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Ryan Rickelton, promoted to open the batting in Tony de Zorzi’s injury-enforced absence, and Temba Bavuma, enjoying the form of his career, both scored hundreds on a perfect batting day at Newlands.

The pair shared a 235-run stand, the highest fourth-wicket partnership by a South African pair against Pakistan and at Newlands.

The pair played perfectly complementary roles, with Rickelton scoring heavily on the off side (102 of his 176 runs came there) and Bavuma plundering the on-side.

Together, they reeled off some exquisite drives and while Rickelton’s runs came in the areas straight down the ground, Bavuma was excellent on the flick and pull.

The volume of runs tells as much about the flatness of the pitch as it does about Pakistan’s attack, which lacked genuine pace.

That may have been the only way to force an error on a surface that is playing exponentially better than it did last last year when a vicious pitch saw the match end in 107 overs. Then, 23 wickets fell on the opening day.

Now, the same strip which has similar mottled green patches, has played placidly and is expected to get better for batting over the next day and a half.

The ease of conditions aside, the runs still had to be scored. Rickelton and Bavuma put on a fine display against a Pakistan side that suffered an early blow.

They lost Saim Ayub to what has turned out to be a match-ending injury. Ayub twisted his ankle in the field and was taken to hospital for further scans. The PCB confirmed he would take no further part in the Test, and will be sent to specialists in London for further advice.

While shoulders dropped after Ayub was stretchered off, Pakistan came back well and took three wickets in the last 40 minutes of the morning session.

Aiden Markram, Wiaan Mulder, newly installed at No.3, and Tristan Stubbs will all question their shots after they got through Mohammad Abbas’ initial spell, where he posed the greatest threat.

Abbas bowled 19.3 consecutive overs at SuperSport Park last weekend for a career-best 6-54 and took the new ball at Newlands.

His first delivery hit Markam on the front pad and Pakistan thought they had the first wicket. Umpire Nitin Menon was unmoved so they reviewed but replays showed it was clipping the top of off. Markram survived on umpire’s call.

Rickelton was the more free-flowing of the opening pair and scored seven boundaries to Markram’s three, in an opening stand worth 61.

Rickelton offered one chance in that time, when an edge off Khurram Shahzad fell short of second slip and South Africa went on their highest first-wicket partnership since March 2023.

Against the run of play, Markram eventually offered a chance when drove Shahzad loosely to the substitute fielder Abdullah Shafique.

After three ducks in the ODIs and no game time since, Shafique was under pressure and the ball went straight into and out of his hands. Markram was on 17.

No actual damage was done as, in the next over, Markram slashed at a ball that just moved away and inside-edged through to Mohammad Rizwan.

Abbas’ return after a seven-over break found Mulder’s outside edge to give Pakistan a second wicket. And Pakistan burgled another on the stroke of lunch when Stubbs stayed back to a tossed-up ball from part-time spinner Salman Agha and edged to Rizwan.

Pakistan squandered the opportunity to maximise their advantage after the break when they stuck with Aamer Jamal at one end and Agha on the other instead of bringing on one of their strike bowlers and allowed Bavuma to ease in.

Bavuma got his first runs when he steered Jamal to deep third and unfurled a series of gorgeous drives to continue his fine form this summer.

Masood brought Mir Hamza on five overs after the break and Shahzad after eight overs. By then, Rickelton was into the 60s. He hit two boundaries off Shahzad’s first second-session over and the sting was taken out of Pakistan’s attack.

They allowed South Africa easy run-scoring opportunities with the field spread and a variety of lengths.

Rickelton entered the 90s with back-to-back boundaries off Shahzad and quietly worked his way to 99.

He only faced one ball in the next two overs as Bavuma kept strike but when Agha bowled one on his pads, he whipped it away to bring up a second hundred in three Tests.

Two overs later Bavuma brought up fifty off 82 balls and South Africa went to tea on 184-3.

The evening session was all South Africa as Rickelton and Bavuma filled their boots.

Bavuma smashed the innings’ first six when he mowed Agha over mid-wicket, and Pakistan may have been left to wonder about the wisdom of not employing a specialist spinner, even just as a holding bowler at that point. Rickelton scored South Africa’s second six, over mid-wicket, in an over where he took 14 runs off Jamal.

