Month: January 2018

Guyana is on the cusp of becoming an oil producing nation, but there are immediate socio-economic issues that must be addressed. And chief among them is the potential fallout from the sacking of thousands of sugar workers as Government moves ahead with its divestment programme. This is according to political commentator and former Speaker of the National Assembly, Ralph Ramkarran. In his recent writings, Ramkarran has urged that the Government not lose focus of its immediate priorities … ensuring that the vacuum created from massive unemployment is not filled by…

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Opposition People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) Member of Parliament Juan Edghill says he is “made of steel” and does not feel sanctioned in any way by the Government’s move to have him suspended from the National Assembly following a much-publicised incident which saw the Speaker describing him as “out of order”. Edghill, speaking with Guyana Times International recently, said the PPP/C knew that there was, what he described as, “a diabolical plan” afoot to have him silenced through coercion and bullyism, and he vowed to not be pressured or bullied by…

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Despite reports that Justice Kenneth Benjamin was not the favoured candidate for the position of Chancellor of the Judiciary, Attorney General and Legal Affairs Minister Basil Williams maintains that he was the ideal candidate selected by a review committee and recommended by President David Granger. Williams, on Monday, fended off questions from the media about the circumstances which led to the selection of Justice Benjamin for appointment as Guyana’s next Chancellor. In fact, the Attorney General said he was not part of the committee but was only informed of the…

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The Guyana Energy Agency (GEA), over the past few weeks, has installed 12 solar powered street lights around the Stabroek Market square area. The eastern facade of the Market was also outfitted with energy-efficient lights. According to GEA Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Dr Mahender Sharma, the project cost some G$9,611,000. “This project is in keeping with the Government of Guyana’s ‘Green Initiative’, which is in keeping with the Agency’s vision to provide reliable energy in an environmentally, socially and sustainable framework,” Dr Sharma noted. Head of the Project, Kenny Samaroo,…

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The Parliamentary Opposition spared no effort in criticising Government and laying full blame on their feet for the disastrous Camp Street Prison fire and unrest which took place last year. Opposition Chief Whip, Gail Teixeira, who moved a motion in the National Assembly on Wednesday, claimed that the law enforcement officials were unprepared and ill-advised. “The issue is leadership and acting responsibly. You give leadership and you didn’t on that day. None of you! And I am not going to blame the prison and army and police. I am not!”…

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Far from December 31, 2017 (Old Year’s Night) being the deadline when Guyanese should have known if the border controversy with Venezuela would head to the International Court of Justice (ICJ), it was in fact only the beginning of the road to a final settlement. Speaking to Guyana Times International during an interview, Director General of the Foreign Affairs Ministry, Audrey Jardine-Waddell related that even the Government was waiting for the final word from the United Nations. According to Waddell, UN Secretary General António Guterres still has to make a…

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…Armogan tells mourners at Rose Hall estate field supervisor’s funeral Region Six Chairman David Armogan is calling on residents of East Canje and its environs to brace themselves for difficult times ahead. Speaking at a funeral service for the late Joseph Mohabir on Sunday, Armogan urged the community to unite and support each other. He said suicide is not the answer. Mohabir, 38, was found hanging from a rope by the neck at his Lot 51 Reliance, East Canje, Berbice Region Six (East Berbice/Corentyne) home on Old Year’s Night. It…

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