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$56M Canefield Health Centre commissioned Jun 24, 2024 News The $56 million health centre commissioned at Canefield, Canje, Region Six. (Photo courtesy, RDC, Region 6) Kaieteur News – Ensuring the residents of Canefield in Canje, Region Six have access to quality healthcare services, the Ministry of Health on Saturday commissioned a new $56 million health centre in the area. Officially opening the building was Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony who was joined by Director General at the Ministry of Health, Dr. Vishwa Mahadeo; Region Six Chairman, David Armogan; Regional Executive Officer (REO), Narindra Persaud; and Regional Health Officer (RHO), Dr. Vishalya Sharma. Kaieteur News understands that the health centre is equipped with medical supplies and equipment and is staffed with adequate human resources to provide primary healthcare services to residents. On Saturday, the Ministry reported that Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony at the commissioning ceremony said the opening of the Health Centre is part of the government’s initiative to transform the health system into a world-class healthcare system in Guyana. Dr. Anthony elaborated that the Ministry has since identified there are 115 different interventions at a health centre level, hence the Ministry continues to expand its efforts to train staff to provide this level of care. “One of the things we have been able to do over the past two years is determine what level of intervention a health centre must have. We have decided that we must provide at least 115 interventions at a health centre level, and therefore these staff must be trained to provide these interventions,” he stated. Additionally, the minister took the opportunity to inform the community of the newly launched eye testing and spectacles programme and the cervical cancer screening programme and informed them to visit the health centre to uplift their vouchers and take advantage of this opportunity to be screened early. Meanwhile, in her brief remarks, RHO, Dr. Vishalya Sharma, reminded those gathered that quality healthcare services are essential to tackling illnesses and diseases. “We can only tackle our disease trend, our disease prevalence, by strengthening our primary healthcare aspect,” she said. In a Department of Public Information (DPI) article, the minister at an event on Tuesday said that the ministry has embarked on building several health centres across the country, and this aims to decentralise and expand the range of public healthcare services provided to citizens. “As we build out these facilities, the idea is to have the hospitals but around them, we want to have health centres and health posts. And we want the health posts to be able to deliver a certain level of services,” the minister was quoted in the article. This year, to continue enhancing healthcare services and infrastructures, the ministry was allocated $110 billion from the national budget to do so. Related Similar Articles

South Africa advance to semis after nail-biting win – Shamsi named Man-of-the-match Jun 24, 2024 Sports 2024 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup… Kaieteur Sports – It was a thrilling encounter that ended in South Africa toppling West Indies by 3 wickets in their tense battle for a spot in the semis following the battle at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua. Rovman Powell and Roston Chase celebrate a wicket (Associated Press) Roston Chase and Kyle Mayers forged a strong partnership for West Indies (AFP/Getty Images) Batting first, Windies had hiccups on their way to 135-8 in 20 overs. All-rounder Roston Chase kept their innings together with a classy 52 off 42 (3×4 2×6). Left-handed opener Kyle Mayers playing his first game, scored 35 with two sixes and three fours. Andre Russell (15) and Alzarri Joseph (11) tried to sign off the innings on a good note. Leg-spinner Taibraz Shamsi spun webs around the West Indies players, returning figures of  3-27; while 4 others returned a wicket each. The Proteas in reply made 124-7 in 16.1 overs after the revised score. Tristan Stubb’s hit four fours in his 29 while Heinrich Klassen (22) and captain Aiden Makaram (18) and opener Quinton DeKock (12). Bowling for the Caribbean side proved valuable in the end for pacers Russell (2-19) and Alzarri Joseph (2-25) supporting the off-spinner Chase who bagged 3-12. Rain, coupled with solid bowling failed to keep West Indies in the game, as Marco Jansen proved the hero with his 21 not out and six to seal the game, got his team home in the last over. South Africa got their innings going by removing the dangerous duo of Shai Hope (0) and Nicholas Pooran (1). But Mayers and Chase took the score from 5-2 to 70-2 at the halfway mark, as both batsmen found the occasional boundary during their resurgent half-century stand. When the pair was dismissed, just Russell and a few timely strikes from the tail, helped propel the West Indies to a decent total. Related Similar Articles