He reached 150 with a cover-driven four off Khurram, with Bavuma 11 away from a hundred. He got there seven overs later, with a single off Jamal and ran almost to the long-on boundary, pumping his arms in celebration before swishing his bat wildly at the media end.

Bavuma’s emotions may have gotten the better of him when he edged Agha to Rizwan 17 minutes before the end of play. Since taking over as captain, Bavuma has scored three of his four Test hundreds and averages 57.78.

Rickleton and Bedingham saw out the day which Pakistan ended 10 overs short of the required 90. (ESPNcricinfo)

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A total of ten infants were welcomed into the world at the New Amsterdam Hospital located in Region Six on New Year’s Day.

In a detailed interview with reporters, Kayla Williams, a resident of Canefield in East Canje Berbice, shared her personal experience of delivering her second child, a baby boy.

Originally anticipating her due date to be December 21, Williams, who is employed at Port Mourant Public Hospital, found herself admitted for delivery following a routine check-up at the hospital.

“I am very grateful to be delivering on New Year’s Day. I wasn’t expecting it but it happened,” she related, adding that the nurses and doctors were “very helpful.”

Another new mother, nineteen-year-old Eleyana Henry from Rose Hall Town, Corentyne Berbice, described her experience of bringing her firstborn son into the world. Eleyana had anticipated her due date to be January 7, demonstrating the unpredictability of childbirth.

“I thought it woulda be more painful, but it wasn’t that painful,” she revealed.

Eleyana Henry and Dr. Vineshri Khirodhar, the Regional Health Officer for Region Six

Dr. Vineshri Khirodhar, the Regional Health Officer for Region Six, expressed satisfaction with the positive feedback from new mothers regarding the exceptional treatment received from the hospital staff throughout their birthing experiences.

“It’s a new year; It’s the start of a brand new era and I am very pleased that the babies are here, they are safe, mothers are safe. They are happy with the treatment from the staff: the midwife, doctors and nurses. So I am very happy. It gives me a lot of compassion and I am extremely pleased that they are here with their healthy babies,” Dr. Khirodhar stated.

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Cricket West Indies (CWI) on Friday announced the schedule for the Bangladesh Women’s team white-ball tour of the West Indies, set to be held in St. Kitts from January 14 to February 1, 2025.

The tour will feature three One-Day Internationals (ODIs) and three T20 Internationals (T20Is), all to be played at Warner Park in Basseterre.

The Bangladesh team will arrive in St. Kitts on January 14, ahead of the first One-Day International (ODI) scheduled for January 19.

The ODI series will continue with the second match on January 21 and conclude on January 24.

Following the ODI series, the teams will compete in three T20I matches on January 27, 29, and 31.

CWI Acting Chief Executive Officer Lynford Inverary expressed his enthusiasm for hosting the matches at Warner Park.

“Warner Park has long been a significant venue for West Indies cricket, and we are pleased to host the Bangladesh Women’s team for this series.”

“These matches not only provide a platform for high-quality cricket but also contribute to the development of the sport in St. Kitts and the wider Leeward Islands. We encourage the local fans to come out in full support, creating an electrifying atmosphere throughout the series.”

In his remarks, CWI Director of Cricket Miles Bascombe highlighted the importance of the series.

“This series against Bangladesh is crucial for us as we continue our campaign in the 2025 ICC 50-over Women’s Championship. The ODI series carries significant weight for our World Cup qualification hopes, while the T20I matches will provide valuable preparation as we continue to build depth in our squad.”

“We expect competitive cricket from both teams, and these matches will be vital for assessing our progress and fine-tuning our strategies for the challenges ahead in 2025.”

A strong performance against Bangladesh, particularly in the ODI series, is crucial to acquire automatic qualification.

However, there will still be another opportunity to qualify through the World Cup Qualifying Tournament scheduled a few months before the event. (CWI)

 

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The Linden Mayor and Town Council has secured approval for an $18 million grant and is ready to be uplifted, despite significant delays in submitting its work plan to the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development.

This was clarified by Minister Sonia Parag on Thursday during an interview with the Department of Public Information (DPI).

“The town clerk [of Linden] was informed that an $18 million grant would be given to the municipality. That $18 million cheque is to be uplifted and it is already being processed through the Ministry of Finance,” he said.

Linden’s Town Clerk, Lennox Gasper told DPI that he was informed of the grant’s readiness approximately a month ago and committed to uplifting the cheque in the new week.

