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Be Careful With Yuh Words Jun 29, 2024 Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Kaieteur News – Words are like toothpaste: once yuh squeeze it out, yuh cyaan put it back in de tube. Politicians need fuh understand this simple truth, but it look like some ah dem nah get de memo. Take Burnham and Rodney fuh example. Burnham tell Rodney and WPA fuh mek dey wills. Well, it ain’t long after Rodney get blow to smithereens. Words can be dangerous, man. Now, fast forward to present day, and we got we own drama. De Vee Pee seh he gon “deal” with Glenn Lall. Well, wha exactly he mean by “deal”? Because de last time we hear dat kinda talk, things din end too pretty. De Vee Pee need fuh be mindful, because yuh never know who might tek he words serious and run with it. Deh got some real wild men out there, and dem does put all kinda meanings to what leaders seh. And leh we remind de Vee Pee: Guyana ain’t yuh private property. De PPPC ain’t got no transport for dis country. De right to freedom of expression still deh pon we law books, and people got de right fuh criticize de government. If de Vee Pee want fuh “deal” with somebody, leh he start with he own scandal-riddled government. De amount ah shame dem bringing to de country with all dis corruption and ineptness! Instead of threatening people, leh he clean up de mess in he own backyard. Guyanese people deserve better. Dem deserve leaders who focus pon doing de right thing, not threatening and intimidating critics. So, dem boys seh, mind yuh mouth and mind yuh words. Because once yuh words out deh, yuh cyaan tek dem back. Talk half. Leff half Related Similar Articles

India and South Africa ready to end wait for glory in T20 World Cup final Jun 29, 2024 Sports Kensington Oval: venue for the 9th ICC Men’s T20 World Cup final on Saturday 29 June 2024. AFP – Unbeaten throughout almost a month of cricket across the USA and the Caribbean, India and South Africa will face off at the Kensington Oval today in the T20 World Cup final both looking to end long waits for glory. A tournament which has been a mixed bag in terms of quality, entertainment and attendances, has certainly succeeded in setting up a final between the two best teams in the shortest format. India crushed defending champions England by 68 runs in Guyana on Thursday, the day after South Africa thrashed Afghanistan by nine wickets in Trinidad to end a long and agonising wait for a title game. This will be South Africa’s first senior men’s final since the inaugural Champions Trophy in Bangladesh in 1998 when the Proteas beat the West Indies in the title match. Over the years they have been labelled ‘chokers’ by their critics and had many question how a nation that has produced so many talented players, hasn’t been able to make a final for 26 years. Skipper Aiden Markram was part of the team which were beaten by Australia in the ODI World Cup last year but says the players haven’t reflected much on the years of near-misses and disappointments. “We haven’t spoken about it to be honest. I think it’s a personal and individual motivation that you get to a final; to earn the opportunity to hopefully lift the trophy,” he said after the win over the Afghans. “So you reflect back to five months ago we couldn’t get over the line in that semi-final and you look at (here) a few things went our way. We managed to win the game and we found ourselves in the final.” Certainly there has been no hint that South Africa have lacked belief in this tournament — they topped group D with a 100% record including wins over Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. Then in the Super Eights, they won all three games with victories over England and co-hosts West Indies and the USA. – Belief – “This team’s been together for a long time now as a white ball group, both formats. We feel and we believe that we can compete with the best in the world and we can win trophies. And it’s nice for us to now have that opportunity,” Markram said. “You do get belief though from winning close games and potentially winning games that you thought you weren’t going to win. It does a lot for your changing room and the vibe in the changing room. So, we’ll take a little bit of confidence from that and see if we can put it to any use in the final,” he added. India have the chance to banish the memory of their loss to Australia in the final of the 50-over World Cup on home soil last year. Despite India being the epicentre of the