Black Bush Polder pump station now operable -Agri Minister Jun 24, 2024 News Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha during the outreach on Saturday. Kaieteur News – The pump station located at Adventure, Black Bush Polder is now operable, Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha disclosed on Saturday while speaking to the media and residents of the area. “From now on, if there is any heavy rainfall and excessive water in Black Bush Polder, the pump will become operable to drain the area. So, like I said, this pump is completed, we will commission it shortly,” the Agriculture Minister said. Another pump station will be commissioned soon in Region Three at Vergenoegen, which is one of the 12 pump stations the government committed to build countrywide. Mustapha explained that there were other projects of the same nature between 70% to 80% completion and he is hoping that they will be completed shortly to be commissioned. “Now there are a number of contractors who are delinquent. The President at his press conference spoke about it, we have already started liquidated damages on those contracts and I am hoping that those contractors will complete shortly so we can commission those pump stations,” the minister added. This publication previously reported that heavy rain had severely damaged crops at Black Bush Polder and other nearby communities, particularly Lesbeholden. Apart from the rainfall, a lack of effective drainage mechanisms had amplified what should have been a typical, seasonal spell of inclement weather, residents had said. Related Similar Articles

Archibald soared to impressive Long Jump victory at AP Invitational Jun 24, 2024 Sports – Amoah retrains 100m title; mixed results for Abrams sisters By Rawle Toney Kaieteur Sports – The Aliann Pompey Invitational returned for the first time since 2019, and based on the performances, it was evident that the athletes were excited to compete in the country’s premier international track and field event, which took place on Sunday at the National Track and Field Centre, West Demerara. Guyana’s Emanuel Archibald takes flight to win the men’s long jump (Rawle Toney photo). Aliyah Abrams (first from left) easing cross the finish line to win the API Women’s 400m. PHOTO FINISH! T&T’s Michelle Lee-Ayhe edges Guyana’s Jasmine Abrams and Athaleyha Hinckson to win the API Women’s 100m. (RUN IT/Hosea Glenn photos) PHOTO NAM Emanuel Archibald defeated a star-studded line-up to win the men’s long jump with a leap of 7.67 meters, surpassing the 2022 Commonwealth Games Gold Medallist, LaQuan Nairn of the Bahamas (7.58 metres), and Australia’s Henry Frayne (7.50 metres), the 2018 Commonwealth Games and 2011 World Indoor Championships silver medallist. At the 2022 Commonwealth Games, Archibald’s jump of 7.54 meters placed him 11th in the men’s long jump. Ghana’s Joseph Amoah, the 2019 AP Invitational 100m champion, successfully defended his title, crossing the finish line in 10.35 seconds. He defeated Archibald (10.37 seconds) and Alex Ogando from the Dominican Republic (10.41 seconds), who finished second and third, respectively. Amoah’s hopes for a sprint double were dashed by St. Kitts and Nevis’ Nadale Buntin, who won the 200m in 20.86 seconds. The 2022 Commonwealth Games 200m bronze medallist finished second, just behind Buntin with 20.86 seconds, while Guyana’s Shamar Horatio ran 20.88 seconds to finish third in the closely contested race. It was a photo-finish in the Women’s 100m event, but when the dust settled, Michelle Lee-Ahye from Trinidad and Tobago claimed victory with a time of 11.49s, narrowly beating out Guyana’s Jasmine Abrams (11.53s). Athaleyha Hinckson, the CARFITA Games U17 100m champion, secured third place with a time of 11.50 seconds. However, in the 200m, Ahye had to settle for second-place, after being edged by Deshana Skeete. The University of Kansas athlete clocked her second-fastest time ever in the event, finishing in 23.64 seconds. Ahye placed second with a time of 24.16 seconds, and Milagros Duran of the Dominican Republic finished third in 24.29 seconds. Over in the women’s 400m, Aliyah Abrams (52.00s) took the top of the podium, while Kenisha Phillips (52.86s) followed in second place. Tianna Springer ran her third fastest time ever in the 400m, 52.91 seconds, to finish third. The 16-year-old’s time at the AP Invitational ranks as the seventh-fastest U18 time in the world. This adds to her 52.31 seconds from the U20 Women’s 400m at the CARIFTA Games, which is