Minister Parag stated that the ministry asked the municipality to revise a portion of its work plan since it did not substantially benefit the people of Region 10.

“They wanted a minibus and a truck. We asked them to put a work plan in place that would be more beneficial to the community. The ministry decided that we will give them the grant, notwithstanding the delay,” she stressed.

Minister Parag also pointed out that the ministry has been significantly supporting the region, through the procurement of a mini-excavator and the employment of several Community Infrastructure Improvement Project (CIIP) workers.

“We ensured that Region 10 was given a mini-excavator. We also placed 15 CIIP workers in Linden to assist the municipality with the enhancement of the town, which they didn’t previously have,” the local government minister explained.

Additionally, Minister Parag highlighted that the remaining amount of subvention for the Georgetown Mayor and City Council is also ready, and is expected to be uplifted on Friday.

During the ministry’s end-of-year press conference on Thursday at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre, Minister Parag clarified that all 70 Neighbourhood Democratic Councils (NDCs) received their subventions, while several municipalities have already uplifted all or part of their grant or subventions for 2024.

This amounts to more than $1 billion being budgeted to support these local democratic institutions.

“The subvention allocations have increased by 117 per cent since 2020. The subventions in 2020 were $460 million and in 2024 it was $1 billion. This money was used to support the maintenance of drainage networks, bridges, rehabilitation of community buildings, minor road repairs, and the installation of streetlights among other things,” the local government minister recounted.

Minister Parag posited that there has been no bias or discrimination towards any entity during the disbursement of these funds to the various elected bodies.

This is exemplified by the disbursements made to the Georgetown Mayor and City Council and other local democratic organs controlled by the APNU+AFC.

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The Ministry of Public Works is pleased to announce that all passengers, who were stranded in St. Lucia have now safely arrived in Georgetown, Guyana, as advised by British Airways.

Passengers originally scheduled to travel from Georgetown (GEO) to St. Lucia with onward connection to London Gatwick International Airport were accommodated on a British Airways flight that departed this evening.

Due to the unavailability of seats on this evening’s flight, 7 passengers were unable to travel on the departed BA flight but will be accommodated on other commercial flights later this evening and tomorrow.

The Ministry of Public Works expresses its gratitude to the British Airways team for their cooperation in resolving this issue and ensuring the safe re- turn of all passengers to their destinations.

We also thank the passengers for their patience and understanding during this unforeseen circumstance.

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Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo reassured citizens on Thursday that the $100,000 cash grant is not a one-time initiative but will continue periodically.

“People were asking us, is this a one-off thing and the answer is no, there will be more in the future but it will be announced when the decision is made,” Dr. Jagdeo said at a press conference on Thursday.

He added: “The periodic grants from time to time will depend to some extent on a number of variables as we have checked now.”

The Vice President also assured that opportunities for registration would remain open for those who missed earlier chances.

“There will be lots of opportunities to register.

“If a person is out of the country or as someone mentioned the last time a fisherman, or a miner or someone just sick, they need to be able to at their convenience just go someplace and get registered,” he explained.

Jagdeo acknowledged challenges faced during the registration and distribution process, like recently in New Amsterdam, where a miscommunication led to chaos.

“I am sorry about what took place in New Amsterdam. It should have never happened,” Jagdeo stated.

In a statement, the Guyana Police Force revealed Minister of Human Services and Social Security Dr. Vindhya Persaud was present at the New Amsterdam location and in her attempt to calm the crown, the gate was broken by persons pushing to enter the area.

The police had to intervene to restore order, and the process was halted, with people advised to return home.

Jagdeo further criticized how some officials are dealing with the distribution of cheques.

“Some of the technical people we put to administer this too, I think they begrudged the people getting their money. They hand them the cheques in a fashion like they are not happy with the people getting the money or they have to work so hard. Some of them are working harder than they ever worked in their whole lives now, handing out these cheques,” Jagdeo said.

He revealed that the government plans to improve its systems, including opening offices in every Neighborhood Democratic Council (NDC) and two in Georgetown for ongoing registration.

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It came as no surprise to the chess community when three young men- Candidate Master Sachin Pitamber, Kyle Couchman and Keron Sandiford- emerged as the top three winners of the End-of-Year Rapid and Blitz Chess competitions, held at the David Rose Special School last weekend.

