2015 – Page 39 – Guyana Times International

George Correia: ‘Nagamootoo has lost his sense of direction’

March 11, 2015 TIMES INT'L

With his party’s recent decision to form an alliance with the main opposition, A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), executive member of the Alliance For Change (AFC) and Prime Ministerial candidate in the APNU-AFC coalition, Moses Nagamootoo has been deemed a man who “has lost his sense of direction” by political commentator George Correia. Correia’s comments were made against the backdrop of the AFC making a decision to join forces with APNU to “defeat the PPP” at the upcoming May 11th polls”. The decision taken by the party has reaped…

New UK envoy to Guyana accredited

March 11, 2015 TIMES INT'L

The new High Commissioner of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland, James Quinn was received by President Donald Ramotar when he presented his Letters of Credence at the Presidential Complex on Monday. The president in brief remarks, offered his sincere wishes for the continued well-being of Queen Elizabeth and of the people of the United Kingdom. President Ramotar said that Guyana views its relationship with the UK as a “very important one”, hence he was confident that the high commissioner’s appointment would advance and further strengthen it. Guyana, the president…

Guyanese woman, children charged following Brazil drug bust

March 11, 2015 TIMES INT'L

One week after two Guyanese and two Brazilian nationals were held in Brazil with a huge quantity of compressed marijuana, another Guyanese family was on Thursday evening arrested with almost nine pounds of marijuana. Those arrested are 49-year-old Khumwattie Narine Adams and her two children Abiola Adams, 28, and Joseph Adams, 25. They were subsequently charged with the act of trafficking and association for trafficking. The mother and daughter were reportedly sent to the women’s jail while the son was taken to the Agricultural Penitentiary of Monte Cristo. He is…

Selman is an insignificant loss to the party, says Harmon

March 11, 2015 TIMES INT'L

Longstanding member of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) arm of the A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), Africo Selman (MP), has resigned from her position as a Member of Parliament. According to APNU General Secretary Joseph Harmon, Selman had resigned from the National Assembly on February 26 for reasons unknown to him. However, her official resignation from the party was accompanied by a letter stating that she is “tired of the infighting in the APNU”. Harmon told this publication that Selman expressed her disgust with the confusion within the…

“Govt did not pay for my medical evacuation”

March 11, 2015 TIMES INT'L

– Jagdeo slams Opposition, media for distorting the truth In the wake of fresh allegations, most recently last Sunday’s Editorial in the Stabroek News, about his medical evacuation from Guyana in February 2014 being paid for by Government, former President Bharrat Jagdeo has again confirmed that his expenses were not funded by the State. According to figures released on July 10 last year in Parliament, there were absolutely no Government payments related to a medical evacuation of the President back in February 2014, which the Opposition had claimed. When the…

PPP/C consulting civil society on manifesto

March 11, 2015 TIMES INT'L

The incumbent Peoples Progress Party Civic (PPP/C) says it continues to consult a wide cross section of Guyanese as it finalises its plans for the advancement of Guyana, should the party be re-elected on Many 11, 2015. An executive within the party told this publication that these consultations include the views, ideas and considerations of members and non-members of the PPP/C. “The ongoing interactions with various sectors of society will ensure the document reflect the aspirations of the people,” the PPP/C executive explained adding that the intent is to have…

2 in custody for execution of GGMC employee

March 11, 2015 TIMES INT'L

Police have now arrested two persons who are assisting with the investigation into the execution of a Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) engineer, Trevor Abrams. Crime Chief Leslie James told this publication that in addition to the suspect whom the Police have found a false license plate with, another person has been taken into custody. The Crime Chief noted that the two suspects are working along with the Police as the investigation continues. James further revealed that the Police have received other leads and are currently following those. “We…

30 Berbicians graduate from ICT training programme

March 11, 2015 TIMES INT'L

— budget cuts will not stop resources for IT training, Finance Minister vows “No budget cuts by the Opposition, no antics and shenanigans by the PNC and the APNU will stop me from making resources available for IT training,” said Finance Minister, Dr. Ashni Singh during the feature address at the graduating exercise for Information Technology trainees at Glasgow, East Bank Berbice. “Notwithstanding that the Opposition is putting pressure on us, I said [to the coordinator], despite the cuts on the budget, we will make the resources available for the…

Progress made in improving AML/CFT regime via non-legislative moves

March 11, 2015 TIMES INT'L

Guyana, at the end of February, was deemed to have made progress with the non-legislative actions needed to improve its compliance, relative to the anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism framework. Therefore the country did not have to field a delegation to the Financial Action Task Force’s five-day plenary in Paris, which ended last Friday. The disclosure was made by Head of the Presidential Secretariat (HPS), Dr. Roger Luncheon during his weekly post-Cabinet press conference held at the Office of the President on Wednesday. He explained that since…

Police hunt duo over teen’s execution

March 11, 2015 TIMES INT'L

By Bhisham Mohamed Police have launched a manhunt for Jermaine Simon and his aunt, Tessa of Bagotstown, East Bank Demerara (EBD) who were allegedly fingered in the execution of Ryan Sooklall, 19 of Lot 27 Providence, EBD on Sunday night. The young man was reportedly shot twice in the back by the suspect who is also referred to as “Lapsy” and who had accused him of throwing an improvised bomb on his aunt’s house in Bagotstown. According to information, the teenager and his friends were at a shop in Parker…