Year: 2014

– Guyanese writers highlighted “Today is the writer’s day” was one of the opening statements that were made by Professor David Dabydeen, and Guyana’s Ambassador to China at the Caribbean Press Book Launch at the Umana Yana last Friday. Apart from praising the writers for their dedication in bringing their writings to life, Dabydeen also encouraged other writers to take full advantage of this opportunity that was given to them by the Caribbean Press Publication (CPP) to have their works published and shared with the rest of the world, the…

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The body of five-year-old Beesham Munilall, who went missing on Monday after the boat in which he was travelling crashed into a rock in the vicinity of the Dukwarri River, Cuyuni, has been recovered. The child, who lived with his father Beesham Munilall Snr, mother and six-year-old sister at the Venezuelan border was reportedly with his father when the accident occurred. The father, according to reports was devastated by the unfortunate news. Jane Babulall, the grandmother of the dead child when contacted on Wednesday morning told Guyana Times International that…

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The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) has benefited from over Gy$1 billion donated by the Chinese military as part of a non-lethal military aid package. Heads of the GDF and Chinese military met to conduct the annual bilateral staff conference and as part of the conference, the two armies signed a military-aid package to assist in enhancing the service of the local Army. The package was signed by GDF Chief-of-Staff, Brigadier Mark Phillips and Major General Kong Li, of the People’s Liberation Amy at the Guyana International Conference Centre, Liliendaal, Greater…

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Following the discovery of the self-propelled semi-submersible (SPSS) craft in Region One on Thursday last, A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) Security Spokesperson Winston Felix is calling on Government to strengthen the presence of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) at the country’s borders. Speaking with Guyana Times International on Monday, Felix said such a vessel points to the presence of international drug mafias in the country. He said Government needs to strengthen border security. “The GDF [Guyana Defence Force] should have been deployed there, but they weren’t, so there was…

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The United States Government, through the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP), provided Carrier Liaison Programme (CLP) training in Georgetown from August 11-15, at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport. The programme provided standardised training and assistance to international air carriers related to admissibility and fraudulent document detection in order to encourage carrier compliance with US Immigration Laws, the US Embassy in Georgetown said in a release. Approximately 100 employees from local airlines and security companies including Caribbean Airlines, Fly Jamaica, Roraima Airways, TravelSpan Inc, New Timehri Handing Service Inc, and…

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By Vahnu Manikchand Despite efforts to have the East Bank Four-lane Extension Project completed by the end of this year, the project has now been set to be fully completed in the first quarter of next year. Project delays have become a disgusting and frustrating phenomenon in Guyana; however, according to the Works Ministry’s Roads and Bridges Department Manager Ron Rahaman, two of the lots will be completed by this year, but the other will not be finished until the first quarter of 2015. In an interview with Guyana Times…

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Chief-of-Staff of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), Brigadier Mark Phillips has refuted claims that the military was deliberately seeking to stymie the work of the ongoing Walter Rodney Commission of Inquiry (CoI) by failing to provide pertinent documents to the Commission. The Army Chief noted that it was against his “policy”, to be involved in such a practice, pointing out that the organisation has been doing all it can to assist the work of the Tribunal. During his cross examination at the fourth sitting of the Walter Rodney CoI earlier…

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