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Annual Report:
‘You cannot spend taxpayers without a feasibility study’ - AFC Leader Hughes dollars on major projects interest in 2023
Girl, 9, hospitalized after stepfather attempts to kill her with chopper
Passengers rob taxi driver at gunpoint NRF earned US$86 million in 49 contractors bid to construct Lusignan Market
House passes Fugitive Amendment Bill
creating obstacles aimed at combating transnational crime
Put our own meters on Exxon’s oil pumps!
Daniel Boodram
Navin Seenauth
‘You cannot spend taxpayers without a feasibility study’ - AFC Leader Hughes dollars on major projects
In strong criticism of the government's initiation of major projectsfundedbytaxpayers' dollars, especially those financed by oil proceeds, Alliance for Change (AFC) leader Nigel Hughes has stressed the crucial importance of conducting feasibility studies before undertakingsuchventures.
At his first press conference since assuming leadership of the party, Hughes condemned the Government of Guyana's decision to pursue major projects without adequate feasibilityassessments.
Respondingtoaquestion about the Government embarkingonasecondmajor gas project while the US$2 BillionGas-to-Energy(GTE) project is still to commence, Hughes articulated his concerns, stating, “In this
country we have to legislate because we don't seem to follow international norms. Thereisnomajorprojectthat
feasibilitystudy
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irresponsible and reckless and therefore, first project secondprojectoranyproject, you cannot come to the people of Guyana, spend their money without a feasibility project. We will not have a repeat of that fiasco that is the skeleton factory.”
To that end, Hughes r
AFC's opposition to using the Natural Resource Fund (NRF) proceeds for projects lacking feasibility studies, citingitasreckless.
“We will oppose that locally and we will take it internationallybecauseitisa recklessuse,”hesaid.
The Government's currentflagshipproject,GTE initiative, is poised to become Guyana's first naturalgasventure.Settobe
AFC leader, Nigel Hughes
located in Wales, West Bank Demerara,theprojectaimsto generate 300 megawatts of power and produce 3,400 barrels of by-products daily, including cooking gas and
fuelderivatives.
Atoneofhisrecentpress conferences, Vice President BharratJagdeo,clarifiedthat despite the government vigorously pursuing the monetizationofthecountry's untapped gas resources through a second major gas project, they currently have no plan to provide financial backingfortheinitiative.
A U S -based firm, Fulcrum LNG proposal which includes partnerships with leading companies like McDermott and Baker Hughes, emerged as the preferred choice after a rigorous evaluation process President Irfaan Ali had disclosed that Fulcrum LNG was selected
Limited (EMGL) and the government in a tripartite agreement to monetize the
gasresources.
“This is a risky project because it's a multi-billiondollarproject,”Jagdeosaid.
Vice President Jagdeo underscored global market uncertainties and potential shiftsinU.S.energypolicies as other reasons for the cautiousapproach.
Hesaid,“Wearenotsure about future demand for gas although many people believe that it will be replaced, it will still be needed long into the future since it will be a transitional fuel, and therefore the demandwillstillbehigh.”
Notwithstanding the uncertaintyJagdeosaid,“We wanttomonetizethis,sothat we [can] add to the revenue stream that comes from the production of oil, another streamofrevenuethatcomes fromtheutilizationofourgas reserves.”
NRF earned US$86 million in interest in 2023 -AnnualReport
The Natural Resource Fund (NRF) in 2023 generated an interest of US$86 8M, a substantial increase when compared with the returns earned in 2022.
This information is contained in the 2023 NRF Annual Report, tabled in the National Assembly on Monday by the Senior Minister in the Office of the President with responsibility for Finance and the Public Service,Dr AshniSingh.
According to the document seen by this newspaper, “Net return generatedbytheFundtotaled G$18,105 25 million (US$86.84 million) for the year 2023, a substantial i n c r e a s e o f 3 9 6 % (G$14,455 17 / US$69 33 million) over the previous year's level on account of higher interest rates on overnight deposits during 2023.”
An annual portfolio return of 4 824% was achievedbytheFundin2023 compared with 1.581% in 2022.
The 2023 NRF Annual ReportstatesthatBrentcrude oil prices fell by 10.32% during 2023 moving from US$85.91 per barrel at the
startoftheyeartoUS$77.04 per barrel as at the end of December 2023 Further, total barrels of oil produced by Guyana's three Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessels totaled 142 million barrels during 2023 in comparison with 101.41 million barrels for2022.
Notably, as at December 31,2023,theFundaccounted for inflows of US$1.6B during the reporting period, and represented an increase of 13.90% when compared withtheinflowsofUS$1.4B for2022.
These inflows were deposited into the Natural Resource Fund account held at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, with the exception of two profit oil paymentsfortwoliftswhich occurred in December 2023, totaling US$148.91 million. These payments were received in January and February,2024.
Meanwhile, the report outlines that outflows in the formofwithdrawalsfromthe Fund totaled US$1,002.13 million in 2023, which reflected an increase of 64.92%(US$394.48million) overthepreviousyear'slevel ofU$607.65million.
Boatcaptainstabbed bydrinkingbuddy
A40-year-oldboatcaptainisreportedlycriticalafterhis drinking buddy stabbed him several times with a broken bottle at Parika Koker, East Bank Essequibo (EBE) on Sunday Police identified him as Narine Heeralall of Greenwich Park Scheme, EBE. The man who reportedly stabbed him hasbeenidentifiedonlyas'Slutter'.
Police said that the men were consuming rum with a woman when they began arguing with each other Things reportedly escalated when the suspect started pelting the victimwithbeerbottles.
Thesuspectthenarmedhimselfwithabrokenbottleand stabbed Heeralall several times about his body before escaping.
Narine was rushed to the Sheriff Hospital on the West Coast of Demerara (WCD) where he was treated and admittedinacriticalcondition.
InvestmentMandate
TheBoardofDirectorsof the Natural Resource Fund on June 26, 2023 approved the Investment Mandate of the Fund. It was determined that the funds would remain inthedepositaccountheldat the Federal Reserve Bank of NewYork earning overnight deposits interest at the prevailing federal funds rate of5.30%.
The Board also agreed thattheBankwillcontinueto monitor the overnight interest rate and inform the Chairman of any changes by the Federal Reserve Bank to consider redeploying cash. As at the financial year end, however, there were no changes to the Investment Mandateasthefederalfunds rate remained within the rangeof5.25%-5.50%.
TheBoardofDirectorsof the NRF was appointed by
President Irfaan Ali in August2022.Itischairedby Major General Ret'd, Joseph SinghandhasfourDirectors, Mr Dunstan Barrow, Mr Ramesh Dookhoo, Ms Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, and Professor Compton Bourne.
During Monday's Sitting oftheNationalAssembly,Dr. Ashni Singh also tabled the Public Accountability and O
Annual Report for the fiscal year2023.
The 9-member Public A
Oversight Committee is responsible for providing non-governmental oversight oftheoperationsoftheFund. ItsmembersincludeClement S
(Nominee of the National Assembly); Pastor Wendell
Chairman of the NRF Board, Major General Ret'd, Joseph Singh
(Representative of the Religious Community); Savitri Balbahadur, Member (Representative of the Religious Community);Abu Z
(Representative of the Religious Community); Desmond Sears, Member (Representative of the Private Sector); Ryan A
(Representative of the PrivateSector);AslimSingh, Member (Representative of Organised Labour); Dawn G
, M
(RepresentativeofOrganised Labour) and Teni Housty, Member (Representative of theProfessions).
Former Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Home Affairs, Mae Toussaint Jr Thomas has said that she is “innocent” of all that has been placed against her name. The US Treasury Department, along with other US agencies, took its time and then dropped the sanctions hammer on the PS and two other Guyanese. Treasury’s OFAC noted that there is a “network” of corruption in Guyana and that it includes “government officials.” Guyanese are still at sea about how vast this corruption network reaches, or how high, and the PPPC Government has been very careful to say no more than is necessary Nonetheless, there is no denying the facts: the US has sanctionedthreeGuyaneseofconsiderablelocalstanding, ofwhichformerPSThomasisone,butshehasassertedher innocence,andnotjustonce.
Anotherfactthathassurfacedinanothersectionofthe media(SN,July7,2024)isthatunderPSThomas’swatcha bid that was the highest by the considerable margin of $210M was the one awarded the contract to build a Fire Station. Yetanotherfact:apermanentsecretaryisafigure ofpowerinaministry Thatsaidonethatiscorruptcould cause a lot of damage, not just to his or her ministry of responsibility, but to the machinery of the government of the day Though a PS has this kind of presence, and a corrupt one can undermine clean governance, we at this paper absorb that winning bid that was so much over the engineer’sestimateastobejaw-dropping,andaskwhoelse couldbeinvolvedinwhatmusthavebeenbeyondthecallof the PS. Abid that is so way over the engineer’s estimate, and for a bidder that had no experience in that kind of project,tostillemergeasthewinningonepointstoheights aboveformerPSThomas’shead. Shehasinsistedthatshe isinnocent,andifthatholdstrue,thenasetofquestionsis raised.
Who is responsible for that bid winning? Who is she coveringupfor,andnotjustforthataward,butlikelyother situations still not disclosed to the public? Why is she willingtohavehernametarnished,andthatofherfamilya sourceofmockeryanddisdain? Whoelseisinvolvedinthe US Treasury Department’s declaration of a corruption “network”inGuyanaandhowhighdoesitgo? Therearea numberofotherpossiblecandidateswhosenamessurface inthesearchforanswerstosomeofthesequestions. The National Tender and Procurement Administration (NPTAB)hasbeenwhipsawedbycriticismsthatthequality of its work, particularly adhering to evaluation criteria, reeks of either the reckless or the foul. Contract awards madebyNPTABforhugeamountsoftaxpayerdollarshave rangedfromthepuzzlingtothemindboggling. Entitiesand principals that may not be able to distinguish between a hammer and a spade have won bids for big projects. Corruptionorcoincidence,thatisthequestion. Regarding whichitis,thedeficientofficersseemtoliveacharmedlife, with the irresponsible not being called to the hot seat and dealt with severely The oversight Public Procurement Commission (PPC) has done some due diligence that is worth passing mention with other public works projects. The truth, however, is that the PPC only got going after much public outcry It manifested a lack of urgency in dealingwithhotbuttonissues,andclosedoutwhatfelljust short of a charade with some inexplicable gaps in its recommendations. Some schools of thought in the local environment weigh who and what could be acting as a restraint on the hand of the PPC. Why is it so cautious, fearful of following the corruption trail wherever such leads,anddetailingactionsthatjustmustbetaken. Westudyallthisandwonderagainaboutextentofthe US “network” of Guyanese corruption, and how interrelated and interlocking it is. That is, where one cog protectstheothers,andwithalltheotherpartiesfallingin line to do their cover up duty Public procurement is a prosperousbusinessinGuyana. Ithaspowerfulprotectors.
Jagdeo should be held accountable for corruption
DEAREDITOR, Now that I have completed and delivered on the PNCR‘s internal elections, without any evidential or credible finger pointing at its integrity, for thesecondconsecutivetime, I will spare a moment to expose those who are preindisposed to anything good coming out of the PNCR; and those who cannot help butjudgeanyandeverything bythecorruptethosthathas enveloped the country, which is actually of their making, and the manner of the conduct of business by some of them, a la Jagdeo, Ramson, Gunraj, et al, as I willillustratehereunder Having been unable to discredit the conduct of polling, at the recent PNCR internal elections, they turned to the time span betweenthecloseofpolland thedeclarationoftheresults ofoneaspectoftheelection, the central executive committee members, to maliciously insinuate that there was malfeasance or incompetence. Obviously, they could only insinuate sincethereisnoevidenceto support their contention. Their supposition that the time taken to announce, not to count, the results meant
that mischief was a foot or that incompetence was manifest are baseless conclusionsthatalsoexpose theirdiredesiretopoisonthe minds of the population, although they could present no evidence. That seems to be the nature of politics in Guyana.Theothersidemust be vilified by all means possible and at any cost. According to Jagdeo, “it is thepolitics”.
