Put our own meters on Exxon’s oil pumps! ...as Gaza supply weaponising water
The two soldiers with the ganja and the GDF vehicle
Undercover probe brought down Chinese-run gold smuggling gang
...gold was shipped out through Suriname - VP Jagdeo says
Wanted for questioning in relation to money laundering and related serious offences in
Vice-President BharratJagdeoat his weekly party
press-conference on
Thursday said that a sixmonth-long undercover operation has been able to dismantle a Chinese gold smugglingringthathasbeen illegally shipping out
Guyana's gold via neighbouringSuriname.
“I have seen over the last fewdaysthatoneofthemajor rings that involves Chinese nationals that was buying a lotofthegoldandsmuggling this gold out particularly to Suriname that have been busted due to undercover workandthishasbeengoing on for a while”, the VP told reporters.
He said that the undercover operations have found that the Chinese nationals caught were operating out of hotels “Wanted bulletins have been issued for many of them” Jagdeo said while adding “Webelievethatitwasaform ofmoneylaunderingbutalso goldsmuggling”.
The VP then noted that the undercover work was a majoroperationthathasgone on for nearly six months. On Tuesday July 9, 2024 police
reported that it had dismantled a transnational criminal network around 12:40hrs that day following an inter-agency intelligence operationatacityhotel.
It led to the arrest of two Chinese men and a woman. Some $39M in cash was confiscated and police found an illegal firearm and bullets in their possession. Police had said too that, “investigations thus far revealedthatthesuspectsare part of a transnational criminal group involved in gold smuggling and other illegalactivities”.
Police did not say what
those other illegal activities arebutonMonday,awanted bulletin was issued by the Special organized Crime Unit (SOCU) for another Chinese national identified as Zhenjian Fang of 47 New Road, Vreed-en-Hoop, West Coast Demerara (WCD)
According to the bulletin, he is wanted for questioning in relationtomoneylaundering and related serious offences inGuyana.
Reporters later requested updates from the police on the three Chinese nationals that were busted at the city hotel.
So far police have respondedthatoneofthem,a femaletravelagentidentified as Ying Xin Su, 30, was on Tuesday remanded for the illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition and will make her next court appearanceonJuly22,2024.
She was reportedly employed with Muneshwar Travel Services Limited and livedatthePrincessRamada Hotel.
Policehavebeensilenton the two men arrested but Kaieteur News understands however, one of them, Yang Su,hadtoldinvestigatorsthat heisthetravelagent'sdriver
large-scale contracts to Chinesecompanies.
Jagdeo had denied the a
documentary and repeatedly after it was aired and is presently awaiting a default judgment in a defamation lawsuit, which he had filed against the Chinese businessman who had amassedasignificantportion
of mineral-rich land under the People's Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) administration.According to the Guyana Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (GYEITI) documents, Su holds some 12,000 acres of precious stones and gold-rich lands underhisname. A section of the
documentary showed the undercover
porters meeting with two Chinese men to allegedly discuss a dealtolaunderlargesumsof cash into Guyana and to pay bribes and set-up other business deals in country Follow the link to watch the Vice News Documentary (https://wwwyoutube com/ watch?v=sOOFSJqBYTY).
As investigations continueintotheallegedgold smuggling ring, it should be noted that this is not the first time that reports of Chinese criminal networks operating in Guyana have surfaced.
Two years ago, Vice News had premiered a 24-minutelong documentary exposing Chinesebusinessesallegedly involved in criminal networks, corruption and money laundering in Guyana.
AccordingtoVice-News, “China's rapidly growing presence in South America has reached Guyana” and it went undercover to expose allegations of corruption in business deals between the twocountries.
The media company in itsexposéhadevensoughtto link Jagdeo to corrupt practices between the two countries by shedding light on his relationship with his former friend, tenant and Chinese Businessman Su Zhirong.
Su Zhirong in the documentary had reportedly alleged to the Vice News reporters posing as Chinese business that he acted as a middleman for Jagdeo in collecting bribes to award
Vice News undercover reporters speaking with Chinese gold miners in Guyana
Guyana, Zhenjian Fang.
The Chinese travel agent remanded for illegal gun possession, Ying Xin Su
Guyana’s President, Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali, is right: Guyanaisaninvestors’paradise Lettherebenodoubtinany quarter of this country that it is so, indeed, given where this countryfindsitselfsituated Theopportunitiestomakemoney aboundinGuyana,andsuchcouldbeincopiousamounts The needisthere,thegroundisrich,andanyinvestorwithaproduct orservicethathasmeritwillfindthatthesellingpoweristhere, asinrighthereinGuyana
It was a packed to capacity audience that heard about this investors’ paradise that is the Guyana of now, most probablyforsomeconsiderabletimetocome. Wehavethe naturalresourcestocultivate,butwedon’thavethehuman resources and the corporate prowess to capitalize as we should on this nation’s great bounties. It is difficult to contemplate a needier environment in the world, with the right investors sure to find the territory in Guyana, the equivalent of a suction pump. It grabs and devours what comesintheformofcashinvestments,manpowerskills,and systemsandtechnology,andsoon Guyanahasalongwayto gobeforeitwouldbereadywithitsownpeopleandresource infrastructurestomakeadentintoday’sreality Itisthatsame reality that provides such mouthwatering openings, what the presidentcalledtheinvestors’paradisetobefoundhereandthat is begging for the taking It was one of America’s premier writers, Mark Twain who gave the world a saying that fits Guyana to a tee: ‘there’s gold in them thar hills’ Twain reportedlyliftedthatnuggetfromanotherAmerican,assayerDr Matthew Fleming Stephenson The reality in the Guyana of nowadays is that no investor must travel to the remote hinterlandsofGuyanatohititbig Thehillsandthegoldare right in the streets of Georgetown and the not-too-distant outskirts,soabundanttheharvestthatiswaitingtobereaped. ButsombernessintrudesonthisrosypictureofGuyana: thereisaheavycloudhoveringoverthisinvestors’paradise. In the middle and across the entire circumference of the local investors’ paradise, there are those large pockets of Guyanese who live just shy of economic purgatory Consideringtheirongoingcircumstances,itismoreproper tosaythattheyjustmanagetosurvive,whentheconditions inwhichtheyliveareconsidered. Itispartoftheparadoxof Guyana. Thereisthisinvestors’paradise,ofwhichthereis nodisagreement. Butthereisalsothispurgatory,thishell,in whichmanyoftheinhabitantsofthiscountryfindthemselves Itisthecontradictionthatexpandsunderhiswatch,butabout which Guyana’s president has little passion, less patience, andtheleasttimetorecognizeandaccept,andthendothe rightthingstoresolve.
PresidentAli’s has pampered himself to deny the stark economic plights of the many Guyanese on the outside of his investors’ paradise. More inexplicably, and more disastrously, Guyana’s president prefers to lash and smash atthefewlocalmessengerswhoreportontherealGuyana. Those who implore him to do what is constructive, in the policies and practices that would make a difference find themselvesobjectsofhiswrathortargetedbyothermeans bysomeofhisownpeople. Inhishastetoburyhisheadin thesandonthetraumasofGuyanese,PresidentAlilinksarms withthoseinhisinnercirclewhoarewhathasbeendamagingto thiscountryanditscitizens TherichgleamsofGuyanaaresold withgreatfanfaretooutsiders,whilethepoorandpunishingare dismissedasofnoconsequence ThePPP/CGovernmentand its close-to-four years-seasoned president give the shortest thrift,thescantiestsliceofthenationalpie,toGuyanesestuckat the bottom of the economic ladder But for every packed conferencehalloflocalsandforeignerslisteningrapturouslyto how Guyana is an investors’ paradise, there is that huge backyardpopulatedbythelocalstruggling Thatbackyardis pushedtothesideofconsciousness,camouflaged Itstillexists andinthisinvestors’paradise,itisGuyana’ssocialshame,its economicpurgatory
The PPPhad appealed to the Czech government for assistance
DEAREDITOR, Like the rest of us, the past few days provided various forms of excitement but in each and every case, significantlessonsthatallof us,athomeandabroad,ifwe aresensitiveandseriouscan benefitfrom.
Folks from Upper
Demerara, Linden area discussedthefrustrationthat they are not allowed to manage their own affairs ref
C
al Government’s uninvited paternalism and clear attempts to ignore the
governance as enshrined in our Constitution They referred to the Contract awardedfortheconstruction ofBamiaschoolgrantedtoa known Party supporter, now
d schedule Also, the Community remembers the heavy-handed approach of the police on July 18, 2012, astheygetreadytomarkthe anniversary of the three Linden martyrs gunned downthatday
Last week, during his weekly press statement, the General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party made reference to Burnham being in receipt of money from the CIA.According to him, from some classified
documentsreleasedrecently
The background is as follows - there were strikes instigated by operatives from Freedom House. They were classified as industrial concentratedalongthesugar belt and later the public service.RememberthewellknownstatementbyPPPtop brass, when the public servants pleaded for increases.The response was “Not a cent more.” The Unions had at various periodsappealedthroughthe ILO for assistance. The response was positive, Richard Ishmael spoke for sugar workers, Joseph H. Pollydore represented the powerful Transport & Harbours General Workers Union.IwasSecretaryofthe Clerical Section until 1961, when I resigned to be a Candidate for the General Elections Burnham was President of the powerful GuyanaLabourUnion.That assistance from the ILO must be what Jagdeo refers to.
Jagdeo,PresidentAliand others must write and speak since the PPP highcommand has repeated this storybefore.Theyshouldbe reminded of the PPP appeal totheCzechgovernmentfor assistance, since they claim that the left wing of the PPP
wasincharge.BharatJagdeo should also proclaim where the PPP Party got its ammunition and material, set up at their training camp at Brandwagt Sari in the Berbice River I accidentally ran into that secret training camp after a campaign at the upper Berbice River and was confronted by two young mencarryingwhatappeared to be high-powered rifles. Theyshouldalsoexplainthe machine guns found at the Rice Marketing Board Wharf and where did the explosive device that went off in the hands of the PPP activist on West Demerara comefrom.
I can refer to many instances of Dr Jagan and thePPPwhoreceivedhelpin many forms from friends in theeastduringtheColdWar I cannot remain silent when the top-brass of the ruling Party keep repeating tainted talesaboutourhistorywhen our friends in the PPP keep painting a picture of certain periods of our history, that theywerethevictimsandthe saintsandthePNCwerethe opposite. Nothing is further from the truth. We were all victims of the vicious and all-consumingColdWar
A recent incident involving the attempted
assassinationofaformerUS President should serve as a lesson for all of us in the hustings to guard our language and avoid naked propaganda Political leaders must guard against creating conditions where a single spark can lead to an all-consuming fire. In the Caribbean, there was a popular calypso suggesting thereweretoomanygunsin thetown.
We have beyond the Caribbean religious leaders, blessing the launching of mighty battleships, whose purposeanddesignistokill. What all of us must work towards is to teach our children from the cradle to practisecivilityanddialogue to resolve our differences instead of our current method of postering, p r e v a r i c a t i o n , pronouncements and provocation encumbered with pettiness, creating conditionswhereasparkcan be dangerous. We saw this, as recent as 1914 which led tothebrutalWorldWarI.In thisway,thisandsucceeding generationscanbenefitfrom compassion, understanding and true love. If we all try, theabovewillnotbeautopia butareality
HamiltonGreen Elder
Resist contempt for the rights ofAfricans
DEAREDITOR
,
Persons must resist the new brazen attempt by the
Jagdeo/Ali People’s Progressive Party (PPP) regime to entrench its contempt for the right of the African man, woman and child to be treated with respectanddignity
For more than three decades, Emancipation celebration in Georgetown wasorganisedandhostedby the African Cultural Development Association (ACDA).Thisinstitution,by the work it has done to keep the event alive, has asserted itsroleandcarvedoutaniche in our society ACDA must be allowed to continue to host the event unimpeded, free of partisan political intrusion and threat to keeping Africans’ history alive, as told by them not instigatedandpropagatedby agents whose masters (bosses)donothaveAfrican Guyaneseinterestatheart.
One needs to look no further than to the daily political maneuverings of how the PPP treats African
Guyanese. Elected political representatives are denied theopportunitytoparticipate in meaningful political decision-making as much as the Constitution mandates “inclusionarydemocracy.”
I n d e p e n d e n t organisations led byAfrican leaders are denied national participation and excluded fromthenationalpatrimony African Guyanese are now reduced to securing governmentcontractsonlyto clean drains and build small bridges, whilst the hog of money allocated for infrastructural development goes to the PPP and its cohorts The African Guyanese, the PPP tolerates must accept a subjugated role;theevidenceabounds. I digresstomakethepoint.
In the immediate post 1992 era, when the PPPwas moving to downplay national events like Mashramani, celebrated to mark Republican status, and Emancipation to mark the end of slavery, the
Opposition (People’s National Congress-PNC)
fought for Mashramani to remain on the national calendar ACDA moved in to preserve and deepen the legacy of the Emancipation struggleandattainmentwith a one-day celebration at the NationalParkonAugust1st. The fact remains were it not for these acts of resistance, the two major events would have been reduced to a murmur or relegated to the historybooks.
The PPP is preoccupied with seeking to mask its discriminatory management of the State, particularly in the case of Africans. The PPPis fooling no one in the absence of meaningful policies and programmes, guided by international conventions, time honoured principles, the Constitution and Laws of Guyana Moving to hijack and underminetheEmancipation eventhostedbyACDAisnot evidenceofracialrespectbut continuing the violation of Africans’ rights, which includetherighttoarticulate and give expression to their realities-past, present and future.
Creatingandfacilitating theAssociation of People of African Descent (APDA) to undermineorganisationslike the International Decade for People of African Descent Assembly – Guyana (IDPADA-G), now ACDA, reinforces the point the PPP’spolicyisthatofdivide to rule and its leaders thrive in an environment pitting individuals and groups against each other, whilst using taxpayers’ money on thegrouptheyareinstigating tocreatetheconflict.
APDA, this PPP-front group, does not advance the real interest of the African community but rather masquerades and fronts the regime’s continuous oppression of the race. Such actions are not unlike what we read of the house slaves northeWillieLynch’sLetter tosustainJimCrowerainthe United States. We must not accept this in 21st century Guyana. We must not allow the PPPto continue denying AfricanGuyanesetheirbasic (Continuedonpage06)
Guyana’s Strategic Relations with USA
DEAREDITOR, The Government Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that it held a historic strategic dialogue with officials from the US government” (Jul 17). This is one of the best news for Guyana, and it is welcomed by the diaspora in America. Itcomesatacriticaljuncture for Guyana’s strategic defense against those who have claims on Guyana’s territory This dialogue may commence a deep and growing strategic partnership.HavingUSAon yoursideintheAmericasisa blessing Excluding the extreme left, which constitute a couple percent of the population, the diaspora and Guyanese at home have long advocated
for a comprehensive partnership, including a defense pact, withAmerica. The left has always been resistant to such an idea, preferring to team up with Russia and China. Those in t h e k n o w o f h o w Washington operates and have studied foreign policy have been aware that USA would not allow a state to threaten America’s interests in the region. It was never permitted since the Monroe Doctrine (1823). The many interventions in the region from then to now including in Guyana in 1953, 1964, 1992, 2015, and 2020 are illustrativeofthisargument.