T20 game, through the hugely successful Indian Premier League competition, their only triumph in this competition came 17 years ago. India’s last trophy of any kind was the Champions Trophy in 2013. But the team have taken care of their business with little drama, beating arch-rivals Pakistan in New York and going on to win their group before a key win over Australia in the Super Eights. T20 World Cup trophy “We’ve been very calm,” said captain Rohit Sharma. “We understand the occasion of the final. It’s important we stay composed, because that helps you make good decisions. We have been very steady, calm, and that has been the key for us,” he added. It was India’s spinners who were the heroes against England with left-armers Kuldeep Yadav and Axar Patel taking three wickets each. But they also possess one of the most effective quick bowlers in the format in Jasprit Bumrah. Rohit, 37, and fellow opener Virat Kohli, 35, came into this tournament looking for glory in what could well be their final tournament. While Rohit has made more runs, 248, than any player in the final, Kohli has disappointed with just 75 runs in seven innings but has the perfect stage on which to make that form irrelevant. The historic home of West Indies cricket, should produce the right atmosphere with a large contingent of Indian supporters, as always, expected at the game. Play will get underway at 10h30 local time on Saturday 29 June. As well as the T20 World Cup, won by England in 2022, the record prize pool this year is £8.9 million of which the winners will take home £1.95 million. The runners-up will earn about £1 million while beaten semi-finalists, England and Afghanistan have won £625,000 apiece. Final – Match Official appointments June 29: South Africa v India (Barbados) Referee: Sir Richie Richardson On-field Umpires: Christopher Gaffaney and Richard Illingworth TV Umpire: Richard Kettleborough Fourth Umpire: Rodney Tucker Related Similar Articles

Mishka Beharry, Frank Waddell and Xavio Alexander feature as National Singles Badminton tourney concludes Jun 29, 2024 Sports The Awardees take time out for a photo after the presentation. Kaieteur Sports – The National Sports Commission (NSC) Junior National Badminton Tournament concluded Thursday with Frank Waddell emerging the winner of the U-19 Boy’s Singles and Mishka Beharry the U-19 Girl’s Singles champion, Xavio Alexander featured in the U-17 section. Vice-President of the Guyana Badminton Association (GBA), Mrs. Ayanna Watson, in her closing remarks, thanked the parents, the sponsors, the tournament co-ordinators and the athletes who came out and participated in exciting and competitive matches. Mrs. Emelia Ramdhani, President of the GBA, announced that Mishka Beharry and Xavio Axlexander will be attending the XXXII Yonex Panam Junior Championships in Aguascalientes, Mexico July 13-15, 2024.  The tournament will be followed immediately by a Badminton Camp organized by the Badminton Pan American Confederation (BPAC), the camp will also be in Mexico.  They will be accompanied by Nkosi Beaton who will be there for the coach’s experience. First place winners in all the categories take a photo op. Upcoming for the GBA will be the CAREBACO Junior Tournament in Aruba, August 22-25, 2024.  Training will commence soon.  There will also be a NSC Doubles Tournament which will start in the schools and will culminate with a tournament at the National Gymnasium.  This is slated for October 2024.   This tournament also forms part of the Badminton Academy and the three phases in the Hon. Minister’s vision and plan. The Guyana Badminton Association wishes to thank the Director of Sports and the National Sports Commission for sponsoring this tournament and for making the facility available. Day 3 – June 27th 2024 match results: BS U13 Finals: Ethan Bulkan bt Joel Rambirche 21-11, 21-8 BS U17 Semi-Finals: Ruel Rambiriche bt Nikolas Pollard 21-9, 21-18 GS U11 Finals: Anjaneysa Godette bt Riyo Alexander 21-11, 21-7 GS U17 Finals: Mishka Beharry bt Malia Haley 21-4, 21-13 BS U15 Finals: Ruel Rambirche bt Egan Bulkan 21-8, 21-6 GS U15 Finals: Gabrielle Felix bt Harshini Muralidharan 17-21, 21-11, 21-9 BS U11 Finals: Joel Rambirche bt Liam Brumell 21-14, 21-10 BS U17 Finals: Xavio Alexander bt Ruel Rambirche 21-15, 18-21, 21-11 GS U19 Finals: Mishka Beharry bt Leshaunte Berkley 21-6, 21-7 BS U19 Finals: Frank Wadell bt Xavio Alexander 21-18, 21-15 WINNERS UNDER 11 – GIRLS SINGLES 3rd Arianna Bassier 3rd Emma Ramsaran 2ndRiyo Alexander 