Here are some facts that exposetheirplot.
1. The PNCR engaged a contractor to conduct its internal election If the contractorfailedinanyform orfashionhowdoesthatadd up to PNCR incompetence and/or inability to run the country?2.Theresultsofthe election of the key PNCR officers were declared the very night of the election. Is that evidence of an incompetentoutfit,atwork?
3. None of the vilifiers w e r e s u ff i c i e n t l y knowledgeable and/or honest about the duration of time that the count actually took. Jagdeo and others spoutedthattheprocesstook six days, in their attempt to justify their “so called” concerns, and in Jagdeo`s, Gunraj s, and Ramson s case, they sought to project
the PPP as a superior outfit since their results were declared in fewer days. The facts be told, the period of thePNCRcountoftheCEC ballots was no more than 36 actualhoursoverathreeday period: Tuesday through Thursday Counting was done for approximately 12 hours on each of those days as opposed to continuous counting as Jagdeo unwittingly disclosed was the approach that Robeson Benn and team adopted for the PPP count. How can a comparison be made between a continuous count over days and 36 hours, not to mention the disparity in the number of persons involvedinthecountandthe factthatactualdelegatesala Benn were the ones who conductedthePPPcount?
ThePNCRcontractor,in termsoftimeandmanpower, efficiently conducted the count,andmoreimportantly conducted a poll that even Jagdeo could not fault, but forhisdevious,mischievous and baseless attempt to insinuate incompetence or malfeasance during the count.
Allthathehassucceeded in doing was to; once again, demonstrate his own intellectual bankruptcy, cheap politicking and malintent.
Jagdeo should be held accountable for the corruption and squander mania that has become the order of the day, under his watch, rather than being allowedtovilifyothersinhis pursuit to retain the reins of government, by any means possible.
4 Their lack of knowledgeand/ormalicious intent was further exposed by their unintelligent contention that if the PNCR ballot count, in 2021, was completed in three day, the period taken in 2024 was s y m p t o m a t i c o f i n c o m p e t e n c e o r wrongdoing. In 2021, the ballots were counted simultaneously across elevenregions.In2024,they werecountedsequentiallyin a central place. There is no basis on which the time taken to count ballots simultaneously across eleven places and one count in one place can be juxtaposed Jagdeo‘s contention exposes his intellectualinadequacy,inas much as it exposes his deviousnatureinhisattempt tovilifyothers.
Yourstruly, VincentAlexander
AFC leader feigned ignorance
DEAREDITOR, TheAlliance for Change isnowembarkingonanother journey of ‘change’ and a brandnew‘vision’(dream?) having deviated so far from itsfoundingprinciples.Ithas deviated to the point of no return having accomplished all the wrong turns since it joined forces with the PNC since2011. Thisexpedition has now become a mission impossible as outlined below
Mr Nigel Hughes selfinterest is paramount to that of this nation and that is evident from his own admission and his attempts to hoodwink this nation that thereisnoconflictofinterest inhislawfirmhavingExxon as its client and serving as a high level politician who aspires to hold the highest Office in the land, will not hold water People are too smart;thisistheageofsocial media and Google access to information is readily available and these matters have been debated
exhaustively in the media. However, this missive is about theAFC’s new motto: theagendaforchange.
Mr Hughes wants ‘to rebuild the Alliance for Change into the most progressive party this country has ever seen…and the only agenda is Guyana’. He cannot be serious given thethirdparagraph.Butwhat is more ludicrous is his statementthattheAFCmust ‘re-examine what we did in Government that we came outofgovernmentwecannot talk about the future if you don’t look back and acknowledge your mistake andtrytocorrectthemthatis the most fundamental thing about a functioning party’. Hewentontoelaboratethat adiscussionmustbeheldon what went wrong and what didnotworksothattheParty can move forward According to him ‘some hard t
flabbergasted that Mr Hughes actually has to
conduct a commission of inquiry to know what went wrongwiththeAFC.
Let me give what went wrong to Mr Hughes in a nutshell which every single Guyanese and he himself is knowledgeableabout.There istheplethoraofcorruptacts which the AFC supported and were involved in whilst being a part of the Coalition government, its complete servitudetothePNCwithno say, its acquiescing to the attempted riggings, its acceptance of some egregious violations of the Constitution and its disgraceful statements that the PPP/C rigged the 2020 Elections Mr Ramjattan even provided the Russian conspiracy ButtheCoalition is still to submit its winning SoPs.Inaddition,theAFC’s newleaderwasinstrumental inleadingthechargethat34 isthemajorityof65andnot 33andmillionsoftaxpayers’ dollars were wasted and an entire country suffered and was strangulated since the
No Confidence could not have taken effect and an earlyElectionheld.Hesolda dream then and is now selling some more Fortunately, you simply cannotfoolallthepeopleall the time and dreams have a limitedtimespan.
Mr Hughes, being the ChairmantwicefortheAFC mustknowthecontentofthe Action Plan which the Party sold to Guyanese and use that as a benchmark in his‘re-examination’ process then he will fully realize the infinitude of deviation from its founding principles. But heisnotignorantofthisand his utterances are for dramatic effect. It does not surprise me in the least that Mr Ramjattan and Mr Trotman are no longer interested in the leadership of the Party and that Mr Nagamootoo has taken a backseat drive awaiting for otherstodotheheavylifting asishisnorm.Thetriofeels thatHughescanusehislegal (Continuedonpage05)
Beepats is a pioneer among Regent Street businesses
DEAREDITOR, It was November 1953 thatMadhoBeepat,ayoung businessmandecidedtotake a risk and start his own one man operation in the La Penitence Market; a down tradesector
It was not without challenges, for after a few weeks, he had meager sales and questioned his ability and choice but preserved and laid the foundation for something, he probably did not visualise would one day become a corporate retail giant
As, Mr Beepat developed his business
through sales with services with honesty and integrity, he saw the opportunity to move his o p e r a t i o n t o a n underdeveloped street, knownthenasadepressed area it is what we call today, RegentStreet
During those years, Mr
Beepat encouraged other businessmenandsomeofhis associatestojoinhim,which they did, transforming Regent Street into one of Guyana’s most popular commercialareas. It is significant to note that among the first to be established there were Beepats, Acme Photo Studio, Royal Jewel House and the rest were basically drug stores between King and Cumming Streets. Max Drug Store also existed on both sides of the road at the corner of Regent and CummingsStreets. There was also Gimpex Imports and Exports which waspopularintheearly60s inthesamearea.
By 1979, Mr Beepat pioneered new venture regionally making ways to his sons Dennis Beepat and RoystonBeepat. The Beepats continue to grow their legacy and develop their business
acumen.
Currently, Mr Dennis Beepat is the CEO of Beepats, he too started his entrepreneurial journey following in his father’s footsteps since buying and selling is in their blood Dennis would say selling is the easy part in business; you have to buy at the right price
DennisBeepatalongwith his sons Jonathan and Kristofer Beepat sit at the Executive level as they strive to become the leading distributorinGuyana
However, while, the name:Beepatsisknownto manyvendorsandhuskers inandaroundGeorgetown and is regarded for giving a start to many small businesses, it must be told that Beepats is one the first businesses to be established in Regent Street,Georgetown.
TheGovt.shouldraisePublic
DEAREDITOR
Withregardstotherising cost of living perhaps the democratically elected PPP/CGovernmentneedsto raise Public Assistance and make more people aware of itsothattheycanapply
As well as, pensions needtoberaised.
FrankDeAbreu Chairman
Assistance
MajordevelopmentsinEuropeanpolitics
DEAREDITOR
, The Left has taken a decisive lead in the second roundoftheFrenchnational elections. Having led in the first round of the voting, expectations were high that the far- right National Rally would garner enough votes toformthenextgovernment.
Those hopes were dashed after the left-wing parties closed ranks and successfully thwarted the expectations of the farright National Rally Latest exit polls showed the leftist New Popular Front alliance in the lead, followed by Macron’s
centrist party with the NationalRallycomingthird.
The gamble by the French President Emanuel Macron to call early elections following significant gains by the far-right i
parliamentary elections has seemingly paid some political dividends, even though his centrist party camesecond
This however is seen
The Conser
This is targeted interventiontohelpthepoor andvulnerablegroups. There is also a need for peoplewhoareunemployed (and were not looking for a job, hence the low labour force participation rate in Guyana) to start looking for ajob.
higher cost of living which impacts the poor more
While I accept that wages are low in Guyana, pushing up wages more will result in
Better for everyone of working age in the household to have an income, be it from work o r f r o m P u b l i c Assistance to relief the pressureonhouseholds.
Sincerely
SeanOri
Frompage04 expertise to deceive the populace and revive the dying AFC. But the people candifferentiatebetweenthe lawyer and the aspiring politician, between truths and untruths and between patriotismandselfishness.
The AFC spoke about ‘moralrevival’.
How can there be a moral revival?According to HughestheAFCmustaccept what went wrong so this begs the question: Will the corrupt players in the AFC admitwhattheydidmorally orlegallywrong?
I think not. I would like to see a public statement of all the wrongs which the AFC perpetuated on this nation and their acceptance, it is only then that I would believe that the AFC is
In Britain, the centreright Labour Party led by Sir Keir Starmer won an overwhelming number of parliamentaryseatsinrecent parliamentaryelections.
Party suffered its biggest
decades T
developments in European politics especially in the contextofthewarinUkraine andtheriseofnationalismin severalEuropeancountries.
majority of French voters who turned out in their numbers to ensure that the far-right National Rally led bypopulistMarineLePenis denied the opportunity to formthenextgovernment.
HydarAlly
AFC leader feigned ignorance...
capable of change. Hughes also needs to prove and that hisonlyagendaisGuyana.
I was a member of the Alliance for Change since its formation but I gradually saw that those in the higher echelons were not truly committed to Guyana but were more motivated by self-interest and were involved in cronyismandcorruption.
I saw a fledgling party which depended on donations provided no t r a n s p a r e n c y a n d accountability and monies donated became personal income.
I wrote extensively aboutthis Moreover,when I saw the gravitation towards the PNC and the co-operation with that party from 2011 in
Parliament to frustrate the socio-economic progress of this country, I realized that the AFC is only interested in power so that they have access to bigger monies(theTreasury).
They did have access from 2015 but as fate would dictate the realAFC was exposed for the world to see I have lived to see the down fall of the AFC andIhavebeenvindicated
The infamous Trio cannot face the public anymore and they felt that the real ‘Trench Crapo’ lacks the competence to twist the lies and make them believable, hence the ushering of Mr Hughes into the ‘RING’to attempt tosellhisdream.
Yourssincerely, HaseefYusuf
Israeli attacks not helping Gaza talks, Netanyahu creating obstacles:
Hamas accuses the Israeli leader of obstructing negotiations for a truce and hostage release as mediators again push for a deal
Aljazeera - Hamas says escalating Israeli attacks acrosstheGazaStriparenot helping negotiations to end the war and has accused Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of creating obstacles to the talks.
In a statement on Monday,HamaschiefIsmail Haniyeh warned that the “catastrophic consequences of what is happening in Gaza” could “reset the negotiation process to squareone”.
Netanyahu and his army willbear“fullresponsibility forthecollapseofthispath”, Hamas quoted Haniyeh as saying.
The statement said Haniyeh made “urgent contact” with mediators Qatar and Egypt over the expanding actions of the Israelimilitary,whichissued furtherevacuationordersfor areas in the neighbourhoods of Gaza City, displacing thousands of Palestinians, many of whom have been forced to move multiple
timesOn Sunday, Israel’s m i l i t a r y o r d e r e d “immediate” evacuation for theTuffah,DarajandtheOld City neighbourhoods of GazaCityinthenorth.
In a separate statement, Hamas accused Netanyahu ofescalating“hisaggression
and crimes against our people” in what it said were “attempts to forcibly displace them in order to thwartalleffortstoreachan agreement”.