Thiswriterrecallsrecent history on advocacy (lobbying) by a handful of
Guyanese diaspora nationalists for friendly relations and strategic dialoguebytheGovernment ofGuyanawithWashington. Therewerehardlyanytakers in government. Following therestorationofdemocracy in 1992, a small group of GuyaneseinUSA,inclusive of Ravi Dev, Baytoram Ramharack, this writer, among others, championed the idea of a strategic p
G e o r g e t o w n a n d Washington to deter threats to Guyana’s territory and to consolidate democratic gains.Itwasneverembraced in Guyana and neither was the earlier call to repudiate communism and to partner with America. The group pleaded for years especially in the new millennium to tone down the antiAmerican rhetoric. It fell on deaf ear Worse, America w a s a t t a c k e d f o r ‘interference’ in the affairs of Guyana; all the US was doing was promoting democracy and free and fair elections in Guyana. Recall the ‘feral blast’ of 2014 against America on US independence celebrations at the residence of US Ambassador!
A group of intellectuals
in USA affiliated with the then opposition in Guyana prepared a ‘Report on StrategicCulture’aspertains happenings in Guyana and itspotentialimpactonUSA, advocating a partnership between Guyana and USA; itwasfundedbygrantsfrom American government agencies. It was welcomed by American policymakers. Not unexpected, there was political change in Guyana inMay2015.
The US quickly began showingsignsofdispleasure with the policy of the new regime,includinghonouring a known terrorist who was planning to blow up JFK, amongotherplaces.In2016, Ravi Dev and a group of Guyanese, including this writer,metinNewYorkand discussed the idea of preparing a dossier on “Guyana’s Strategic Culture and Ties with America” to strengthen the relationship. There were several follow upsessions,includingphone discussions, in 2017 and 2018 A report was completed in 2018 with this writercontributingalengthy chapter on Strategic Importance of US-Guyana ties It was shared with importantpoliticalpeoplein Guyana and influential
organizations in USA. The political behaviour of the then opposition changed considerably from hostility towards Washington to praises for and embrace of America. The rhetoric of a n t i - i m p e r i a l i s m disappeared from the vocabulary of the radical left.Politicalchangecamein 2020.
Since then, this writer and several other academics andcommunityleaderswere approached by a former UG lecturer in New York to prepareafollowupreporton Strategic Culture on USAGuyana Relations; multiple monthly Zoom discussions followed chaired by the UG lecturer
The report was completed in 2021; this writer contributed a chapter on need for cementing ties between Washington and Georgetown and away from the Middle east, China, and Russia.
The policy of the government in its first two and a half years was c o n t r a r i a n t o t h e recommendations made by this writer However, over thelastyearandahalf,there seemstobeawarmingofties between USA and Guyana. The government seems to
recognize the importance of a strategic dialogue with Washington. This can only redound to the benefit of Guyanaandbyextensionher diaspora.
Washin
s committed to supporting Guyana’s defence and protection of territory claimed by a neighbour Washington and western powers have made it known they will not allow Guyana tobebullied.
It is hoped that the dialogue between Foreign Secretary Robert Persaud and officials of the US Administration on energy andfoodsecuritywillleadto a further elevation of
bilateralrelationshipandtoa comprehensive strategic partnership including on territorial security and defence, bilateral economic cooperation on trade and investment, cooperation in the field of justice and equality, strengthening p
interconnectivity in other
appreciate any contribution Guyanamakesinpromoting American security in the region which by definition alsoimprovesoursecurity
Yourstruly,
(DoctorateinPol)
UN chief slams Israel for dooming prospects for two-state solution
(AL JAZEERA) Israel’s policy toward the occupied West Bank is dooming any prospect of a two-state solution with the Palestinians, UN SecretaryGeneral Antonio Guterres hassaid.
Through administrative and legal steps, Israel is changing the geography of theWestBank,Guterressaid in a statement read by his chief of staff, Courtenay Rattray, during a meeting of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Wednesday Settlement expansion is expected to speed up due to big land seizures in strategic areas and changes to planning, land management and governance,Guterresadded.
“Recent developments are
driving a stake through the heart of any prospect for a two-state solution,” said the UNchief.
Israeli military raids, arrests of Palestinians and settler violence have soared in the occupied West Bank and east Jerusalem since Israel launched its war on Gaza in October Guterres noted that Israel has taken punitive steps against the Palestinian Authority and legalised five Israeli outposts in the West Bank. Israelhasbuiltsuchoutposts as part of its occupation of the West Bank since 1967.
“Wemustchangecourse.All settlement activity must cease immediately,” Guterressaid.TheUNchief also repeated his call for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza war and the release of allhostages.
Forced to vote by proxy
DEAREDITOR
Editor,thisisadayIwill never forget. I served in the Guyana Police Force at that time.IwasstationedatKitty Police Station and I lived with my parents at Seaforth Street, Campbellville Policemen were actually forced to vote by proxy before the elections.To this, Irefusedbecausemypolling stationwasatCampbellville Government School which wasinmybackyard.
Onthatfatefulday,Iwas assigned to work at the said
school alongside the returning officer and I cast my ballot on arrival. I stood
closetothereturningofficer and could have viewed the voters list. I knew almost everyone on my street and I referredtomostofmyelders as uncle and auntie. I was surprised on several occasions when I saw persons came with proxy forms to vote for persons whomIknew Whenthereal persons showed up to vote, they were shocked to know that persons voted for them already
My duty at the close of polls was to escort the returning officer with the ballot box in his car to Queen’s College where the
votes were to be counted. Thisdidnothappenbecause at the intersection of Vlissengen Road and Thomas Road steel barriers were set up and senior GDF officers were manning that point.
The returning officer stopped and I was ordered out of the car by an officer who said that they will take over The returning officer was directed to go to the GDF headquarters where from my knowledge the ballotboxwasreplacedwith ariggedone.
Regards
KennethSingh
1,139,withdozensofpeople still held captive in Gaza.
“The humanitarian situation inGazaisamoralstainonus all,”Guterressaid.
At the UNSC quarterly session on the Middle East onWednesday,Israel’swar o n G a z a a n d t h e humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip dominated the agenda
“What is happening in Gaza is going down as the mostdocumentedgenocide in hist
ambassador to the United Nations, told the session
“When will the world denounce the crimes and stop tolerating their reoccurrence?”
At least 38,794 people have been killed and 89,364 wounded in Israel’s war on Gaza since October 7. The death toll in Israel from the Hamas-led attacks on October 7 is estimated at
Israeli Ambassador to theUNGiladErdanaccused Hamas of crimes against humanityandsaidtheIsraeli captives were being held by “Iranian-supported and ins pired terroris t organisations”.
The UNSC meeting was briefly interrupted after Erdan’s speech by two women dressed in black, who stood with signs and yelled for the release of Israeli hostages held by Palestinian groups in Gaza. UN security asked the womentoleavethechamber andtheydidso,aUNofficial said.
Thedemonstrationcame as Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov began to address the 15-member body Lavrov, who was chairing the meeting becauseRussiaistheUNSC president for July, responded: “I don’t understand, speak more clearly
One of you can speak clearlytosaywhatyouwant tosay Iseeyoudon’twishto do so, very well.” Protests inside the UN headquarters inNewYorkCityarerare.
THE FADING PPPFLAGS REFLECT THE PARTYITSELF
DEAREDITOR
The 32nd PPP party congress was held overtwoandahalfmonthsagoasexpected, thepartyflags,whichwereliberallymounted across the country, well beyond the vicinity
of the congress venue, have not been taken down.Theseflags,nowgraduallybecoming fadedandtattered,areanaptreflectionofthe PPPpartyitself.
SherwoodLowe
Resist contempt for the rights...
Frompage04 rights to freedom of a s s o c i a t i o n a n d representationbychoice. ShameonthoseAfricans inADPAwhohavewillingly allowed themselves to be purveyors of division and enablers of the violation of your fellow man, woman andchild.
These are spineless behaviours and I ack: how could you look at yourselvesinthemirrorand say you are leading Africans when in fact, you are being used to execute the task to lead Africans intosubjugation
You bring agony, not pridetotheproudlegacyof your ancestors who fought for human dignity and respect And least it be forgotten, the oppressed instinctively fight their oppressors and in most instances, the first to feel the justified wrath are the front-lineenablers
Sincerely LincolnLewis
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres arrives to attend a session of the Group of Seven (G7) summit in Borgo Egnazia, Italy [File:Louisa Gouliamaki/Reuters]
ExxonMobil's public farce
Oil giant, ExxonMobil has announced its intention to commence public scoping meeting on its Environmental Impact Assessment for its seventh project.
The meetings will commence on Monday, July 22 and will run until July 31, 2024.
The public consultations that ExxonMobil has put on to date for the previous projects have been really more about public limitation, even public distortions.
What is damning is that these orchestrations and manipulations of ExxonMobil under the flag of public consultations have been executed with the full backing of the Government of Guyana.
Guyanese have been shortchanged again and again, kept in the dark, and then given a smooth pat on the head, with the unspoken advice of 'go home and leave these things alone.' Some Guyanese, however, will have nothing to do with such corporate balms.
It is why earlier public consultations by ExxonMobil have come in for scathing criticisms from local observers, with positions such as 'joke' or 'farce' or 'smokescreen' expressed openly.
Exxon clash with Chevron hinges on change of control of Hess’ Guyana asset, sources say
HOUSTON, July 18 (Reuters) - ExxonMobil's (XOM.N),opensnewtablegalbid to stop Chevron's (CVX.N), opens new tab proposed $53 billion acquisitionofHess(HES.N) ,opensnewtabrestsonwhether the transaction would involve a change of control of Hess' prize subsidiaryinGuyana,accordingto people knowledgeable about the argument.
The two top U.S. oil producers are in an arbitrationbattleover the world's largest oil discovery in almost two decades, in offshore Guyana.Exxon,whichoperatesall output in the South American country with a 45% stake in a lucrative consortium, has challenged the merger in which Chevron would gain control of Hessandits30%stake,adealthat would define Chevron's future. Exxon asserts that Hess should havefirstgivenittheopportunityto purchase its stake in the Guyana asset. Exxon's position is that the rightoffirstrefusalistriggeredbya change of control in Guyana and thatChevronstructuredthedealin a way to bypass it, people familiar with the arguments, which are confidential,said.
Chevron and Hess say the acquisition is structured in a way that would keep Hess intact, with no change of control of its asset in Guyana,sinceHesswouldbecome aunitwithinChevron.Chevronand Hess believe the argument has no merit because Hess would survive underanewChevronandcontinue to own the asset, people close to their thinking said. "The crux here iswhetherachangeofcontroleven occurred," agreed oil and M&A
expert James English at law firm Clark Hill Law The three-person arbitration panel which will make thecallmustdecideinpartwhether to focus on the language in the contract or to delve into Chevron's intent.
"A plain language approach would be very favorable to Chevron, while if you go with the intent, Exxon may have a case," English said. A discussion around
intentalsowouldunfoldthedispute into new stages that could require discovery, interrogations and hiring independent valuation experts, pushing a resolution into next year, as Exxon has warned. Chevronbelievesthediscussionon how to interpret the words in the contract will be "very straightforward,"apersonawareof the company's legal strategy said. Chevron and Hess said they are
seeking a hearing in the third quarter, hoping for an outcome in the fourth and to close the deal shortlythereafter
The case is unique as Guyana represents between 60-80% of the $53 billion Chevron offered for Hess, English and other experts haveestimated.
An Exxon arbitration win wouldnotbetheendofthedispute. While Exxon has ruled out buying Hess outright, it has left the door open to bid for its 30% stake in Guyana,tobidforjustapieceofit, to get a compensation from Chevron, or to just leave things as theyare.
Itsfinalstrategywilldependon what is so far a closely guarded secret by Chevron and Hess: how much their merger values Hess' Guyanastake.
OILRICHES
Guyana will produce 1 9 millionbarrelsofoilequivalentper day (boepd) in the next decade, more than twice the output of OPEC-member Venezuela and nearly as much as the Gulf of Mexico, Rystad Energy consultancyfirmprojects.
Chevron originally hoped to close the Hess acquisition by the firsthalfofthisyear,butwastaken by surprise in March when Exxon sought arbitration over the right of first refusal. "Job number one is to getpastthefirsthurdle,whichisan alignment that a preemption rights exist in the contract," Exxon CEO Darren Woods told Reuters in March.
The arbitration panel will analyze a confidential joint
operation agreement (JOA) between Exxon, Hess and a third partner, CNOOC (0883 HK) , opens new tab, that rules the Guyana operations, known as the Stabroekoilblock.
Exxon wrote the JOA in 2008 withapreviouspartner,beforeany oil discoveries, based on a 2002 model contract by the Association of International Energy Negotiators (AIEN), two of the peoplesaid.
The model says, for instance, thatany"directorindirect"change in control would constitute a changeincontrolbutisnotentirely clear on what indirect means. The modellanguage,however,hasbeen adjusted.
Exxon, Chevron and Hess declined to disclose the final languageofthecontract.
Themodelwasupdatedin2023 to make it explicit that there is change of control if the ultimate parent company changes "We wrotetheJOA,sowehaveapretty clear line of sightness (sic) to the intent and the circumstances that apply," Woods said in April after reportingfirstquarterearnings.
"That is the point of the arbitration." The person aware of Chevron'sstrategysaidthatthereis no real precedent for Exxon's change of control arguments in decades of industry mergers and acquisitions governed by similar JOAs.
"We disagree with Exxon Mobil's interpretation of the agreement and are confident that our position will prevail in arbitration,”Hesssaid.
The Speaker has no legal limb upon which to act
A legal conundrum exists in respect to recalling thepersonpresentlyholding the one seat won by the joinder list of parties in the 2020generalelections.That personisfromapartyknown as The New Movement (TNM) and under an agreement with the other joinderpartieswassupposed tohaveservedatermofthree months in the National Assembly
In accordance with the understanding reached by theparties,thethirdpartyto the joinder should have by nowassumedthatseatinthe National Assembly But from all accounts, the current holder is refusing to giveuptheseatandgiveway to some from A New and UnitedGuyana(ANUG).As such,aletterwassupposedly been dispatched to the Speaker of the National Assembly calling for the recall of the person accused of squatting on the one seat wonbythejoinderparties. Guyana has recalled legislation which allows for the Representative of the List of any party to recall members Under that legislation,amembercanbe
recalled when the Representative of the List indicates in writing to the Speaker, that after meaningful consultation withthepartyorpartiesthat make up the list, that the
party or parties have lost confidence in the member andtheRepresentativeofthe List has issued a written notice of recall to that memberandforwardsacopy ofthatnoticetotheSpeaker
The problem that arises for the Speaker is who is mandated to recall a parliamentarian in a case in which there is a joinder of lists.Sincethereisajoinder of lists, there is no single representative of the combinationlists.