Young Pitamber, who gained his Candidate Master Title in September last and played unbeaten, emerged as the winner in the Rapid Tournament with 8.5 points in the nine-round Swiss competition.

Couchman came in a close second with eight points, while Sandiford, known for his talent in fast-paced competitions, placed third with 6.5 points.

Couchman won the Blitz Tournament with eight points, while Sandiford came in second, with eight points, and Pitamber placed third with six points.

Junior Champion Ricardo Narine, playing in the Under-20 Category, emerged victorious over his counterparts with eight points.

Young Nicholas Zhang and Woman Candidate Master (WCM) Aditi Joshi placed second and third with 6.5 points each.

The Best Female prizes for the Rapid competition went to WCM Jessica Callender and Tharisha Montes De Oca in the Open and Under-20 categories respectively, while Joshi copped the Best Female prize in the Blitz competition.

Notable performances in the Rapid competition were Kishan Puran with six points and newcomer Aravinda Singh with five points; playing in the Open Category, Alexander Zhang with 6.5 points; and newcomer Krishna Singh with five points from the Under-20 Category; and Rolex Alexander and Nicholas Zhang with 5.5 points, from the Blitz competition.

The tourneys, sponsored by the Guyana Chess Federation (GCF), attracted almost 30 players vying for G$225,000 in cash prizes. The End of Year Rapid and Blitz tourneys were set to complete the 2024 calendar of chess tournaments hosted by the GCF.

The Rapid chess competition was played on Saturday, December 28, in two divisions, the Open and Under-20 categories, with a time control of 15 minutes, plus five seconds added to the clock after each move.

The Blitz competition, played on December 29, had a time control of five minutes plus five-second increments.

The GCF wishes to thank the players for their resolute commitment to chess and their participation in the tourneys, which culminated in the chess events for 2024.

Thanks to the arbiter of the tournaments, FIDE Master Anthony Drayton. The GCF would like to thank David Rose Special School for providing the venue for the tournament.

The GCF extends best wishes for 2025 to all its sponsors, supporters, and friends in the chess community.

“Join us on guyanachess.gy, Facebook, and Instagram to keep updated with chess activities,” a release outlined.

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Guyana’s population now has 98.3 percent access to potable water, marking a remarkable achievement for Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) in 2024.

At a year-end press conference held at State House on Tuesday, President Dr Irfaan Ali highlighted that this success is the direct outcome of substantial investments in the water sector, which included the development of water wells and treatment plants throughout the past year.

“The hinterland and riverain communities have seen an increase in access to water from 46 per cent in 2020 to 91 per cent by the end of 2024. During the year, we also saw the construction of seven large water treatment plants,” the president remarked.

President Ali further revealed that six of these seven treatment plants are currently being tested and are expected to become fully operational by the end of January 2025. Together, these plants will supply treated water to over 134,000 residents.

In 2024, the expansion and upgrading of 12 additional water treatment plants were planned. Four of these upgrades have already been completed, with the remaining plants set to finish by mid-February 2025. These improvements will provide enhanced water quality to more than 34,000 residents.

The president also noted that the construction of 15 small inline treatment plants is underway. These plants will serve over 70,000 residents in smaller communities along the coast. Two of these plants are already being installed and are expected to be finished before the first half of 2025.

Altogether, these new treatment plants will benefit over 250,000 residents with access to treated water.

“More than 126 new wells were drilled. Seventy new wells are projected to be completed in the first half of 2025,” President Ali added.

The government’s significant investment in the water sector is part of its commitment to providing 100 percent access to treated water for all Guyanese by the end of 2025. This initiative aligns with the country’s broader Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

 

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“In our unity lies our strength. This must be our truth and our rallying cry. Whether tackling the climate crisis, addressing gun violence, or championing equitable global financial reforms, we must act with one voice and one purpose.”

My beloved brothers and sisters of the Caribbean,

As we step boldly into 2025, I greet you with hope, determination and an unyielding commitment to serve as your Chair of CARICOM.

Today, we stand at the crossroads of immense challenges and extraordinary opportunities. How we act, united as a people, and as nations will define not only this year, 2025, but the legacy of our generation.

The Caribbean is far more than a geographic space. We know it. It is a living testament to the power of courage, creativity, and our collective strength. Ours is a history marked by resilience, a word that we will have to embrace more and more in our future. Time and again we have faced storms most natural and manmade and risen stronger, more determined than ever, united in shaping our destiny; especially in this year as we saw the ravages of Hurricane Beryl make history not just for the history books, but regrettably, in the lives of too many families across our region.

