March 2018 – Page 16 – Guyana Times International

Guyana supports comprehensive “people centered approach” at UN talks on migration

March 9, 2018 TIMES INT'L

Guyana has welcomed the recently completed first round of talks on migration at United Nations Headquarters as “a milestone in the global migration dialogue”. The initiative, which involves United Nations Member States, including Guyana, saw the completion of this first meeting as a step closer towards crafting a “Global Compact for Safe, Orderly, an and Regular Migration (GCM)”. According to a release from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, for its part, Guyana recognizes that its Diaspora is at least as large as its internal population and remains mindful of the…

Florida Army National Guard team on Guyana visit

March 9, 2018 TIMES INT'L

…to help push counselling and behaviour therapy in the health sector A six-member team from the Florida Army National Guard (FLARNG) is on a four-day stay in Guyana to help push counselling and behaviour therapy in the health sector. Since their arrival, the FLARANG members have held talks with Dr Karen Cummings, Minister within the Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) at her Brickdam office where they unveiled the blueprint for the proposed package of public health assistance geared for Joint Services members, DPI reported. The team will conduct the training…

APNU/AFC Gov’t ‘selling dreams’ to Guyanese

March 9, 2018March 9, 2018 TIMES INT'L

…Jagdeo cautions citizens not to fall prey to false promises The Coalition Government has been accused of ‘selling dreams’ to Guyanese with regards to the benefits which are expected to come from the emerging oil and gas sector. During a press conference on Thursday, Opposition Leader Dr Bharrat Jagdeo maintained that the APNU/AFC Government is making excessive efforts in overselling the oil sector to citizens with the intention of painting false images of the benefits, in their minds. As such, Jagdeo went on at length to warn citizens against falling…

Former teacher remanded on “sexual activity with a child” charge

March 9, 2018March 9, 2018 TIMES INT'L

Former Bishops’ High School teacher, Coen Jackson, was on Thursday morning arraigned at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court and charged with rape of child. Jackson, 39, was not required to plead to the indictable charge when it was read to him by Magistrate Leron Daly. The court heard that between December 2010 and May 2011, at Durban Street, Lodge, Georgetown Jackson engaged in sexual activity with a child under the age of 16 and abused his position of trust. He was remanded to prison and is expected to reappear on March…

US returns Guyanese man wanted for murder

March 9, 2018March 9, 2018 TIMES INT'L

Two years after a 22-year-old Cane Grove father of one was brutally beaten to death by a group of men, one of the key suspects has been deported to Guyana from the United States of America. Twenty-five-year-old Anthony Bhupdeo was escorted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement Removal Operations (ERO) and “removed from the United States via a commercial flight” on March 1, according to an article by CMC. “Bhupdeo was transferred into the custody of Guyanese law enforcement authorities upon arrival in Georgetown (the Guyanese capital),” ICE said.…

Celebrated Guyanese literary giant, Sir Wilson Harris, dies at 96

March 9, 2018March 9, 2018 TIMES INT'L

Guyana born author, poet and essayist, Sir Wilson Harris died on Thursday in the United Kingdom (UK) where he resided since 1959. Sir Wilson,96, was the father of University of Guyana Chancellor, Professor Nigel Harris. Following is the full text of a statement by Professor Harris who is a former Vice Chancellor of the University of the West Indies (UWI): We regret to announce the death of Sir Wilson Harris, Guyanese born author, poet and essayist in Chelmsford, England. Over a period of 50 years, beginning in 1960, the celebrated…

Integrity of digitisation process at GRO vital

March 9, 2018March 9, 2018 TIMES INT'L

…Jagdeo calls for audit In light of recent developments in Region One (Barima-Waini), Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo is calling for an audit to be done on the digitisation of records at the General Registrar’s Office (GRO). Jagdeo’s comments came in light of recent pronouncements made by Citizenship Minister Winston Felix, who claimed that the process is transparent and one that does not include partisanship. However, the Opposition Leader feels that there might be attempts to fiddle with the registration process at the GRO using the digitization of records as the…

“Otisha” being questioned by cops

March 9, 2018March 9, 2018 TIMES INT'L

… as Police continue paedophilia investigations Weeks after publicly claiming to have “one little boy for every day of the week”, the Guyana Police Force has taken popular cross dresser Otis “Otisha” Pearson into custody. Police in A Division (Georgetown-East Bank Demerara) on Tuesday confirmed that they have arrested Pearson following accusations which were made against him in relation to paedophilia. Crime Chief Paul Williams when contacted confirmed that the popular (lesbian, gays, bisexual and transgender) LGBT personality was arrested on Monday and is being grilled on the subject matter.…

Prisoner escapes through hole at Suddie lockups

March 9, 2018March 9, 2018 TIMES INT'L

Twenty-four-year-old Leon Price, of Onderneeming Sand Pit, Essequibo Coast, is on the run following an early-morning escape from the Suddie Police Station on Wednesday. The remand prisoner, who was on the run for three years before being nabbed in 2017, was set to make an appearance at Suddie Magistrate’s Court in connection with simple larceny and some three other offences. However, Price evaded his court hearing and slipped through security at the Police Station in dramatic fashion. A credible source confirmed that he made his way through a hole dug…

Guyana Govt favours direct engagement, selective bidding to allocate remaining oil blocks

March 9, 2018March 9, 2018 TIMES INT'L

Despite the parliamentary Opposition urging Government to auction Guyana’s remaining oil blocks, Government has intimated that a process of both direct engagement and selective bidding would be used to allocate the blocks. When contacted, Natural Resources Minister Raphael Trotman directed Guyana Times International to a statement carried in sections of the media. In the statement, he expressed that direct engagements with other State-owned companies such as Brazil’s Petrobras would be sought. “As for the manner of disposal, we will be seeking direct engagements with some State-owned companies such as Petrobras…