Al Jazeera’s Hind Khoudary, reporting from Deir el-Balah in central
camps and not being able to get access to food [and] water”.
The Israeli forces have also attacked tent camps housing displaced Palestinians On June 8, IsraeliforcesraidedNuseirat refugeecamp,killingatleast 274 Palestinians to free four Israelicaptivesheldthere.
Israel has killed at least 38,193 Palestinians and wounded 87,903 others since October 7, Gaza’s health ministry said on Monday A total of 40 Palestinians were killed in the past 24 hours, the ministrysaid.
Israel expands military operations
Gaza, said the Palestinians hadbeenorderedtoevacuate to the centre of the Gaza Stripdespitetheareaalready being “overwhelmed” with large numbers of displaced Palestiniansfromalloverthe enclave.
Most of the 2.3 million Palestinians in Gaza have been displaced, with hundreds of thousands packed into sweltering tent camps.
Khoudary said she had spoken to Palestinians who decided not to evacuate, as there was “no safe place to go”. She said they did not “want to lose their dignity beingdisplacedinmakeshift
Israeli tanks have pressed into the heart of Gaza City as its military ordered the residents out after a night of massive bombardmentinareasitsaid had been largely cleared monthsago.
Residents said the air strikesandartillerybarrages were among the heaviest in nine months of what many rights experts and governments have termed a genocide.
The Israeli military said it had intelligence showing thatfightersfromHamasand thePalestinianIslamicJihad (PIJ) were in the Gaza City area and called on the residentstoheadsouthtothe cityofDeirel-Balah.
InShujayea,aGazaCity neighbourhoodthathasseen
weeksoffighting,theIsraeli military said troops had raidedanddestroyedschools andaclinic.
KhoudarysaidtheIsraeli military had expanded ground operations around Shujayea.
“Some people tried to evacuate. Some people fled under extensive artillery shellingandairstrikes;other people were trapped, were unabletoleave,”shesaid.
On Monday, Al Jazeera Arabic’s correspondent reported that further evacuation orders had been issued for the Rimal neighbourhood in central GazaCity
ThenewIsraelioffensive comes as Egypt, Qatar and the United States step up effortstomediateaceasefire agreement between Israel andHamas.
Hamas has dropped a demand that Israel first commit to a permanent ceasefire before the Palestinian movement wouldsignanagreement.
But Netanyahu’s office reiterated in a statement on Sunday that “any deal will allow Israel to return [to Gaza] and fight until all the goals of the war are achieved”.
As talks repeatedly flounder over differences between the parties, mediators Egypt and Qatar were due to host new meetings this week, accordingtoofficials.
Displaced Palestinians ride past the rubble of destroyed buildings in Khan Younis in Gaza [Bashar Taleb/AFP]
Knowing all there is to know about
oil
That would be Bharrat Jagdeo. Say oil and Jagdeo is the master.
Ask about more oil money, and he goes on a rollercoaster.
House passes Fugitive Amendment Bill aimed at combating transnational crime
In a move to boost Guyana's ability to combat transnational crime, the National Assembly on Monday passed amendments totheFugitiveOffendersAct (Cap.10:04).
The Bill amends Section 24 of the Principal Act, expanding the types of documents admissible as evidence in extradition proceedings.
The Bill caters for the inclusion of a record of evidence, encompassing documents, statements, or other evidence identifying and locating the person sought, facts of the case, and relevantlegalprovisions.
The amendments were
approved after Attorney General (AG) and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall, SC presented the billforitssecondreading.
Nandlall told the House that the amendments will augment and bring greater efficiency to Guyana's extraditionproceedings.
“Thisisapositiveregime of amendments It will modernise our extradition law, and enable Guyana as well as other territories to concentrate and collaborate their efforts more efficiently in tackling transnational crime and criminals,” Nandlallsaid.
The AG explained that “Extradition is a legal
process where one country formally requests another to surrender a person wanted forcriminalprosecutionorto serve a sentence, based on principles of comity and reciprocity…”
He added that “The processstartswithaninquiry to the Minister of Foreign A
extradition arrangements
Territory Subsequently, the Minister of Home Affairs decides on issuing the necessary authority to proceed.”
Na
h
previously limitations existed on the types of documents judges could
consider as evidence in an extradition The Attorney General emphasized that though extradition is a legal process,itisagovernmentto governmenttransaction.
He said, “It begins by an initiative of one government and ends at the initiative of anothergovernment.”
TheAG stressed that the amendmentswillparticularly facilitate easier extradition processes, particularly with theUnitedStatesofAmerica.
He was also quick to deflate concerns about these amendments weakening due process as it relates to extradition, underscoring that they allow for a wider range of evidence. “There is nothing in this amendment t
could poss
bly compromisedueprocessasit currently exists,” he told the NationalAssembly
Attorney General (AG) and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall, SC addresses the National Assembly on the amendments to the Fugitive Offenders Act (Cap. 10:04).
Meanwhile, Minister of Foreign Affairs and
International Cooperation, Hugh Todd, also lent his voice in support of the
legislation stating that Guyana must strengthen its efforts to collaborate with regional and international (Continuedonpage9)
Passengers rob taxi driver at gunpoint
Ataxi driver was o n S u n d a y r o b b e d a t gunpoint by two men who hired him for a trip to Meadow Brook Drive, Georgetown.
The taxi driver was identified as Roel Shepherd and according to police he was robbed of his $45,000 cellular phone, and $45,000 incashataround04:45hrs
The bandits reportedly
entered Shepherd's car at Bourda Market He described them as men of African descent. One was clad in a grey tope, green jersey and black pants while theotherworeablackjersey andblackpants.
The taxi driver recalled thatoneofthemensatinthe front passenger side of the car while the other sat at the back of the vehicle. He said that when they arrived at
Meadow Brook Drive, the man in the front passenger sideofthecarwhippedouta gun and demanded that he handed over everything he hadinhispossession. Shepherd complied and gavethemthemoneyandhis phone. The men exited the car and ran away while shooting at him. Luckily, he wasunhurt.
In recent months, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo has been vehement in his stance against renegotiating the Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) between the Government of Guyana and ExxonMobil His arguments, ranging from concerns about investor confidencetothesanctityof contracts, have been laid bare for their lack of substance.
The Vice President’s excusesfornotrenegotiating the PSA with ExxonMobil have been thoroughly debunked.Article31.2ofthe agreement provides a clear pathway for renegotiation, and there are compelling reasonstopursuethiscourse of action.The government’s current stance not only fails to capitalize on this provision but also raises serious questions about its motivations.
Article 31.2 of the PSA unequivocallystatesthatthe contract can be amended or modified through mutual written agreement by all partiesinvolved.Article31.2
of the PSA clearly articulates:“ThisAgreement shall not be amended or modified in respect except by written agreement enteredintobyalltheparties
which shall state the date upon which the amendment or modifications shall becomeeffective.”
and adjusted, ensuring that thecontractremainsfairand functional throughout its duration.
alteration of the contract terms but a consensual modification.
Article 31.2 and the strong arguments in favor of
Presiden
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This clause debunks any assertion that renegotiation is off the table and exposes the Vice P
’s
ExxonMobil to the negotiating table as a position without merit. The presence of this clause indicates that the parties anticipatedthepossibilityof changes over the contract’s lifespan It acknowledges the right to renegotiate, a common practice in longterm agreements where circumstancescanevolve.
Inlong-termagreements, renegotiation clauses are added to provide flexibility and adaptability in response to changing circumstances overtime.Theseagreements often span several years or even decades, during which economic conditions, marketdynamics,regulatory environments, and other relevant factors, including the national interest, can evolve significantly By including renegotiation clauses, the parties involved also acknowledge that the initial terms may or are inequitable Renegotiation allows for the terms of the agreement to be revisited
Jagdeo needs to understand that without renegotiation clauses, partiesmightfeelcompelled to take drastic measures, such as breaching the contract or pursuing legal action, to address their concerns Renegotiation clauses, therefore, create a formal process for dialogue andadjustment. Ifrenegotiationwerenot intended, there would be no necessity for such a provision The clause essentially provides a frameworkformodification, ensu
hat any amendments are mutually a g r e e d u p o n a n d documented. Therefore, the onus is on the Government of Guyana to initiate d i s c u s s i o n s w i t h ExxonMobil,astepthatVice President Jagdeo has been conspicuouslyavoiding.
One of the primary arguments of the PPPC against renegotiation is the fearthatitmightdeterfuture investors However, this concern is unfounded Renegotiation, as stipulated in the PSA, is a legitimate and lawful process. It is not an arbitrary or unilateral
House passes FugitiveAmendment Bill...
Frompage8 partnersintacklingorganisedcrime.
“We cannot operate in isolation in fighting these threats, and in helping to ensurethatjusticeprevails,itisimportantto engageininternationalcooperationeffortsto counter transnational organised crimes such as human trafficking, trafficking in illicit drugs,andmoneylaundering,”hesaid.
Minister of Home Affairs, Robeson Benn, also highlighted the ongoing threat of transnational crime to national security, underscoring the need for modern approaches to curb such activities
Hesaidthattheamendmentsformpartof the government’s broader strategy to strengthensecurityandstability
DEM BOYS SEH
Ifyuhdon’tlaugh,yuhgancry!
Dem Boys Seh, CheddiJgettin
fancy We build brand new airport. Big, shiny, fancy airport. But guess what? Only passengers can go through the doors. Imagine dat! If yuh na flying, yuh stay outsidelikeyuhwaitingfor bus.
In arrivals and departures,samestory Yuh cyaan go in Just stay behind de glass, wave yuh hand,andhopeyuhfamily see yuh. Is like we back in de days when yuh used to peep through window to see who visiting. Now, we peep through glass wall.
Progress,right? Dem other countries gotitright.Passengersand nopassengerswalkaround free. Buy a drink, grab a bite. De airport making moneyoffdemconcession stands. But na we! We build fancy airport and treat public like secondclass citizens Only travelers allowed inside. Everybody else, wait outside. Andindearrivalsarea?
Is a real joke. Yuh family come home after long trip. Yuhexcitedtoseedem.But no, stand outside, behind a rail.Buthere’sdebestpart. If yuh need use de
The sanctity of contracts argument, used by Jagdeo, suggests that any attempt to renegotiatewouldviolatethe agreement’sintegrity Thisis a misinterpretation of the contractual provisions Renegotiationisnotabreach but an exercise of a right explicitly included in the contract.
As Dr Vincent Adams aptly put it, “when I hear people say we can’t renegotiate, that’s absolute nonsense.”Theclauseexists precisely because there is a possibility and sometimes a necessityforrenegotiation.
T h e p r a c t i c a l i m p l i c a t i o n s o f renegotiating the PSA are significant.Guyanastandsto gain a more favorable share oftheoilrevenues,ensuring that the country’s natural resources are harnessed for the maximum benefit of its people. The current terms have been widely criticized for being disproportionately a d v a n t a g e o u s t o ExxonMobil,asituationthat renegotiationcouldrectify
Given the clarity of
deo’s reluctance raises critical questions What are the underlying reasons for his refusal to initiate renegotiation discussions? This is a question that the people of Guyana must now ponder
The Vice President’s position undermines the potential economic benefits for the country If the government is unwilling to leverage the provisions of thePSAtorenegotiatebetter terms, it is imperative to scrutinize the motivations behindsuchastance.
The government, led by Vice President Jagdeo, shouldbepressedtoexplain whytheyarenotutilizingthe renegotiation clause to secure better terms for the nation. Public pressure can play a crucial role in compelling the government to act in the country’s best interests.
C i v i l s o c i e t y organizations, opposition parties, and concerned citizens should unite in a d v o c a t i n g f o r a
renegotiation of the PSA. This is not merely about economic terms; it is about ensuring that the wealth generated from Guyana’s natural resources benefits the nation and its people, r a t h e r t h a n disproportionately favoring foreigncorporations. It is time for the Government of Guyana to act decisively and initiate renegotiation discussions with ExxonMobil. This is a matter of national interest and economic justice. The peopleofGuyanadeserveto benefit fully from their natural resources, and it is the government’s duty to ensure that this happens. You, the people, have to demandnoless.
