2016 – Page 8 – Guyana Times International

Trini immigrants shocked by underdog’s victory

November 11, 2016November 14, 2016 TIMES INT'L

Reprinted from Trinidad Guardian There was shock and disbelief among the Trinidadian and Caribbean community as Donald Trump won Tuesday’s election to become the 45th President of the United States. He will take the oath of office next January but will spend the next few days marshalling his troops and rebuilding bridges within his Republican Party and is also expected to put together his Cabinet. Trump’s win has been hailed by the Republicans but immigrants are now concerned about what the win means for them given Trump’s public statements on…

Trump’s victory – as we predicted

November 11, 2016November 14, 2016 TIMES INT'L

We repeat our editorial from September, not to gloat about our prediction but to emphasise why that prediction was correct – the effects of “American Exceptionalism” and “Nativism”. “Contrary to what most of the political pundits outside U.S. borders thought would be the case by now, Donald Trump is still setting the agenda for the U.S. presidential race against Hillary Clinton. With their elections less than two months away …Trump is well on his way to become the next president of the United States – as this paper proposed back…

New Ombudsman to be appointed soon

November 11, 2016November 14, 2016 TIMES INT'L

…Gov’t to engage Opposition on issue Minister of State, Joseph Harmon, on Thursday, told media personnel that the appointment of a person to occupy the office of the Ombudsman is to be carefully considered, but can be soon expected. “I can let you know that we are looking at the matter, we are looking at the appointment of an Ombudsman, but it is something which requires careful consideration,” the Minister said during a post-Cabinet media briefing at the Ministry of the Presidency. Minister Harmon however, added that in keeping with…

More women to benefit from business empowerment training

November 11, 2016November 14, 2016 TIMES INT'L

First Lady Sandra Granger continues to facilitate women’s empowerment by equipping them with the necessary skills and knowledge which will contribute towards making them economically stable individuals. This, according to the Government Information Agency (GINA), will be carried out through the Self-Reliance and Success in Business workshop. The facilitation of these workshops is made possible through the Office of the First Lady and the Social Protection Ministry. A number of workshops empowering women through entrepreneurship have already been held across the country and, according to the First Lady, two more…

Ramjattan to address rift in police force hierarchy

November 11, 2016November 14, 2016 TIMES INT'L

The recent differences in opinions between Police Commissioner, SeelallPersaud and his second in Command, Deputy Commissioner David Ramnarine, regarding the promotion of several ranks within the Guyana Police Force (GPF), will be addressed by Public Security Minister, KhemrajRamjattan. This is according to State Minister, Joseph Harmon, who at a post-Cabinet media briefing on Thursday, at the Ministry of the Presidency, stated that in large organisations, there would always be some level of conflict. However, he explained that due to the importance of the GPF to the national security structure, “it…

What a Trump victory means for Guyanese

November 11, 2016November 14, 2016 TIMES INT'L

By Dr. Vishnu Bisram Republican candidate Donald Trump defeated his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton for the Presidency on Tuesday in what has been one of the most bitter and divisive U.S. election campaigns in history. The Trump victory was shocking as almost every analyst and opinion poll expected a Clinton victory. Trump campaigned on a narrow, divisive anti-immigrant, xenophobic and American nationalistic agenda. And it was bought by a majority of American voters. He was the anti-politics candidate that Americans embraced. Given his anti-immigrant position, it is natural for immigrants…

Crime situation has become intolerable, says Rohee

November 11, 2016November 14, 2016 TIMES INT'L

…as gunmen carry out brazen attack on his home Three gunmen on Wednesday morning executed a daring robbery on the home of former Home Affairs Minister, People’s Progressive Party (PPP) General Secretary Clement Rohee at his Eccles, East Bank Demerara residence. The robbery occurred just about 12:00h after the gunmen gained entry via an open door on the lower flat of the house and tied up the two maids. Reports are that the men ransacked the house and carted off an undisclosed sum of cash and a quantity of jewellery.…

Cordial relations with U.S. will continue under Trump’s presidency – Granger

November 11, 2016November 14, 2016 TIMES INT'L

Hours after stunning the world by heavily defeating his favoured rival – Democrat Hillary Clinton – in Tuesday’s presidential election, President David Granger on Wednesday extended congratulations to the new President-elect of the United States of America Donald Trump, stating that Guyana is looking forward to continued bilateral relations with the North American nation. Commenting on Trump’s victory, which makes him the 45th U.S. President, the Guyanese Head of State told reporters from his official residence that America is a democratic country and he believes that the presidential election was…

Cabinet engages GuySuCo on ailing sugar industry’s future

November 4, 2016 TIMES INT'L

President David Granger along with Cabinet members on Tuesday met with officials of the Board of Directors of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo), on the current status of operations at the organisation, as well as its future plans. Cabinet was treated to a full presentation by Chief Executive Officer of GuySuCo, Errol Hanoman, and the Board’s Chairman, Professor Clive Thomas. At the close of the presentation, President Granger said the report will be thoroughly examined and discussed at Cabinet in an effort to make a determination on the industry, which…

Harmon says Govt cannot act on ‘innuendos and hearsay’

November 4, 2016 TIMES INT'L

…as Inquiry is set up to probe procurement allegations at Public Health Ministry Following revelations of fraud within the procurement process at the Ministry of Health Public (MoPH), government has sought to establish a one-man board of inquiry to probe the allegations. This newest inquiry launched by the State will be headed by Retired Assistant Commissioner of Police, Winston Cosbert, who was presented with the Terms of Reference (TORs) on Wednesday by Minister of State, Joseph Harmon. Cosbert will be looking into the allegations of unauthorised disclosure of information, mismanagement…