Thepartiestothejoinder list, by mutual agreement, consentedtorotatethesingle parliamentary seat that was won by them. If there is a violation of this agreement, this is a matter to be settled among the parties. It is not for either GECOM or the Speaker of the National Assembly to impose a solution.
The Speaker cannot recall the parliamentarian because, unfortunately, the law does not provide for a Representative of the combined lists for joinder parties; each of the lists of thepartiestothejoinderhas its own Representative but thereisnoRepresentativeof the Joinder List. This is the legalvacuumthatexistsand which, I humbly believe, prevents the Speaker from recalling the incumbent occupieroftheseat.
Tobetterunderstandthis
legal lacuna, it is necessary to explain the concept of a joinder of lists and the conditions of good faith which are required for its successfuloperation.
The concept of “joinder of lists” in elections is often found in the context of proportional representation systems.Ittakesplacewhen twoormorepoliticalparties agree to combine their electoral lists for the purposes of seat allocation. Thepartiesagreetojointheir lists together before the election. This agreement is formalized and GECOM is so advised prior to and not aftertheelections.
During the election, votes cast for any of the parties to the joinder of lists are pooled together for the purpose of seat allocation. The combined votes of the partiesareusedtodetermine thetotalnumberofseatsthey are entitled to, based on the proportional representation formulausedintheelection.
Oncethetotalnumberof seats for the joinder is determined, the seats are then usually distributed among the participating parties according to the number of votes each party received individually within thecombinedlist.Inthecase of the 2020 elections, there was only one seat won and therefore by mutual agreement, the parties
DEM BOYS SEH
The rainy season playing Hide-and-Seek
Inthegoodolddays, we knew the rainy seasonlikeweknew ourparents’bedtimestories – May and June were the months when the heavens opened and the earth drank heartily Farmers planned, schoolchildren rejoiced for theoccasionalrain-day,and umbrellas became our trustedcompanions.
But oh, how the times have changed! The rainy seasonnowhasamindofits own, as unpredictable as a politician’spromise.
Welcome to the era of the Eternal Rainy Season, where May-June rains now seemtohaveextendedtheir lease into July and even August.It’sasiftheclouds have decided to hold an extended party over our heads, and they forgot to sendusaninvitation.
Remember when you could schedule your
outdoor wedding in July with confidence?
Rememberwhenthecricket season could resume in July?Those were the days! Now, booking anything under the open sky is like rollingthedicewithMother Nature.Oneminute,thesun is beaming like a proud parent at a school play, and thenext,thecloudsdescend with all the subtlety of a toddler’stantrum. The weather forecast has become our daily dose of suspense. Will it rain? Won’t it rain?Who knows!
Themeteorologistsseemas baffled as the rest of us, clutching their weather maps and trying to divine
the whims of the atmospheric gods. We check the skies as frequently as we check our phones,hopingforasign,a clue, anything to suggest
some semblance of
decided to rotate this seat in proportion to the votes each received. This is how the present incumbent holder of the seat is said to have been given three-month occupancyoftheseat.
The joinder system has the advantage of small parties benefitting from combining their lists and thereby increasing their chances of surpassing electoral thresholds and gaining representation. But it has the downside of managing the seat distribution or terms of rotation, and this aspect
relies on mutual agreement and good faith among the parties.
Unfortunately, it my considered opinion that the mutual agreement entered into between the parties to the joinder is not legally binding or legally enforceable.Further,Idonot b e l i e v e t h a t t h e RepresentativeoftheListof the TNM can recall the present member because thereisnolegalprovisionfor aRepresentativeofajoinder list.
Unless and until accommodation is made for
such a representative, then thepartiestojoinderhaveto settle this matter internally and not attempt to inveigle theSpeakertodosomething which he is not legally empoweredtodo.
(The views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the opinionsofthisnewspaper.)
predictability
Climate change, they say It’s as real as fruitcake at Christmas The environment has thrown us a curveball, and we’re still learning how to catch it. The polar ice caps are melting, the sea levels are rising, and our beloved May-June rains have gone rogue.
Sohereweare,walking or driving with the soggy uncertainty of our new normal. Our once reliable rainy season now operates on island time – arriving late, staying long, and leaving us wondering what happened to the good old days. It’s best to keep an umbrellahandy, your sense of humour intact, and remember: when it rains, it pours – and pours – and pours. Talkhalf.Leffhalf.
H@RD TRUTHS
Cost of living, stop the pain, deliver more benefits
GodblessStabroek News When such is due, of course.
In all seriousness, this cost-of-living series, now at volume 84, makes from president to peasant (I am one) look small, feel small, reduce all the words, postures,attitudes,actions,re costoflivinginGuyanatothe ugliness of a national revulsion.
Thepresidentshouldfeel some shame. I do, for I am thinkingthatIameating,but manyofmyfellowGuyanese toiltodothesame,failwhen theclockstrikesanotherhour when pangs of hunger twist into tighter knots and fear, when a new day comes in a hard, bitter, punishing year. SN's volume 84 was about the tribulations in the island of Wakenaam, and it was at high volume with so much
said. With so much that piercesandhurts. Ihearthat there is a caring, loving, celebrating president It must be the public relations, the public spectacle, the public comedy that he cares about,loves,celebrates. “The relevant authority s h o u l d ” And “ t h e government should…” And “the government should…” Thatwastheoratoryofthose oppressedbythetyrannyofa brutalizing cost-of-living, andaPPPGovernmentthatis about the tyranny of utter balderdash, hogwash, and trashwhereahelpinghandis needed for Guyanese in dire straits. Dr President, Dr Policymaker Vice President, after all the speeches and serenades, this is how anywhere from one in three, to as many as one in two (possibly), citizens live, survive, in this opulent
economic nirvana. Should President Ali wish for statisticsaboutcostofliving, I give him not official creations;Igivehimthegrim realityoffoodnumbersofthe people in Wakenaam. Rice weighing 10kg was $2000 a few months ago, it is now $2400(20%),anddepending on the respondent from 16% toasmuchas95%(atypo,for sure).
Oneintervieweesaidthat prices vary from shop to shop. Five pounds of sugar was $800, is now $1000 (25%); and a 15-lb bag of sugar $1800 a few months ago is now $2400 (33%). A small pack of Fernleaf milk was $700, now $800 (14%). There is no place to run, nowhere to shelter, for the local fruits of the land: eddo and plantain are also up. In sum, every single item identifiedbyourbrothersand
sisters in Wakenaam in a basic food basket was not in any single-digit percentage, but double-digits and crushingly so. From where andhownationalinstitutions compilingfoodinflationstats get their underlying data is a mystery I tender that it has thepowerofFreedomHouse, OP,orOVPbehindit;atleast thefearedspecter
This is what converts official food inflation statistics to a perpetual tic in the eyelid and the cheeks of hurtingcitizens.
A pain in the gut, it is. Check out and listen to the villagersofWakenaamliving in an unending wake with food prices. I boldly assert that official food inflation statistics increasingly takes on every appearance of a patentedfarce,thedisturbing product of massaging to please.
Taking a deeper diveintothiscost-ofliving atrocity, one household boasted as many as five earners, and still the best that it can do is “coping.” Five of the 10 Wakenaam interviewees are pensioners. They can't wait for the next month, and the call from more than one source was for more in the monthlycollection. Manyof the 10 residents facing the camera and mic are also farmers,andstillthestruggle isdeepandchoking.
Hereisafirsthorrorstory about how poignant and stranglingthecostoflivingis in this glittering Guyana Oil Kingdom, “I try to cut from the grocery side to pay my utility bills” (Yvette Martin, pensioner). Was that heard, Dr.President?
Here is a second, “I u s u a l l y c re d i t f o o d items…and when I get my pension, I would pay...”Here is a third, “if I cook today, sometimes I cannot afford to cook tomorrow ” This is where GDP and economy burst seams but rip the soul outofGuyanese.
Trythatfortheeffectsof benefits, Dr Chief Policymaker Guyana is hurting in this time of spectacularoilharvests.
Moreover, the near constant was of many households having two or more family members working, and still buying food is a trial, a dread. Because Wakenaam is a farming community, everybodyisselling,leading to oversupply, which means lower demand and lower prices for those selling Perhaps,theeconomisthasa
slice of wisdom to share. Since the PPP Government could care less (because of thesecircumstancesallover), I urge Guyanese to economize - forget about milk (unless there are babies), drink black tea Knockout sugar It's healthier There is no recommendation for flour, rice, and oil. How about family-processed coconut oil?
I close, what is happening to poor, working class men and women in Guyanashouldn'thappentoa dog. Tobebrutallycandid,I don't think that the PPP Government gives a damn. Cost-of-living cries fall on deaf ears, hard hearts, and stonedheads.
The latter is from the revelries, and unprecedented o v e r e m p h a s i s o n infrastructure (58% of the 2024nationalbudget),which is the camouflage for the billion-dollar corruptions that put this country into cardiac arrest, national grieving.
Prices are pummeling poorGuyanese,drivingthem deeper into the ranks of the needy, poverty Do something, Excellency Some meaningful benefits wouldmakeadifference,Dr ChiefPolicymaker
(The views expressed in this article are those of the a u t h o r a n d d o n o t necessarily reflect the opinionsofthisnewspaper.)
Guyana’s oil chief, Jagdeo cannot say what is the leasing cost for the capping stack
Chief Policymaker in the oil and gas sector here, Vice President, Bharrat said he does not know how much ExxonMobil is paying to lease one capping stack, which the company brought intoGuyanarecently Guyana now has one of the13cappingstacksworldwide,andoneoftwoinLatin America. The equipment is being leased from Oil Spill
Response Limited (OSRL)
by ExxonMobil On
Thursday, this publication asked the Chief Policy makerwithoversightforthe oil sector to provide the amount being paid to lease the equipment however he claimedthathewasunaware of the price and therefore could not produce a figure. The reporter asked the VP: “Can you say at what price the capping stack is being
leased?” Jagdeo responded: “The lease price?…I don't knowtheprice.Idon'tknow theprice.”
Itisconcerningthatboth the government official and ExxonMobil's Country Manager were unable to provide information on the cost of leasing the capping stack as transparency in the oil sector is crucial for accountability and public trust, especially when it
comes to safety equipment. Thesamequestionofleasing price was posed to ExxonMobil Guyana's Country Manager Alistair
R o u t l e d g e a t t h e commissioning of the capping stack earlier this month and he too failed to provide a figure. Routledge explained, “I don't have that number at hand but it's a subscription service so what happens is (Oil Spill
Response Limited) ORSL operates this, they maintain it, they keep it ready for deploymentandthenwepay a subscription fee, based on thewellswearedrilling.”
A capping stack is a heavy piece of metal equipment that is placed overablownoutwell.Itacts asaplug,therebypreventing furtherflowofhydrocarbons (crudeoil).
The capping stack was designed and built by Trendsetter Engineering- a company that has been involved in the design and development of most of the cappingstacksavailable.
The capping stack, now incountry,measures22feet, three inches (height) and weighs 93,000 pounds (42 metrictonnes).
The Air Freightable CappingStack(AFCS)hasa pressure rating of 15,000 pounds per square inch; a flow rate of zero to 330,000 barrels of oil per day (bopd) and depth rating of 12,500 feet(3,800meters).
According to Exxon's Country Manager, “For ExxonMobil, safety is our top priority Day in and day out, our teams are laser focused on preventing an instance of any size from ever happening, however in the unlikely event an instance should occur, we
response capabilities in country and the financial resources to meet any clean uprequirements.”Routledge also noted that frequent oil spill exercises are often conductedatGYSBI.
The capping stack will now play an integral part in those activities according to him.
Further, he pointed out, “We are bringing the very highest of standards of facilities and equipment to Guyana, given the unique scaleoftheoperationandthe commitmentandpartnership wehavewiththepeopleand countryofGuyana.”
Pensioner gets bail for allegedly loosing dog to kill neighbours' goats
A 73-year-old man on Wednesday was granted bail forallegedlyallowinghisdog to attack and kill his neighbours' goats at North SophiaGeorgetown.
Derrick Halley of North Sophia Georgetown made his first court appearance at the Georgetown Magistrates' Court before Principal Magistrate Faith McGusty whoreadthechargetohim.
The charge states that on July 5, 2024, Halley set an unmuzzledandferociousdog to attack two goats, valued $110,000, property of RosanneJosephandAnthony Ochoa. Halley pleaded not guilty to the charge
According to a police report, the complainants and Halley areknowntoeachotherdueto previous matters relating to the said dog At around 16:00hrs on the mentioned date, Joseph left her brother Ochoatograzehergoatsclose
to Halley's residence. During that time, the dog exited the yard through a hole in the fence and attacked the goats on the road. As a result, the goats died on the spot Statements were taken and Halley was later charged for the present offence. Halley wasgrantedbailinthesumof $25,000 and is scheduled to return on July 24, 2024 for statements.
Granted bail: Derrick Halley
VicePresident, Bharrat Jagdeo
ExxonMobil to host 10 days of public meetings for 7th oil project
Previously accused of conducting farcical engagementswiththepublic, ExxonMobil is again set to host another round of consultations, commencing next week, on its seventh proposed deepwater project, Hammerhead.
In a notice appearing in Kaieteur News' Thursday edition,theoperatoroftheoil
rich Stabroek Block informed that the public scoping meetings are geared towards providing information to the public on theproject.
On July 22, Exxon will commence its public engagements with residents of Region Three at the Leonora Technical Institute, West Coast Demerara from 10am.
Following criticisms from its last round of public scoping sessions, Exxon increased the number of meetingstobeheldinRegion Four Three meetings are scheduled for the country's mostpopulatedregion-oneat t h e U m a n a Ya n a , Georgetown, another at the Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) in Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara and another at the New Diamond/Grove Primary School,EastBankDemerara.
A total of 10 meetings willbeheldduringthe10-day consultationperiod.
Notably, the oil company is also set to engage the hinterland region, with two meetings scheduled for RegionOne.
Previously,Toshaoofthe Warapoka Village, Jaremy Boyal raised concerns over the manner in which Indigenous communities are engaged on oil and gas activities.
He said there has been a heavy focus on money and benefits of the sector, rather than educating the communitiesonthepotential dangers they are exposed to as a result of the offshore activities.
