September 2017 – Page 8 – Guyana Times International

Jagdeo calls for Patterson to be fired for ‘blatant lies’

September 22, 2017 TIMES INT'L

Opposition Leader Dr Bharrat Jagdeo has demanded that Head of State, David Granger immediately fire Public Infrastructure Minister David Patterson over what he described as a repeated plethora of “blatant lies” in an attempt to defame the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) and its approach to building a new Demerara River crossing. Jagdeo told reporters Minister Patterson had not only lied in his utterances with regard to him having doled out all of the Petroleum Blocks available for exploration, but in his pronouncements over the new crossing for the Demerara River.…

Curbing road deaths in Guyana

September 22, 2017 TIMES INT'L

The Traffic Department of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) is reporting that almost one year after “Operation Safeway” was launched, there has been a marked improvement in terms of reducing road accidents in Guyana. On September 15, 2016, the Traffic Chief launched “Operation Safeway” with the intention of decreasing accidents and deaths on the roads and promoting better road safety awareness. Giving a brief report on the programme’s success thus far, Traffic Chief Dion Moore was quoted in the media as saying that “Operation Safeway” “has borne us some amount…

Building bridges

September 22, 2017 TIMES INT'L

Details of the G$146 million Feasibility Study by the Dutch firm of LievenseCSO for the new Demerara River bridge (DRB) have finally been released by the Public Infrastructure Minister (MPI), after a series of leaks that titillated and exasperated the populace over the past month. The titillation was mostly over the news that a financier of the Government’s last political campaign serendipitously owned the land on the western bank of the Demerara River where the DRB will terminate. It is not known when the land was acquired. The exasperation was…

Softball: A sport-building sentiment of playing together, says Nagamootoo

September 15, 2017 TIMES INT'L

…as lucrative Prime Minister’s Cup is launched An initiative which is the first of its kind — the Prime Minister’s Softball Cup — was launched on Sunday at the Everest Cricket Club on Camp Road, much to the delight of several teams who are all anxious to participate in the anticipated action-packed tournament organised by the Georgetown Softball Cricket Association Inc (GSCL Inc). Delivering the feature address to an audience bolstered by the gracious presence of Public Security Minister Khemraj Ramjattan, Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo expressed appreciation and honour at…

Guyana’s female hockey team setting high standards for Pan Am indoor tournament

September 15, 2017 TIMES INT'L

By Michelangelo Jacobus The Guyana Hockey Board (GHB) is set to host the Pan American Indoor Hockey tournament for the first time in the country’s history on October 14 at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH). With the tournament just five weeks away, the national women’s team are undergoing intense training in a bid to medal at the Pan American Indoor Championships. Guyana Times International Sport spoke to Coach Dwayne Scott at a training session, and he expressed pleasure with the way his charges were preparing for the tournament. “We…

Griffith seeing positive signs ahead of regional season

September 15, 2017 TIMES INT'L

By Akeem Greene Reigning three-time champions Guyana Jaguars will open their title defence of the Cricket West Indies (CWI) Professional Cricket League (PCL) 4-Day Tournament against Jamaica Scorpions at the National Stadium, Providence on October 26. In the quest for a fourth successive title, the champions have begun preparations early with their ongoing three-day franchise league and regular sessions with their contracted and academy players. With preparations in full swing, Assistant Coach and Manager of the Guyana Jaguars, Rayon Griffith is enthused about the signs he has seen from the…

Judicial system should capitalise on modern technology

September 15, 2017 TIMES INT'L

…to address challenges Technological advancement should not exclude the judicial system rather it should be used as a method of addressing the backlog of cases that impinges on the right to a fair and timely trial, Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) President, Sir Charles Michael Dennis Byron has said. Sir Charles, who was in Guyana for a brief visit, noted that the backlog of court cases is not only limited to Guyana as it has become an issue that plagues almost all Caribbean countries. He said that in order to…

Values for life

September 15, 2017 TIMES INT'L

By Anu Dev “Education without values, as useful as it is, seems rather to make man a more clever devil.”–C. S. Lewis I’ve been in school for 17 of the 21 years of my life, and would like to believe I have a fair idea of what different types of teachers could be like. Some go about their jobs like they truly love what they’re doing, others seem to go through the day like teaching is an obligation; and then there are those who clearly see it as an imposition.…

Stakeholders benefit from capacity building training to access funding for ‘green’ initiatives

September 15, 2017 TIMES INT'L

The Office of Climate Change (OCC), which falls under the purview of the Ministry of the Presidency, yesterday, opened a three-day workshop at the Herdmanston Lodge, which focuses on building the capacity of community leaders and private and public sector stakeholders to apply and access funding from the Green Climate Fund (GCF) for projects which promote low emission and climate resilience development, according to a government release. The Green Climate Fund was set up in 2010 at the 16th Conference of Parties in Cancun, Mexico and is now the world’s…

Tuschen man appears in Court over alleged rape of 17-year-old girl

September 15, 2017 TIMES INT'L

A resident of Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo, was on Monday morning arraigned at the Leonora Magistrate’s Court charged with the rape of a 17-year-old girl. Indrajeet Mootilall appeared before Magistrate Rochelle Liverpool and denied that he carried out the act. The charge brought against him stated that he executed the act on November 22, 2016 in a village located in the West Demerara district. The accused who had been on the run since the allegation was made against him was apprehended by ranks on Friday. The Virtual Complainant (VC) and…