Year: 2017

With the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) having denied its efforts to have the local Court of Appeal “urgently” adjudicate its application to prevent the closure of the East Demerara and Rose Hall sugar estates, the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) will be moving to the streets in the coming year to ensure that displaced workers are adequately compensated. This was revealed by President of GAWU; Komal Chand who told Guyana Times International on Wednesday that the Finance Minister should announce a substantial budgetary allocation to pay workers…

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Kenneth Benjamin, the current Chief Justice of Belize, is tipped to be Guyana’s Chancellor of the Judiciary, according to highly-placed sources and luminaries in the legal profession. Guyana Times International learnt on Saturday that Benjamin was interviewed earlier this year for the post and was handpicked by a committee put together by President David Granger and his Attorney General, Basil Williams. Benjamin is a former Guyana Defence Force (GDF) officer, having served as a magistrate and judge advocate during his stint before migrating overseas. He studied at the Hugh Wooding…

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…Private Sector maintains support of Govt’s position Guyana’s main Private Sector umbrella representative organisation, the Private Sector Commission (PSC), has reiterated its support for Foreign Affairs Minister Carl Greenidge, and in particular the Guyana Government, in ensuring that claims to local lands be refuted. The PSC commitment comes in light of the recent border controversy that was sparked between Guyana and Venezuela. The decades-old controversy was brought back into the spotlight following the discovery of oil in Guyana which led to Venezuela reiterating its land claims. Relations between Guyana and…

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Twenty-one inmates of the New Amsterdam Prison were on Thursday last recognised after successfully completing a three-month Anger Management and Re-entry programme. Nine women and 12 men participated in the 12-week programme. Officer in Charge of the New Amsterdam Prison, Superintendent Paul James, told this publication that participants were chosen based on their age and length of their prison term. The programme was conducted by Solutions Training Consultancy and Counselling Services. Among those who graced the stage all decked out in their gowns were high-profile and special watch inmates. Both…

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Not everyone can say they turned their worst period into an experience to teach others, to mend broken souls and to create beautiful memories, but for Sheik Shamshudeen, he can! He can painfully tell you what it is like to be homeless, to find sustenance in the refuse of others but he can also tell you how to conquer your demons and build a beautiful family. He can make you dream so big that it is hard to contain the smile that envelops your face while he speaks about finding…

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A revealing assessment report from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has shed light on deficiencies in tax administration systems in operation in Guyana and other countries in the Caribbean Community (Caricom). The IMF found there is need for revenue authorities to review decades of incremental tax changes that have needlessly complicated personal income tax (PIT) systems. This review, the report notes, must be a fundamental one. The report, which originated from the IMF’s Fiscal Affairs Department out of an assessment that began earlier this year, noted that PIT systems “generally…

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The Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission (GL&SC) is working towards identifying areas for new Land Development Schemes for the year 2018. This is according to Commissioner Trevor Benn, who last week said: “When people come to the office to apply for new land, we don’t have a plot number to say we have these available. So, we are looking at developing new areas like the Linden Highway so that people can have access to lands.” According to Benn, GL&SC has been challenged to open new areas for houselot distribution as…

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