1stAnjaneysa Godette UNDER 11 – BOYS SINGLES 3RDChristopher Harrison 2ndLiam Brumell 1stJoel Rambiriche UNDER 13 – BOY’S SINGLES 3rd Liam Brumell 3RDEthan Ramsaran 2ndJoel Rambiriche 1stEthan Bulkan UNDER 15 – GIRLS SINGLES 3rd  Anjaneysa Godette 3RDAnya Manickchand 2ndHarshini Muralidharan 1stGabrielle Felix UNDER 15 – BOYS SINGLES 3rd  Mohamed Farouk 3RDPhillip Stephanas 2ndEgan Bulkan 1stRuel Rambiriche UNDER 17 – GIRLS SINGLES 3rd  Nevaeh Eastman 3RDMenikshi Jaikissoon 2ndMalia Haley 1stMishka Beharry UNDER 17 – BOYS SINGLES 3rd  Nikolas Pollard 3RDAvinash Ramnarine 2ndRuel Rambiriche 1stXavio Alexander UNDER 19 – GIRLS SINGLES 3rd  Nevaeh Eastman 3RDMalia Haley 2ndLeshaunte Berkley 1stMishka Beharry UNDER 19 – BOYS SINGLES 3rd  Joanathan Debidin 3RDJonathan Robinson 2ndXavio Alexander 1stFrank Wadell Related Similar Articles

Key knocks from Taylor, Matthews, and Campbelle as West Indies clinch T20 series win over Sri Lanka Jun 29, 2024 Sports Hayley Matthews top scored with 49. SportsMax – The West Indies Women clinched a six-wicket victory in the third T20 International against Sri Lanka Women, securing a come-from-behind 2-1 series win in Hambantota yesterday. The top three of Stafanie Taylor, Hayley Matthews, and Shemaine Campbelle were instrumental in this triumphant end to a challenging tour. Chasing a target of 142, the West Indies reached 142 for 4 with just one ball to spare, but the margin of victory belies the control they exuded throughout the chase. Campbelle remained unbeaten at the end, scoring a crucial 30-ball 41, guiding the visitors home. The innings began with Taylor and Matthews putting on a 60-run opening stand in just 48 deliveries. Their partnership set the foundation for the chase, with Matthews then pairing up with Campbelle for a 44-ball 51-run stand. Matthews fell for a well-played 49, trapped leg before attempting to swipe one from Kawya Kavindi across the line, leaving West Indies at 111 for 2. Shemaine Campbelle stayed unbeaten on 41. (PCB) With the requirement at roughly a run-a-ball, Campbelle expertly navigated the remainder of the chase. Despite the late wickets of Chedean Nation and Aaliyah Alleyne in the 18th and 19th overs, which added some drama, smart running in the final over ensured there were no further blips, sealing the victory for the West Indies. Earlier, the West Indies bowlers had put in a commendable performance after opting to field first. They got off to an ideal start by dismissing Vishmi Gunaratne off just the second ball of the innings, as the aggressive 18-year-old top-edged an attempted pull off Chinelle Henry. Sri Lanka’s Chamari Athapaththu and Harshitha Samarawickrama responded well to the early setback with a partnership of 55 off 54 balls. However, Samarawickrama’s dismissal, chipping one back to Afy Fletcher, and Athapaththu’s departure, caught excellently in the deep by Shamilia Connell, who made up for an earlier drop, came at crucial moments. Athapaththu’s 38 and Dilhari’s 26 off 22 provided some resistance, but their wickets stunted Sri Lanka’s momentum. Some late blows from Ama Kanchana and Nilakshi de Silva pushed Sri Lanka’s total to a competitive 141 for 7. However, Player of the Series Matthews and her teammates ensured that the chase was completed with precision, making light work of what could have been a tricky target. Scores: West Indies women 142 for 4 (Matthews 49, Campbelle 41*, Taylor 33, Kavindi 2-27) beat Sri Lanka 141 for 7 (Athapaththu 38, Fletcher 2-25, Alleyne 2-25) by six wickets. Related Similar Articles

Exciting Finale: champion school to be crowned tomorrow teams ready for quarter and semi finals action today Jun 29, 2024 Sports Blue Water Shipping Under-15 Girls’ National Secondary School Championship Kaieteur Sports – The Guyana Football Federation-Blue Water Shipping Under-15 Girls’ National Secondary School Championship concludes this weekend with the eight top teams fiercely battling in the quarter-finals and semi-finals for spots in the final showdown tomorrow, Sunday. The action-packed schedule today, June 29, kicks off with St Ignatius Secondary facing President’s College, and Bartica Secondary squaring off against Queen’s College in the initial quarter-finals, starting at 10:00 a.m. Following these encounters, the day continues with a clash between the losers of the first two games at 12:00 p.m. Waramuri Primary will then challenge Tucville Secondary, while Santa Rose battle Bush Lot at 2:00 p.m., followed by the final fixture of the day at 