(The views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the opinionsofthisnewspaper.)
washroom, is inside de terminal. So yuh could go in fuh use de washrooms but yuh can’t go in to help grannyfetchshebag.Ifthis najoke,cutmeandseeifI gotblood.
All dis fancy talk bout modernairport. But we cyaan even get de basics right. Dem boys seh is like we trying to break world record fuh joke. Maybe we should start charging people to lookthroughdeglass.Call it ‘Window Viewing Fee’. We might make enough money to build another terminal.
Talkhalf.Leffhalf.
H@RD TRUTHS
Four national leaders, Guyana's Fanatic Four on oil
From the pages of the Holy Bible, we got the Four HorsemenoftheApocalypse.
Thenamesgiventothemand now etched in hearts all over are Conquest, War, Famine, Death. From the sacred soil ofthisMotherland,Guyana,I givemyfellowGuyanese,the Four Horsemen of Oil. The names I give them represent the nature of their presence, the essence of their being. Dismissal.
Disgust Desultory Disappointment In the fullness of their individual substance, there is darkness; from deep in the magnitude of their combined strength, there is more darkness. And fear And timidity And a h o l l o w n e s s s o comprehensive as to be visible, audible, and palpable. Guyaneseseethem and recoil. I do. Citizens hear them and they flinch. I do. The hopeful search for some strength in them, and courage,andcare. Theylose oneachoccasion. Ihangmy headinshame. Icry. Notfor me, my journey is almost
over President Ali has earned the name I give him: Dismissal The national leaderpretends to be of steel and is made of nothing but straw No backbone on oil.
Forner president Jagdeo is due the honor of his new name and title: Disgust: a leader with so many scales, so many shadows, plagued by so many sicknesses, that revulsions rise, then rise some more. On this oil, he coilshimself. Intoaballfor thewhitemantokickaround atwill.
He coils to strike at people like me, who call on him for one thing only: do something tangible and that is the totality of truth and audacity with this oil Opposition Leader Norton is nowtheproudclaimantofhis crowning achievement Desultory Whocanbemore desultorythanhe? Awarrior nowrolledintoanewspaper It is a two-page one: no striking power, a presence that diminishes in the hurricanethatisnotCategory
Five,butmerelythepuffofa breath. Ifheisnotofwhatis desultory with this oil, then there are no such words as audacity, potency, and majesty
The majesty of a leader rising and standing up or his fellowsislostonhim. Then there is the leader, Nigel Hughes,andinhishandsand to his face belongs what c o m e s n e x t Disappointment. When the call of duty to country rings with clarion clarity, he is found wanting. Conflicted and cornering himself What hibernatedandfallowed,has littleofthefertilityexpected, is now the epitome of the hollow A pretender to the presidency of a people poundedintopovertyandthe bigotries of those still latching on to the title of white supremacy A man of insight and energy now selfcondemned by superior considerations What relationship,whatobligation, could be more sacrosanct thanthatduetoGuyanese?
What we have in
PresidentAli,VPJagdeo,OL Norton, and OL Hughes are the Guyanese version of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. Surrender not conquest. Retreat not war Failure from the famine withinthem.
And the death of Guyanese hopes. Instead of one of them, or any combination of them, or all four of them rising against t h e A m e r i c a n o i l conquistadores, they have settledforabjectsurrenderto the conquests of Woods and Routledge. Stand up, my brothers,shoutout,mypeers, for Independence from this oil yoke around our necks, t h i s c h a s t i t y b e l t castratingour manhood. To ExcellenciesAliandJagdeo, Isay,thereisnothingthatcan be more about sanctity than thewillofGuyanese.
Their dreams and aspirations,thesepoorbrown and black and bronze people wholooklikeme.
Andtheytoo,justincase they forgot. To Honorable Opposition Leaders Norton and Hughes, I insist that the first 100 days begins today. Infact,theythatclockstarted tickingalongtimeago.
Guyanese need to be independent of what makes dependents of all of them. Even the connected and rich powerful and famous are d e p e n d e n t o n t h e benevolence of the white masters, Woods and Routledge.
Tell them, Mr Routledge, tell them back in Houston,Texas,thatthisone black man says this. I despise Exxon's deceptions. I abhor Exxon's prejudices andprofanities.
IspitonExxon'scontract, and those responsible for it, thoseupholdingit.
Tellthemonemorething, Mr Routledge: What am I doing,ifnotgoingtowarfor
the independence of my own? Like Sam Houston and Stephen Austin, and those who left their blood in the Alamo. I am not fighting for what belongs to the Mexican people, now reduced to immigration drudgery I speak for the Guyanese people, and what belongs to them.
rubies,andsapphires)are?
How do they think that those American capitalist imperialists view them? As men?
A fair deal, and not this accursedrawdeal. Asquare deal and not this crime against the humanity of the Guyanesepeople.
Messrs. Ali and Jagdeo and Norton and Hughes are free to crawl on their bellies but spare me the indignity, the treachery, my brothers. Thisisanindependencefight all over again, and that talk about first 100 days may nevercome.
It will not. Not when thereisthisweaselingaround and wigging about and wimping out. Gentlemen: standupandberealmen.
Even if the orientation is not there, let the inclination be found. At least be real leadersoftheillustriousilkof Critchlow, Cheddi, and Forbes Damn the oppressors. Denounce the dividers and destroyers of this patrimony for we, the Guyanesepeople.
All four of them only count for pawns and collaboratingcowardsonthe chessboards Woods and MickellsplaywithinSpring, Texas.
Like Winston Churchill, they behold a milking cow (India), a jewel in the crown of Empire and Queen Vicotria (Africa and India). Hewasanarchenslaver,and what do Irfaan Ali, Bharrat Jagdeo, Aubrey Norton, and nowNigelHughesthinkthat Woods and Routledge and Mickells (America's Queen Victoria counting her Guyanese oil diamonds,
Don't make me laugh. Aswarriorsfortheirpeople? I want to puke. Woods and Routledge see them as blacker than me, and more contemptible than I can ever be. Fortoday,Guyaneseare sold into slavery by their own. And there is no worst calumny, treason, in Guyana'sreality can imagine Jagan and Burnham before the British Colonial Office. Man, they hadfireinthem,despitetheir many follies and flaws Supermen,theywereandnot the super failures that Guyanesehavetoday I think of Gandhi and Nehru arrayed for battle before their governors in Westminster,andthereisawe andrespect.
Thesameholdswellfor Nkrumah and Nyerere, and thatbandoffightersfortheir people. In leaving, I have onemessageleftformyfour Guyanesebrothers:mylifeis notmyown. ItisallIhaveto give. This message is more for Routledge to take to Texas. Let them know that there is one humble Guyanese man who is different.
Buyalltheothers. Have them sell themselves and speak about the goodness of Exxon.
Thereisthisroadofmine traveled, and I follow the directions of the God that guides me. (The views expressedinthisarticleare those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the o p i n i o n s o f t h i s newspaper.)
EPA’s role must expand to develop economic models for biodiversity, ecological services
– President Ali
DPI
- President Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali has emphasised the significance
o f e x p a n d i n g t h e
Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) role to include regulatory oversight and the development of ecological and climate services.
Empowered by the Environmental Protection Act, the EPAplays a crucial
role in supervising environmental activities,
issuing permits for development projects, and enforcing regulations, positioning itself as a cornerstone of the nation's development.
While discussions are
underway on the economy's diversification through the oil and gas, manufacturing, and industrial sectors, climate services must be
President Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali delivers feature address at the EPA's 28th Anniversary Dinner and Awards Ceremony
seen as vital components of the country's economic evolution.
For this reason, the head of state emphasised the
importance of creating economic models and frameworks,urgingtheEPA totakeonthisresponsibility and develop the necessary
abilities to advance these services.
He was at the time delivering the feature address Sunday evening, at the agency's 28th Anniversary Dinner and AwardsCeremony
“There is no modelling asyetglobally…Wehaveto doalotofthisthinkingwork, we'll have to do a lot of this theoretical work…We have already committed to the world that we are going to take on this responsibility, and that would require the EPA, in its policy orientation, to develop this
ability so that we can move onestepforward,”President Aliunderscored.
In addition to enforcing laws and regulations, President Ali urged EPA employees to embrace innovation, continuous learning, and knowledge acquisitioninitsmandate.
“When you're at the centre of everything, you have to be aware and the onlywayyoucanbeawareis by continuous learning, continuous knowledge, and importantly, the love for reading Reading and (Continuedonpage16)
Bodiesoffriendswho drownedatUnity Beachrecovered
The bodies of 20-
year-old Navin Seenauth and 17year-old Daniel Boodram, twofriendswereonMonday afternoon found floating in the Atlantic Ocean in the vicinity of Unity Beach, Mahaica, East Coast Demerara (ECD), one day aftertheywentmissing.
Police reported that around14:45hrsonMonday, asearchpartyfoundthebody of Seenauth, at about 800 meters in theAtlantic Ocean in the vicinity of Unity Beach. The body surfaced with what appears to be fish bites on the upper and lower lipsandrighteye.
The youth's bodies were transported to Memorial Gardensforstorage,pending a Post-Mortem Examination (PME).
Kaieteur News reported
thatonSundaynightasearch operation was underway for SeenauthandBoodram,who disappeared while swimmingatUnityBeach. Reports indicate that the duo and another friend, JoshuaDeonarine,a17-yearold from the same village went swimming on Sunday afternoon Deonarine recalled that the water was inshore with heavy waves upon their arrival. Despite the conditions, they proceededtoswim.
“Deonarine, who cannot swim, exited the water after approximately half an hour, since the water was about chestheight,”theMinistryof HomeAffairssaid.
After getting dressed, he reportedly noticed that his friends were no longer visible in the water He searched for them but to no avail and subsequently returnedtothevillagetoraise thealarm.
Daniel Boodram Navin Seenauth
Dead: Evelyn Alfonzo Alves
Woman found with gunshot in head identified as Venezuelan
The woman, who was on Sunday morning found dead with a gunshot wound at the back of her head in New Diamond Housing Scheme, East Bank Demerara (EBD), was identified as 23-year-old Evelyn Alfonzo Alves also called Fabiana Betancourt, a Venezuelannational.
Alves, a mother of three, resided on East Street, Georgetown.
Police on Monday disclosed that relatives of the woman positively identified herbody
Alves was found dead early Sunday morning in a pool of blood and her body clad in a white jersey with an imageofafemaleonthefront, apairofblackjeans,andapair ofblackpumps.
Detectivesalsofoundacell phone next to her body and recovered a 9mm spent shell about ten feet away from whereshewas.
Alves' relatives told Kaieteur News that she was last seen alive around 21:00h onSaturday Theysaidthatshe received a call and left in a white car, a taxi that she regularlyuses.
Relativesfurtherdisclosed that Alves last made contact with a family member around 00:00hrs.Shereportedlytolda family member that she was with her Guyanese boyfriend whom she has been dating for sometime.
Kaieteurnewsunderstands that the couple were going through a rough patch in their relationship. The woman was reportedly preparing to travel
Jumbo Jet auto sales renews US$150 million contract with Chinese supplier
national
but her boyfriend was not in agreement and this caused some turbulence in their relationship.
TherelativestoldKaieteur News that all of her documents,includingpassport andIDcardaremissing.
Meanwhile, as Alves' loved ones mourn her tragic death they are ill-equipped to take care of her funeral expenses.RelativessaidAlves' mother is in the process of moving from her current apartment to a cheaper one to beabletosaveforherfuneral.
“I have to move them (Alves mother and children) out from here (rented apartment)toseeiftheycould getacheaperplace,”arelative toldKaieteurNews.
Acousincalledforjustice.
