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By Raywattie Deonarine

As the beauty industry keeps growing, it can be vividly seen that consumers are willing to pay almost anything to look attractive.

Natural and organic skincare items are among the most popularly purchased beauty products in the world. And now 29-year-old Savina Sukhnandan of New Road, Charity, Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam) has grabbed the opportunity to open her own natural and organic beauty product business, which creates one hundred percent satisfaction for customers.

After giving birth to her son Aiden Sukhnandan and daughter Liliana Sukhnandan, Savina Sukhnandan saw that her skin had a lot of dark spots, stretch marks, and other pigmentations that she considered looking ‘terrible’, and she developed low self-esteem.

She decided to research natural remedies to get rid of hyperpigmentation from the skin, and made a finished product of several natural skincare treatments that would enhance beauty and skin appearance. She now owns and operates “Lilly’s Organic”, named after her daughter, because she wants to create a legacy and cut the tradition where businesses and properties are only passed on to sons.

The young entrepreneur launched her business on April 8, 2022 after she saw great changes in her skin tone come about after using the products made by her hands. Sukhnandan is currently working on growing her business, so that it can become a household name in the future.

In a recent interview with Sunday Times, Sukhnandan revealed that after browsing the internet and watching several YouTube videos, she came across ‘Carrot Oil’ as a homemade natural remedy that would even skin tone. She then decided to gather her carrots and other ingredients needed to make the finished product, which came out successful.

 “One day I decided to do some research to see if I can make something homemade to use on my skin, and I came across carrot oil. So, I followed the recipe online and I made it…After two weeks of using it, I began to see positive changes in my skin appearance, and my hyperpigmentation was fading. After a month of use, my skin was looking so amazing and I was glowing from within,” the entrepreneur disclosed.

Using pure organic ingredients in her skincare line, and seeing positive changes, the young entrepreneur has incorporated exotic herbal remedies using orange peels, hibiscus, rosemary, carrots, turmeric and essential oils to create glowing skincare products.

Her skin enhancement remedies have motivated the young woman to make another product, and she chose to put together turmeric, sugar and other ingredients to make a face and body scrub. The famous face and body scrub is best used for treating dark spots, hyperpigmentation, sunburns and eczema, and is best paired with carrot oil to produce a natural skin glow.

“When I made the turmeric scrub, it didn’t come out as expected at first, because I was using the wrong turmeric powder and it stained my skin for days… I did some more research and learned about the cosmetic grade of turmeric, and after making, it came out better than the first,” she said.

Sukhnandan explained that her friends and family members noticed her skin change from spotted black to fair, smooth, healthy and glowing skin, and all were eager to know what were her products. The young woman added that she was very excited to introduce them to her natural remedies that give her skin a perfect look.

“After they used the product, they experienced a great change in their skin. So, I would use their reviews to know how to improve the products I created… I then created two more products: Brazilian scrub and orange peel oil, after discovering an ancient article about the anti-aging properties in these ingredients.” Sukhnandan said.

Sukhnandan decided to market her products, so she made five pieces of her natural and organic products and sold them to her friends who are salon owners.

“They used the products and I got great feedback from them…. They also encouraged me to open a small business, make and advertise my products, and sell to persons who are interested in my natural products. I was hesitant at first, because I know there are a lot of organic skin care product lines out there,” she said, while adding that her husband Balram Sukhnandan, the owner of Platinum Group, is her biggest supporter, who in the first place encouraged her to take up the challenge and open her own business.

She explained that she started by making ten products, which she sold them to several locations on the Essequibo Coast, such as New Road, Glanz Beaute Studio, Roshini Hair Salon, and Sony’s Cosmetics; and she also offered delivery to Georgetown. She added that currently she has ten products, which include 2 scrubs, 2 oils, 2 creams, 1 body butter, 1 hair oil, 1 hair mask, and 1 yoni.