I extend heartfelt thanks to the outgoing chairman, the Honourable Dickon Mitchell, Prime Minister of Grenada, for his wise and steady leadership. Together with my fellow leaders, I reaffirm our shared commitment to ensuring the prosperity, security and well-being of every citizen in our region.

A Region at an Important Juncture

We begin 2025 against that backdrop of global uncertainty.

The aftershocks of the COVID-19 pandemic linger. The worsening climate crisis endangers our homes and livelihoods – as I just referred to our experience with Beryl this year. The devastating conflicts in Sudan and Ukraine and Gaza and Lebanon reverberate far beyond their borders, while in our community, the multifaceted crisis in Haiti demands urgent, thoughtful and compassionate solutions, and we pray for the continued stability of our relations between Guyana and Venezuela.

These challenges, my friends, test our resolve, but they also underscore the urgency of adaptation, resilience and bold action. The Caribbean must not only weather these storms, but we must lead in crafting solutions for a changing world.

Advancing Regional Unity and Development

Central to our mission must be resuming the full implementation of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy. We paused our coordinated actions on this noble but critical mission as we applied all that we could muster to fight COVID and its trail of economic and social upheaval.

But five years on, we must resume our work on the CSME. For this is not merely an economic agenda. It is a vision of unity and opportunity for small states who know that we can achieve so much more together than we do so individually. Full realization of the CSME, including above all else, yes, the free movement of our nationals is essential for unlocking the true potential of our people and our economies.

So is the necessity for us to attain and go beyond the target that we set ourselves for food and nutritional security, best exemplified by the “Vision 25 by 2025” agenda, which we set in 2021.

We must now focus, my friends, to apply the few but necessary recommendations of the distinguished CARICOM Commission on Economy, who reported to us in the middle of the pandemic, when we were justifiably distracted. The pooling of our sovereignty must also be better addressed by the pooling of our efforts, from investment to skills to procurement. We can do better together.

We must also confront the injustices of the global financial system, which continue to marginalize Small Island and Low-lying Developing States. Unjust blacklisting practices, and insufficient access to concessional financing hinder our sustainable development efforts.

CARICOM will persist in advocating for reforms championed in the Bridgetown Initiative and working with others, like the 73 vulnerable countries in the Climate Vulnerable Forum as we fight for a better financial landscape regionally and globally, within which we can build resilience, prosperity and yes, equity – fairness – for all our people. We also urge the adoption and the laser like refining of the Multidimensional Vulnerability Index (MVI) to secure critical resources for our region’s future as we face these crises that are often beyond our control to avoid, but for which we must strengthen our resilience to survive.

In so doing, my friends, we must urgently settle a floor of rights as a community for our people so that we agree on what must be the minimum protection and the opportunities that each and every Caribbean person must benefit from while we instill as well in all of us the need for each to live our daily lives to do better by our family, our communities, our country, and yes, our region. Our home will only be as good in this region as we collectively make it. We remain inspired by the principles of Ubuntu – “I am because we are”.

In tandem, we must deliver on the commitments of the recently concluded George-Bridge Declaration, which built on the regional symposium in Port of Spain that recognized crime and violence as a public health issue in the Caribbean. This declaration reached at in Georgetown, Guyana, under the chairmanship of Barbados, prioritizes citizen security and safety by addressing it as a public health challenge while innovating and strengthening our efforts nationally and regionally in law enforcement and the modernization of our criminal justice systems.

This is absolutely critical for the majority of our people who simply want to ensure that the zone of peace that we aspire to as a region for the Caribbean is a lived reality in each of our communities. We look forward to the meeting in Saint Kitts and Nevis this year, which will add to the meetings in Trinidad and Guyana on this most critical of issues that affects each and every Caribbean person.

Championing Global Justice

We also welcome as a community, the declaration of the second decade for people of African descent, beginning today, the 1st of January, 2025. This achievement reflects the tireless advocacy of our region and the strides made during the first decade, including global recognition of our ten point plan for reparatory Justice and the establishment of the United Nations Permanent Forum for People of African Descent.

Yet, my friends, so much remains to be done in this area. We must continue to press the international community for a mature, face to face conversation at all levels, so that we may see them repair the damage from the exploitation through the immoral institutions of slavery and colonialism which our people suffered from.

