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International tutor hosting summer learning programme in Victoria Jul 18, 2024 News International Tutor and Programme Director, Tessa Webb-Lewis Kaieteur News – United Stated-based International Tutor, Tessa Webb-Lewis alongside her team commenced their second annual Summer Learning Programme on Monday at Victoria, East Coast Demerara. The four-week initiative aims to enhance children’s skills in mathematics, reading, writing, arts and craft in Guyana. Classes which started on July 15 at Victoria Primary School are expected to conclude on August 9, 2024.  The sessions run Monday through Thursday from 9:00 hrs to 13:00hrs. A programme which started in 2023 with fifty students has increased significantly to one hundred students who eagerly seized the opportunity to participate in this educational programme, specifically designed for children ages four to 12 years old. Children from Ann’s Grove, Cove and John, Victoria, Golden Grove, Haslington, Enmore and Georgetown are part of the programme. At the opening ceremony of the programme on Monday, there were officials from the Ministry of Education Regional Literacy Coordinator for Region Four, Cindy Singh along with other members including teachers and volunteers. This summer learning programme marked the fulfilment of Lewis’ determination to develop mathematical skills in Guyanese students from their early age. Students of the Learning Summer Programme 2024 Addressing the participants, Lewis spoke about the challenges children of Guyana are experiencing in mathematics. She shared that: “It is my goal to use my expertise to work with students providing a one-to-one tutoring in mathematics and that has proven to be successful. It is that common trend of difficulty that runs learning mathematics…I want to give back I want to see every boy and girl be able to do mathematics.” Meanwhile, Singh commended Lewis and her team for assisting the Ministry of Education in promoting learning in Victoria and other communities. Speaking with Kaieteur News, Lewis expressed her passion for learning and improving the children of Guyana. During Covid-19 pandemic, Lewis tutored Guyanese children preparing for National Grade Six Assessment where she appeared virtually. “Schools needed help so I volunteered, I jumped in single- handedly. I worked with three schools, Victoria Primary, Swami Purnananda and Paradise, and so about 15 plus children I tutored,” Lewis recounted. Related Similar Articles

Man granted bail for assaulting and stealing chain from woman Jul 18, 2024 Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Kaieteur News – A 25-year-old mason on Wednesday appeared before the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court to answer a charge of robbery with violence. granted bail; Samuel Hyman Samuel Hyman, of Friendship, East Coast Demerara made his first court appearance before Principal Magistrate Faith McGusty, who read the charge to him. The charge read that on July 8, 2024 at Water Street, Georgetown, he robbed Diana Williams one silver chain with a diamond and gold pendant valued $120,000 and immediately after used personal violence to the said person. Hyman pleaded not guilty to the charge. According to police report, on the mentioned date, Williams was walking along Water Street with her silver chain around her neck. While in the vicinity of Stabroek Market, she felt someone choked her from behind and grabbed the chain. He then ran in the westerly direction, running further into the market. Williams then made a report to the Stabroek police outpost where an investigation was conducted. He was identified and arrested on July 13 where he was charged for the offence committed. Hyman was granted bail in the sum of $75,000 along with the mention conditions.  He is scheduled to return on July 31, 2024 for disclosure. Related Similar Articles

Masked bandits in fielder wagon rob Chinese supermarket at Linden Jul 18, 2024 News Kaieteur News – Three bandits – two of them masked and armed with a gun on Tuesday night robbed a Chinese supermarket located at Central Amelia’s Ward, Mackenzie, Linden of $300,000 cash, $20,000 in GT&T and Digicel phone cards and the owner’s iPhone 13. They escaped in a white Toyota Fielder Wagon.  The owner of the supermarket, Xpang Guan, 40, reportedly told investigators that the bandits entered the supermarket around 20:35hrs while he was attending to customers at the cash register. He said two of them were dressed in dark clothing and had on masks. The third did not wear a mask and was dressed in a white t-shirt. He pulled out a gun while his masked accomplices pulled out knives and started demanding cash and valuables from the owner and the customers. Fearful for their lives, they allowed the bandits to take what they wanted. Investigations are ongoing. Related Similar Articles

Lone gunman robs Jettoo Lumber Yard Manager $5M Jul 18, 2024 News Kaieteur News – A lone gunman on Monday robbed  Jettoo Lumber Yard’s manager of a laptop bag containing $5 million in cash. The manager identified as Ashley Jettoo, 28, was robbed around 17:15hrs in front of the Lumber yard located at Deroy and Lombard Streets, Georgetown. Investigators said that she had just closed up the business and was heading to her vehicle with the laptop bag on her shoulder when the gunman attacker. Just as she was about to rest the bag on the vehicle seat, the suspect pulled out a gun from his pants crotch and pressed the muzzle against her stomach and instructed her to drop her laptop bag. She complied and the bandit grabbed the bag with cash and ran away. Police have been able to identify a suspect and are presently hunting him down. Related Similar Articles

