Month: September 2016

Minister of Business Dominic Gaskin is of the view that incentives offered to investors in Guyana, should be reviewed at least annually. The minister was responding to questions posed by journalists when he appeared at the Alliance for Change (AFC) bi- weekly press conference on Friday. Questions were posed about the amount of investors who have so far taken an interest in doing business in Guyana, since the coalition government came into office sixteen months ago. Minister Gaskin while not going into details, said that there have been a number…

More than a year after a new crime fighting strategy was introduced by the A Partnership for National Unity/Alliance for Change (APNU/AFC) Administration, there is yet to be seen any amount of changes and/or reduction in the incidences of crime in Guyana. According to the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) General Secretary, Clement Rohee, the crime plan implemented by President David Granger over a year ago was nothing more than a deception. Weeks into office last year, President Granger had summoned his top security officials, including Public Security Minister Khemraj Ramjattan…

Foreign Affairs Minister Carl Greenidge recently had a meeting with his Indian counterpart regarding the future of the Specialty Hospital Project. The meeting comes at a time when the Guyana Government is unsure it will move ahead with the project. The meeting was held on the sidelines of the recently concluded 71st United Nations General Assembly in New York. This was confirmed by Indian High Commissioner to Guyana, Venkatachalam Mahalingham.  “I understand that the Foreign Minister of Guyana spoke to our Minister of State, that is Deputy Minister of Foreign…

…says CEO headed evaluation committee As controversy continues to deepen over a decision by the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) to purchase 50 defective high frequency radios from a city businessman for a whopping G$1.9 million each, leading to an audit over suspected corruption, former head of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr Roger Luncheon distanced the then People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) Cabinet from the scandal, making it clear that Cabinet’s role was limited to its “no objection”. Dr Luncheon’s comment came in light of a claim by GECOM’s Chief Elections Officer (CEO),…

Indigenous Guyanese today have much to be thankful for, particularly the contributions of Guyana’s first Indigenous parliamentarian, Stephen Campbell. The life of this renowned Guyanese, a descendant of the Arawak people, was celebrated on Monday at the Umana Yana as the Indigenous People’s Affairs Ministry prepared to wrap up its celebrations of Amerindian Heritage Month 2016. Leading the discourse on his life and the significant role he played in making way for the freedom and opportunities afforded to Amerindians today, Minister within the Indigenous People’s Affairs Ministry, Valerie Garrido-Lowe recalled…

Although Police are following several leads into the fatal shooting of 19-year-old Ryan Sergeant at the Rio Nightclub in Queenstown, Georgetown on Monday, the three suspects are still at large. Information reaching Guyana Times International revealed that a former bodyguard of a well-known drug lord is among the three wanted by the Police for questioning into the murder. Police sources confirmed that the three suspects were seen leaving the nightclub after they were reportedly thrown out after the initial altercation. They all had guns in their hands. Moments later, the…

Natural Resources Minister Raphael Trotman on Monday stated that the Ministry has pledged support to the veterans of the security forces, including providing lands for housing, mining, or farming for them. Trotman made this statement at the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the conditions and circumstances facing veterans of the Guyana Defence Force, the Guyana Peoples Militia and the Guyana National Service. He stated that he has recognised that the protectors and defenders of the national patrimony must be given an inheritance or parts of that patrimony. “…they should be…