currently the second-fastest U18 time globally.The Dominican Republic’s Lidio Feliz ran a season’s best of 46.02 seconds to win the men’s 400m, ahead of Even Mafilas (46.39) of the USA and Nefer Santana (46.51) from the Dominican Republic. Meanwhile, the men’s 800m kept fans on the edge of their seats as Matthew Gordon and Devaun Barrington engaged in a thrilling back-and-forth battle. Just when Barrington (1:51.64) thought he had it covered, Gordon (1:51.22) powered past him with 20 meters to go to take first place. Nicholas Daw (1:53.26) finished third, and Simeon Adams (1:54.24) was fourth. Leslain Baird took home the men’s javelin title, throwing a distance of 73.79 metres. Trinidad and Tobago’s Anthony Diaz finished second with 68.52 metres, and Guyana’s Gabriel Lim was third with a throw of 64.22 metres. Trinidad and Tobago’s representative ran 13.65 seconds to win the men’s 110m hurdles event, ahead of Zaza Washington of Liberia (13.69 seconds) and Isaias Bless of the Dominican Republic, who also ran 13.69 seconds.         Related Similar Articles

Canadian gold company to produce 200,000 gold annually – Minister Bharrat Jun 24, 2024 News Kaieteur News – Minister of Natural Resources, Vickram Bharrat recently disclosed that when Canadian mining company, Reunion Gold starts gold production at its Oko West gold project, located in Guyana’s Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) – the project would yield about 200,000 gold annually. Minister of Natural Resources, Vickram Bharrat overlooks the management of Guyana’s oil and gas sector Back in April, the Government of Guyana (GOG) signed a US$1 million mining contract with Reunion Gold. Under the terms of the Mineral Agreement, Reunion Gold Corporation and its wholly-owned Guyanese subsidiary are granted stable fiscal and operational conditions throughout the project’s lifespan. These conditions align with the prevailing standard terms established by the country, ensuring a mutually beneficial arrangement for all parties involved. The Company had said it is moving forward with development studies to advance Oko West towards a construction decision. As part of this work, it expects to complete a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) by mid-2024, which will provide an estimate of the key economic parameters of the project. CEO of Reunion Gold, Rick Howes Moreover, Reunion Gold is actively considering both open-pit and underground mining. The company aims to reach a construction decision by 2025, marking another crucial milestone in its journey toward operational readiness in Guyana’s gold industry. The Canadian mining company has firmly set its eyes on reaching gold production at its Oko West Gold Project by 2027. Last June, the company announced its maiden resource estimate of 2.5 million ounces of gold. Now the company estimated that the mining project has an estimated 4.2 million ounces of gold. In February 2024, Reunion announced an updated Mineral Resource Estimate (MRE) containing a total of 4.3 M oz. of gold in Indicated Resources grading 2.05 g/t and 1.6 M oz. of gold in Inferred Resources grading 2.59 g/t. The February 2024 MRE includes an underground Resource containing 1.1 M oz. of gold at a grade of 3.12 g/t Au in the Inferred category. This publication had reported that the company’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Rick Howes, during an interview disclosed that they are on a fast tracked timeline with its Oko West project. In 2020, the Company announced a new greenfield gold discovery at its Oko West project and announced its maiden mineral resource in June 2023 after just 22 months of resource definition drilling. Since discovery, Howes noted that the resource estimate continues to grow, and that the deposit offers ample scale to underpin a meaningful mining operation. Related Similar Articles

TT dismantles Guyana at home Jun 24, 2024 Sports RAN 15’s Championship 2024… Part of the action between Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago in the latest Men’s RAN 15’s matchup at GDF ground, Camp Ayanganna Kaieteur Sports – The Trinidad and Tobago (TT) ruggers have dampened the Guyana Jaguars’ campaign to qualify for the 2027 Rugby World Cup with a stunning 3-26 victory in their latest Men’s Rugby Americas North (RAN) 15’s championship match held yesterday at the Guyana Defence Force ground, Camp Ayanganna. The Jaguars struggled against the tactical TT side, losing in match #7 of the championship. Guyana held a brief lead, scoring early through a penalty by Godfrey Broomes in the seventh minute, giving the hosts an initial 3 points. Guyana and Trinidad ruggers attempting to gain possession in a line-throw during Saturday’s rematch Ruairi O’Farrell missed an early penalty chance for Trinidad and Tobago, but