At a number of public consultationsheldinthepast by ExxonMobil, the Toshao said he enquired about the Shell Beach protected area; however,hisquestionhasnot been addressed. Oil spill modelingshowsthatthisarea canbeaffectedbyanoilspill; however, the Toshao said, “That has not been on the agenda many times, sometimes we would try to have what would be the effect, how are we playing a role if there is gonna be one, but again that is not somethingthatweasvillages areawareof.”
According to him, “We justhearonesideofthestory that there is so much production, that there is so much millions that we can earn in the next five, 10, 15, 20 years and the rate of developmentplusweareone of the fastest growing economiesintheworld.”
Evenonthecoast,Exxon has faced criticisms for failing to address critical issues on its operations During public consultations on the sixth project-
IDB approves
Th e I n t e r -
A m e r i c a n
Development Bank (IDB) has approved a US$400,000 loan for the Ministry of Tourism, Industry and Commerce to bolster Guyana's food securityefforts.
Thisfundingwillbeused to strengthen trade and logistics at the GuyanaBrazil border and the Guyana-Suriname border According to the IDB's project documents, the government had expressed an interest in upgrading the
Whiptail- in February last year,severalquestionsasked wereleftunanswered.
Importantly, a critical subject raised during the meeting at Umana Yana was insurance for the sixth project.
TheProjectsManagerfor ExxonMobil Guyana, AnthonyJacksonsaidhewas not able to give a response but knows that the company willnotleaveifthereisanoil spillincident.
M e a n w h i l e , t h e moderator of one of the sessions, Alex Graham had directed officials from the company not to respond to questions raised by Kaieteur News, since he found it irrelevant to the specific project.
Those questions pertained to the options for use of excess gas from the project and the insurance policyinplaceforoilspills.
At another session, held in Leonora, this newspaper's senior journalist was preventedfrominterrogating ExxonMobil officials on a series of issues since she challenged them on misleading the public on the impactsoftheproject.
Thelynchingofhardcore questions was evident again at the Mahaicony Training InstitutewhenKNPublisher, Glenn Lall was denied a response to his question on cumulativeprojectimpacts.
The7thproject
Hanmerhead is expected to add 120,000 to 180,000 barrels of oil per day production capacity The
Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel will be capable of storing approximately 1.4 to 2millionbarrelsofoil.Thirdparty oil tankers will be scheduled to offload the oil from the FPSO, making the oilavailableforexporttothe internationalmarket.
Hammerhead is located inthesouth-centralportionof
the Stabroek Block, approximately 160 km from Georgetown. Current plans includedrillingviadrillships to produce oil using approximately 14 to 30 production and injection wells.Productionisexpected tobeginin2029subjecttothe necessary regulatory approvals and operate for at least20years.
To date, Exxon has obtained approval from the Government of Guyana for six development projects in the Stabroek Block – Liza Phase One, Liza Phase Two, Payara,Yellowtail, Uaru and Whiptail The first three projects are already producing oil at a daily estimated rate of 640,000 barrelsperday(bpd).
Linden-Lethem transport corridor, a key artery for the socioeconomic development of communities in Guyana's hinterland and the regional integrationwiththeRoraima and Amazonas states of Brazil. The road is paved on theBraziliansidebutstopsat theborderinBomfim. While a largely unpaved road connection currently exists between Georgetown and the border, it is often hazardousduetodustduring thedryseasonandfrequently impassable in some sections during the rainy season
where passage relies on low
bridges, and ferry crossings. The unpaved road length from Lethem to Linden is approximately454Km. Road works are ongoing on the first 25 kilometres of the Linden-to-Lethem Roadway commencing from Linden. The project is being funded by the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) viaaUS$112millionloan,a grant to the tune of £50 million (US$66 million) from the United Kingdom (Continuedonpage22)
Strengthening intra-regional logistics key to Caribbean trade expansion
The Caribbean's ability to expand trade hinges on establishing intra-regional logistic partnerships and building stronger publicprivatesectoralliances.
This was the consensus among policymakers, private sector leaders, and technical experts convened b y t h e C a r i b b e a n Development Bank (CDB) to discuss imperatives for facilitating trade in the subregion at the recent seminar, Accelerating Development: Optimising Trade Connectivity and LogisticsforGrowth.
Labour efficiency, digitalisation,andupgrading infrastructure to enhance port operations were among theareasidentifiedaslevers
for triggering immediate improvements, CDB said in apressrelease.Additionally, consistent regulatory environments to support business operations were called for, along with regional collaboration to create hubs and economies ofscale,despitethecomplex politicallandscape.
CDB's Director of Economics, Mr Ian Durant, presented findings from separate studies the Bank commissioned on logistics performanceinGrenadaand Saint Lucia last year, which revealed that “almost identical” constraints were affectingbothcountries.The issues include limited berthing capacity and equipment, restricted
container loading times, highshippingrates,outdated tariff structures, absence of cold storage at some points, long inspection times, aging port infrastructure, and inefficientlabourpractices.
Mr Durant stressed the importanceofunifiedpublic and private sector voices to address these challenges “ O n e o f t h e c o r e recommendations [from the studies] is the need to build and strengthen consensus around what should be done toimprovelogisticsbetween the public sector and the privatesector,”hesaid.
Mr Darwin Telemaque, PortManagerattheAntigua and Barbuda PortAuthority, voiced concerns that inefficiencies at regional
portshindermaritimetraffic. “When you look at why we should improve the efficiencies of labour, digitalisation, and infrastructure, it is because our ports are quintessential toourexistence,”hesaid.
Shipping Association of Jamaica President, Mrs Corah Ann RobertsonSylvester, indicated that a good example had been set by Jamaica where privatelyowned ports have been brought up to a “first-world standard” and, due to the country's strategic location directly in front of the Panama Canal, serve as a hubforinter-regionalcargo.
S h e a l s o c i t e d competitive intra-regional trade as a catalyst for the growth of shipping and supporting industries, stating, “We need to look at howwe'regoingtomovethe cargo intra-regionally, between our islands, at competitive cost. You have
to have the business there, and then the shipping lines willfollow.”
Senior Director of the Canada Commercial Corporation, Mr Wilson Pearce discussed the challengesposedbyalackof economies of scale and inconsistent regulatory environments. He called for the public sector to establish a consistent, reliable environment to facilitate business operations. “What can the public sector do to establish a consistent, reliable environment at a regulatory level, with respect to the environment for the operations? A lot of ourcompanies,whenwetalk to them, start to pull away: they're unsure about the regulatoryenvironment,it's inconsistent, and you've got a series of relatively smallmarketsforwhichyou have to make major adjustmentsintermsofhow
youinteract,”heexplained. World Bank Program LeaderfortheCaribbeanand Latin America, Ms. Fatima Arroyos, advocated for “a multi-sectoral perspective,” urging a regional approach despitethecomplexpolitical landscape “Instead of thinking about individual countries trading, there is a needto think about building hubsandeconomiesofscale. But at the same time, what we see in reality is that politically, the discussion is much more complex than that. So, how can we move forwardinthecontextofthe political economy in the region?”
A c c e l e r a t i n g Development: Optimising Trade Connectivity and Logistics for Growth was one of several knowledgesharingeventshostedbythe CDB at its 54th Annual Meeting which was held in JuneinOttawa,Canada.
ng production solutions for the offshoreoilandgasindustry, hasannouncedadonationof US$2500tosupporttheCivil Defence Commission's disaster relief efforts in countries affected by HurricaneBeryl. The storm had wreaked havoc across the Caribbean region, causing widespread destruction and displaced numerousfamilies,MODEC said in a press release. In response to this urgent hum
forward to provide financial assistance to aid in the recovery and rebuilding efforts.
Rafael Fumis, Country Manager of MODEC in Guyana, presented the (Continuedonpage20)
Rafael Fumis, Country Manager of MODEC in Guyana, presenting the donation to Lieutenant Colonel (Ret'd) Mark Thomas in the presence of Onicka Jones, Stakeholder, Socioeconomic and Local Content Manager of MODEC in Guyana.
GPHC local Smile Train Team performs 7 successful cleft surgeries
The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) successfully completed seven cleft surgeries between July 12 and 15, 2024.
Four of the patients underwent cleft palate repairs, while the remainingthreedidcleftliprepairs. Children ranging from 13 months to 12 years benefitted from cleft palate surgeries, and those from 5 months to 7 months received cleft liprepairs.
Cleft lips and palates are birth defects that happen when a baby's lipormouthdoesnotformproperly beforebirth,leavingasplitorgapin the lip and/or palate. In a press release, the hospital said: “impressively, the local Smile
independently,withouttheneedfor an international surgical team, showcasingtheirgrowingexpertise andself-sufficiency.”
Successful cleft repairs were madepossiblethroughtheGPHC's plastic surgery department, in collaboration with Smile Train,
organisation. The GPHC has been partnering with Smile Train since 2019 and in 2023 earned a certification as a Smile Train (Continuedonpage20)
Cleft surgeries conducted
Court orders ‘Guyanese Critic’ to pay Mohameds $52M for defamation
Social media personality, Mikhail Rodrigues also known as the 'Guyanese Critic' has been ordered to pay in excess of $52 million to businessman Nazar Mohamed and his son, Azruddinfordefamation.
A default judgment rendered by Justice Nigel Niles on Monday also permanently bars Rodrigues andhiscompany'TheyBreak News' from taking any furtherdefamatoryactions.
The court found Rodriguesguiltyofdefaming the Mohameds on multiple occasions in February and March2024duringhisonline talkshow TheJudgedetailed punitive damages were awarded for these dates totaling to the sum of $22,500,000.00 each to the Mohameds. The breakdown of the damages was given as $7.5 million for defamation on February 17th, $7 5 million on March 1st, and another $7 5 million on March14th.
Social media commentator, Mikhail Rodrigues, popularly known as “Guyanese Critic”
Furtherpunitivedamages were awarded against Rodrigues and his company in the sum of $3,500,000.00 fordefamationcommittedon 17th February, 2024, 1st March, 2024 and 14th March, 2024 made and broadcastonthesocialmedia platform Facebook by Rodrigues. Itwasfurtherorderedthat the $22,500,000.00 bears an interest at the rate of 6% per annumfromthedateoffiling to the date of judgment and thereafter It was further
ordered that a permanent injunction be and is hereby g
Defendants, restraining the Defendants whether by themselves, their servants and/or agents whosoever from uttering, repeating, posting,printing,publishing, s
, broadcasting or otherwise disseminating either by video,audiobroadcast,print, social media or by other
offendingwords,utterances.
Back in March through their lawyers Poonai and Poonai, the Mohameds had filed a lawsuit against Rodriguesclaiminginexcess of $ 100 million each According to the court filings, the social media commentator used his programme 'Morning Live with the Critic' to defame businessmen Nazar and Azruddin Mohamed. It pointed out that on February 17, 2024 and up to present, Rodrigues defamed the Mohameds through Facebook progammes where he publicly uttered and broadcasted several untrue and defamatory statements aboutthebusinessmen.
According to the filings, the statements and accusations against the Mohameds are patently untrue without justification, misleading, defamatory and have caused injury and significantharmtoNazarand his son , their good Azruddin name, reputation and lowered their name in the
minds of right-thinking members of society Prior to the lawsuit, Poonai and Poonaihadwrittenaletterto Rodriguesdemandingthathe ceaseanddesistfrommaking or repeating the defamatory statements he publicized againsttheMohamedsonhis programme or at any public forum.
Thelawyer'sletterssaid.
“In your broadcast, you introduce yourself as the realest thing. Despite this, it seemsyouhaveapropensity for disseminating blatantly untrue,libelousandfictitious statements without lawful basis or justification that in their natural and ordinary meaning and by way of innuendo, are defamatory to myclientandhisreputation.”
It continued: “Further you
hold yourself out as a Critic, yet none of your statements are valid or constructive criticism at all. Simply put, none of your statements are real, no matter the decibel youspeakandtheamountof times you repeat or the amount of vitriol and hate youheapuponmyclient,his son and family.” Further, the lawyers demanded that Rodrigues immediately removes or retracts the statements by offering his unqualified apology to the Mohameds The letter demanded that Rodrigues paid the businessmen in excess of $200 million. The social media personality had howeverrefusedtoaccedeto the demands of the Mohameds and it resulted in alawsuit.
Two men wanted for attempted murder of 6-yr-old boy
Two men are now wanted for the attemptedmurder of six-year-old Jeremiah Gustavewhowasshotinhis head on the evening of July 9,2024infrontofhishome.
The men are Odellie Garnettecalled'Crab'ofEast Ruimveldt, Georgetown and Marlon Marcus commonly knownas'MiceMan',whose last known location was at East Ruimveldt and Albouystown, Georgetown. The police are urging the public if anyone has information on the whereabouts of Marcus and Garnette to contact them at 232-0313, 229-2219, 2258196, 225-6976 or the nearestpolicestation.
Gustave is still
hospitalised at the Georgetown Public hospital
Corporation (GPHC)
Speaking with Kaieteur News on Thursday, the mother of the injured boy, Keisha Gustave disclosed that he remains on life support with no signs of mobility On July 12, 2024, Keishahadrecountedtothis publicationthatatthetimeof the incident, she heard sounds in the community, which she assumed were firecrackers.
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The woman was outside at her stall frying chips and chickenforhersonwhenshe heard the sounds coming from the bakery and soon realised that they were gunshots The boy was discovered shot moments
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“I turned to take out something from the fridge and then I starting hearing him saying mommy, mommy, mommy, so I say mawn, just now you'll get your thing… but something tell me to turn around and when I turn, there's when I seeheheaddownwithblood all over,” the mother
recounted.
Keisha said she learnt thattheshotsweremeantfor amanbythenameof'Crab'. He was standing near the bakery when the suspect arrived on a motorcycle and startedfiringshots.
The woman alleged that 'Crab'firedbackshotsinher directionand believesthatit wasabulletfromhisgunthat struckherchild.
Jeremiah was rushed to the hospital where he underwent emergency surgery on his arrival and was placed on a life support machine.
Meanwhile,accordingto police reports, at the time of theincident,amanwhowas riding a black motorcycle approached the stall with a gun in his hand. The rider reportedly fired four rounds in the direction of 'Crab', a man who was standing next to the mother and her child, police said 'Crab' immediately fled the scene as the gunshots were dischargedbutthechildwas struck. Hefellonthegroundand was subsequently picked up by his mother and
Wanted: Marlon Marcus
Wanted: Odellie Garnette
Injured: Six-year-old Jeremiah Gustave
From left to right: Nazar and his son Mohamed Azruddin
Soldiers nabbed with ganja in GDF vehicle
Two sergeants of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) were on Thursdaymorningbustedwith154 lbs of marijuana inside a service vehicle.
T h e S e n i o r N o n -
Commissioned Officers (SNCOs) were identified as 42-year-old GDFStaffSergeantAdisaHiggins from Linden and a 31-year-old GDF Sergeant Colvis Sam from Turkeyen.Bothranksarestationed at the GDF's Camp Ayanganna Headquarters.