Speaking about the challenges she faces in her business, Sukhnandan said that getting customers to buy her products is very difficult, so most of her time is spent on advertising and encouraging people to purchase her products, and look attractive with glowing skin in two weeks.

“A lot of persons were hesitant because of (the products) being locally made, and also to find some of the ingredients here in Essequibo to make the products. Some of my ingredients are from right here in my area, (from other) women-owned businesses, and the others I have to import or buy from Georgetown,” she explained.

When the young entrepreneur was asked what motivates her the most, she answered that she always wanted to do something on her own, and she achieved her business; and she also wanted to be able to stand on her own feet and have her own identity besides being a perfect mom and wife.

“I want my kids to grow up with understanding, so that they will know that you have to work hard for what you want, and I want them to see both of their parents working so that they can grow up knowing that you have to work to be successful. Lily’s Organic is very dear to me, as the products are crafted to treat skin problems that I have, like dark spots, hyperpigmentation, acne-prone skin, sunburn, and more… I intend to create products for women or men with these conditions at the best quality and affordable cost,” she related.

She also said that her ingredients are of the highest quality, and that all ingredients are naturally produced by plants. Sukhnandan believes that healthy, glowing skin can be achieved without using harmful chemicals that can cause irreversible damage to customers’ skin in the future.

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The children are our future and it is up to parents and well-meaning adults to be vigilant and care for them, especially when it comes to sexual abuse, which unfortunately is believed to occur more frequently than most of us are aware.

All parents want to safeguard their children from predators, but how can you do so if you don’t know how to detect one? Unfortunately, they don’t look any different than everybody else.

Anyone can be a paedophile (even family members), so identifying one can be very difficult, especially because most paedophiles are initially trusted by the children they abuse. They can be male or female, rich or poor, employed or unemployed, religious or non-religious, highly educated or non-educated, or from any race.

What is paedophilia?

Paedophilia, also classified in DSM-IV and DSM-IV-TR as paraphilia is a type of psychosexual condition. It is defined as a mature person’s desire to have sexual intercourse with minors aged 13 or younger. Paedophiles frequently begin their relationships with youngsters as friends before engaging them in sexual relationships.

Here are five of the most common signs of paedophilia that can help you safeguard your child from befriending a molester.

Look for signs of grooming

“Grooming” refers to the process by which a paedophile gains the trust of a child, and occasionally the trust of the parents as well. Over the course of months or even years, a paedophile will gradually become a trusted family member, volunteering to babysit, take the child shopping or on trips, or spend time with the child in various ways. Many paedophiles will not start molesting a child until they have established trust.

They will frequently utilize a variety of games, tactics, activities, and words to gain a child’s trust and deceive them. These include: keeping secrets (secrets are valuable to most children because they are perceived as “adult” and a source of power), sexually explicit games, caressing, kissing, touching, sexually suggestive behaviour, exposing a child to pornographic material, coercion, bribery, flattery, and, worst of all, affection and love. Be aware that the goal of these approaches is to isolate and confuse your child.

Unusual interest in child activities

One of the most obvious signs of paedophilia is an adult’s intense interest in child activities. Most molesters like to spend their time as if they were children, rather than engaging in adult-oriented activities. Their hobbies may appear childish such as playing with cars or planes and collecting toys. The setting in which they live or spend time is frequently decorated in a childlike fashion even if they have no kids, which can appeal to the victim’s age and sex.

“Friendship” with vulnerable children

Predators prefer to form relationships with shy or withdrawn children who require support but cannot obtain it from their families. As a result, paedophiles provide their victims with care and money and eventually become their friends and mentors. Then, a paedophile involves a child watching adult movies and perusing graphic images. Before they know it, a kid can find themselves enticed into sexual relations with an adult predator.

Always wants to spend time alone with a child

If a predator is someone you know (e.g. your friend), they can insist on staying with your kid alone and may even offer or take them on trips where they are alone overnight or longer. If you notice they do it too often, make sure to discuss every detail of their time spent together with your child.

