Year: 2016

Guyana’s efforts to attract more tourists and to promote its adventure and eco-tourism products were boosted recently with a special marketing presentation by the Global Friendships Foundation in the city of Fuzhou in Fujian Province, China. The event was a special forum with travel agents and tour consultants of Fuzhou City and other parts of the Fujian Province, and publicised the exceptional tourism products Guyana has to offer travellers from around the world, but more specifically, Chinese tourists who want culture, adventure, sports and eco-tourism. Those in attendance were told…

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Head of the Guyana National Broadcasting Authority (GNBA), Leonard Craig says that no official decision has been taken to revoke radio licences which were issued by the previous Government following a recommendation from one of the entity’s subcommittees on the matter. He also said that he could not say if the Authority would be moving to revoke the licences of radio owners now since the matter was under discussion and the body was receiving legal advice. Back in October last year, Craig had said that the reviewing of radio licences…

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By Kristen Macklingam Hundreds of rice farmers throughout Guyana are still contemplating their next move, as they continue to battle with the low prices for their produce coupled with their expenses which keep piling up in the form of bills and loan repayments. Guyana Times International understands that the farmers on the islands of Leguan and Wakenaam, Essequibo, are also faced with more difficulties on account of the dry weather conditions which are preventing planting for this crop. Reports are that Leguan is presently surrounded by salt water which is…

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What had been decades of hard work seemed to have been reduced to nothingness for vendors of the Merriman’s Mall, Bourda, Georgetown, who were on Wednesday morning stunned by the sudden move by the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) to have them remove from their place of business. That move sparked much criticism and the angry mob took their cries to the gates of the Ministry of the Presidency. The vendors gathered outside the President’s Shiv Chanderpaul Drive office and their irate rants became a sound warning to President David…

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BY ANDREW CARMICHAEL There has been a 16 per cent increase in serious crime in Berbice during 2015 when compared with figures for 2014. Divisional Commander of B Division (Berbice), Assistant Commissioner Christopher Griffith says the statistics are not worrying. According to him, although there is that increase, the figures are not exorbitant. “Because you would find that it is just four murders above the 2014 figure but when you calculate it as per percentage, it may seem high.” In 2015, there were 24 murders committed compared with 20 during…

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United States Ambassador to Guyana, Perry Holloway, following a courtesy call on President David Granger at the Ministry of the Presidency on Wednesday, said, “I think relations between our two countries are fantastic right now.” The Ambassador’s visit is his first since the beginning of the new year and as such, he took the opportunity to wish the President and the people of Guyana a productive 2016. He also expressed hopes for continued fruitful relations between the two nations, a Government Information Agency (GINA) report stated. Ambassador Holloway, speaking on…

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Vishal Baldeo, 18, of Lot 126 First Street, Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara, who stabbed his cousin Ganesh Ramlakhan, 34, to death on New Year’s Day is still on the run. Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum told this publication that the Police have been working on every possible lead at their disposal, with the intention of arresting the teenager. He noted that the Police will continue their hunt for the young man whom they believe might have absconded to where he worked as a fisherman. However, a relative of the dead…

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