They were caught along the Coverden Public Road, East Bank Demerara (EBD) during a joint intelligence-led police operation conducted by ranks from Special Branch and Regional Division 4'B'.
Police reported that around 03:45hrs, Thursday, ranks intercepted a GDF service motor vehicle DFB 1786, which was driven by Sam and the other
occupant Higgins. The vehicle stoppedalongtheCoverdenPublic Road, EBD and a search was conducted during which 22 bulky bags were found The bags contained a quantity of leaves, seeds and stems suspected to be Cannabis. Sam and Higgins were told of the offence 'trafficking of narcotics', cautioned and arrested. They were later escorted to the Regional Police Division 4 'B' Headquarters,wherethesuspected Cannabis was weighed and amountedto154lbs.
TheGDFranksarecurrentlyin police custody as investigations continue.
Meanwhile, the GDF Ayanganna Headquarters issued a pressreleasestatingthattheForce is collaborating with the Guyana Police Force (GPF) to investigate thematter
They also reassured the public that it is not a usual occurrence, posing that the service will not
tolerate such disparities They stated that, “The GDF is committed to maintaining the highest standards of conduct among its ranks and does not condone any behaviour that
22 bulky bags containing 154 lbs of Cannabis found
The two soldiers with the ganja
undermines the trust and confidencereposedintheForceby the public.” They further noted that, “this is an anomaly and does not reflect the character and dedication of the men and women who serve. The GDF remains steadfast in its mission to protect and serve the people of Guyana with the highest level of professionalism and integrity,” GDFstated.
GDF vehicle transporting the cannabis
Suspected shooters in sex worker murder identified
Two suspects are said to be the shooters involved in the murder of 28-year-oldShawnSimonAnthony called 'Coil Bottle', a commercial sex worker, who was shot dead on July11,2024inthevicinityofKing Street and South Road, Georgetown.
Theshootingoccurredatabout 02:00h while Simon was standing in the company of another sex workerwhenaheavilytintedsilver vehicle drove up on Croal Street. Reports are that shots were fired fromthevehicleinthedirectionof the sex workers who attempted to escape.However,Simonwashitin the region of his right arm and collapsed.
He was rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation(GPHC)wherehewas pronounceddeadonarrival.
Investigators disclosed on Thursday that one of the suspectS whoinitiallytolddetectivesthathis
accomplice was the lone shooter, wasnowinhotwater,followingthe evidence that is against him which indicates that he also shot the victim. Police explained that two firearmswereusedinthemurderof Anthony Thefirearmswhichwere recovered by investigators are P80 9mm Pistol and an Elite Britain 9mm Pistol. One of the three suspectsincustodyreportedlytold detectives that prior to the killing, he took the firearms in a food box andhandedthemovertooneofhis accomplices at a popular bar on SouthRoad.
Kaieteur News reported that investigators on July 12, 2024 indicated that one of the suspects pointed out that the driver of the heavily-tinted vehicle had an ongoing issue with a sex worker
The suspect reportedly told investigators that after committing the act, he and the driver went to purchasefood.
'Unruly Lilwattie', the sex worker who was with Anthony at the time of the shooting posted on her Facebook page that she, Anthony and friends were conductingbusinessonKingStreet andSouthRoad.Atthecompletion of the business, 'Unruly Lilwattie' who identifies as a transwoman,
said thatAnthony was standing on King Street with her when she observed a tinted vehicle driving aroundthearea.
“Me (Unruly Lilwattie) and CoilBottle(Anthony)wasstanding there (and), I saw the same car come around back going up south road,” she stated in the post. The transwoman related that she approached the vehicle thrice; however, the car reportedly drove forward every time and then sped off before returning The sex worker recalled that when the vehicle returned, Anthony approached it. “When Coil Bottle (Anthony)meetnearthecar,Isaw the car window go down and gun shots was firing,” 'Unruly Lilwattie'stated.
Shecontinued,“Iholdmyhead and start run up the road towards 'Pretty' (another sex worker) …I wasshocked,traumatizedandIwas screamingtomybest.”
The woman stated that she ran to the Brickdam Police Station, where a police report was filed. Police arrived on the scene and foundAnthonyfacedowninapile of blood. Detectives recovered a 9mmspentshellatthescene.
The body is at the Memorial GardensFuneralHome,awaitinga post-mortem examination (PME). Meanwhile,theManagingDirector of the Society Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination (SASOD) Guyana, Joel Simpson, is calling for a swift, thorough and bias-freeinvestigation.“Ithinkwe (LGBT community) are all devastated at the shocking news because it was unexpected and a gruesomemurderthatatthisstage, the motive of the murder is not known, it's obvious that it was targeted but we don't know why, I think the communities are devastated, shocked and saddened bythenews,”Simpsonexpressed.
Shawn Simon Anthony called 'CoilBottle'
Gas pipeline explodes in Venezuela
Venezuelan Interior Minister Remigio Ceballos confirmed the explosionofagaspipelineinthestate ofAnzoateguionWednesdaynight.
According to Venezuelan news outlet, Telesur, officials from the Bolivarian National Police (PNB), Bolivarian National Guard (GNB), General Directorate of Military Counterintelligence (DGCIM), firefighters, and the oil company PetroleumofVenezuela(PDVSA)are at the site where the explosion occurred.
“An explosion occurred in a gas pipeline on the old Cantaura-Anaco road.Theinitialinvestigationindicates that the incident was a result of sabotage,” Ceballos said, adding that the explosion did not cause any casualties.“Athoroughinvestigationis underway to find the perpetrators,” saidCeballos,whosharedavideoand photographsshowingthefireafterthe explosion
OnMonday,VenezuelanPresident Nicolas Maduro warned that the farright opposition wants to provoke a
tragedy to change voting intentions before the presidential elections in whichheandnineothercandidatesare competing.A text read posted on X formerly known as Twitter, “The Venezuelanoppositionbegansabotage byexplodingagaspipelineinthestate ofAnzoategui!!!”
“Theyarelookingforacatastrophe that changes the course of what will happen in Venezuela on July 28. We have to stay alert,” he said during a campaigneventinthestateofBolivar, whichbordersBrazil.
SherwinBenjamin isnewPNCR GeneralSecretary
Attorney-at-law Sherwin Benjaminhasbeenappointed General Secretary of the People's National Congress Reform(PNCR).
The party held its first CentralExecutiveCommittee meeting, following its nd successful 22 Biennial Delegates Congress on Wednesday, 17th July 2024. Party Leader, Aubrey C Norton, under the authority granted him by the party's constitution announced the appointment of Benjamin as the party's new General Secretary
According a release from the PNCR, Mr Benjamin bringsawealthofexperience and dedication to the party, having been involved in the partysince1997.Hehasheld various positions within the Guyana Youth and Students Movement (GYSM), including Group Chairman, Regional Vice Chairman for Reg
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Member, and National Treasurer.
Additionally, he currently serves as the Regional RepresentativetothePNCR's CentralExecutiveCommittee for Region Four In his professional life, Mr Benjamin is a lawyer admittedtotheFijiBarinJuly 2015.
He is a graduate of the GuySuCo Training Centre, New Amsterdam Technical Institute, Critchlow Labour College,ProjectManagement
Appointed General Secretary: Sherwin Benjamin
Institute, University of Guyana,andtheUniversityof Fiji. As the new General Secretary, Mr Benjamin will play a key role in leading the PNCR's efforts to strengthen its organizational efficiency, readiness, and appeal as the party and country prepare for the upcoming regional and national elections. In addition,hewillworkclosely withtheparty'sleadershipand members to ensure that the organization remains true to itsmissionandvision.
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Top Cop calls for constructive criticism to foster growth in Police Force
Amid criticisms of i t s p o o r performance by members of the public Commissioner of Police, CliftonHickenhas reiterated calls for constructive criticism so as to foster growthintheorganisation.
The Commissioner of Policewasatthetimegiving briefremarksonWednesday, when the Force hosted its 185th Anniversary Symposium at the Police Officers' Mess Annexe, Eve Leary,Georgetown. “Wecan only be the change you want to see if you embrace us,” Hickensaid,whilstcitingthat criticism is necessary for the GPF for creating the evolutiontobecompatible,to what'soccurringintheglobal sphere.
Hicken highlighted that thepoliceareunabletowork in isolation and so if faced withcriticism,itshouldbein a constructive manner “We are children of parents birthed in Guyana, we are citizens of Guyana and so when you speak to us, speak touslikeyourchildren,your brother,orafamily.”
With that being said, the Commissioner of Police underscored that if citizens start breaking those barriers, the Police Force's output in work will improve “...Nothing is wrong with ventilating when they are issues within our (Police Force)organization,(it's)not what is done, is how it is done,”Hickensaidduringthe symposium.
He continued, “ The same critical look, or the samecriticalanalysisyouare doing for the Police Force, pleasepraiseuswhenweare making efforts to develop capacity, praise us when we aredoinggood,andpraiseus for maintaining peaceful communities and praise us because incrementally we're doing well in terms of our crime statistics.” The Commissioner of Police concluded, “Tools will always be our problem in terms of quantity but we are maximizing what we have and of course, we should be givenkudosforthat….”
At the said symposium, Minister of Home Affairs, Robeson Benn called out the Guyana Police Force (GPF) overquestionableaccounting practices, bribery and corruption and vowed to conduct audits and investigations into the allegedmalpractices.
"The core issue is at the
level of the quality of policing," the minister stated during his address "Not quantity in terms of how manypoliceareoutthere,but thequalityofpolicing."Benn acknowledged the diversity of the GPF's training, which has included input from the UK, Canada, India, and China.
"The question is the qualityofourpolicemenand women,"theministersaid."
According to the Home Affairs Minister, the most pressing issue is concerning procurement practices and financial accounting within the GPF He said despite the government's efforts to address these problems, they have not received the necessary cooperation or response from the GPF leadership The minister revealed that he has made numerous requests to the GPF leadership to address theseissues,buthasbeenmet with delays, undermining, anda"disregardofthethings wewantyoutodo."
"There is a significant problem," Minister Benn declared, vowing to launch reviews, investigations, and audits into the GPF's procurement processes and financialpractices.
He further added, "If money goes to places it should not go, it means that there is massive collusion andcorruption.
W e w a n t n e w accountable policing; we want new and improved and honest work done. We want to see that the paper trail is not fraudulent because we hearalotofissuesandIknow there is a lot of turning back ofinvoiceswhereyoucannot verify what was said to have occurred,occurred.
Bribery
Addressing the issue of bribery within the Guyana Police Force (GPF), the minister stated that "if a policeman on the road decidestodorightorleft,and people left money, it's a discredittohimandtheForce inthepublic."
Additionally, Minister Benn revealed that he has been making sudden, unannounced visits to police stations and fire stations, onlytofindthatstandardsof cleanliness and order often leavemuchtobedesired.
"Thepolicestationsmust bethemostwelcomingplace in the community," the minister stressed "The standards and the things we want for ourselves at a
personal level are those we should accord to the people thatpaytaxes,”headded.
The minister's criticisms extended to the conduct of policeofficers,callingforan end to disrespectful behaviour and the extortion ofcitizens,ashehasreceived endlesscomplaints.
"I want the disrespect to people to stop, at police stations. Police must speak properlyandpolitely.Police, the station sergeants and others must make sure that the facilities are clean and well-kept and that they are functioning.Policemusthelp people,policemustnotextort people”, Minister Benn
asserted.
The minister also took aim at police commanders who allegedly flaunt their wealth Minister Benn remarked: And the police commanders and others who find themselves in authority mustnotthinkthatarrivingat the job that they need to awardandrewardthemselves and to walk around with plenty gold and diamond around their neck and their fingers.
Iftheyhavethat,itmeans thattheyaremenwhocanbe bought, I can buy you becausethatiswhatyoulike andyouflauntit.Itmuststop. It must stop”. The minister
government is committed to rootingoutcorruptionwithin
theGPFandrestoringpublic trust in the nation's law enforcementagency
CommissionerofPolice, Clifton Hicken
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UK pledges £84m to stop illegal migration ‘at source’
(BBC NEWS) Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has pledged £84m for projects in Africa and the Middle East to stop illegal migration “at source”.
The government said the new funding for education, employment opportunities and humanitarian support would help address the factors driving people to leave their homes. Speaking at the fourth summit of the European Political Community (EPC), which the UK hosted at Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire, Sir Keir agreed with French President Emmanuel Macron that there was “no easy silver bullet” to stop small boats crossing the English Channel.
But the PM said he wanted to focus on “practical solutions”, not “gimmicks”. The EPC, which includes the 27 members of the European Union as well as 20 nonmembers like the UK, is a more informal forum for cooperation.
The summit has focused on the challenge of illegal migration, as well as support for Ukraine. Speaking at a news conference, Sir Keir said he wanted to reset the UK’s approach to illegal migration and deepen cooperation with Europe on defence and border security.
The PM said illegal migration needed to be tackled “upstream” and there was a “consensus” at the summit that the focus needed to be on taking down smuggling gangs.
The UK has agreed new initiatives with Slovenia and Slovakia to tackle organised crime.
Meanwhile, the Foreign Office said £84m of funding would be rolled out over the
next three years to address the factors driving people into small boats.
Projects set to get funding include programmes helping Syrian refugees in Jordan and Lebanon to access education and jobs, as well as migrants in North and East Africa to fill local skills gaps, and humanitarian aid for displaced people in war-torn Sudan.
Stopping people crossing the Channel in small boats is one of the major challenges facing the new government.
Sir Keir has scrapped the Conservative plan to send some people who arrive in the UK illegally to Rwanda, describing it as an “expensive gimmick”.
The plan was stalled by legal challenges and no migrants were sent to the east African country under the scheme before the general election.
Instead the PM has promised to set up a new Border Security Command, bringing together Border Force officials, police and intelligence agencies, and to use counter-terror powers to combat people-smuggling gangs. Sir Keir accused the previous government of a “dereliction of duty” on migration and wasting time on the Rwanda scheme.
The PM said the new government would not be able to turn around the record number of small boat arrivals overnight, but he was pursuing a “serious response”.
Sir Keir also sought to stress his “profound respect” for international law, reiterating that under his leadership the UK would not be leaving the European Convention on Human Rights, something which had been hinted at by the
Conservatives.
Coming just two weeks after the election, the gathering provided an opportunity for Sir Keir to meet many of his European counterparts on the margins of the summit, including Italy’s Georgia Meloni and Albania’s Edi Rama.
A Downing Street spokeswoman said Sir Keir discussed “innovative solutions” to migration with the Albanian PM, including Italy’s plan to send migrants to Albania for processing.
Asked if he could rule out the UK pursuing offshore processing, Sir Keir said this was not “central” to discussions at the summit as the focus was on “taking the [smuggling] gangs down in the first place”.
However, he added: “I’m a pragmatist and I’ve always said we’ll look at what works. “And where cases can be processed closer to origin, then that is something which of course ought to be looked at.”
