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The Guyana Athletes Commission on Saturday hosted its first-ever Social Media Management Workshop targeting local athletes.
The session was held at the Guyana Olympic Association’s headquarters at Liliendaal and conducted by social media expert, Javon Wilson. Over 50 persons (athletes and officials) from 15 disciplines attended the event.
Also present were President of the Guyana Olympic Association Godfrey Munroe and Vice-president Cristy Campbell.
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The aim was to equip athletes with essential knowledge on presenting themselves professionally across various social media platforms, thereby fostering opportunities for their personal and athletic growth.
The topics at the interactive seminar were:
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Among those present was standout athlete Tianna SpringerChair of the Commission Chelsea Edghill, OLY, said: “There is a growing interest in athletes’ lives- how they prepare, how they train- and it also bodes well for them when it comes to the NIL (Name, Image and Likeness rights) deals and these big companies wanting to sponsor athletes.”
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Chair of the Guyana Athletes Commission, Chelsea Edghill, speaking to media operatives at the workshop on Saturday“In Guyana we have a changing landscape for sports and it is important to equip athletes with the necessary tools to be able to access all the opportunities available to them.”
The workshop is the first of several initiatives planned by the Athletes Commission this year, in alignment with its mission to represent and support athletes within the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA).
Edghill added: “Athletes play a pivotal role in society in terms of inspiring other people and being a positive influence on society, and having this workshop bodes well for all athletes. For us, we need to be seen as more than just people who hit a ball or swim- we have a part to play and our voices should be heard.”
According to Edghill, other workshops are in the pipelines with specific focus on Mental Health and Nutrition.
About the Guyana Athletes Commission
Established in 2022, the Guyana Athletes Commission serves as the primary advocate for athletes within the GOA.
The Commission is committed to championing the rights and welfare of Guyanese athletes while fostering their holistic development on and off the field.
A 28-year-old man who is accused of convincing two children, under the age of 14, to send him photographs of themselves, which he later uploaded online, is expected to face a series of cybercrime charges in the new week.
The suspect has been identified as Joshua Rambarran.
Police Headquarters in a statement said following reports of child luring and child pornography, an investigation was launched into the incidents which occurred on March 27, 2024 and April 6, 2024.
“Investigators found that two children under 14 years old were groomed and convinced to send explicit pictures and videos to a Snapchat account, and the said pictures and videos were then posted to a telegram group,” the Police report said.
As a result, the suspect was arrested and questioned.
A file was then prepared and dispatched to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Chambers for legal advice.
Police headquarters said that the file returned with recommendation that Rambarran be charged with several offences.
They are:
*Five counts of distributing child pornography through a computer cystem in contravention of Section 14(1)(b) contrary to Section 14 (4) (a) of the Cybercrime Act No. 16 of 2018.
*Publishing electronic data that is obscene with intent to humiliate another person in contravention of Section 19(2)(a) contrary to Section 19 (5)(a) of the Cybercrime Act No. 16 of 2018.
*Child luring, in contravention of Section 15(1)(a) of the Cybercrime Act 2018, contrary to section 15(4)(a) of the Cybercrime Act 2018, and
*Using a computer system to coerce, harass, intimidate, and humiliate a person, in contravention of section 19(1)(a) of the Cybercrime Act 2018, contrary to Section 19(5)(a) of the Cybercrime Act 2018.
Rambarran is scheduled to appear in court in the new week.
Berbice woman who was brutally raped and killed, died from asphyxiation, a wound to her neck, and a fracture to her cervical spine.
Police headquarters reported the findings of the autopsy, which was conducted on Saturday.
Nandlall’s body has since been handed over to her relatives for burial.
The incident occurred sometime between 12:30hrs on April 11 and 07:40hrs on April 12 at No. 0 (54) Village backdam, Corentyne, Berbice.
News Room reported that the woman left home around noon on Thursday in search of mangoes to make achar to sell.
She, however, was never seen again, and her son, along with other relatives formed a search party to look for her. Her naked body with injuries to her face and neck were discovered in the backdam where she would normally go to get the mangoes.