“Life is nothing now! My cousin was found dead in the Diamond area, leaving three orphans. Regardless of who she is, a human life must be respected and we must have justice,” the grieving woman said.
In a move set to further solidify its position as the largest heavy-duty equipment supplier in Guyana, Jumbo Jet Auto Sales has renewed its contract with prominent Chinese manufacturer SINOTRUK.
The renewal, valued at US $150 million, was announced at a recent ceremony attended by seniorexecutivesfromboth companies.
Tao Naijie, General Manager of the Caribbean Region for SINOTRUK, lauded the performance of JumboJetAutoSalesunder the leadership of Managing Director Nasrudeen Mohamed.
The initial contract betweenthetwocompanies
resulted in the successful supply of over 500 trucks, paving the way for the extendedpartnership.
“We could not have foundabetterdealertowork with in Guyana,” said Naijie, adding “Mr Mohamed has proven his capabilities by surpassing expectationsinourprevious US $40 million contract, andweareconfidentthathe will once again exceed the value set forth in this new contract."
The renewed contract, spanning a period of five years,isexpectedtofurther cement the relationship between Jumbo Jet Auto SalesandSINOTRUK.This partnershipisseenascrucial in meeting the growing demand for heavy-duty
trucks driven by Guyana's burgeoningeconomy.
For his part, Mohamed expressed his gratitude for therenewedpartnershipand underscoreditssignificance in fulfilling the needs of their expanding customer base. “I have always been dedicated to providing the best foreign-used equipment, but with the economic growth and increased demand for trucks, I saw the potential for a partnership with SINOTRUK,”hesaid.
Mohamedadded,“Their leadingsupplies,alongwith exceptional after-sales serviceandwarranties,have allowedustomeettheneeds of our customers effectively.”
He also thanked
SINOTRUK for their continued support and acknowledged Tao Naijie's role in facilitating the contract. Additionally, he expressed h
felt appreciation for his wife, M r s M o h a m e d , recognizingherasapillarof strength in his professional journey
As Guyana's economy continues to expand, the partnership between Jumbo Jet Auto Sales and SINOTRUK is poised to play a crucial role in meeting the growing demand for heavy-duty trucks in the region. The companiesaresettoleadthe market in providing topnotch equipment and servicestocustomersacross Guyana.
Trio remanded for possession of cocaine
Remanded: Quacy Joseph
The three men who were found with several parcels of cocaine onThursday were on Monday remanded to prison when they appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates' Court.The trio was arrested at Shell Gas station on Vlissengen Road, Georgetown after officers of the CustomsAnti-Narcotics Unit(CANU)foundtheminaToyotaPremio carwith5.672kilogramsofcocaine.
Forty-four-year-old Joel Hodge a SecurityGuardofCharlotteStreet,Kingston; 52-year-old Rawle Hoyte, a Chef of Sandy Babb Street, Kitty and 40-year-old Quacy Joseph, a Veterinarian of 79 5th Field, Cummings Lodge, East Coast Demerara (ECD) appeared before Principal Magistrate FaithMcGustywhoreadthechargetothem.
Theyallpleadednotguilty
Attorney Stacy Gooding represented the trio and told the court that Joseph, the driver of the rented car, and Hodge were on their waytothegymbutstoppedatthegasstation tomakesomepurchases.
Joseph then contacted Hoyte saying that the air conditioning of the car needed to be fixed. Hoyte arrived at the gas station accompaniedbyatechnician,carryingabox supposedlycontainingtheACunit.
The technician began inspecting the air conditioning compressor while Joseph and Hodge stayed in the car Upon exiting the vehicle,Josephnoticedthetechnicianfleeing fromthecar,leavingbehindthebox.
Goodingtoldthecourtthatherclientshad no knowledge of the parcels and requested reasonable bail However, the CANU
Remanded: Joel Hodge
Remanded: Rawle Hoyte
prosecutor objected to bail on the grounds thatofficerssawthethreesuspectsinsidethe vehicle at the time of their arrival, and an openedcardboardboxwasfoundintheback seat of the car containing four brick like parcelsofsuspectedcocaine.
Officers also found an additional parcel outsidetheboxinthebackseatofthecar
Theprosecutoralsoobjectedtobailonthe grounds that the interception between the officers and suspects was captured on body cam footage. The court was also informed thattheinvestigationsarecompleted.
Bailwasdeniedandthetrioisscheduled to return to court on July 31, 2024 for disclosures.
Govt. sends more aid to countries affected by Hurricane Beryl
The vessels were loaded with relief supplies for the affected countries over the weekend
DPI - The Government of Guyana has dispatched another shipment of essential items to support relief efforts for Grenada, and St Vincent and the Grenadines which are the twocountriesmostcritically affected by the devastating HurricaneBeryl.
The category four hurricane made landfall last weekinCarriacou,Grenada, andsubsequentlyintensified intoacategoryfivestorm.
The vessels were loaded with relief supplies for the affected countries. Over the weekend
Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hugh Todd, witnessed the loading of the supplies, which included food items and building materials The initiative directlyresultsfromsupport measures launched by
President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali, as Guyana continues to stand in solidaritywithitsCaribbean counterparts.
President Ali has been firm in his resolve to send aidtotheaffectedcountries. He has appointed Prime Minister Brigadier (Ret'd) Mark Phillips to lead Guyana'sresponseefforts,in conjunction with the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), Civil Defence Commission (CDC), and privatesectorgroups.
On Tuesday, July 2, the first shipment of relief aid was handed
ver to Grenada's Minister for Climate Resilience, the Environment, and Renewable Energy, Hon Kerryne James. It consisted of vital items such as
batteries, hygiene products, andothernecessitiescritical for immediate relief and recovery
In a live address to the nation on Sunday, President Ali also announced that the CARICOM's Ministerial Taskforce on Agriculture will meet early this week to coordinate a regional response to the impact of Hurricane Beryl on the agriculturesector
The president described the situation as 'horrific' in Grenadasincetheislandsof Carriacou and Petite Martinique have had their permanent and cash crops, as well as livestock, destroyed.Meanwhile, over 80percentofStVincentand the Grenadines' agriculture sector has been impacted, whiletheruralcommunities inJamaicahavesufferedthe most.
NTC Conference set for August 19 to 23
TheNationalToshoasCouncil(NTC)Conferencewillbeheldfrom August 19-23, 2024, Minister ofAmerindianAffairs, Pauline Sukhai announced on Friday Minister Sukhai was at the time speaking at a RegionalToshao'sConferenceforvillageleadersinRegionNine.
“The NTC meeting will take place this year, you're new Toshaos, you're returning Toshaos it will take place in August. NTC Chair (Toshao Derrick John) is here we have had collaboration and consultationonthedates…ButifIamtoletthecatoutofthebag,it's goingtobeinAugustaroundthe19thto23rd,”shetoldthehinterland leaders.
Thisyearapproximately$100millionfromthenationalbudgethas beensetasidefortheNTCConference.TheToshaos'conferencegives village leaders from all across the country a forum to engage the Presidentandgovernmentministersandexpanddevelopmentacuteto Amerindian.TheconferencealsogivesIndigenousleadersaplatform toraiseconcernsandchallengesaffectingthem.
Newly elected Toshaos of Region Nine. (Photo courtesy, RDC Region 9)
Girl, 9, hospitalized after stepfather tries to kill her with chopper
Anine-year-old girl
is nursing a chop wound on her left armafterherstepfathertriedto killheronSunday
The child was chopped withachopper
The chopping occurred at their West Coast Demerara (WCD)home.
The victim's mother identifiedthesuspectasElroy Persaud.Sheclaimedthatafter her daughter's father died she met Persaud and moved in withhim.Thewomansaidthat the relationship went well for some time but then Persaud started treating her and her daughterbadly
The woman said she and
P
argument.
He then went outside and called for her daughter and allegedlytoldherthatshemust dietoolikeherfather
Persaud reportedly armed himself with a chopper and chopped the child on her left arm.Heattemptedtochopher about her body but the child managed to run away from him before he could chop her again.
Policesaidthatthesuspect then left the home and made goodhisescape.
T h e v i c t i m w a s subsequently rescued and rushedtoahospitalwhereshe remainsadmitted.
Govt.tobuild$52M nurseryschool atRockstone
Ensuring children of RockstoneVillage, Region 10
get access to nursery education; the government through the Ministry of Education will be spending $52,180,950 to construct a GradeCnurseryschoolthere.
This is according to information released by the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) which revealed that the contract to build the facility has been awarded to Ele'sTrading&Hardware.
K a i e t e u r N e w s understands that a Grade C nurseryschoolwillcaterfor60 to149students.
Also for the same region, the NPTAB revealed on its website that a $37,651,350 contract was awarded to Barron's Exclusive to constructthe58MilePrimary School. Rockstone and 58 Mile are two communities in thehinterlandsofRegion10.
At a recent press conference earlier this year, Minister of Education Priya Manickchand had noted the importance of access to schools for children. At the time she stated that over 30
Theschoolswillbebuiltin every region except Region Two.
During that press conference, the minister said thathavingachieveduniversal primary education in the country, the intention is to achieve universal nursery and secondaryeducation.
“What does universal mean,itmeansallover.Soall overGuyanawewantnursery aged children to be able to access nursery schools and nursery education in Guyana is not compulsory as yet but wehaveregisteredthehighest e n r o l l m e n t i n t h e Commonwealth Caribbean at more than 85 percent of our nursery age cohort attending nurseryschool,”shesaid
The minister added that where there is a gap it would bewheretherearenotenough schools and that is mostly in thehinterlandregions.
TheMinistryofEducation was allocated some $74 4 billion this year from the national budget to build and equip schools among other programmes.
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Keir Starmer tells Netanyahu that the UK wishes to continue its ‘vital cooperation’ with Israel.
Aljazeera - The United Kingdom’s new prime minister has emphasised the need for a ceasefire and a two-state solution in calls with Israeli and Palestinian leaders, as Israel has shown no inclination to stop its devastating war that has killed more than 38,000 people.
Keir Starmer told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of a “clear and urgent need for a ceasefire, the return of hostages and an immediate increase in the volume of humanitarian aid reaching civilians”.
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As the opposition leader, Starmer had been accused of not calling for a ceasefire, taking the same line as Conservative Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. He called for a ceasefire in February after intense public pressure months after opposing a ceasefire resolution in the UK Parliament. He was also accused of denying tickets to some proPalestinian members of the Labour Party, including former party chief Jeremy Corbyn.
At least five pro-Palestinian candidates, including Corbyn, won the elections as independents.
Starmer was widely criticised for saying Israel “has the right” to cut water and electricity supplies to Gaza on an LBC podcast last October. A Labour Party spokesperson denied Starmer justified water and power blockade, saying his comment was in response to a question on Israel’s right to defend itself.
More than 38,000 Palestinians have been killed,
mostly children and women, in the Israeli military offensive launched in the wake of October 7 attacks by Palestinian groups on Israel. More than 87,000 people have been injured and thousands are missing.
According to a statement by the new British government, the prime minister added that “it was also important to ensure the long-term conditions for a two-state solution were in place, including ensuring the Palestinian Authority had the financial means to operate effectively”.
Starmer assured Netanyahu that the UK wishes to continue its “vital cooperation to deter malign threats” with Israel. Netanyahu’s office did not put out a statement after the phone call on Sunday.
Starmer also spoke with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to reiterate the same priorities.
“Discussing the importance of reform, and ensur-
ing international legitimacy for Palestine, the prime minister said that his longstanding policy on recognition to contribute to a peace process had not changed, and it was the undeniable right of Palestinians,” a Downing Street spokesperson told reporters.
According to the Wafa news agency, Abbas emphasised the importance of the UK recognising the State of Palestine.
Palestine has been recognised as a sovereign country by more than 140 countries, with Ireland, Spain and Norway becoming the latest European nations to do so in late May.