De Government is an Octopus Jul 18, 2024 Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Kaieteur News – Once upon a time, the people waited for a hero to save them from the clutches of the almighty Government Octopus. This was no ordinary octopus, mind you. It had tentacles so wide they stretched from the city to the countryside, squeezing every last bit of independence from its citizens. The people looked around, expecting a saviour to appear. They glanced hopefully at Mr. Been-There-Done-That, but he was too busy reminiscing about the good old days. Mrs. Worn-Out-Shoes had walked too many miles and could barely muster the energy to stand. Mr. All-in-the-Family was entangled in his own web of connections, and Mr. Accent was too busy perfecting his eloquent speeches that went nowhere. The Government Octopus, meanwhile, tightened its grip, its sting paralyzing any attempt at resistance. Measures too regressive to spell out, oppressing the people into submission. The laws seemed to change overnight, always in favour of the few and never for the many. Divided and squabbling, the people could never agree on what needed to be done. “We need more money shouted one. “No, we need better roads!” cried another. The debates grew heated, but no one ever took a stand. Trust in their politicians was boundless, but faith in themselves was nowhere to be found. This fatalism became the new norm. The people convinced themselves that change was impossible. The Government Octopus was too strong, its tentacles too wide, its sting too oppressive, and its measures too regressive. So, they stayed in their homes, grumbling and hoping for a miracle. But here’s the thing about waiting for miracles: sometimes, you have to create your own. The people forgot that the true power lay not in their leaders but within themselves. The Government Octopus might be strong, but united, the people could be stronger. They just needed to stand up, together, and realize that the change they sought was within their grasp all along. Talk half. Leff half. Related Similar Articles

GOA facilitates elite training for Guyanese Olympians Jul 18, 2024 Sports Aleka Persaud and Coach Shawn Baksh meeting with Panam Sport President, Neven Ilic at the Mulhouse training camp in France. By Rawle Toney Kaieteur Sports – With just nine days until the start of the 33rd Summer Olympics in Paris, the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) is providing elite training for the country’s athletes competing at the prestigious event. Sprinter Emanuel Archibald, swimmer Aleka Persaud, and table tennis star Chelsea Edghill are currently training in Europe, fine-tuning their skills to enhance their chances of reaching the podium. Chelsea Edghill Archibald, who will race in the Men’s 100m at Stade de France on August 3, is in Stuttgart, Germany, thanks to the support of the GOA, the Jamaican Administrative Athletic Association (JAAA), and his coach. In a recent comment, the CAC Games gold medallist and Pan Am Games bronze medallist said, “Today was good for me, just getting in reps,” as he focuses on his quest for Olympic glory. The Stuttgart training camp began on July 13. Afterward, Archibald will join the Mulhouse training camp in France from July 24. The Mulhouse high-performance training camp, arranged by Pan Am Sports, will run from July 14–21 for table tennis and swimming, and from July 22–29 for athletics. The camp is designed to help athletes acclimatize to the French conditions. Emanuel Archibald Edghill, making her second Olympic appearance, will be the only English-speaking Caribbean athlete competing in table tennis, which begins on July 27 at the Paris Expo Porte de Versailles. Persaud and her coach, Shawn Baksh, are already in France and will be joined by Raekwon Noel ahead of their competition, which also starts on July 27 at the Paris La Défense Arena. Both Noel and 400m athlete Aliyah Abrams are receiving private training with additional support from the GOA. Related Similar Articles

