November 2018 – Page 9 – Guyana Times International

Third Force Politics in a divided polity

November 23, 2018November 23, 2018 TIMES INT'L

This was originally written in 2006. With the imminent absorption of the AFC and WPA into the PNC, it’s clear the more things change, the more they remain the same! “There appears to be some ambiguity in the public sphere about the notion of a “Third Force” at the present conjuncture in Guyanese politics. We offer one perspective to stimulate discussion. Modern Guyanese politics is universally accepted to have begun with the launching of the PPP in 1950. There were, of course, several other parties that contested the 1953 elections,…

Guyana Govt announces salary increases for public servants

November 23, 2018November 23, 2018 TIMES INT'L

– payments retroactive from January 2018 By Jarryl Bryan As of Monday, Government approved salary increases across a number of pay ranges for public servants; inclusive of retroactive payments from January 2018, one week ahead of the reading of next year’s budget. This is according to a circular dated November 19, 2018, that was sent out by the Finance Ministry to the heads of all budget agencies and seen by Guyana Times international. According to the document, persons earning less than G$100,000 a month will receive a seven per cent…

SOCU says probe into Demerara River bridge feasibility study nears completion

November 23, 2018November 23, 2018 TIMES INT'L

The Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) is close to wrapping up its investigations into the awarding of a sole-sourced contract for a feasibility study into constructing the new Demerara River bridge. This is according to SOCU Head, Assistant Police Commissioner Sydney James, when contacted by Guyana Times International. While he noted that investigations were in an advanced stage, he declined to give details on whether charges would be laid. “The investigation is almost completed. It’s an ongoing investigation, but it is being finalised. The report is being finalised,” James explained,…

Guyana’s Opposition files no-confidence motion against Govt

November 16, 2018November 16, 2018 TIMES INT'L

…says recent LGE results prove citizens are unhappy with Govt’s policies Opposition Leader and General Secretary of the Peoples Progressive Party Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday said that a motion of no-confidence has been lodged with Parliament Office against the APNU+AFC Government. He said that the motion in his name is an attempt to protect Guyanese and Guyana from the excessive borrowing, taxing and wasteful spending of the current administration. Jagdeo said that it is the hope of his Party that the country benefits from the motion, which is aimed at…

Voice recorders to be analysed by US experts

November 16, 2018November 16, 2018 TIMES INT'L

Following last week’s crash-landing of a Boeing 757 aircraft operated by Fly Jamaica at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, investigators will finally be able to fully assess what exactly went wrong as the Fly Data Recorder (Black Box) and Cockpit Voice Recorder (Pink Box) will be sent to the United States via air travel today (Thursday). When contacted by this newspaper on Wednesday evening, Director General of the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) Egbert Field confirmed that a National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) official will deliver the two pieces of…

Opposition Leader prays for President Granger’s full recovery

November 16, 2018November 16, 2018 TIMES INT'L

Opposition Leader and General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C), Dr Bharrat Jagdeo said during a presser on Thursday that his Party is extremely pleased to hear that President David Granger, who was diagnosed with cancer, is in fine shape and is expected to recover fully. According to Jagdeo “on behalf of PPP/C, I wish the President a full recovery and our prayers are with him, the entire nation for his safe return and full recovery. This is not a political matter and politics aside we should let…

AFC ‘demolished’

November 16, 2018November 16, 2018 TIMES INT'L

…says poor showing at LGE would not affect Coalition pact While the Alliance For Change (AFC) believes the Local Government Elections (LGE) has not weakened its clout against its coalition partner, the results tell a story of a party that failed to mount a credible challenge on its own. LGE 2018 was intended to be a test run for the 2020 General and Regional Elections. With the AFC trying to have the Cummingsburg Accord revised while being steadily weakened in its ministerial portfolios, sources have posited that the election results…

Sophia man slapped with 2nd murder charge

November 16, 2018November 16, 2018 TIMES INT'L

Well-known character Travis Evans, called “Short Boss”, who was among the prisoners that escaped from the Lusignan Prison while on remand for murder, was on Wednesday hauled before the courts for another murder charge. The 23-year-old man of C Field Sophia, Greater Georgetown stood before Magistrate Judy Latchman at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts, where the charge was read. The charge stated that between July 31 and August 2, 2018 at Kuru Kururu, Linden-Soesdyke Highway during the course of a robbery and in the company of others, he murdered 46-year-old Gregory…

‘It’s an embarrassment to Guyana’

November 16, 2018November 16, 2018 TIMES INT'L

…Rohee says of ‘First responders’ stealing from crash landed Fly Jamaica The recent theft of several items from the Fly Jamaica aircraft that crash-landed at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), Timehri on Friday has been described as an act of international notoriety that puts Guyana in a bad light. Former Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee has said he is disappointed at having to learn about the “wholesale theft” of personal properties belonging to the crew and passengers of the crash-landed Fly Jamaica aircraft allegedly committed by ranks of the…

The Guyana veteran’s Legion – a place for our war veterans

November 16, 2018November 16, 2018 TIMES INT'L

The Guyana Veteran’s Legion has been recognized as the mother of all veterans organisations because of its exclusive membership to veterans of the two world wars but over the years that had changed when the Guyana Veterans Foundation was formed in 1995. The Legion (then British Guiana Legion) was registered under the Friendly Societies Ordinance as a friendly society on April 26, 1926, according to its current General Secretary, Arno Solomon. He said that the aim of the Legion is to make sure that the memories of the men and…