We must also urge the international community to provide resources necessary to improve the dignity, security and material conditions of African descended people worldwide. The spectacle of 600 million Africans without electricity in an age of AI is in no way morally acceptable to us as a community, which is part of the African diaspora that is a six region of Africa. Yes, us CARICOM people. In this regard, we will further continue our work to strengthen our relationship with the African Union as a community of Caribbean people.

Seizing Opportunities for Transformation

So, my friends, this year, let us seize the boundless opportunities before us. The world is racing into a digital future, and the Caribbean must not be left behind. From green energy to artificial intelligence, we must lead with alacrity as innovators, not blindly but responsibly equipping our young people with the tools to drive change and to position our region as a hub for sustainable industries.

This is even more so when we consider that we equally face the challenge of many developed countries. That is, an aging and declining population.

It is for that reason that our young people, therefore, must be given every opportunity to ensure that when they to age, that there are those who are young enough to help them mature in their gray and silver years.

Our creativity, my friends, has long been our greatest asset. From the arts to technology. Let us inspire the world with our ingenuity and originality that every child, and entrepreneur and national, know they are part of a community that supports and uplifts them. And let us celebrate all that is good and is possible for our Caribbean civilization, as we do what we do best in the expression of our Festival of Arts CARIFESTA.

My friends, my brothers and sisters. CARIFESTA XV will be held in Barbados from August 22nd to 31st, 2025. I’m inviting you, God willing to create, to participate and simply to come. I speak to each and every one of us as Caribbean people, not just as members of Caricom, but everyone of the Caribbean people that can hear my voice, come.

As we would say in Barbados, “miss this and blame yourself”. Food and fashion. Music and dance, art, craft, sculpture and good old Caribbean talk from philosophy to attitudes from religion to development. Let us use this as an opportunity to build resilience in our region spiritually and psychologically each of us individually. Let us gather and feed our souls and nurture our spirit as Caribbean people.

The Power of Unity

In our unity lies our strength. This must be our truth and our rallying cry. Whether tackling the climate crisis, addressing gun violence, or championing equitable global financial reforms, we must act with one voice and one purpose.

To our Caribbean people, let us put aside what divides us and focus on what binds us together. I call on us to stay engaged. I say hold us, yes, as leaders accountable.

But remember, building this region we love is not only about the governments and its work. It is the responsibility of each and every one of us as Caribbean people, as Caribbean institutions. So, my friends, let us contribute our energy and our talents to this cause that matters most to us.

This must not, however, be our cry alone, but it must be the actions of our generation of Caribbean people.

We know better. We can do better. Together we can build a Caribbean that is resilient, prosperous, healthy and united. A beacon of hope in a world yearning for solutions. And we do so in our own, indomitable style with a smile on our face and a pep in our step.

Happy New Year, CARICOM The future is ours.

Yes, ours to create. Thank you.

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Kiran Bacchus, a mason from Cotton Tree, West Coast Berbice has died following a fight with his younger brother Deepak, 27, on New Year’s Day.

Police said Deepak lives with his wife, Tena and his mother Sookranie Bacchus.

Kiran lived next door with his wife, Seeta Churchand.
At about 01:30 hrs on January 1, Deepak reportedly prevented Kiran’s wife from entering their yard.

This led to a physical altercation between Deepak and Kiran.

“Kiran struck his head, causing him to bleed from his nose and appear dazed. He was quickly transported to the New Amsterdam Public Hospital, where he died while receiving treatment,” the police reported.

His wife, Seeta, told investigators that in 2015, her husband suffered a head injury in Trinidad due to an attack by two men where he was chopped and had to undergo surgery.

After Kiran died, Deepak was arrested. During a video interview, Deepak shared a different version of what transpired.

According to him, he was at home with his mother and wife when he saw his brother Kiran and sister-in-law Seeta attempting to push down their front gate. When they approached him, Kiran attacked him leading to a struggle that caused Kiran to fall.

Deepak alleged that while Kiran was on the ground, he struck (cuff) him twice, and then noticed blood coming from Kiran’s nose. He attempted to clean the blood, and with assistance from his mother and a driver, they took Kiran to the New Amsterdam Public Hospital, where he later passed away.

Deepak Bacchus is currently detained at the Blairmont Police Station. Statements have been taken, as investigations continue.

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