The Israeli military continues to significantly restrict the flow of international humanitarian aid going into the besieged enclave, leading to mass malnutrition, especially among children, according to the United Nations and global aid organisations.
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President Ali reiterated the government’s commitment to sustainable development, as outlined in the Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS) 2030, which has positioned Guyana as a leader in forest and biodiversity conservation.
He also highlighted their strategic plan to revitalise and maintain the “green parks”
through modernisation efforts, to promote this model on an international scale.
“We are also aligning a lot of our environmental standards and changes to the legislation now with those of the U.S because, in our strategic discussions, the type of development that is taking place in the Western Hemisphere requires an alignment in terms of our regulations and our law.
We are still on this journey of finding the best practices but we also have an op-
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Forty-nine contractors have submitted bids to construct the Lusignan Market located on the East Coast Demerara (ECD), the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) The Ministry of Public Works is the executing agency and according to NPTAB, the ministryisnotonlyseekinga contractor to build a market space for the vendors but to alsoconstructasanitaryblock there
Professor Michael Taylor is hoping thattheonslaught of Hurricane Beryl is a wake-up call for the unbelievers in climate change that the concept is indeedreal
For over a decade, Taylor has sounded the warning about the wrath futurestormscouldbringto the island, and more so the Caribbean,iftheworlddoes not adapt to the necessary measures that have been suggested to slow climate change.
When the physicist and deanoftheFacultyofScience and Technology at The UniversityoftheWestIndies, Mona,beganpreachingyears agothatclimatechangecould herald more intense storms, though less frequent, in the Caribbean, many locals scoffedathim.
Last Wednesday, as Hurricane Beryl – the first hurricane in history to reach Category 5 strength in the Atlantic Ocean – unleashed
It was reported that several markets, including Parika, Mon Repos, Leonora, Hydronie and Charity are b
ng rehabilitated to ensure vendors have a conducive area to ply their trade and that the environment is safe forcustomers.
facilities and would see works being done to the Corriverton, Kumaka and Suddie markets, to name a few
T h e J a m a i c a n scientist says he is not surprised about the unprecedented results from Hurricane Beryl as he believes it matches near to what he and other c l i m a t e - c h a n g e advocates have been warning is to be expected
“Iamsurprisedonthe one hand because there are elements of the unexpected that you see in Beryl,” Taylor told The Gleaner on Sunday, fourdaysafterHurricane Beryl ravaged the island with life-threatening w i n d s a n d h e a v y rainfall
“One of the things climate change has been doing is bringing about the unprecedented –things that we label as ‘unprecedented’ The heat of last year was unprecedented
We have never really lived through that kind of heat before, but we have also seen unprecedented higher sea levels, ” explained Taylor, who s e r v e d o n t h e Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, including as a lead author
“Beryl has broken a number of records, including being the first Category 5 [hurricane] to form so early in the hurricane season; the rapid intensification that it underwent, moving from a disturbance to a major hurricaneinunder48hours; [and]thefactthatitformed so far east.All of these are things that are surprising to everybody Nobody could say they would have expected those things,” he said. On the other hand, Taylor said what he is not surprised about is the fact that the “unprecedented” is happeningyetagain,which he believes is a result of climatechange.
for the special report on 1 5 degrees Celsius of globalwarming “Wehave seen unprecedented climatic events, so levels of flooding, intense rainfall in short spaces of time, and more and more, what we’ve always been saying about climate change is [that] climate change is inducing things that are unprecedented and almost making them inescapable, and the fact that we have yet another unprecedented event is not surprising,” he said The Atlantic hurricane seasonrunsfromJune1to November30
NotonlydidHurricane Beryl start forming a month into theseason, but it also strengthened into the Atlantic Ocean’s earliest Category 5 storm on record – two months aheadofthenorm
This, Taylor said, could now be a way climate changeismanifestingitself. (JamaicaGleaner)
Storm Beryl kills two, knocks out power as it churns across Texas
(Reuters) - Tropical Storm Beryl’s howling winds and torrential rains killed at least two people, closed oil ports, grounded hundreds of flights and knocked out power to more than 2 million homes and businesses in southeast TexasonMonday
Beryl, the season’s earliestCategory5hurricane on record, weakened from a hurricaneafterpoundingthe coastal Texas town of Matagorda with dangerous storm surges and heavy rain before moving across Houston, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said.
The storm, which was expected to rapidly weaken as it moved inland, swept a destructive path through Jamaica, Grenada, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines last week. It has killed at least 12 people in the CaribbeanandTexas.
In Texas, a 53-year-old man and a 74-year-old woman were killed in two incidentsbytreesthatfellon their homes in the Houston area on Monday, according toHarrisCountyofficials.
The state’s energy
industry,thenation’sbiggest producer of U.S. oil and natural gas, braced for Beryl’s impact as the powerful storm slowed refining activity and prompted the evacuation of someproductionsites.
“Life-threatening storm surge and heavy rainfall is ongoing across portions of Texas.
Damaging winds ongoing along the coast, with strong winds moving inland,” the NHC said even as Beryl began to lose strength.
Following warnings that itcouldbeadeadlystormfor communities in its path, residentshadrushedtoboard upwindowsandstockupon fuel and other essential supplies.
Before daybreak, strong gusts and torrential rain lashedcitiesandtownssuch as Galveston, Sargent, Lake Jackson and Freeport, television footage showed. Bylatemorning,manyfallen trees blocked roads in Houston as the worst of the stormpassed,withpersisting winds and some road flooding, rendering lanes on major freeways impassable.
The city barricaded flooded areas.
Invideopostedonsocial media by Houston’s local ABC station, crews using a life jacket and ladder fire truck rescued a man from a truckonafloodedstretchof freeway
In a late morning press conference, Houston Mayor JohnWhitmireurgedpeople to shelter in place. He noted that flood waters exceeded 10 inches (25 cm) across mostofthecity
“We’re literally getting calls across Houston right now asking for first responders to come rescue individuals in desperate life safety conditions, ” Whitmiresaid.
T h e s t o r m h a d strengthenedintoaCategory 1 hurricane as it crossed the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico before making landfall.ButtheNHCsaidit wasnowexpectedtoweaken rapidly as it moves across land, as hurricanes typically do, before becoming a tropical depression on Tuesday
Beryl was expected to barrel over eastern parts of the state through the day
before moving into the Lower Mississippi Valley and the Ohio Valley on TuesdayandWednesday,the NHCsaid.
“People in the path of Beryl’s track should not let their guard down this week,” Accuweather said in a statement, warning of possible tornadoes as far away as Ohio and possible flash flooding as far north asDetroit President Joe Biden is being regularly updated about the storm while administration officials remain in close contact with state and local counterparts, a White Houseofficialsaid T h e F e d e r a l
Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the U S Coast Guard had prepositioned staff to assist with search and rescueefforts,withFEMA also readied with water, meals and generators to boost local response efforts, according to the Bidenadministration. Schools said they would close as the storm approached Airlines cancelled more than 1,300 flights, and officials ordered a smattering of evacuations in beach towns Small businesses in Houston, including package delivery services and chiropractors, delayed openings or were closed on
Monday
More than 2 million homes and businesses in Texas have lost power, according to local utilities andPowerOutage usdata
Several counties in southeastern Texas including Houston, where many U S energy c o m p a n i e s a r e headquartered are under a flash-flood warning as thunderstorms unleashed up to nearly 12 inches (30 cm) of rain in someareas
ResidentGaryShortsaid he was most concerned about possible flooding, which the NHC warned was expected across parts of TexasintoMondaynight.
KYIV, July 8 (Reuters)Russia blasted the main children’s hospital in Kyiv with a missile in broad daylight on Monday and rained missiles down on other cities across Ukraine, killingatleast36civiliansin the deadliest wave of air strikesformonths.
Parents holding babies walked in the street outside the hospital, dazed and sobbing after the rare daylight aerial attack Windowshadbeensmashed and panels ripped off, and hundreds of Kyiv residents werehelpingtocleardebris.
“It was scary I couldn’t breathe,Iwastryingtocover my baby I was trying to cover him with this cloth so that he could breathe,” Svitlana Kravchenko, 33, toldReuters.
The government proclaimed a day of mourning on Tuesday for oneoftheworstairattacksof the war, which it said
demonstrated that Ukraine urgentlyneedsanupgradeof its air defences from its Westernallies. Air defences shot down 30 of 38 missiles, the air force said Fifty civilian buildings, including residential houses, a business centre and two medical facilities were damagedinKyiv,thecentral cities of Kryvyi Rih and Dnipro and two eastern cities, the interior minister said.
Anonlinevideoobtained byReutersshowedamissile fallingfromtheskytowards the children’s hospital followed by a large explosion. The location of the video was verified from visiblelandmarks.
The Security Service of Ukraine identified the missile as an Kh-101 cruise missile.
Twenty-two people, includingtwochildren,were killed in Kyiv and 82 more
were wounded in the main missile volley and another strike that came two hours later,officialssaid.
Eleven were confirmed dead in the Dnipropetrovsk region and 64 were wounded, regional officials said Three people were killed in the eastern town of Pokrovsk where missiles hit an industrial facility, the governorsaid.
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Ukraine wouldretaliateandcalledon Kyiv’sWesternalliestogive afirmresponsetotheattack.
“Wewillretaliateagainst thesepeople,wewilldeliver a powerful response from our side to Russia, for sure. The question to our partners is: can they respond?” Zelenskiy who is visiting Poland said during a joint pressconferencewithPolish Prime Minister Donald Tusk.
Diplomats said the United Nations Security
Council would meet on Tuesday at the request of Britain, France, Ecuador, Slovenia and the United States.TheRussianDefence Ministry said its forces had carried out strikes on defence industry targets and aviationbasesinUkraine.
Moscow has repeatedly denied targeting civilians and civilian infrastructure, although its attacks have killed thousands of civilians sinceitlauncheditsinvasion inFebruary2022.
Ukraine’s Prosecutor General said he discussed t h e a t t a c k s w i t h InternationalCriminalCourt Prosecutor Karim Khan, adding that his office would besharingevidencewiththe ICC.
SECURITY COMMITMENTS
The attack came a day before leaders of NATO countrieswereduetobegina three-day summit of the military alliance that
Zelenskiy is expected to attend, with the war in Ukraineoneofthefocuses.
“This callous aggression -atotaldisregardforhuman life, jeopardizing European & Transatlantic security - is why leaders will make significant security commitments to Ukraine this week,” the U S ambassadortoKyiv,Bridget Brink,postedonX.
Ukraine’s Defence
Minister Rustem Umerov said Ukraine still lacked enough air defences and urgedKyiv’salliestosupply more systems promptly to help protect its cities and infrastructure from regular Russianaerialattacks.
Air Force representative Colonel Yuri Ignat said it became more difficult to repel Russian attacks as Moscow’s forces kept e n h a n c i n g t h e i r bombardmenttactics.
“Enemy missiles are equipped with additional
means, including radar and thermal traps,” Ignat wrote onFacebook.
The missiles flew at extremely low altitudes duringMonday’sattacks,he said.
DTEK, the largest privatepowerproducer,said three electricity substations and networks had been damagedinKyiv
The power system has already sustained so much damage from targeted Russianairstrikesthatbegan inMarchthatelectricitycuts havebecomewidespread.
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschkosaidtheattackwas oneofthelargestofthewar, with the damage registered in seven districts across the city
TheHealthMinistersaid that five units of the children’s hospital, the largest and best equipped in the country, were damaged andchildrenwereevacuated tootherfacilities.
Allison Crane walks out of her flooded neighborhood after Hurricane Beryl passed in Galveston, Texas, U.S. July 8, 2024. REUTERS/Rich Matthews
Guyana records close to 9000 HIV cases, majority virally suppressed –HealthMinister
The Ministry of H e a l t h h a s recorded close to 9000 cases of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV),majorityofwhichare virallysuppressed,following insistent treatment and intervention taken by the healthsector
Minister of Health, Dr Frank Anthony, made this disclosure on Friday during the national launch of the Lymphatic Filarias is Elimination Campaign for Regions Three and Four, whichwasheldattheCarmel Secondary School, Charlestown.