Sir Keir has said he wants to “reset” relations with the UK’s European neighbours following Brexit.
While the government is not seeking to rejoin the EU, it wants to reach a security agreement with the bloc to help cooperation on intelligence and policing, as well as address some of the trading problems under the current Brexit agreement. French President Macron welcomed attempts to reset relations but warned the UK would not be able to “cherry pick” a new deal.
The EPC was born in the months following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the issue remained a key focus of the latest gathering.
IDB approves US$400,000 loan to aid
From page 13 under the Caribbean Infrastructure Partnership Fund (CIPF), and an input of US$12 million from the Guyana Government.
While the current emphasis of the GOG so far has been on road construction, motivated by a desire to create a reliable and safe land link with its neighbour, increase crossborder trade and strengthen food security, the IDB said it is evident that the land connection must be considered within a wider framework to have a positive developmental impact. Towards this end, the IDB said the US$400,000 allotment is concerned with the broader economic and social development objectives related to strengthening trade.
In providing a breakdown
of the US$400,000 allotment, the bank noted that US$25,000 will allow for the provision of technical inputs on preferential tariffs, investment provisions, and trade facilitation to the Government of Guyana for future trade negotiations, whether bilateral or regionally.
The sum of US$50,000 is expected to finance activities related to policy dialogue and knowledge dissemination in relation to bilateral or regional trade agreement negotiations, with particular emphasis on Brazil. These activities will consider the elaboration of communications materials and workshops which will support negotiations and consensus-building. A total of US$275,000 will go towards conceptual designs for improvement of the Lethem-
Guyana’s...
Bonfim border crossing and the Guyana-Suriname border crossing. This includes a market analysis of trade flows; a diagnosis of existing physical infrastructure, logistics and goods clearance processes; status of trade policy (e.g. transit agreement), trade facilitation and regulatory measures; policy and investment recommendations; and conceptual designs for the improved logistics flow of goods across both borders. Proposals undertaken in 2019 for the border at LethemBomfim will be taken into consideration. Finally, the sum of US$50,000 will be used to provide resources for a consultancy to monitor activities regarding the foregoing elements. This project is expected to last 36 months. (DPI)
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There it was disclosed that two contractors applied for the contract and have bid
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A new Oxfam report reveals how Israel has been systematically weaponizing wateragainstPalestiniansin Gaza,showingdisregardfor humanlifeandinternational law
The report, Water War Crimes, finds that Israel’s cutting of external water
s
facilities and deliberate aid obstructionhavereducedthe amountofwateravailablein Gazaby94%to4.74litresa dayperperson-justundera third of the recommended minimum in emergencies and less than a single toilet flush.
Oxfam analysis also found:
Israeli military attacks have damaged or destroyed five water and sanitation infrastructure sites every three days since the start of thewar
The destruction of water andelectricityinfrastructure and restrictions on entry of spare parts and fuel (on average a fifth of the required amount is allowed in) saw water production drop by 84% in Gaza
External supply from Israel’s national water company Mekorot fell by 78%. Israel has destroyed 70% of all sewage pumps and 100% of all wastewater treatment plants, as well as
Palestinians
the main water quality testing laboratories in Gaza, and restricted the entry of Oxfam water testing equipment.
GazaCityhaslostnearly all its water production capacity, with 88% of its water wells and 100% of its desalinationplantsdamaged ordestroyed.Thereportalso highlighted the dire impact ofthisextremelackofclean
water and sanitation on Palestinians’ health, with morethanaquarter(26%)of Gaza’s population falling severely ill from easily preventable diseases In January, the International Court of Justice demanded that Israel immediately improve humanitarian accessinlightofaplausible genocide in Gaza Since then, Oxfam has witnessed
firsthandIsrael’sobstruction o f a m e a n i n g f u l humanitarian response, which is killing Palestinian civilians.
Oxfam Water and
Sanitation Specialist Lama Abdul Samad said it was clearthatIsraelhadcreateda devastating humanitarian emergency resulting in Palestinian civilian deaths.
“We’vealreadyseenIsrael’s
useofcollectivepunishment anditsuseofstarvationasa weapon of war Now we are witnessing its weaponizing of water, which is already h a v i n g d e a d l y consequences “But the deliberate restriction of access to water is not a new tactic The Israeli Government has been depriving Palestinians across the West Bank and
Gaza of safe and sufficient water for many years,” she said.
“The widespread destruction and significant restrictionsonaiddeliveryin Gaza impacting access to waterandotheressentialsfor survival, underscores the urgent need for the international community to take decisive action to prevent further suffering by upholdingjusticeandhuman rights, including those enshrinedintheGenevaand GenocideConventions.”
Monther Shoblak, General Manager of the Gaza Strip’s water utility CMWU, said: “My colleagues and I have been living through a nightmare these past nine months, but we still feel it’s our responsibility and duty to ensureeverybodyinGazais getting their minimum right of clean drinking water It’s been very difficult, but we are determined to keep trying - even when we witnessourcolleaguesbeing targeted and killed by Israel while undertaking their work.” Oxfam is calling for urgent action including an immediate and permanent ceasefire; for Israel to allow a full and unfettered humanitarian response; and for Israel to foot the reconstruction bill for water andsanitationinfrastructure.
ClocktickingonBidenaspressuretoquitraceincreases
The walls appear to be closing in on President Biden.
Nancy Pelosi, H a k e e m
Jeffries, Chuck Schumer and Adam Schiff are about as influential as you can get within the Democratic party It’s now being reported former President Obama - seen as an elder figure of the party now-hasexpressedconcern aboutPresidentBiden.Both men are said to have had a up and down relationship. WashingtonPostreportsMr Obama has told allies in recent days that Mr Biden’s path to victory has greatly diminished,andheneedsto seriously consider the viabilityofhiscandidacy Whilst not all of them have publicly called for Mr Bidentostepdown,thefact they’re not denying reports of private conversations is notable Ms Pelosi in
particularisabattle-scarred politician who plays a good game of 3D chess. She doesn’t want to be accused ofdisloyaltytothepresident she admires but equally doesn’t want to be seen as complicit if Democrats sufferhugelossesunderMr Biden in November’s election The New York Times reported that Mr Schumer was shown data from a top Democratic fundraising committee that alarmed him - the president is trailing behind in the must-win states of Pennsylvania, Michigan andWisconsin.
Many analysts believe Mr Biden’s path to victory lies through this area of the country There’s also some evidence that Nevada, Georgia and Arizona could be slipping away President
Biden himself has revised his view on what it would take for him to bow to the
Television) that he would re-evaluate his campaign if his doctor diagnosed him
A
growing pressure. He has gone from stating “only the LordAlmighty”couldmake him stand down, to telling BET (Black Entertainment
withamedicalcondition. Then he announced he hadCovid.
While he’s had the illness before, the latest
infection has exacerbated the ongoing concerns about hisage,healthandfragility
To now get “general malaise”, as the doctors put it, is not a great look for a leader many Americans alreadyworryispastit.
T h e a t t e m p t e d assassination of Donald Trump appeared to have quelled the Democratic rebellion a week ago, but perhaps the reality is it’s compounded it Politics isn’t just about the strength of policies It’s about projectingphysicalstrength
as a leader Many
Republicans here at the RNC said to me they are happy for Mr Biden to stay in the race because they believeheisnocompetition for Trump.And polls aside, their confidence is not unfounded.
Contrast yesterday’s video of a fragile President Bidenwalkingslowlydown Air Force One with images of a death-defying Trump pumping his fist shouting “Fight! Fight! Fight!” Ultimately, the decision to stand down has to come from Mr Bide He is dismissiveofpolls,pointing to Trump’s election 2016 victory,hisownin2020and most recent midterm elections that were supposedtobeadisasterfor his party There are also Democrats who are still fully behind the president and consider him to still be sharp. ButwiththeDemocratic National Convention a month away when the nominationissealed,itfeels asiftheclockhasagainreset andisticking.
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refugee camp in Gaza. (Photo: Mahmoud Ajjour, The Palestine Chronicle)
GOAPC Pre-Emancipation Domino Competition set
The Georgetown Office Assistants Promotion Committee (GOAPC) is set to hostitshighlyanticipatedPre-Emancipation Inter Ministries/Government Agencies DominoCompetitiononFriday,July26th
Theeventwillcommenceat4:30pmata venuetobeannouncedlater,withsuggested locations including the Ministry of Agriculture Canteen or the G.P.S.U Hall on ShivChanderpaulDriveandRegentStreet Teams interested in participating are urged to register by Tuesday, July 23rd. RegistrationcanbecompletedwiththeEvent Coordinator,James“UprisingLewis,”atthe Ministry of ForeignAffairs and International
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Cooperation, Protocol Department or on contactnumber:628-1656.
This competition promises to showcase some of the best domino players in the country,allvyingforachancetowinthetop prize of G$100,000. The second and third placeteamswillalsoberewarded,withprizes ofG$75,000andG$40,000respectively
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Frompage33 U20 Champion title in the women’s 100m, made historyasthefirstGuyanese female to achieve this accolade at the prestigious event.
Guyana’s participation in the World Athletics U20 Championship has been sporadic since its inception in1986.
The mo
ent competitor was Berbician Revon Williams, who contested the 400m at the 2021 Championship in Nairobi,Kenya.
Friday July 19, 2024
ARIES(Mar.21–Apr.19)
Today you might consider entering into a business partnership with a relative or neighbor This could show promiseofsuccess,Aries,and is definitely worth serious consideration.
TAURUS(Apr.20–May20)
The value of any investment you may have made in land, including your home, could come into your thoughts today Whatever time and energy you've put into it is likelytopayoff,
GEMINI(May21–June20)
A partnership of some kind, perhaps business, perhaps romantic, is likely to be on your mind today. You might want to seriously consider whetherornotithasafuture, andifitdoes,whattodonext.
CANCER(June21–July22)
Alotofseriousmattersareon yourmind,perhapsinvolving plansforthefuture.It'slikely that you'll want to stay home today and do some contemplating Various new opportunities.
LEO(July23–Aug.22)
Contemplationisthewordfor today At some point, you might receive a call from a friend wanting advice on a serious decision. Don't be surprised if you spend more timelisteningthanadvising,
VIRGO(Aug.23–Sept.22)
Today much of your mentalandpossiblyphysical-energy could be directed at career matters.Youmightreevaluate goals and ambitions, Virgo, and consider other possibilities.
Throughout its history at the U20 World Championships, Guyana has earned just one medal, thanks to Kadecia Baird, who finished second in the women’s 400m, clocking an impressive 51.04s.
She finished behind the USA’s Ashley Spencer and ahead of another American, Erika Rucker
Baird’s outstanding performance remains the fastestU20timeachievedby aSouthAmericanathlete.
LIBRA(Sept.23–Oct.22)
The desire for personal and career advancement could cause you to consider furthering your education in some way, Libra. Someone close to you, probably a woman, could wake you up to theadvantages
SCORPIO(Oct.23–Nov 21)
Today you're apt to be a bit preoccupied, Scorpio You might find yourself considering concepts that others think are strange and impractical This might involvemetaphysics.
SAGIT(Nov 22–Dec.21)
Today is likely to be a gratifyingday,Sagittarius,but perhaps more serious than you'd planned A longtime friend might call and want to talk. This person or another might want to discuss a possiblebusiness
CAPRI(Dec.22–Jan.19)
Career and business matters are likely to be very much on your mind today, Capricorn. Perhapsanewopportunityhas come your way, or you're thinkingofbecominginvolved inanewenterprise
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20–Feb. 18)Matters involving creativity, romance, and children could require considerable thought today, Aquarius. Some exciting new options may be available to youandyourlovedones.
PISCES(Feb.19–Mar.20)
Matters involving the home could suddenly grow serious. Thisisapositivedevelopment, Pisces, but new possibilities couldbeopeningupandforce youtomakeadecision.
Pope century gives England upper hand on Windies
BBCSport-OlliePope’s sparkling century led England to 416 on a hectic first day of the second Test against West Indies at Trent Bridge.
Number-three Pope arrived with the hosts 0-1 and caressed 121, adding 105 for the second wicket with Ben Duckett, who scored rapidly in the first hour
Opener Duckett may have to leave this match if his partner goes into labour and batted like a man in a
hurry, hitting the first four legal deliveries he faced for four He was threatening England’s fastest century in Test cricket before he was dismissed for 71 from 59 balls.
Pope took advantage of being dropped on 46 and 54 to reach three figures from 143 balls, before captain BenStokesmadeawelcome 69.Theskipperwasoneofa number of England batters who found a way to get out, particularly to off-spinner Kevin Sinclair and left-
armerKavemHodge.
In a chaotic end to the day, England lost their last five wickets for 74 runs, West Indies took their tally of drops to four and Mark Wood survived a stumping chanceoffHodge. WoodandChrisWoakes took England past 400, before the latter and Shoaib Bashir fell in successive overs,Bashirtothefinalball oftheday
England,1-0upandwith thechancetowintheseries, are in a strong position, but
one that could have been stronger
England take initiative onaction-packedday
Therewasenoughaction andincidentonasun-soaked first day in Nottingham to fillanentireTest.
It marked the start of a newEnglandera,thisistheir first home Test without James Anderson and Stuart Broadsince2012.Anderson is part of the England staff and Broad was honoured by the Pavilion End of his old homegroundbeingrenamed
afterhim.
Trent Bridge is where Bazball was born with the thrilling run chase against NewZealandin2022.When the Windies won the toss, they gave England the chance to score quickly in beautifulconditions,albeitif Stokes said was undecided over what he would have chosen.
The tourists’ decision looked a good one as Zak Crawleywasouttothethird ball of the match, but apart from Sinclair’s somersault to celebrate his removal of Harry Brook – Sinclair is playing in place of the ill Gudakesh Motie – it was mainly downhill for West Indiesfromthatpoint.
The visitors’ pace bowlingwaswayward,their catching wasteful and ground-fielding sloppy, while Shamar Joseph again struggled with a left-leg injury England had their shareofpoormoments,most glaringlytheshotstogetout by Joe Root and Brook, the latter who had also been droppedbyAlickAthanaze.
In between was some glorious strokeplay, not England going at full throttle, instead skilfully taking advantage of West Indian generosity, small boundaries and a lightning outfield.
It was breathless stuff and terrific entertainment as Englandgainedtheplatform for their new-look attack to examine the fragile West IndianbattingonFriday
Pope cashes in after drops
Pope’s57inthefirstTest endedarunofeightEngland innings without a halfcentury, going back to his epic 196 that helped defeat India in Hyderabad in January Arrivinginthefirst over after Crawley edged Alzarri Joseph to a diving Athanaze at third slip, Pope punched the third ball he faced through mid-on for four
Forsometime,Popewas in the shadow of Duckett, who was on course to beat Gilbert Jessop’s 122-yearold record for the fastest England Test ton, made off 76 balls. Playing sweet cover-drives, Duckett reached 50 from 32 balls, only to be frustrated by his poke to second slip off ShamarJoseph.
