth with nineteen points, reflecting five wins, five draws, and seven losses Fruta Conquerors FC stays in seventh with sixteen points from five wins, one draw,andninelosses.
Ann’s Grove United FC isineighthplacewithfifteen points,accumulatedthrough four wins, three draws, and tenlosses.MonedderlustFC drops to ninth, now on nine pointsfromthreewins,three draws,andninelosses.
Buxton United FC remains at the bottom with just one point from a single drawandseventeenlosses.
TheAugust3actiongets underway at 6:30 p.m. as Monedderlust FC faces off against Fruta Conquerors FC. The evening continues with Santos FC taking on SlingerzFCat9:00p.m.
SuniLeetookhomebronzeforTeamUSA andBrazil’sRebecaAndradewonsilver
Yahoo Sports - Simone Biles made history, winning thegoldintheindividualallaroundfinalatthe2024Paris Summer Games on Thursdaytobecomejustthe third woman after Larisa Latynina in 1956 and 1960, and Vìra Èáslavská in 1964 and1968towinthewomen’s individualall-aroundtwice.
Biles started strong with a massive 15.766 on vault, but made a mistake on uneven bars that briefly put her in second place behind Andrade.Bilesthenbounced back on beam and put up a massive performance on floor to win her second allaroundgoldmedal.
Andrade was solid in every event, putting up particularly high scores on vault and floor to propel her to her second-straight allaround Olympic silver after takingsilverinTokyo.
Lee, meanwhile, had decent scores on vault and beam, but put up huge
Simone Biles
routines on bars — leading the field with 14.866 — and floor to secure an Olympic all-around medal for the second-straight Olympics
Lee, who overcame kidney issues in the gap between games to appear in Paris, is thefirstformergoldmedalist
to make it back to the podium since Nadia Comaneciin1980.
Biles, the 2016 allaround Olympic gold medalist, becomes the first woman to win nonconsecutive Olympic gold medalsintheevent.
SportsMax - As the highly anticipated men’s 100mshowdownattheParis 2024 Olympic Games approaches, StephenFrancis, coach of Jamaican sprinter Kishane Thompson, remains unfazed by the prospect of Noah Lyles’s mind games Thompson, who boasts the fastest time in the world this yearat977secondssetatthe national championships in June, is seen as a formidable contender for the Olympic title.
The blue-riband sprint promisestobeanelectrifying event,withJamaicansaiming to reclaim the Olympic title last held by Usain Bolt, who won his third consecutive 100m gold at the 2016 Rio Games Italy’s Marcel Jacobs claimed the title at Tokyo 2020, but American Noah Lyles, the 2023 World Champion, is determined to become the first American since Justin Gatlin in 2004 to
Kishane Thompson
Lyles, who ran a lifetime best of 981 seconds at the London Diamond League meet, exudes confidence heading into Paris “I beat everyonethatItouch I don’t see why the Jamaicans are any different ThisiswhatIprayfor,thisis what I live for and I back myself up, don’t I?” Lyles stated. However, Francis believes that Lyles’s psychologicaltacticswillhave littleimpactonThompson.“I don’t think Noah Lyles can play mind games this time,” Francis remarked in response
Sportsmax’sDonaldOliver “I think you will find he plays mind games with those he is fasterthan Idon’tthinkhewill havetheopportunitythistime around, but we will see if his mind games work on people who have demonstrated they arealotfasterthanheis.” Lyles faces a formidable challengefromtheJamaican duo of Thompson and Oblique Seville. With Thompson’s blistering 9.77 and Seville’s own impressive performances, thestageissetforathrilling contest.
YahooSports-PARIS—
Less than a minute into her bout against an Algerian boxer barred from the 2023 world championships after failing a gender eligibility test, Italy’s Angela Carini decidedthatshewasdone.
She raised her hand to stopthefightafterabsorbing a flurry of powerful jabs fromAlgeria’sImaneKhelif intheopeningsecondsofthe firstround.
Carini told her coach Emanuel Renzini that her nosehurttoomuchforherto continue. Renzini urged her totrytomakeittotheendof the first round so that they couldtalkfurther,butCarini raised her hand again after taking just one more punch from Khelif and asked once moretoabandonthefight.
“She’s too strong,” Renzini recalled Carini tellinghim.
A tearful Carini addressed reporters for 20 minutes after the fight, apologizing to her country for lasting only 46 seconds and lamenting that she had worked so hard for this moment only to have it end soquickly
“Ihadenteredtheringto fight,” Carini said in Italian after “Ididn’tgiveup,buta punchhurttoomuchandsoI said enough. I go out with myheadheldhigh.”
Khelif’s thoroughly dominant showing on Thursday will only inflame the debate over whether she and Chinese Tapei’s Lin Yuting should be allowed to compete at the Paris Olympics. Last year, at the W o r l d B o x i n g Championships in New Delhi, Khelif was disqualifiedhoursbeforeher gold-medal bout as a result of International Boxing
Association rules that prevent athletes with XY chromosomes from competing in women’s events.TheIBAdisqualified Yu-Ting before her bronze medal bout for the same reason.
The International
Olympic Committee has since stripped the IBAof its status as the global governing body for boxing because of long-running governance issues and a series of judging scandals. That leaves boxing in Paris under the umbrella of the IOC’s Paris 2024 Boxing unit,whichhasmorerelaxed rules than the IBA and has chosen to disregard the results of Khelif’s and YuTing’s gender eligibility testslastyear
When asked about Khelif and Yu-ting on Tuesday, IOC spokesperson MarkAdams said, “I would just say that everyone competing in the women’s category is complying with the competition eligibility rules. They are women in theirpassports.”
“These athletes competedmanytimesbefore for many years,” Adams added “They didn’t just suddenlyarrive.”
In a statement released
Wednesday, the IBA explained that the disqualifications, “made after a meticulous review,” were the results of two tests conducted on both athletes, thefirstduringthe2022IBA W o r l d B o x i n g Championships in Istanbul, the second during aforementioned 2023 world championships.
“While IBA remains committed to ensuring competitivefairnessinallof our events, we express
c o n c e r n o v e r t h e inconsistent application of eligibility criteria by other sporting organizations, including those overseeing the Olympic Games,” the IBA said in its statement.
“The IOC’s differing regulationsonthesematters, in which IBA is not involved, raise serious questions about both
competitive fairness and athletes’safety.”
Khelif was escorted past reporters by her coaches after Thursday’s fight and did not stop to talk. Only a day earlier, Algeria’s Olympiccommitteereleased a statement strongly condemning “the unethical targetingandmaligning”of (Continuedonpage27)