England go back to the future as post-Anderson era begins at Trent Bridge Jul 18, 2024 Sports Chris Woakes and Mark Wood will lead England’s attack after the retirement of James Anderson (centre). (Gareth Copley/Getty Images) Wood and Woakes to reprise Ashes-turning alliance as West Indies seek statement performance from senior players ESPNcricinfo – Big picture: New guard? Not quite It’s the start of a new era up at Trent Bridge although, at a glance, it looks a lot like the old era. There’s a solitary change to England’s winning line-up from Lord’s, albeit a significant one, as James Anderson takes his leave of the team after 188 appearances and 21 years. But if you thought the future starts here and now, then the recent past wants to have a word with you. Mark Wood and Chris Woakes, with their venerable combined age of 69, were England’s winning formula in the latter half of last summer’s epic Ashes, particularly when they combined in the crucial third Test at Headingley; raw pace on the one hand, incisive swing and nibble on the other, not to mention their cool-headed marshalling of a fraught run-chase on the fourth afternoon. Kraigg Brathwaite at West Indies’ training session ahead of the first Test against England. (Getty Images) Here they are once more, then, back as the continuity candidates in an England bowling attack that will be lacking both Anderson and Stuart Broad in a home Test for the first time since West Indies at Edgbaston in 2012. Ironically both players were subbed out of that 2012 game with an eye to the future too, as the selectors took the chance to assess the attack-leading potential of Steven Finn, Tim Bresnan and Graham Onions, all three of whom went on to retire before either of the main protagonists. No such leaps of faith are being made this time around. While Matthew Potts and the uncapped Dillon Pennington wait patiently in the wings, England are falling back in the first instance on one of the core tenets of the Stokes-McCullum era: continuity of selection and faith in your chosen campaigners. Wood may have endured a tricky time across all three formats this winter, including four wickets in three Tests in India, but England need no reminding of his visceral power when the conditions are in his favour; nor of Woakes’ prowess on home soil, as last summer’s Compton-Miller Medal amply attests. Mark Wood and Shoaib Bashir prepare to bat during England practice. (Gareth Copley/Getty Images) Wood had not been an original inclusion in the squad, after his involvement in the T20 World Cup. However, his recall is arguably informed by Gus Atkinson’s startling performance at Lord’s. Debut figures of 12 for 106 were hugely impressive in their own right, but the discipline in Atkinson’s performance was an additional factor, as he charged through the crease to hammer out a relentless line and length, pushing 90mph in every spell while offering no let-up to a becalmed West Indian batting line-up. With Wood at the other end, scattering a few pigeons with his extra mph, England’s stated aim of prepping for the next Ashes tour could well get a kick-start in the coming days. For West Indies, there’s no easy route back into contention, though that has often been the case on recent England tours. Kraigg Brathwaite and Jason Holder will remember the circumstances of their fightback on the 2017 tour, when they succumbed to another crushing innings loss in the series opener at Edgbaston only to bounce back with a sensational run-chase at Headingley, while there has been plenty chat in the intervening days about the miracle at Brisbane back in January. But, with respect to an incisive bowling attack that refused to allow England to run away with the game at Lord’s, it’s all about the batting for West Indies this week. Worryingly, it was hard to point many fingers of blame in that first Test. Brathwaite, their linchpin, endured a fallow game, which did not help, but from Mikyle Louis on debut to the obvious talents of Alick Athanaze, the patches of composure that they showcased were all too often undermined by lapses that screamed, more than anything else, of a lack of experience at this level. There’s no easy fix, other than learning on the job and hoping that England offer an opportunity to get a toe-hold in the game – perhaps, as Joshua da Silva suggested, by over-reaching themselves in their eagerness to experiment for the Ashes. But given how stung Ben Stokes was by the suggestion, before Lord’s, that England’s failure to win a Test series in 18 months would be a factor in a more win-at-all-costs attitude in this series, the totality of that Lord’s display was ominous in the extreme. More of the same would appear to be the message. It will have been an astonishing shock for the ages if the teams arrive at Edgbaston next week with series all-square. In the spotlight: Gus Atkinson and Kraigg Brathwaite What’s for the main course, Gus? In a single Test appearance at Lord’s, Gus Atkinson landed not only the fourth-best figures by a Test debutant in history, but bettered each and every one of James Anderson’s 188 Test-match analyses. If he thought his team’s new bowling mentor would be a tough act to follow, then he’s somehow raised the stakes for himself as well. The good news for Atkinson and England is that his phlegmatic character seems to be matched by an equally uncomplicated approach. He kept it simple and direct at Lord’s; a lot of scrambled-seam deliveries on a probing full length, keeping the stumps in play at all times, except when he fizzed in the sort of rib-tickler that dislodged Jason Holder on the second evening. As Lord’s debuts go, it couldn’t have been further removed from Anderson’s first visit way back in 2003, when the magic that delivered him his five-for against Zimbabwe also spoke of a fragility that would be exposed fairly ruthlessly by South Africa later that summer. Even if his subsequent returns don’t live up to this first billing, it’s hard to see Atkinson veering far from what he does best. Shamar Joseph struggled for fitness during the first Test. (Gareth Copley/Getty Images) If West Indies are to gain any traction in this series, they desperately need their senior campaigners to step up. Kraigg Brathwaite did just that at Headingley in 2017, making 134 and 95 as Shai Hope’s under-sung sidekick, and again on home soil two years ago, when another painstaking hundred at Barbados set his side up for their series-sealer in Grenada. But for all his obdurate qualities, he has managed one half-century in 16 innings since the most recent of his 12 Test hundreds, against Zimbabwe in February 2023. Maybe the loose nature of his first-innings dismissal at Lord’s – hacking outside off at Atkinson’s second ball – will be the jolt he needs to double down on his crease occupation. Either way, he will need support to drag his side back into contention, and few know better than Holder what that can entail. Though he did his bit with the ball at Lord’s, he was picked off cheaply by Atkinson in each innings. Maybe some of that muscle-memory from his brutal double-century in Bridgetown 2019 can flex back to the fore. For his team’s sake, it might need to. West Indies had concerns over Shamar Joseph, who appeared to suffer a hamstring niggle at Lord’s, but it transpires it was just cramp, so he retains his place in an unchanged line-up. His nominal replacement would have been the uncapped Jeremiah Louis – brother of Mikyle – who could have made it two St Kitts players in the West Indies line-up in as many Tests, after none in their first 96 years. Pitch and conditions: Sunny (mostly) and grassy? Pleasant sunny conditions for the first two days of the Test are expected to give way to a slightly more drizzly weekend, although nothing apocalyptic seems to be on the horizon. With 24 hours to go, the pitch appeared to still have a tinge of live grass on the surface, although there’s time yet for a final shave. Related Similar Articles