Pope’s moments of fortune came either side of lunch.GullyAthanazecould not hold a powerful cut off
the bowling of Jayden Seales, then Jason Holder put down a straightforward chance at second slip off ShamarJoseph.
Reprieved, Pope favoured the leg side. His 83rdrunwashisfirstinfront ofsquareontheoffside.
The England vicecaptain pulled Seales for fourtoreachhissecondTest hundred on this ground and sixth overall, all made against different opponents. It was his fifth since being promoted to number three, the most by an England batter in that position since JonathanTrott.
When Pope gave a third chance, edging a drive at Alzarri Joseph, first-slip Hodgefinallyclungon.
Stokes joins in to end torridrun
Forasmuchasthiswasa verygooddayforEngland,it couldhavebeenbetter Only Crawley was undone by good bowling and even the triothatpassedfiftywillfeel liketheyleftrunsoutthere.
Still, these were welcome runs for Stokes. Foralloftheattentiononthe captain’s return to bowling, he had registered five successive single-figure scoresinTests.
WhereasDuckettstarted rapidly and slowed, Stokes began with patience before accelerating The skipper hadonlysixfromhisfirst22 deliveries,thenscoredmore quicklyasWestIndiestested him against the short ball. Stokes’ next 44 runs came from 49 balls as he reached 50from71.
Stokes had a century at his mercy but picked out deep mid-wicket to give Hodge his first Test wicket and begin the frantic finish to the day Jamie Smith’s cameo of 36 ended when he hit Hodge to mid-off, then GusAtkinsonedgedSinclair toslip.
Wood had one when he missed Hodge, only for Joshua da Silva to fluff the stumping, and two when he slashed Sinclair to point, where Mikyle Louis droppedthecatch.
Woakes,inhis50thTest, played nicely for 37 before West Indies belatedly took thesecondnewball.Woakes edged Seales and Bashir edged Alzarri Joseph, Holder taking both catches atsecondslip.
Scores: England 416 (Pope 121, Duckett 71, Stokes 69, A. Joseph 3-98) vsWestIndies.
New horseracing rules to align with international standards
The IME is the most important factor in horse racing, and as such Jumbo Jet Thoroughbred Racing Committee (JJTRC), which will be hosting the 16th renewal of the prestigious GuyanaCup,intendstohave timerespected.
For the first time in the history of the race, interim ruleswiththefocusoforder will be implemented to ensure a smooth flow is maintained during the tenracecard. Theracedaywill berunoffatRisingSunTurf Club (RSTC) on Sunday 11thAugust,2024.
Nasrudeen Mohamed, Chief Executive Officer (CEO)ofJJTRCannounced, “Our country will be on show We have to showcase thatwecouldstanduptothe international scrutiny We are on a learning curve, as the sport could be regulated any time now We have to demonstrate to Government wearepreparingtheindustry for it. There will be some challenges ahead, but we will succeed by preparing horsemenforanewfuture.”
The race day will be streamedlive,andwillreach out to millions worldwide,
since Guyana has been the focus on the world stage gaining lots interest highlights. Hereunder are the interim ‘Rules’ (measures) that will be implemented on Guyana Cup: ALL JOCKEYS must be on the premises at least onehourpriortotherunning of the first race. Failure will leadtoafinancialpenalty -TRAINERS have to be
on time to saddle.Any form of delay/s of any kind must be cleared by the Stewards beforethathorse/sisallowed to weigh out. - HORSES being paraded must be done innumericalorder,andinthe same direction. All horses when mounted by their riders will be led out to the racetrackbythegroomonly No trainer or owner GROOMS are only allowed
down at the start if an application is made to the stewards explaining why to thestewards.
All horses are to be saddled in the parade ring andnotinsideofstableareas. Ifatrainerbelieveshishorse cannot be saddled in the saddling area;Then he must seek permission from the stewards, and saddling of thathorsewillbesupervised
byanofficial.
-All horse men must be properly attired to enter parade ring. NO GROOM wearingshortpants,slippers orvestwillbeallowedinthe Parade Ring to lead any horse.
- HORSEMEN will be givencolourcodedpassesto enter the iron curtain areas
( P a r a d e R i n g ) I f unauthorised persons are found lingering around your horses they will be escorted outofthepremises.
-Noperson/sareallowed onthetrackwhenanyraceis being run off. If owners or groomsareseenonthetrack whileraceisrunning,orany connectiontothehorse;The penalty will be very harsh. They will also be escorted offthepremises.
-GROOMofthewinning horse after each race is allowed to greet their horse. Then the trainer and owners for them to escort the horse in the Winners’ Circle. The winning horse will be unsaddled in the winners’ enclosure ONLY NOT on the track. If unsaddled in an undesignated area, it will lead to disqualification. In exceptionalcircumstancesif
theriderfallsfromthehorse afterthefinishline.Thenthe weigh-in process will accommodate DRONES will record each winning horse to the w
s’ enclosure.Thisisbeingdone topreventanywrongdoings. Ifanyoneisfoundtampering with the winning horse, or thehorsesthathavefinished second to fourth those h o r s e / s c o u l d b e disqualified Only the jockey,whorodethewinner, and placed horses could remove the saddle, and weightbagtoweigh-in.
HORSES placed horses 2nd-4thmustbeweighed-in also.Ifthisisnotdoneatthe Clerk of Scale, such horse/s will be disqualified. There willbetwoscales-oneinthe winners’ enclosure, and where the horses are weighed-out by the Clerk of theScales.MEETINGSwill be held with horsemenowners,trainers,andjockeys regarding the interim rules that will be implemented on GuyanaCupdayofracingon Sunday11thAugust,2024at RSTC. These meetings will beheldatPortMourantTurf Club, and Rising Sun Turf Club.
Campenaerts wins stage 18 as Pogacar maintains lead
BBC Sport - Belgium’s
Victor Campenaerts emerged from a breakaway triotoclinchvictoryonstage 18 of the 2024 Tour de France.
Campenaerts, Michal Kwiatkowski and Matteo Vercher remained clear heading into the closing stages of the 179.5km route fromGaptoBarcelonnette.
The Lotto–Dstny rider, 32, hit the front with 100 metrestogoandlookedlike hehadsomethingtospareas herolledinforhisfirst-ever Tourstagewin.
The yellow jersey group came more than 13 minutes later, with the general classificationrivalsbunched together, so Tadej Pogacar maintained his overall race lead of three minutes 11 seconds.
Defending champion JonasVingegaard is second, with Remco Evenepoel five minutes nine seconds off Pogacarinthird.
The race concludes with two more mountain stages and then an individual time
trial on Sunday, so Thursday’sstagewasseenas thelastchancefortheriders and teams not in GC
contention to grab a breakawaywin.
Formostofthedaythere was a breakaway group of more than 30 riders, including Ineos Grenadiers riders Kwiatkowski and Geraint Thomas, the 2018
champion The stage featured five category three climbs and the lead group began to split going up the penultimate climb, with Thomas attacking on the descent.
Kwiatkowski claimed Ineos’first stage win of last year’sTourandthePolewas looking to repeat the feat as hewasthefirsttosummitthe day’s final categorised climb. On the descent, with about 35km to go, he was joined by Campenaerts and Vercher to form a leading trio, and they worked together to stay clear of the chasingpack.
Tour debutant Vercher then attacked with one kilometre to go, but they sooncamebacktogetherand Campenaerts timed his attack perfectly, sweeping into the lead and staying cleartocelebratevictory
“I’ve been dreaming about this for a very long
time,” said an emotional Campenaerts, who recently becameafather
“I had a very difficult time[withLotto-Dstny],but I became a father and it was like, only blue skies. The support I have from my girlfriend is incredible. She istheherointhisstory.
“I will be leaving the team but I’m so happy that wecanfinishoffwithmaybe thehighlightofmycareer.” Position R i d e r Time Gap Ta ej Pogaè
) 05:13:35- 1 Victor Campenaerts (Lotto Dstny) 4:10:20 - 2 Matteo Vercher ( T o t a l e n e r g i e s ) 4:10:20 - 3 M i c h a l
Kwiatkowski (Ineos Grenadiers) 4:10:204 Toms Skujins (Lidl-Trek) 4:10:42 00:22 5 O i e r L a z k a n o ( M o v i s t a r T e a m ) 4:10:42 00:22 6 Bart Lemmen (Visma Team) 4:10:42 00:22 7 Krists Neilands (Israel–Premier Tech) 4:10:42 00:22
8 Jai Hindley (Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe) 4:10:42 00:229 Wout van Aer (Visma Team)
4:10:57 00:37 10 Michael Matthews (Team Jayco–AlUla) 4:10:57 00:37 Tour de France standings Position R i d e r Time Gap1Tadej Pogaèar (UAE Team E m i r a t e s ) 74:45:27- 2 J o n a s Vingegaard (Team Visma | LeaseaBike) 74:48:38 0:03:113RemcoEvenepoel (Soudal Quick-Step) 74:50:360:05: 094JoaoAlmeida(UAE T e a m E m i r a t e s ) 74:58:240:12:5 5 Mikel Landa (Soudal Quick-Step) 74:58:510:13:24 6 Carlos R
s ) 74:58:570:13: 30 7 Adam Yates (UAE
Nazruddeen ‘Junior’ Mohammed (right crop)
“It’s a pleasure to share my knowledge with these young women who are the future of Guyana/ West Indies cricket”
2024 CWI Blaze T20 Championship winning Managerandex-WestIndies player Tremayne Smartt, said, her defining moment was seeing and being a part of the growth process of the Guyana U19Women’s team while watching players take the next step onto the internationalstage.
The former Guyana and West Indies Women’s allrounder who turned to a more administrative role alongside coaching and in this case Manager of the Women’s U19 T20 Championship side, praised theyoungbatchofladiesfor helping to create history for themselves and women’s cricketinGuyana.
“It is a pleasure to share my knowledge with these young women who are the future of Guyana’s cricket and the West Indies. It’s historic but I was also the coach back in 2017 when Guyana won their first title. Having said that, it was a good feeling winning again in2024".
Smart, who played 57 ODIs and 58 T20Is from
Farook
FSmartt said she wants her current batch of player to continue honing their craft and developing on their way to becoming West Indies players.
2009-2018,highlightedthat itwasahumblingexperience to see such a young side, mostofwhicharestillyoung tocricket;showmaturityand confidenceduringtheirtime overseas.
“Sittingfromtheoutside lookinginasaformerplayer, itisgoodtoseethefutureis bright for Guyana The maturity these young women showed, it was something we worked on
before leaving Guyana, the teamspiritwashighandthey supported each other on and off the field,” said the Manager
Withaseasonedcoachin Clive Grimmond alongside, Smarttsaiditwascrucialasa former women’s player to emphasize on different cricketscenarios.
Her presence also ensuredthattheyoungladies also had somewhat of an
oldersister,whohadalready been through the journey, to somewhat look up to and guide them as young, professional women in cricket; albeit playing or beingambassadors.
“Advice is something we’vebeenworkingonfora while. We talk about self belief, keeping one’s shoulderupandgettingyour mindset right on and off the field. Also, it’s important to
remember the game is not over until the last ball is bowled.”
She continued, “We would make jokes, speak about like, speak about imagination in cricket while working out plays in our heads. Having a positive mindset,thereisno“I”inthe wordteam.Wealsohaveour ownlittleteamChantwhich is “Guyana, Guyana Wooi!” and I think it was one of the motivational factors behind the girls pushing to win this titleduringthetoughphases oftournament.”
Manager Smartt also revealed the importance of having senior players in the mix alongside the newbies, hailing the likes of Naomi BarkoyeandNiyaLatchman for demonstrating good leadership qualities, traits she said the entire team embraced during their time spent.
“We would usually pray and we would allow everyone or certain players likeLatchmanorBarkoyeor whoever may have played seniorcricketbefore,tolead the youngsters and I think
- Smartt
thatbodeswellforthefuture oftheteam’sculture.”
Wrapping up her interview, the former West Indies player wanted a bit more competition for the upcoming group of women cricketers.
She also thanked the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) for their role in reigniting Guyana’s Women cricket system, adding that young women need to play more 2nd division cricket with the males, which further enhances their growth.
“I just want for the members of this squad to continue their development and reach greater heights. I feel that they will have to start getting involved in cricket of a higher standard than what female cricket offersinGuyana.”
“That is they must be braveenoughtostartplaying with the male’s at second divisionlevelforstartandat U19 level if they could still be in that age group, it will help their skill to keep growing with experience gained,”sheended.
Hussain (4-5) spurs Apollo Sports Club to CPSCL Rapid 100 honours
ormer Guyana youth player and p r o m i n e n t softball player in Canada FarookHussainchurnedout a magnificent bowling performance for Apollo Sports Club in the 2024 Canadian Premier Softball Cricket League (CPSCL) Silver Conference Rapid 100final.
Last Saturday at the
Andrew McCandless
venue in Brampton, Ontario, Hussain grabbed four wickets for five runs from his two overs (20 balls) to help dismantle Rising Stars for a meager 48off52balls
Apollo Sports Club, in reply, galloped to 51 without loss off 29 deliveries
H u s s a i n w a s
e v e n t u a l l y a n d predictably selected as the Most Valuable Player
for his outstanding bowlingeffort
His fellow Berbician
K a n d a s a m m y
Surujnarine supported him with excellent figures taking two wickets for seven runs in his two-over exhibition
a s w e l l S a d i q
Kalamadeen was also impressive with the ball by accounting for two victims having conceded 8runsfromoneover After Rising Stars were invited to take first strike, their innings folded meekly despite opener Sylvan Samaroo making 20 which comprisedoftwosixesanda
four He was the only batsman to reach doublefigures.
Apollo Sports Club’s triumphantchasewasledby skipper Harry Kunauth with 27 not out His innings contained two sixes and three fours from 15 balls, while Surujnarine helped formalizedthingswith20.
Apollo Sports Club also received a trophy for being crowned as the new champion
They dethroned Beehive Cricket Club in theprocess
Meanwhile, Kunauth lauded all his players for playing to their true potential on Saturday and shared similar sentiments to Hussain who bowled with good control and precision.
Kunauth stated that
December age 31 in his birth-countryGuyana
Kunauth mentioned that they played the game inmemoryofChattergoon, who was a prolific player for Apollo Sports Club overtheyears
Quizzed on the work they would have put in before the championship encounter, the left-handed Kunauth stated, the team had worked collectively and hard to come out victorious He declared that guys were eager and the togetherness paid off greatly
Tremayne
Farook Hussain with his MVP trophy after the presentation.
