Year: 2016

The Police on Wednesday issued a wanted bulletin for 25-year-old Walter Williams, also called “Wallie”, of Zeelugt, East Bank Essequibo (EBE), for questioning in relation to the murder of Dewaun Baksh, who was fatally stabbed to death on New Year’s Day at Greenwich Park. The Police stated that the last known address of the wanted man was Lot 58 Zeelugt, West Coast Demerara. They are calling on the public to assist them in locating the wanted man. It was reported that on January 1, Baksh was stabbed to death during…

Despite public views that a large number of Guyanese in the United States are still being deported, U.S. Ambassador Perry Holloway has stated that this is not the case. In fact, he noted that the number has been reducing over recent years. In an exclusive interview with Guyana Times International, the Ambassador said Guyanese deportation figures had never been as high as persons perceived. He noted that in any given year, it has been an average of 100 to 200 persons; however of recent the number has been leaning more…

Agriculture Minister Noel Holder has strayed a considerable way from statements made by President David Granger and statements he himself had made earlier about who really gave the go-ahead to close the Wales Sugar Estate. As outrage spread following the “premature” announcement of the Wales Estate closure, Agriculture Minister Noel Holder at a post-Cabinet press briefing on January 20 stated that the decision to close the Wales Estate was one taken by the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) Board and was contained in its Budget and Action Plan for 2016. It…

A Community Policing Group’s Rural Constable (RC) has been hospitalised after he was attacked in an act of revenge while on duty. RC Paul Waterman, of Block A Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo, was rendered unconscious after he received blows to his face and neck from a man armed with a large piece of wood. According to Tuschen CPG Chairman Shaheed Ahmad, on Saturday evening, he and several other Constables, including Waterman, were on patrol duty when they were called to respond to a domestic dispute. Ahmad explained that they were…

Shocking revelations are being made regarding a quantity of spoilt milk that was delivered to the Diamond Diagnostic and other hospitals. This newspaper understands that the Government has launched a high level probe to get to the bottom of the issue. This publication was reliably informed that the milk was delivered by a well-known local company; however, health authorities have opted not to comment on the name of company. While the details surrounding the discovery are surfacing, Director of the Government Analyst Food and Drug Department attached to the Health…

…GECOM says all preparations on stream for LGE BY ALEXIS RODNEY The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has been making a rigid effort to get all of Guyana streamlined for the upcoming Local Government Elections (LGE) scheduled for March 18, even though it has commenced the printing of ballot papers. This preparation includes the training of staff to work on elections day across the 71 Local Authority Areas, and the continued efforts to expand the voters’ education programme. On Friday, GECOM’s Chairman, Dr Steve Surujbally, along with its Chief Elections Officer…

One of the main challenges in the mining sector is changing ‘old habits’ and bringing a ‘sense of order’ to the natural resources sector in Guyana. This is according to Junior Natural Resources Minister, Simona Broomes who during her speech at the 2016 budget debates stated that as such there needs to be a turn-around of the ‘tides of smuggling’ which is deemed a priority by her government. “As a nation, we appear unable to benefit directly for more than half of the gold (we produce)…we have to set face…

In an effort to ensure a high voter turnout at the Local Government Elections (LGE), representatives of Youth Challenge Guyana, The National Coordinating Coalition and the National Youth Council, met with top officials of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) today to discuss the facilitation of training and support for their joint programme titled “Voter Education Project”. According to a GECOM media statement, the Voter Education Project which is being funded by USAID through Counterpart International is designed to lend support to the electorate as well as candidates. This project also…