Guyana’s lead was short-lived. Sustained pressure in the Guyanese half led to Jonathan Taylor scoring a try in the 33rd minute, giving Trinidad and Tobago the lead (5-3). Despite a promising run from Owen Adonis in the second half, Trinidad and Tobago continued to dominate the scoring. Anderson Joseph extended their lead with a try in the 52nd minute and added another ten minutes later to complete a brace (15-3). Perhaps, Guyana’s best opportunity came from a Lionel Holder run, but the Trinidadian defense held firm. Christopher Hutson later converted two penalties in the final ten minutes for Trinidad and Tobago, further solidifying their lead (21-3). Trinidad and Tobago sealed their victory with Joseph completing another try. Trinidad and Tobago’s win included three tries, one conversion, and three penalties to secure a decisive victory, as the Guyanese chances were stifled by a strong defense. The last time the two teams met, Guyana triumphed 24-23 in the away leg. With this defeat, Guyana will likely have to travel to Barbados for their next RAN 15’s fixture. Related Similar Articles

Breadfruit getting its deserved attention Jun 24, 2024 Letters Dear Editor, The headline got my attention: “Massive coffee, breadfruit production on the cards for Region One.” As a matter of fact, it got me engrossed, and why? Well, it’s because of “Breadfruit.”  I cannot understand why our breadfruit has remained uncelebrated for so long, and for now, in this little letter, I will celebrate it. I am so happy that President, Dr. Irfaan Ali, has touted plans to restart the large-scale production of coffee and other high-value crops such as breadfruit (but for now, I will leave out ‘coffee,’ even though I am equally elated with it, as I am with the ‘breadfruit’). I noticed that the President is quite excited, stating (to residents of Waramuri, Region One, (Barima-Waini) that “We want to do some major crops here that are high-valued and that will put you back on the regional map.”  He detailed that his Government would support villagers with the local breadfruit production to meet the demands of local and regional markets. And why not? The facts, fully accessible, regarding breadfruit, should make us want to really go after it. It is a staple food in many tropical regions. Most breadfruit varieties produce fruit throughout the year, and both ripe and unripe fruit have culinary uses. The unripe breadfruit is cooked before consumption. Before being eaten, the fruit is roasted, baked, fried or boiled. When cooked, the taste of moderately ripe breadfruit is described as potato-like, or similar to freshly baked bread. Its versatility is shocking-curried, fried, boiled, baked, roasted and we can go on and on. On the nutritional side, breadfruit is not only a good source of carbohydrate, dietary fiber, and protein, it also contains substantial amounts of micronutrients such as calcium, potassium, iron, vitamin C, and B3. Then it comes in high proliferation, where one breadfruit tree can produce as many as 200 kilograms (450 lbs.) each season. So, the work will be in the area of the preservation of harvested fruit. We must not waste any at all. I have read that in some places, that the traditional preservation technique is to bury peeled and washed fruits in a leaf-lined pit where they ferment over several weeks and produce a sour, sticky paste. So stored, the product may endure a year or more, and some pits are reported to have produced edible contents more than 20 years later. What I do propose is that we find ways to market and preserve the breadfruit. The word from President Ali is that “…we want to replant 5,000 breadfruit plants in the region; so that we can become an important supplier of breadfruit for the country. We are going to move into this production because these are crops that have value on the regional market.”  He added that “I think there is tremendous potential in this region and we want to now move to another phase of development where we create opportunities; where we invest in opportunities for the future, where more of the women in our society can earn, more young people can enter forms of entrepreneurship and agriculture is a main aspect of that.” Editor, what I am so pleased about is that Budget 2024 is becoming more and more of a reality. Back in January 2024, some $527.4 million was allocated to increase opportunities for agro-processors, farmers, and women, and we are witnessing this yet again. I recall Senior Minister in the Office of the President with responsibility for Finance and Public Service, Dr Ashni Singh, stating that “Guyana is promoting the growth of the agro-processing industry, including value-chain development and market expansion for its produce and products.” SincerelyHargesh B. Singh Related Similar Articles