In light of statements of the possible closure of the Uitvlugt Estate over the fact that cane cutters from Wales are refusing to work at the West Coast Demerara facility, the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) believes that the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) has no “proper rationale” to close yet another estate. According to the Union, the Sugar Corporation had justified its position by contending that plans for development of the Uitvlugt Estate are being stymied because the cane cutters and cane transport operators from Wales – which…
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Dynamic Airways boasts 95% on time rate for 2017
Responding to allegations of prolonged delays and continuous cancelations in flights, Guyanese franchise holder of Dynamic International Airways; Captain Gerald Gouveia boasted a 95 per cent on time rate for operations to and from Guyana for 2017 thus far. When questioned about the complaints from customers who were left stranded at airports both in Guyana and the United States on several occasions, the Captain responded, “Dynamic has actually, for this year, been operating with a 95 per cent on time departure. We have probably had one flight cancelled for this…
Read MoreU.S. pull out from Paris Agreement ‘unfortunate’ – Guyana govt
United States President Donald Trump has declared that his country would be pulling out of the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change, and State Minister Joseph Harmon has said he believes the remaining signees to that agreement will now have to regroup on the way forward. “I believe (that) whatever movement takes place after this, the international community will have to regroup and have a fresh look at the commitments that have been made under the agreement, and move forward,” Harmon told reporters at the post Cabinet press briefing on…
Read MoreChinese investors express interest in Guyana’s mining sector
A delegation of Chinese businessmen is confident after a successful scouting mission in investing in Guyana’s natural resources sector. The delegation met with Minister within the Natural Resources Ministry Simona Broomes and a team from the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC), including Acting Commissioner Newell Dennison in GGMC’s boardroom on Wednesday. The Chinese investors have expressed interest primarily in gold and diamond mining. They are also interested in bauxite mining, lithium and other lesser known minerals. Head of the delegation, Simei Liu, speaking through translator Jeffery Jin, noted that…
Read MoreUG connects Tain, Turkeyen campuses
Students from the University of Guyana’s Tain Campus can now access courses offered at the University’s Turkeyen Campus without leaving Berbice. This is now possible with the launch of the Teleconferencing Platform, which connects the two campuses. UG, in collaboration with the Public Telecommunications Ministry, on Monday launched the Teleconferencing Platform at the Centre for Information Technology (CIT), Turkeyen Campus. Vice Chancellor, Professor Ivelaw Griffith said the Platform, donated by Huawei – a China-based company, was just one step towards connecting the University’s campuses. He added that he intended to…
Read MoreGECOM CEO faces heat as ‘contract-splitting’ racket gets exposed
A racket uncovered by the Auditor General in 2015 attracted the attention of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the Parliament on Monday, but legislators were left with unanswered questions because Chief Elections Officer of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Keith Lowenfield, has opted to await findings of a special investigation before making any further pronouncements. The Auditor General had, in 2015, found that nine contracts to the tune G$82.1M had been awarded to a single supplier for the purchase of toners and cartridges. Each of these contracts was found…
Read MoreRelatives claim victim did it out of ‘frustration’ owing to ‘neglect’ of hospital staff
The family of the man who leaped to his death by jumping out of a window at the West Demerara Regional Hospital (WDRH) on Sunday evening has alleged negligence on the part of staff at the medical facility. The sister of the now deceased 63-year-old Mortimer Sagon told Guyana Times International on Monday that her brother was admitted to the hospital over a week ago to be treated for tuberculosis and haemorrhoids. She, however, said on several occasions, Sagon would complain of being neglected at the medical institution. “He used…
Read MoreNo referendum on same-sex intimacy – Harmon
State Minister Joseph Harmon has said that citizens should not be worried about Government holding a referendum on the decriminalisation of same-sex intimacy, since no such decision was made by Cabinet. This announcement should go some way in allaying the brewing concerns within the local lesbian, gay, bi-sexual and transgender (LGBT) community over statements that had appeared in this regard. According to the minister, “This is not an issue that had been ventilated in Cabinet, and the Government has made no decision on that matter; and so a question of…
Read MoreBanking apprentice succumbs to injuries days after being involved in motorcycle accident
A banking apprentice, attached to the Republic Bank’s Diamond operations, died on Monday morning in the Intensive Care Unit of the Georgetown Public Hospital, where she had been a patient since last Wednesday. Eighteen-year-old Keisha Anthony of Lot 62 North Timehri, East Bank Demerara had reportedly sustained head and body injuries in a motorcycle accident that occurred at Supply, East Bank Demerara last Wednesday as she was returning home. Her boyfriend, Kenroy London, was taking her home on motorcycle CH 9730, and they were proceeding south along the eastern side…
Read MoreHigh drama in court as cousins jailed for killing taxi driver
By Shemuel Fanfair It was high drama at the opening of the June session at the Demerara Criminal Assizes, as two accused admitted their involvement in the June 2014 killing of taxi driver Danraj Latchman at Parika Backdam, East Bank Essequibo (EBE). Appearing separately before Justice Navindra Singh at the High Court on Tuesday, 20-year-old Ashraf Ally and Abdool Razack, 21, both plead guilty to the lesser count of manslaughter. After consideration of the mitigating factors, the Judge sentenced them both to 15 years imprisonment, pending deductions for time served. …
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