Two suspects, an 18-year-old and a 25-year-old were arrested in relation to the murder.
The News Room was informed that they have since confessed to raping and murdering the woman.
The suspects told Police that they would normally venture to the backlands area where they would set traps to catch wild animals and also engage in (smoking) marijuana.
There, they met the woman who had also gone to the location in search of mangoes to make achar to resell.
The suspects said they talked with the woman and during the conversation asked her to engage in sexual intercourse. After she refused, they forced themselves unto her and committed the act of rape. She threatened to inform the Police and that’s when they decided to kill her out of fear that they would be identified and arrested.
One of the men used a knife to commit the act.
Gunraj Veersammy, 27, a relative who was a part of the search team who found the body, said that they were searching with her son for hours. He said when they found her naked body, her clothes were nearby, leading them to believe that she was raped before she was killed.
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The document in its entirety would be uploaded to the GAPLF Facebook page apart from being presented to the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport, National Sports Commission and the Guyana Olympic Association.
It will also be sent to the International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) and South American Powerlifting Federation (FESUPO).
Wilson thanked the Secretary, and Treasurer and the Executive Committee for their contributions which have resulted in a huge year for the sport in Guyana.
Apart from hosting all the statutory competitions in 2023, the GAPLF was also represented at four international competitions, including three World Championships and the South American Championship.
For reposing confidence in him and the executive by electing them for another year, Wilson said that the work of lifting the Federation to another level which commenced in 2023, will continue in 2024 and beyond.
Gratitude was also extended to all the sponsors of the GAPLF during 2023, which collectively added up towards the Federation’s success.
Those recognised were the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport, National Sports Commission, Fitness Express, E-Master Corporation, OPM, Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport, National Sports Commission, Guyana Olympic Association, John Fernandes Limited, the National Milling Company of Guyana, The Trophy Stall, and 592Tees, and Sunny and Sweetie Roti Shop.
Acknowledging that frequent blackouts experienced countrywide are “unacceptable”, Finance and Public Service Minister Dr Ashni Singh on Saturday said that the government is focused on delivering solutions.
This, he said will result in the addition of 35 megawatts of power to the national grid in the coming weeks from a power ship that will arrive soon.
“The reality is there are more customers and they are demanding more.
“This government really has no interest in playing the blame game.
“Our focus is on delivering solutions,” Dr Singh said during a live broadcast.
According to Dr Singh, at the end of 2023, the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) had 227,067 customers; this represented 49,000 new customers more than 2014.
It is therefore evident that the demand for electricity has significantly grown with new housing schemes being developed. This is compounded by an increase in commercial and industrial activities.
In providing a breakdown, Dr Singh said when the PPP/C demitted office, it installed up to 76.9MW of power to the grid.
“Because we anticipated, we knew there were new investments coming to Guyana. There were new housing schemes being developed. So we knew that GPL generating engines, many of them were old, that we needed to retire some and also build up capacity to address issue of redundancy, etc,” Dr Singh said.
While, when the APNU took up office in 2015, they only installed 14.2MW, he said.
So in 2020, when they were re-elected into office, Dr Singh said there was a gap and GPL continued to face challenges since there was more demand for electricity than the company could produce.
“They did not invest in new generating capability. They did not invest and maintain our engines adequately and so when we returned in office, what we found was a completely dilapidating and even further dilapidating infrastructure at GPL with a system that was completely incapable of generating electricity to meet the needs of the country,” Dr Singh said.
To address this, Dr Singh said 9.6MW of emergency power was installed within the PPP/C’s first four months in office at Canefield, Onverwagt and Sophia.
With the expected 35 megawatts of power, Dr Singh said the PPP/C government would have installed 127 MW of power from 2020 to date.
This includes the 28.9MW capacity that was procured and is being installed at the Colombia, Mahaicony sub-station.
As of Saturday, Dr Singh said 19.2MW has been successfully installed.
“We are now procuring 33MW of solar power to be plugged into Berbice, Essequibo…That’s money we have earned from the LCDS,” Dr Singh said.
A quantity of ammunition was also found during the raids (Photo: GPF/April 13, 2024)