3:30 p.m. featuring the losers from the latter games. GFF President Wayne Forde said “this is a historic moment for the Federation. We will crown our first champions of the national tournament on Sunday, and I can assure you these young committed players will give their all on the field.” “Our top eight teams have tremendous talent and have all earned their spots in the quarter and semi-finals. I eagerly anticipate the matches ahead.” The Ministry of Education-supported competition commenced nationwide on May 4, involving over a thousand student athletes and marking the start of the competitive phase of the FIFA Football For School Programme (F4S), designed to promote life skills through football. This is the largest girls’ tournament in Guyana. Throughout the past few weeks, student athletes from nine administrative regions took part in the competition. Although Region Eight did not participate this year, preparations are underway to include them in the next edition of the tournament. Forde encourages football enthusiasts to attend and support Guyana’s emerging national talents on Saturday and Sunday at the GFF National Training Centre in Providence, East Bank Demerara. Tomorrow’s action is set to start at 2:00 p.m., culminating in the crowning of the inaugural champion of the GFF-Blue Water Shipping Under-15 Girls’ National Secondary School Championship. The top three schools will receive trophies and medals, with the champions awarded equipment valued at over $600,000. The second-placed team will secure equipment worth slightly more than $450,000, while the third-placed team will receive football gear valued at just over $379,000. The prize package includes essential football equipment such as balls, goals, jerseys, shin guards, goalkeeper gloves, training arches, agility ladders and more. Related Similar Articles

Royals up against Jets for title and $400,000 and bragging rights in Nigel Hinds/ LABA Senior Basketball final Jun 29, 2024 Sports Victory Valley Royals celebrate their GBF Big 4 Championship in 2023. Kaieteur Sports – The final of the Nigel Hinds/ Linden Amateur Basketball Association’s (LABA) Senior League final takes place tonight with Victory Valley Royals, arguably Guyana’s top club, facing the challenge of host team Amelia’s Ward Jets at the Amelia’s Ward Hard Court from 8.30pm. At stake for that title match is a whopping $400,000 and a trophy, with the losing finalist getting $200,000 and a trophy, with the third place playoff game which bounces off at 6.30pm featuring Retrieve Raiders and Block 22 Flames, where that winner collects $200,000 and the loser $50,000. Royals, who have been the top ranked club in Linden in recent years took their game to another level when they won the Joseph ‘Reds’ Perreira Big 4 Championship which was staged by the Guyana Basketball Federation last year, where Royals rallied to topple Colts in the final, 77-70, at the Burnham Court in Georgetown. They will be heavily favoured to cart off this championship trophy and the winners’ prize of $400,000 as their best players have been senior nationals Harold Adams, Yannick Tappin and Orlan Glasgow who have been consistent in their play. The Jets are now building a team which has shown promise but will find this task an uphill one going against this polished Royals unit. Their best payers so far have been Quincy Easton, Dennis Niles (Jr.) and Leon Benjamin. The home team certainly will not want to disappoint their fans and as such they are hoping to overturn their earlier round, 84-59, defeat to Royals. Nigel Hinds, the former President of the GBF is the main sponsor for this tournament along with James Brusche and Gary Stephens, who are based in the United States, Aubrey ‘Shanghai’ Major and the 20/20 Bar. Half time entertainment will be at the break between the two matches and admission is $1,000. Related Similar Articles