Interested in or views child pornography

Anyone who spends a significant amount of time viewing pornography, particularly child pornography (this may seem obvious, but viewing child pornography is not an interest or curiosity – it is participation in a crime of sexual abuse upon a child) is a definite red flag.

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No sign of decrease in global CO2 emissions

Global carbon emissions in 2022 remain at record levels – with no sign of the decrease that is urgently needed to limit warming to 1.5°C, according to the Global Carbon Project science team.

If current emissions levels persist, there is now a 50% chance that global warming of 1.5°C will be exceeded in nine years.

The new report projects total global CO2 emissions of 40.6 billion tonnes (GtCO2) in 2022. This is fuelled by fossil CO2 emissions which are projected to rise 1.0% compared to 2021, reaching 36.6 GtCO2 – slightly above the 2019 pre-COVID-19 levels[*]. Emissions from land-use change (such as deforestation) are projected to be 3.9 GtCO2 in 2022.

Projected emissions from coal and oil are above their 2021 levels, with oil being the largest contributor to total emissions growth. The growth in oil emissions can be largely explained by the delayed rebound of international aviation following COVID-19 pandemic restrictions.

The 2022 picture among major emitters is mixed: emissions are projected to fall in China (0.9%) and the EU (0.8%), and increase in the USA (1.5%) and India (6%), with a 1.7% rise in the rest of the world combined.

The remaining carbon budget for a 50% likelihood to limit global warming to 1.5°C has reduced to 380 GtCO2 (exceeded after nine years if emissions remain at 2022 levels) and 1230 GtCO2 to limit to 2°C (30 years at 2022 emissions levels).

To reach zero CO2 emissions by 2050 would now require a decrease of about 1.4 GtCO2 each year, comparable to the observed fall in 2020 emissions resulting from COVID-19 lockdowns, highlighting the scale of the action required.

Land and ocean, which absorb and store carbon, continue to take up around half of the CO2 emissions. The ocean and land CO2 sinks are still increasing in response to the atmospheric CO2 increase, although climate change reduced this growth by an estimated 4% (ocean sink) and 17%  (land sink) over the 2012-2021 decade.

This year’s carbon budget shows that the long-term rate of increasing fossil emissions has slowed. The average rise peaked at +3% per year during the 2000s, while growth in the last decade has been about +0.5% per year.

The research team – including the University of Exeter, the University of East Anglia (UEA), CICERO and Ludwig-Maximilian-University Munich – welcomed this slow-down, but said it was “far from the emissions decrease we need”.

The findings come as world leaders meet at COP27 in Egypt to discuss the climate crisis.

“This year we see yet another rise in global fossil CO2 emissions, when we need a rapid decline,” said Professor Pierre Friedlingstein, of Exeter’s Global Systems Institute, who led the study.

“There are some positive signs, but leaders meeting at COP27 will have to take meaningful action if we are to have any chance of limiting global warming close to 1.5°C. The Global Carbon Budget numbers monitor the progress on climate action and right now we are not seeing the action required.”

Professor Corinne Le Quéré, Royal Society Research Professor at UEA’s School of Environmental Sciences, said: “Our findings reveal turbulence in emissions patterns this year resulting from the pandemic and global energy crises.

“If governments respond by turbo charging clean energy investments and planting, not cutting, trees, global emissions could rapidly start to fall.

“We are at a turning point and must not allow world events to distract us from the urgent and sustained need to cut our emissions to stabilise the global climate and reduce cascading risks.”

Land-use changes, especially deforestation, are a significant source of CO2 emissions (about a tenth of the amount from fossil emissions). Indonesia, Brazil and the Democratic Republic of the Congo contribute 58% of global land-use change emissions.

Carbon removal via reforestation or new forests counterbalances half of the deforestation emissions, and the researchers say that stopping deforestation and increasing efforts to restore and expand forests constitutes a large opportunity to reduce emissions and increase removals in forests.