In its effort to reduce the burdenofinfectiousdiseases, the Health Minister asserted that the Health sector has gone a far way in the treatmentofHIVpatients.
“Once we continue to treat people, it means that they will be living even longer So, you would see that we have around 9,000 people living with HIV but what is remarkable is that most of those people are virallysuppressed,”Minister Anthonysaid.
Virallysuppressedmeans the inability to transfer the virustoanotherpersonwhile the viral load is the measure ofanumberofviralparticles present in HIV in an individual'sbloodstream.
Taking this into account theMinistercontinued,“...So it means that you (Health sector) are very effective in managing these patients and we hope that the trend continues and people continue to come in to take their treatment, go do their
The body of Albert pinned under the ATV
Kamana football captain dies in accident
Thebodyofa27-year-old football captain was found earlySundaymorningpinned under anAll-Terrain Vehicle (ATV)hewasridingonatrail linking Paramakatoi and Kato,RegionEight.
Reports are that Berlington Albert, who resided at Kamana Village, Region Eight had earlier taken his wife, who is a teacher to a workshop and thenwenttoconsumealcohol withhisfriends.
Rihanna Williams, Albert's friend told Kaieteur News that his body was found between 04:00h and 05:00h by another rider who wastraversingthetrail.
“…He[Albert]toldthem [friends] he going home and they told him no we will go tomorrow, but he told them he has to reach home and he
left in the night,” Williams said.
Williams related that the accidentissuspectedtohave occurred the same night he lefttogohome.
Albert's body was taken to Kato Village, then to his home town Kamana by air He was laid to rest on Monday
Albertwasthecaptainfor hisvillage'sfootballcluband was actively preparing for a football tournament to be held in Region Eight next month.
testandsoforth.” Furthermore, the
Minister also revealed he is confidentthattheprevalence of Hepatitis C will be reduced.
Heexplained,“Souptoa year… a year and a half ago personswhowereinfectedby Hepatitis C were not able to
Minister of Health, Dr Frank Anthony
get treatment and the simple reason being that the treatmentwastoocostly.”
According to the minister, initially the treatment cost about US $80,000 which was then broken down to about US $20,000.
Currently, he noted that
it'sapproximatelyUS$2,000 if it is to be bought from the manufacturer
“However, through a partnershipthatwehavewith the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO), they have been able to buy these medicines in bulk and we have been able to access
these medicines from them. We are getting them at less than US $120 for a patient…So, what we now haveisabout42personswho have been cured of Hepatitis C,”MinisterAnthonysaid.
Meanwhile,inthecaseof Tuberculosis (TB), the minister revealed that the health ministry has moved fromrecording500casesper year to 300 cases as of last year
The health minister a s s e r t e d t h a t t h e interventions that have since beenmadewillcontinuetobe usedtoensurethedownward trend.
“So, over the last couple ofyearswehaveseenaclear distinction with how we are managing persons with different types of infections and that is very important because we want to reduce this burden of infectious diseases in our country,” the healthministerstressed.
Ukraine’s best high jumper captured a world record on Sundaytogowithherworld championship, and now she has a good reason to think she might bring home an Olympic gold medal to her war-torncountry
“Coming into this competition, I had feelings thatIcouldjump2.07meters and maybe 2.10 meters,”
Mahuchikh said. “Finally I signedUkrainetothehistory ofworldathletics.”
The 22-year-old
Mahuchikh and world indoor champion Nicola Olyaslagers both cleared
Yaroslava Mahuchikh erasedamarkthathadstood for 37 years at a Diamond League meet in Paris, jumping 2.10 meters (6.88 feet) in one of the last big tuneups leading into the Olympics. The previous record of 2.09 was set by Bulgaria’s StefkaKostadinovainRome in1987.
2.01 meters on their second attempt After Olyslagers failed three times at 2.03,
after the war with Russia began.Likevirtuallyallelite athletes in her country, she has been training in foreign countrieswhilekeepingtabs on the war back home. She has been outspoken about theroleUkrainiansportscan playtogivesignsofhopeto those fighting for Ukraine’s survival.
Tuesday July 09, 2024
ARIES(Mar.21–Apr.19)
Overall,theforecastfortoday is fairly good. The aspects seemtofavorfiguringoutthe meaning of all that's transpired over the past several weeks It's an opportunity for you to take a leisurely
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Have you felt somewhat lost forthepastfewdays?Thefog maylifttodayandenableyou to situate yourself at last. You'reprobablyeagertosettle a question that has nagged at you and interfered with your judgment.
GEMINI(May21–June20)
You may have been feeling somewhat disillusioned. Perhapsyoulostsightofyour goals or misplaced your faith in yourself. You'll feel some reliefbeginningtoday
CANCER(June21–July22)
Youmightbetemptedtosettle certain matters by radical means. The visionary part of you means you're painfully aware of the world's wrongs. You see no reason not to take actiontocorrectthem.
LEO(July23–Aug.22)
Today will be fairly calm in terms of outside events, but yourinnerworldislikelytobe in a rush of activity Today you wish you could find the solutiontoyourheartachesas well as your career predicaments.
VIRGO(Aug.23–Sept.22)
You have a lot of thinking to do about your professional goals, Virgo. You'll go over the elements to see if there isn't some way to approach thingsdifferently
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Youjustcan'tdoeverythingat once, Libra. How do you expect to reduce your stress and recuperate while at the same time continue to be a superstar performer in every areaofyourlife.
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Thisisagoodmomenttoadapt your logic and reason to reality, Scorpio. If you don't, you're going to run into some
Everyone knows that you find newideasplentiful.
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Mahuchikh cleared that heighttosecurevictory She then cleared 2.07 meters to set a Ukrainian recordandhadthebarraised to2.10,whichsheclearedon herfirsttry Mahuchikh left her hometownofDniproshortly
GYMMAFlauds JCMAfollowing...
Frompage25 bouts hosts two prestigious competitions annually: the no-gi segment in JulyAugust and the gi segment between October and December
Theachievementsofthe Guyanese fighters at such a prominent event, further underscores their relentless trainingandtheexceptional guidance provided by JCMA.
I n a d d i t i o n t o celebrating these recent victories, the GYMMAF acknowledgedandsentbest wishestotheJCMAasthey have submitted eight talented athletes to participate in the upcoming PanAmericanGames.
This significant milestonereflectstheclub’s ongoing commitment to excellence and the continuous development of itsathletes.
T h e G Y M M A F commendstheentireJCMA team for their dedication and accomplishments. “We remain steadfast in our support and encouragement as they continue to achieve new heights in the world of mixed martial arts”. Read part of the official statement.
“We all are fighting for ourpeople,foroursoldiers,” she said last month after defending her European title.
“We want to show every person in the world that we will continue fighting, that war in Ukraine it’s not finished, unfortunately We shouldfightineveryfieldto
show that Ukraine is strongest.”
World Athletics, which runs track on a global basis, has banned all Russian athletes from next month’s Olympic track meet, a decision Mahuchikh agrees with.
Justlastweekend,World Athletics pr
Sebastian Coe visited Kyiv andreiteratedhissupportfor the Ukrainian effort in the war
“Nothing I witnessed tells me that the decision we’ve taken is anything otherthantherightdecision, but the right decision on behalf of our sport,” Coe said.
Zhang, Narine leading Moo Milk 2024...
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regularly compete are Queen’s College, Marian Academy, Saint Stanislaus College, New Guyana School, Mae’s School, WestminsterSecondary,and SchooloftheNations.
Boards1to11arebeing live-streamedforviewersat
home and monitored by FIDEArbiterJohnLee.
The assistant Arbiters a r e W C M J e s s i c a Callender, Odit Rodrigues, Ethan Lee, and Kim Shing Chong.
Prizes will be awarded to the top ten, the Best U8, U10,andU12players
Yaroslava Mahuchikh
Zhang, Narine leading Moo Milk 2024 Junior’s Chess Qualifiers after four rounds
Alexander Zhang
Junior chess players Alexander Zhang and RicardoNarineareunbeaten andleadingtheMOOMILK Junior Qualifiers with four points apiece after four rounds of matches at the Guyana National Stadium overtheweekend.
Kishan Puran, Under-14 Girls ChampionAditi Joshi, Sachin Pitamber, and Ciel Clement are the players to round off the top six performers currently The competition is heating up in the packed tournament hall of almost 70 young chess players making moves to qualifyforthe2024National JuniorChessChampionship.
Thetoptenplacesinthis qualifying tournament will play in the National Junior Chess Championships commencing on July 26th, 2024, where a new Junior Chess Champion will be crowned The ten best performers will face each other over the chessboard in ninefightingmatchesforthe junior title in the upcoming MOO MILK Junior Chess Championship Former 2023 Junior Champion Keron Sandiford is now among the adult players and will not defend his title. A new 2024 Junior Chess Champion will now be crowned at the end of the
championship.With3points so far are Matthew Singh, Kyle Couchman, Treskole Archibald, Maliha Rajkumar, Javier Davenand, Tivon Grant, Alek Ubaldo Singh, Micaiah Enoe, Angelina Yhap, Jeremy Cole, Tremusa Marshall, Tejasvarun Kandavel. The Guyana Chess Federation is elated to have additional schools participating this year Some newcomers are New Amsterdam Special Needs School, St. Joseph’s High, St Winifred’s, Dolphin Secondary, and Georgetown Seventh Day Adventist. Schoolsthat (Continuedonpage21)
DCB U17 50-Over tournament…
GCA, WDCA storm to wins as action intensifies
West Demerara Cricket Association (WDCA) and Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) were among the latest winners when action continued on Sunday in the DCB InterAssociations U17 50-Over tournament.
GCAbeat EBCAby 37runs(D/L) AtEverest,GCA reached 114-5 in 25 overs after Jayden Dowlin hit 31, all-rounder Shamar Apple (15), all-rounder Dhanesh Persaud (14*) and Kishawn Silas(14).
Only Darius Singh (1-9) walked away with good decentfiguresforEastBank,
who were shredded for just 86 runs in 22 4 overs
Ronaldo Singh scored a defiant 23 but no other batsman aided the chase for EBCA Persaud had a brilliant game with (4-3), backed up by the consistencyofspinnerDave Mohabir, who bagged 3-12. Other contributors with the ball were a returning offspinner Dowlin (2-16) and SamuelBarkoye(2-13).
WDCA beat ECCA by 37-runs
Playing at the MetenMeer-Zorg Ground, ECCA were knocked over for 75 chasing a lowish target, in
the18thover
Not much came from their batting line, including centurion from the last game, opener Vikash Wilkinson who perished cheaplyforarun. Earlier, WDCA made what turned out to be a winnable 108-9 in 20 overs with national opening batsman Parmeshwar Ram leadingwith22runs.
EastCoastbowledbetter than they batted, with Munesh Outar snatching 416 with help from the likes ofMarcelNandu(1-7),Arun Gainda (1-16) among others.
Dave Mohabir
Jayden Dowlin
Dhanesh Persaud
Ricardo Narine
Guyana’s Junior Squash Team finish second-place at CASA Championships
Guyana’s junior squash team c l i n c h e d a commendable second-place finishatthe2024Caribbean Area Squash Association (CASA) Championships, wrapping up a week of intensecompetitionassilver medalistattheTortolaSports ClubinBritishVirginIsland. Barbados emerged as the champions for the second
consecutiveyear
The final day of the competition witnessed a triumphant moment for Guyana’s boys’ team, who secured the bronze medal in the team segment with a resounding 4-0 victory over the British Virgin Islands.
Nicholas Verwey, Michael Alphonso, Zion Hickerson, and Justin Goberdhan each delivered dominant
performances, showcasing theirprowessonthecourt.
