Year: 2017

As Guyana embraces its status as an oil producing nation Minister of Finance, Winston Jordan said the government will revise the existing template of the Production Sharing Agreement (PSA). This move is “imperative” to “safeguard the rights of our nation to a fair share of resource wealth” Minister Jordan was quoted by DPI on Monday as saying during his 2018 National Budget speech in the National Assembly. PSAs are common contractual agreements for petroleum exploration and development between governments and companies. While the government has not fully disclosed its contract…

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Prospective homeowners were given a full tour of the government’s new housing units at Perseverance, East Bank Demerara, by officials of the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) on Wednesday. The flat duplex caters for two families and each unit contains two bedrooms, a kitchen area, living area and bathroom, and a patio. Further, in order to enhance the level of comfort for citizens and assist them financially, Project Engineer, Randolph Hunte explained that CH&PA has modified the homes to include tiled floors, built-in cupboards and sink, and septic tanks.…

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…decision to be made when he returns from ‘special leave’ President David Granger on Wednesday told media operatives that when Top Cop, Seelall Persaud returns from his leave in January, his fate will be decided. This announcement comes on the heels of the Police Commissioner being sent on “special leave” on November 24, 2017- the day he was slated to return to his duties following four months annual leave. Persaud received a very short letter from Public Security Minister, Khemraj Ramjattan stating that “it is the considered opinion of the…

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The Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector will continue to advance and evolve with the Government’s commitment to accelerating the country’s assimilation of new technologies in business and daily life. Finance Minister Winston Jordan, during his presentation of the 2018 Budget in the National Assembly on Monday, explained that the Administration’s focus would be on completing the liberalisation process in the telecommunications sector. According to Minister Jordan, the ICT sector has been transforming traditional sectors such as transport, security, health and education. “Government is keen on having the benefits of…

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The inability of the Alliance For Change (AFC) to successfully push for constitutional reform, a platform on which the party campaigned, has seriously damaged its credibility; and in order to restore some of its integrity, the AFC must resign from Government. This was the blunt advice proffered by former Speaker of National Assembly, Ralph Ramkarran, on his weekly blog. “If the AFC has been pushing for constitutional reform and the Government as a whole has been dragging its feet, the time has come for the AFC ministers to resign from…

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…to support on-going efforts to reduce large number of road fatalities Commuters are being urged to speak out against errant minibus drivers. The call was made by Minister within the Public Infrastructure Ministry, Annette Ferguson at a Road Safety Education awareness village hosted at the Stabroek Market Square, Georgetown on Wednesday. At the event to observe the end of Road Safety Month, Minister Ferguson said despite continuous awareness campaigns on road safety, road users, particularly minibus drivers, were still undisciplined when utilising the roads. “They (minibus drivers) do not observe…

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The sentencing of a man, who was implicated in killing of his own mother seven years ago was deferred due to the court requesting that a medical evaluation be conducted on him. Adrian Mc Kenzie’s sentencing was scheduled to be handed down by Justice James Bovell-Drakes at the High Court in Georgetown on Monday, but the judge requested a medical evaluation be done to determine whether he is fit to be sentenced. The evaluation will have to be conducted by a Government psychiatrist. McKenzie, using a hammer, beat 62-year-old Ethel…

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…2 in custody Two men are now in custody following the discovery of a submersible vessel in a creek at Annbisi River, Port Kaituma, North West District on Saturday. The detained men, one Guyanese and one Venezuelan national, are both said to be about 40 years old. According to information reaching Guyana Times International, the discovery of the vessel resulted from ranks receiving intelligence information about the submerged craft being seen at the bank of the creek. This publication understands that the vessel — about 25 metres long, 2.7 metres…

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