Reggae Boyz plummet in FIFA rankings after disappointing Copa America performance
S p o r t s M a xJamaica’sReggaeBoyz havefallensixplacesin the latest FIFA global rankings, following a dismal performance in the2024CopaAmerica. The recent rankings, releasedonWednesday, alsosawdropsforother CONCACAF teams, with the USA and Mexico slipping down theorder
The Reggae Boyz, now ranked 59th g l o b a l l y a f t e r slipping six places,
faced a string of d e f e a t s i n t h e tournament, losing 10 to Mexico, 3-0 to Venezuela, and 3-1 to Mexico, finishing at the bottom of Group B. This poor showing prompted immediate repercussions, with Head Coach Heimir
The Reggae Boyz have plummeted six places to 59th in the FIFA global rankings. (Copa America)
dismissal of Head CoachGreggBerhalter
In contrast, Canada saw a significant boost, climbingeightplacesto 40thafteranimpressive runthatsawthemfinish fourth in the Copa America Coached by JesseMarsch,Canada’s j o u r n e y i n t h e tournament included a second-place finish in GroupA, with a win, a loss,andadraw
H
since accepted a new role as the head coach of the Republic of Ireland.
T h e J a m a i c a Football Federation are
currently in an advanced stage of hiring a new head coach, who is expected to reverse the team’s flaggingfortunes. Mexico,nowranked 17th, experienced a downturn as well, fallingtwoplacesinthe
rankings after their struggles.
They were defeated 1-0 by Venezuela and held to a goalless draw byEcuador
T h e U S A , previously the highestranked CONCACAF team, slipped five
placesto16th.
Their CopaAmerica campaign started promisingly with a 2-0 victory over Bolivia, butsubsequentlossesto Panama (2-1) and Uruguay (1-0) saw them finish third in GroupC,leadingtothe
They advanced to theknockoutstagesand eliminatedVenezuela43onpenaltiesaftera1-1 draw in regulation Although they lost 2-0 to Argentina in the semi-finals and succumbed to Uruguay in the third-place p l a y o f f , t h e i r performance was enough to propel them uptherankings.
AFP - A buoyant Lewis Hamilton heads into this weekend’sHungarianGrand Prix on the crest of a wave, seeking a record-increasing ninth Hungaroring victory
and Mercedes’ third consecutive win of the season.
After two years of struggles, Hamilton ended his long winless run at the British Grand Prix with a recordninthhometriumphat Silverstone and hopes to repeat that feat in forecast intense heat at the track where last year he secured hismostrecentpoleposition.
Following his emotional successinfrontofanadoring crowd in the English rain, Hamiltonsaidhefeltexcited attheprospectofreturningto a track where he has scored several memorable victories inhiscareer
“I love Hungary,” he said.“AndsoIamdefinitely looking forward to going there. The trajectory we’re now on and the fact that the carisstartingtoreally,really come alive and feel great. I can’t wait.”The 39-year-old seven-time world champion
wonattheHungaroring—a tight, twisty and often dusty circuit22kilometresnorthof Budapest — in his debut season for McLaren in 2007 andagainin2009and2012. After switching to Mercedes, he continued to relish the unique challenge of a track often described as ‘Monaco without the walls’ andwonagainin2013,2016, 2018,2019and2020.
If he secures a podium finish this Sunday, it will be the200thofhiscareer,apole position would be a recordextending 10th, landmark achievements that set him apart as he bids to add to team-mate George Russell’s victory in Austria and his owninBritain.
He and Russell know, however, that they will not be favourites despite their
champion Max Verstappen ofRedBullbidstocomplete a hat-trick of Hungarian wins after triumphs in 2022 andlastyear
“Lastyearwasbrilliant,” said Verstappen “I have good memories of racing here and last year achieved our 12th win in a row So, hopefully, we can have a
great race again.” - Midway point - The Dutchman leads the title race by 84 points ahead of nearest rival and friend Lando Norris of McLaren as the season crosses the midway point after 12 of the scheduled 24 races. Team boss Christian Hornerexpectsaclosescrap.
“It’s going to be interesting to see how we performthere,”hesaid.
“Itcouldbeveryhotand I think it will be the usual people who are quick at the moment and it will be very, verycloseagain.”
That suggests Horner considers Red Bull will be fighting with McLaren and Mercedes on recent evidence, but with Ferrari likely to return to form on a tighter circuit –- not unlike Monaco where Charles Leclercgainedanemotional homewininMay
With the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps following immediately, within a week, the doubleheaderoffersanopportunity for teams to make a telling impact before Formula One takes its annual ‘summer
shutdown’duringAugust.
This will translate as morepressureforstruggling Sergio Perez of Red Bull who is hoping to escape a nightmarerunhavingscored only 15 points in his last six outingssinceagreeinganew contract.
Ferrariarealsoinneedof a solid result from Leclerc but have struggled with a recent upgrade package that failed.
“When you’re at the sharp end, it’s all marginal gains, ” said Horner
“Mercedes were very quick atSilverstone,tookpoleand the front row and then executed a good race... at leastLewisdid.”
H i s M e r c e d e s counterpart Toto Wolff admitted: “We have momentum and gained headline results in Austria and at Silverstone, but we don’t yet have a car to challengeforvictoriesevery weekend.“TheHungaroring is very different in character to the last two circuits. We will focus on doing the best wecanandhopetomaintain ourtrajectory.”
Lewis Hamilton heads into the Hungarian Grand Prix seeking a ninth Hungaroring victory and Mercedes’third consecutive win of the season. (BENJAMIN CREMEL)
BAAA President hits out at BOC’s decision to deny Lacarthea Cooper Olympic spot
SportsMax - President of the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations, DrumecoArcher,hashitout at the Bahamas Olympic Committee’s decision to deny Lacarthea Cooper a chance to compete at the upcoming Olympic Games inParis.
Cooper,astudentatNew Mexico Junior College, was originally a part of the BAAA’s recommended list of athletes to go to Paris, accordingtoArcher,butwas removed by the BOC in favorofShaniaAdderley
The 20-year-old Cooper placedthirdinthe400mfinal at the Bahamian National ChampionshipsinNassauon
June 28 whileAdderley, 16, finished fifth. The rationale given by BOC President, Romell Knowles, at the team’s naming ceremony on Wednesday was that Adderley was a member of thecountry’sMixed4x400m relay team that qualified for the Olympics through the IAAFWorldRelaysinMay For Cooper, this is her secondtimebeingdeniedan opportunity to compete on thesport’shigheststage. She finished third in the 200m at the Bahamian Championshipsbackin2021 but missed out on an Olympic berth due to COVID-19 “Lacarthea, who is no stranger to our
sportandwhoplacedthirdat in the nationals, has demonstrated consistent excellence and was previously denied the opportunity to compete in the 2021 Olympics due to Covid-19,” Archer said in a statementonThursday
“Denying her a second opportunity, undeservedly, wouldbeunfairandcontrary to our selection principles. Despiteoureffortstoengage indiscussionswiththeBOC andtoseekcommonground, decisionsweremadewithout our full agreement,” he added.
Cooper has since been invited to travel with the teambutwillnotcompete.
Horses should be fully vaccinated, and placed on a Strick antiparasitic program
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of G u y a n a Livestock and Development Authority (GLDA), and renowned veterinarian Dr. DwightWaldronhasadvised horseownerstoworkclosely with their respective vets to ensurethehealthandwelfare oftheirhorses.
Withthe16thrunningof the Guyana Cup slated for August11,whichislessthan one month away, Dr Waldron explained, that during this period, horses should already be fully v a c c i n a t e d , a n d foals/yearlings be placed on a Strict antiparasitic programme.
“The welfare of these animals are critical in reducing stress during this p e r i o d o f h a r s h e n v i r o n m e n t a l conditions.There is a dire need for more evidencebased medicine to be adoptedwithintheindustry,” Dr Waldronexplained.
While sharing his sentimentsonwhatisneeded for horses, Dr Waldron is aware of the need of the legislative instruments that is needed in the sport of horseracing.
“This will be difficult without the necessary legislative instruments (welfare & horse racing bills),”Dr Waldronsaid.
Meanwhile, the Minister of Culture Youth and Sport, in an interview last month,
… Says Dr. Dwight Waldron
Dwight Waldron
disclosedthatthelegislation drafthasbeenapproved.
“Itiscompleted,interms of the draft. It has already been approved to move to thesub-committee.
In the next few weeks, the sub-committee will review in detail. Once it is approved and finalized, it is then approved to be laid by parliament, then we have a debate,” Minister Ramson hadexplained.
The 16th running of the GuyanaCupisorganizedby theJumboJetThoroughbred Racingandhasmorethan40 million Guyana dollars in cash being paid out, and the tophorseforthefeaturerace willberewardedawhopping sumof$11,625,000.
Last year’s Guyana Cup saw a total purse of $24 million across all races, while the top horse in the feature event won $10 million.
Accordingtoorganizers, the 2024 Guyana Cup will
certainly be the biggest, and the day will be packed with sideattractions.
Thefirst-everfunparkis set to ignite the Rising Sun Turf Club, where kids will witness a parading bar on spot,andmultiplestageswill besetupacrossthevenue.
Ten races are listed on the provisional programme, and entries will open from July 27 and close onAugust 3. No late entries will be accepted at this year’s Guyana Cup
Inadditiontothefeature event, which will run at approximately 1800 metres, other races on the provisionalcardinclude:the 1600-metre derby, 1000metre Sprint Classic, the 1000-metre two-yearold, 1000-metre F1 class, the 1600-metre H1 class, the 1400metre J & Lower, 1400metre K Class, 1400metre L Class and 1400metre non-earners
Derek Kallicahrran, former West Indies ‘B’ all rounderandhisfriendsfrom Kaieteur Cricket Club, Vishnu Dudnauth, Johnno Persaud, Ramjit Singh and Bob Harrischan have once again contributed to this project in the form of three boxes of red cricket balls. They are cricketers from various parts of Guyana but nowresidingintheUSA.
The balls will be distributed to cricket clubs
t h a t h a v e y o u t h programmes In a joint statement, the friends reiterated the importance of playing the game at the nursery level. They further emphasized the role of structured school cricket, as it was in the past. The balls were presented by former national senior all rounder David Harper, who was in New York recently to participateintheannualNY IndependenceCup.
This joint initiative between Kushan Das of the USA and Anil Beharry of Guyana is very thankful for the continued support. This project continues to support youngpeople.Wearehappy to be associated with the development of cricket especiallythroughyouths. Anyone interested to contribute can contact Anil Beharry on 623-6875 or Kishan Das on 1-718-6640896.
Anil Beharry on the left and David Harper.
Lacarthea Cooper finished third in the 400m at the Bahamian National Championships but was left off the team for the Olympic Games. (The Tribune) for
Malachi Austin focused on success at World U20 Championships
Malachi Austin will be one to watch at this year’s World U20 Championships in Peru
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Guyanese athlete MalachiAustinissettomake his mark at the World
A t h l e t i c s U 2 0 Championshipscheduledfor August 27 – 31 in Lima, Peru,wherethebuddingstar
aims to secure a podium
finish in the highly anticipated400mevent.
Austin has already established himself as a standoutnotonlyinGuyana
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Commonwealth, the Caribbean, and South America.
The 17-year-old achievedsecondplaceatlast y e a r ’ s Y o u t h Commonwealth Games, clinched the CARIFTA Games U20 400m title this year, and most recently won the 400m at the recently concluded South American U20 Championship in Athletics.
AlleyeswillbeonAustin at the World U20 Championshipwherehewill compete against a starstuddedfieldinPeru.
“I know the competition will be tough, but I’m excited,”Austin shared with Kaieteur News, looking forwardtofacingoffagainst athletes like the USA’s Quincy Wilson, Nigeria’s Samuel Ogazi, South Africa’s Udeme Okon, and Jamaica’sMarcinhoRose.
CSA of Guyana to host National Team Championships from July 26 – August 18
The Cue Sports Association of Guyana (CSAG) is set to host its premier 8Ball Pool event, dubbed the N a t i o n a l T e a m Championships.Thishighly anticipated tournament cues off on July 26th and run through August 18th, with all games taking place on weekends.
The tournament will be conductedunderWPARules (Ball in Hand), ensuring a highstandardofplay
The organizing committee is encouraging interested teams to register promptlyasspaceislimited. Each competing team will consist of seven players, with five players participatingineachmatch. A captain’s meeting is scheduledforlaterthisweek to draw the tournament bracket.
Formoreinformationor toregisteryourteam,contact CSAG via WhatsApp at +592
competitionwillbehostedat
including Sunil & Son Pool Bar (Mahaica), Butchers Chill Spot (Sheriff Street), Suraj Sports Bar (MetenMeer-Zorg), and Jason Pool Bar (South Ruimveldt Gardens).
Fanscanlookforwardto seeing their favourite teams battle it out for the
Austin’s competitors, though juniors, currently hold some of the top 20 fastest times globally this yearintheMen’s400m.
Wilson,inparticular,will be competing in the Men’s 4x400m relay at the Paris Olympics after finishing sixth in the USA’s Olympic trials with a time of 44.94 secondsinJune.
Austin and Ogazi have history, having met in the finals of the Men’s 400m at the Youth Commonwealth Games in Trinidad and Tobago Ogazi clocked 46.99 seconds to win the event, with Austin finishing secondat47.97seconds.
Rose, who finished second to Austin in the Men’s 400m at the CARIFTA Games, pushed the Guyanese athlete to his best performance of 46.35 seconds, beating the
- Guyanese excited to compete in the highly anticipated 400m event
Jamaican’s 46.59 seconds in thefinals.
This marked Rose’s first defeat in the 400m this year afterwinninginhisprevious eightraces.
“The work that I need to put in will be hard, to be honest.Ihavetoputinsome work on my start, considering these guys are running44(seconds),which is extremely fast for their age,”Austinsaid.
Austinismindfulthatall eyes will be on the 16-yearoldAmerican,Wilson,atthe Championships, given his currentstatuswiththefastest U18timeintheworld,while Austin’s impressive time of 46.35 seconds, achieved at the CARIFTAGames, ranks himfifthglobally
“Theworkhastobehard, day-in, day-out; I need no breaks right now, its just about staying focus and
putting in the extra work,” the Running Brave Club athleteboldlystated.
Meanwhile, Tianna Springer, one of the topran
worldwide in the 400m category, is set to return to Peru.
S
y secured third place in the women’s 400m at the South A
Championship in Athletics lastweekend.
Also joining her are N
(200m/400m), Nalica Glen (200m), Ezekiel Newton (100m/200m), Jermaine Crummewing (100m), and CARIFTA
Hinckson, all of whom have successfullyqualified. Hinckson, who recently wontheSouthAmerican (Continuedonpage27)
championship title and
$700,000, along with a championshiptrophy
The second-place team willreceive$500,000,while the third and fourth place teamswillshare$300,000.
The event is proudly sponsoredbyIvanoffVodka, and the entry fee is set at $30,000.
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