In the girls’ team event, Guyana claimed fifth place after a convincing win against St. Vincent in the play-off.Leadingthecharge were Emily Fung-A-Fat and SafirahSumner,withKaylee Lowe clinching the decisive pointtosecurethevictory
Guyana’s success extended to the doubles
categoryaswell.
The mixed doubles pair ofVerweyandAveryArjoon captured the gold medal, while the boys’ duo of Alphonso Jr and Mohryan Baksh earned silver Lowe a n d S u m n e r a l s o demonstrated excellent teamwork, finishing joint third in the girls’ doubles event.
Individually, Guyana’s
athletes shone brightly, returning home with a total of12medals,includingnine individual accolades Verwey claimed gold in the U-19category,whileArjoon triumphed in the U-15 division. These achievements, alongwiththemedalswonin the boys’ and girls’ team events and the mixed doubles competition,
underscored the depth of talent within Guyana’s juniorsquashranks. Looking ahead, Guyana is set to host the Senior CASAChampionships from August 17-25, an event that promises to bring more thrilling squash action and an opportunity for the nation’s senior players to build on the juniors’ impressiveachievements.
The 2024 season of the National Schools Basketball Festival (NSBF) concluded in spectacularfashionwiththreenailbiting finals, showcasing the immense talent among the Under 14and18agegroups.Organisedby Youth Basketball Guyana, the action jumped off at the National GymnasiumonSaturday,theevent saw Queen’s College U14 Boys, Kwakwani Secondary U14 Girls, and The Bishops’High U18 Boys emerge as champions in their
respectivedivisions. In a heart-stopping finish, Queen’s College clinched the Boy’sU14titlewithanarrow55-53 victory over Berbice High School. Darren Dublin led QC with an impressive 22 points, ensuring his team maintained control throughout the game. Jared Boucher contributed 10 points and 5 rebounds, while Anfernee Cummings also added 10 points. Despite a stellar 29-point performancefromBerbice’sAvion
Kesney, his team fell short Kesney’s remarkable shooting earned him the Most Valuable Player(MVP)award.
The Girl’s U14 final mirrored the excitement of the boy’s match, with Kwakwani Secondary edging out President’s College 24-22.
Sherese Leacock and Malia Samuels scored 8 and 5 points, respectively, leading Kwakwani to victory Akeelah Campbell of President’s College was the top scorer with 10 points. Sherese
Leacock’s consistent performance throughout the Festival rightfully earnedhertheMVPaward.
The bar was raised not so long after, asYBG brought the curtains downwiththeU18Boy’sfinal.The Bishops’ High School brought it home this year by overcoming, defending champions Kwakwani Secondarywithacommanding7160 win. Carmelo ManSonHing delivered an outstanding doubledouble, scoring 41 points and grabbing11rebounds,securingthe
championship for Bishops’ Colwyn Stephens supported with 10pointsand18rebounds.Despite Cordel Hoyte’s 35 points and 9 rebounds,Kwakwanicouldn’tkeep pace. ManSonHing’s exceptional play throughout the tournament wasrewardedwiththeMVPaward. The successful Festival was madepossiblebysponsorsEdward B.BeharryLtd,G-Boats,andKFC Guyana, highlighting
their commitment to fostering young basketballtalentinthecountry
The Squash team along with officials and supporters take a photo op. (Newsroom photo)
The Bishops’High School crowned U18 YBG NSBF champions. Queen’s College U14 Boys’crowned YBG NSBF 2024 champions.
NSC Swim programme off to rousing start in Essequibo Essequibo
In front of a large crowd of registrants
f r o m s e v e r a l environs, the Ministry of Culture, Youth, and Sport (MCY&S), in collaboration with the National Sports Commission, launched the inaugural edition of the ‘LearntoSwimProgramme’ inEssequiboonSaturday
The opening ceremony, which featured several officials from both sporting entities, was staged at the Imam Bacchus Swimming Pool inAffiance, which will serveastheheadquartersand facilityfortheprogramme.
Training sessions, which will be spearheaded by NSC’s head swimming CoachPaulMahaica,willbe conducted from 2:00pm3:00pmand3:00pm-4:00pm on Fridays and Saturdays, respectively for children, withadultsessionsoccurring on Sundays from 3:00pm4:00pm. The dates for the entirety of the programme areJuly7th,12th,13th,14th, 19th, 20th, 21st, 26th, 27th, and28th.
Delivering the feature
address, Minister of MCY&SCharlesRamsonJr said, “It’s important you mark the occasion with an event or activity that gives due regard for the
recognition that it’s somethingnew
We have had a lot of success with having this learn-to-swimprogrammein the various regions that we have been keeping it in. 13,000 people have already benefited from this
programme; that’s 13,000 people in the last two years or so because one of the yearswaswipedoutbecause of Covid. This is the first timewearedoingithere,and this is a fantastic reception and a testament to the relationship and partnership that we are having with the
parents, decisions that are made for our children and ourselves are not always ideal, choices where opportunities arise on the back of government investment in its human capital, investments that are of no cost to the populace, areoptimalforthelong-term
private sector I want to express my gratitude to the Imam Bacchus family for allowing us to use the facility, but this is an investment that we are making in you and your kids, and when you make thesedecisionsonbehalfof yourchildren,thesearelifechanging and lifesaving decisions that you are makingonbehalfofthem ” Minister Ramson Jr. concededthatwhile,evenas
benefitandbettermentofthe citizenry
Minister Ramson expounded, “The second part is also about being involved in organised activities. Just like at school, when you make the decision, it is no longerthecasethatthereisa question about whether you should send your child to school. That is a universally accepted principle, with the exception of rare instances where homeschooling is a
rare instance. Universally, the government provides educationalopportunitiesfor young people in their country because it is an important investment to make for the people of that country Similarly, for organisedactivities,itispart of the training that they will
Ministry of Culture, Youth, and Sport and the National Sports Commission would behostingsuchaswimming event in this part of Essequibo.
This came through careful planning and a lot of hard work; it also replicates whatisbeingdoneinregion
receive so that it helps with their personal development. Themoreexposurethatthey have, your young kids and your loved ones, that they have organised activities, it helps with their training, it helpswiththeirdiscipline,it helps with their ability to learn…” In a similar vein, Director of Sports Steve Ninvallesaid,“Thisisindeed a historic occasion; it’s historic because of the fact thatit’sthefirsttimethatthe
10, in region 4, and I would like to say just to give you a little bit of information as to what has been happening in swimming since this government took over and since the Honourable CharlesRamsonJr hasbeen the Minister of Culture, Youth,andSport.
Inthelastthreeyears,we have had, up to now, 13890 persons who have been registered and who have learnedtoswimthroughthis programme.”
AccordingtoNinvalle,“I will give you a few numbers to show how we have been developingovertheyears In 2022, we have 1750 participants for the year; in 2023, we would have had 5565;andthisyear,whichhas notbeencompletedasyet,we alreadyhave6575 Numbers don’t lie, and theyshowthesteadyprogress that we have been making through the hard work at the NSCandMinistryofCulture, Youth, and Sport under the guidance of our Minister Before, there would have been several learn-to-swim programmes that were held, but nothing over 200 participantswerehad,and,in those times, each and every person who would have registered would have been askedtopayaregistrationfee. Ourministerremovedthatas soonashecameintooffice
It shows how much we care about this programme, andthisissomethingthatwe would want to make sure through the One Guyana initiativeandtheOneGuyana spirittomakesurethatitcan beheldinasmanyregionsas possible”
He explained that the successoftheprogrammeis a consequence of the hardwork of all stakeholders involved, including his dedicated staff, who have shouldered the burden, noting that the safety of all participants is paramount and the guiding light upon which these initiatives are conducted.
Director of Sports Steve Ninvalle addresses the gathering.
Minister Charles Ramson Jr. shares a light moment with the attendees.
A large turnout was there for the opening for the Essequibo swim programme.
Jockey Hernandez upbeat ahead of Port Mourant horse race meet
Rico Hernadez has his eyes set on the prize.
The excitement is building rapidly ahead of the Port Mourant Turf Club horse race meet which is set for S u n d a y J u l y 1 4 . Experienced Trinidadian jockey Rico Hernandez is fully focused ahead of race day,buthehasoneeyeseton the bigger picture, the GuyanaCup.
Hernandez, who ply his trade for the Jagdeo Racing
Stables noted that preparationis movingapace forSunday’smeet.
“Wearehopingforsome goodweather
The Jagdeo racing stablesdidsomework,sowe arehopingforthebestsince thehorsesaredoinggreat.”
The Guyana Cup, which willbeheldattheRisingSun TurfClubonAugust11,and isexpectedtobethebiggest eventoftheyear,hasbeenon everyone’smind.
With more than 40 million dollars in cash and prizes up for grabs at the Guyana Cup, Hernandez, noted that he is looking
forward for some wins.
“This Guyana Cup occasion isveryspecial.
We are taking our time, building the confidence that we need, and making sure the horses are in order and happy going into the GuyanaCup
As a jockey the goal is alwaystowin,butwemust get the horses with good abilities, and we must provethatwearecapable,” jockey Hernandez explained
Sunday’s race meet at Port Mourant will be the f i n a l c o m p e t i t i v e preparation ahead of Guyana Cup, and all the top horses will be out to shinebright
Guyana’s champion horse Spankhurst, Guyana Cup winner for 2023, Easy Time, arch-rival Stolen Money, Jessica’s Pride, and the boss lady, Bossalina are among the high-profile horses confirmedforJuly14
The provisional programme set out for the
GYMMAF lauds JCMA
Port Mourant race meet has eightracesonthecards,and close to G$10M in cash and prizeswillbeupgrabs.
The feature race will be opentoallhorsesrunningat an approximate distance of 1350 metres, where the top horsewillbagG$1.5M.
The three-year-old
following recent success at Mixed Martial Arts tourney
The Guyana Mixed Martial Arts Federation (GYMMAF) extended heartfelt congratulations to the John Campayne Mixed Martial Arts Club (JCMA) for their outstanding performance at the Invictus No Gi BJJ Open, held on June30th.
As an esteemed affiliate of the local federation, JCMA continues to uphold and exemplify the highest standards of martial arts excellence, dedication, and sportsmanship, according to theGYMMAF
Leading the team with unwavering commitment and expertise, John Campayne has once again demonstrated the strength andskillofhisathletes.
Among the notable accomplishments, the local Federation recognized the exceptionalperformancesof William Thijs and Maheen Scott.
Competing in the 86kg blue belt division, Thijs earned a commendable bronze medal, showcasing his technical prowess and
GYMMA president Gavin Singh and executives sent best wishes to affiliate club JCMA, who will be send 8 fighters to upcoming Pan American Games.
competinginthe86kgwhite belt division, also secured a bronze medal, underscoring her dedication and potential inthesport.
The Invictus No Gi BJJ Open, renowned for its competitiveandhigh-caliber (Continuedonpage21)
Guyana and West Indiesbred horses will run at 1350 metres,andthetophorsewill be rewarded G$500,000 Horses in the H & Lower will run at 1500 metres, and thetophorsewillbeawarded G$400,000.
Other races on the cards include the E Class non earner last start & F and lower, the two-year-old
Guyana-bred,theJ&lower, the L Open, and the J/K/L maiden.
All races will be run under the guidance of the Guyana Horse Racing Authority Rules, and races aresubjecttochange.
Horses would need to showproofofvaccinationat timeofentry
Entries for the July 14
horse race meet closed on July8,2024.
The Port Mourant Turf Club horse race meet which was originally listed on the 2024 calendar as the CARICOM meet, is sponsored by AJM, KP JagdeoGeneralContractors, Old Broom Lounge, Jumbo Jet Auto Sales, and Crown Vibes.
Jockey Rico Hernandez
PKwakwani Secondary Girl’s U14 Basketball team exhibiting first place trophy in presence of coach and support staff at the conclusion ofYBG NSBF final.
Guyana’s Junior Squash Team finish second-place at CASA Championships
GSAHead, David Fernandes with the team in the BVI as they secured another second-place finish Junior CASAchampionship.