The Global Carbon Budget report projects that atmospheric CO2 concentrations will reach an average of 417.2 parts per million in 2022, more than 50% above pre-industrial levels.

The projection of 40.6 GtCO2 total emissions in 2022 is close to the 40.9 GtCO2 in 2019, which is the highest annual total ever.

The Global Carbon Budget report, produced by an international team of more than 100 scientists, examines both carbon sources and sinks. It provides an annual, peer-reviewed update, building on established methodologies in a fully transparent manner. Once published, the 2022 edition (the 17th annual report) will be online here: https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-14-4811-2022

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For years, hinterland communities have seen recurring incidents of social issues, such as teenage pregnancy and alcohol abuse. Youths of Batavia, in Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni), plan to effect change to this situation to see social ills affecting the community being addressed frontally.

On October 28, 2022, the Batavia Mountain Movers Youth Group was presented to its home village. With training provided by Blossom Inc’s Spotlight Initiative, these youths, some of whom are serving as Community Support Officers, have been trained in various skills, and are equipped to address the issues of gender-based violence and child sexual abuse. They have also been trained in various life skills before the official launch of the group.

The training sessions were capacity-building initiatives to provide the youths of the community with skills and knowledge, so they can appropriately advocate for other persons within the community.

“The name Mountain Movers came about because of the main purpose of the group, and that is to make a positive impact on the lives of the youths of Batavia,” Crystal Williams, one of the leaders of the group, noted at its launching. She said the main pillars of the group are love, trust, and community service.

“This group believes that teamwork is what makes the dream work. And our dream as youths is to see our village forge ahead in terms of youth empowerment, hence our motto is, ‘Individuals go far, teams go further’,” she told the villagers.

Williams said the group would work together, with its motto being to provide the youths of the community a better and more level playing field when it comes to sports, jobs, and training opportunities. She said the group also wants to provide the youths in the area with “more solid building blocks to education and equal opportunities, so that they can make a more positive contribution to their family as well as village development.”

At the launch of the group, its members prepared several artistic pieces, such as skits, dramatic poems, songs, and an acrostic inspired by their training. Batavia Toshao Orin Williams, Deputy Toshao Donna Boyal, Regional Child Protection Officer Shenella Edwards, and representatives from Blossom Inc. Child Advocacy Centers graced the event.

Blossom’s Spotlight Initiative began in November 2020 in collaboration with the Spotlight Initiative, a project funded by the United Nations Children’s Fund, the United Nations, and the European Union. Its goal is to eliminate violence against women and girls in Guyana.Blossom Inc’s Education and Outreach Officers Arlyne Ramdatt and Joses Solomon have been making several impactful trips into several communities to do just that.

The officers have been able to establish and support communities such as Matthews Ridge in Region 1 and Waramadong in Region 7 to launch youth groups similar to the one formed in Batavia.

According to Blossom Inc., the youth groups are not only peer-support bodies that offer safe spaces for young people in the community, but youths who form the group have received from Education and Outreach Officers training and mentorship that has provided them with the skills to plan and conduct various awareness-raising activities and campaigns to advocate against the social ills in their communities while supporting other youth in the community.

Following the launch of the Batavia Mountain Movers Youth Group, Blossom Inc expressed appreciation to the EU for being a major donor of funds to the UN to embark on the wider Spotlight Initiative.

That global initiative would see Guyana benefitting from the three-year, EU-funded program aimed at eliminating all forms of violence against women and girls.

“Much more is still to be done in order to see us, as a nation, achieve sustainable gender equality and the benefits of women empowerment by 2030,” Blossom Inc has said.It has been noted that the Spotlight team would forever be grateful for all the support given and pledges made to the project. For safe spaces to make reports of gender-based violence, members of the public can contact Blossom Inc. at 233-6701, the Counselling Hotline at 914, and/or the Child Protection hotline at 227-0979.

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