Leadership = PPP Govt. style   Jun 29, 2024 Features / Columnists, The GHK Lall Column Hard Truths by GHK Lall Kaieteur News – The world of literature was blown away by Charles Dickens’ Tale of Two Cities.  Guyana is the only country that tries to impress as A Nation with Two Presidents.  When citizens get tired of the buffoonish, there is relief coming in the form of the cartoonish.  It is Sluggo and Boffo all over again.  One character stops just short of blowing up and blowing away those who make his passage difficult, the other comes up with every excuse imaginable to excuse his dereliction of duty, chronic leadership failures.  Think of the former as Daffy Duck with a stick of dynamite, and the latter as Yosemite Sam riding a horse to nowhere.  Man! Are the natives in for a sumptuous political treat. GHK Lall In the world of today all are excited about the possibilities of wi-fi.  Meanwhile, thanks to what the PPP calls its governance hierarchy, the Guyanese people are forced to live with what is stuck in the dark ages of political hi-fi.  It is the equivalent of having to endure two jukeboxes going at full blast in a small, enclosed space.  Each has its own battlefield lyrics, and both are representative of supercharged efforts to drown Guyanese in a wall of thunderous sound.  It is not Phil Spector, but is this not what Guyanese have been forced to live with, to absorb anyhow they can? Put two crabs in a barrel and it is a rat race and a catfight.  Put two scorpions in a bottle and the resulting toxins are more potent than formalin and malathion combined.  Yet, what the PPP has delivered to locals is nothing short of the unorthodox and miraculous: two presidents in a packet, and there is no expiry date.  The crisis is that, notwithstanding the helpful label, Guyanese are getting sicker and sicker from being around the two cartoon characters that rule the roost here with and iron hand and a backbone made from elastic and caustic soda.  The twin-headed governing apparatus can thrash and bash dissenting Guyanese deemed to be deniers and deviationists, and rabble rousers and agitators, with the iron hand very visible and tangible.  However, when it must stand up and face up to the characters at Exxon, the PPP leadership elastic backbone stretches like the best of contortionists, while the detergent power of the caustic soda erodes any willpower or courage for the fight that they must wage. In terms of who can put on the biggest show and make the loudest noise, one head of the two-headed leadership beast is pleased to be a circus ringmaster.  The other is getting better at each outing in the role of a carnival barker.  Come one, come all!  this is the best place to be, the big tent that is One Guyana.  Cecil B. DeMille had his Greatest Show on Earth, but that spectacular takes second place before the extravaganza that the local emperor and his governor put on daily.  One makes the rules and lays out the territory; the other is the enforcer, and with both bulk and brawn to match.  I label it the X-rated version of good governance, Guyana style.  I have long been asking myself how the hell that Guyana can be called a country, when it is nothing but comedy central.  For those who are offended, I extend a peace pipe with the substitute of a raging national lunatic asylum.  How Guyanese have survived so long is more than a mystery without a solution.  It is a mirage that not even the people who live in the Sahara have encountered before. These are among the machinations that the prince of Guyana’s politics has foisted on Guyanese.  In PPP land, the conviction is of some legendary king taking advantage of the naivete and trust of the simple folks.  Reality has forced me to believe that what Guyanese have succumbed to is not a noble prince of the realm. A jingle from history jogs the memory and I recall not a benevolent prince, but a treacherous princess Dona “La Malinche” Marina who coddled up to the Spanish conqueror Hernan Cortes and condemned her people to slavery. Before long, that betrayal led to the ruination and eventual fall of the mighty Aztec Empire.  The rapacious Spanish carted away all the yellow gold.  History does repeat itself, doesn’t it?  For although Guyana cannot lay claim to being an empire, it certainly does have an underwater oil Atlantis.  Black gold is the chic expression that sophisticates favor.  When the oil came, it was not long before Jim Crow also came running to Guyana.  Substitute some local and foreign here and there, and the Guyana connections to what happened to the Aztecs can be made, is now more understood by being lived. Guyanese need leadership to be in the vanguard of the charge for a better life.  It is not going to happen by leaders making themselves into the poodles of the foreign invaders.  Then, rising full length, to play at being the big local badmen bent on taming the town of dissenters and detractors.  Frankly, the more this PPP leadership combo pretend at being courageous men, the more they come across as whimpering cartoon characters.  I pity them and the spectacle they make of themselves, to Guyana’s loss. Related Similar Articles