Year: 2018

Woman battling for life after brutal cutlass attack by husband

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…lifeless body of attacker found hanging A 32-year-old mother of six is battling for her life after she was chopped to her neck and hands by her reputed husband during an argument at Swan Community, Linden-Soesdyke Highway on Tuesday. The woman, Malicia Andrews was attacked and chopped around 02:30h on the day in question. The suspect, 39-year-old Ian English, subsequently took his own life after committing the act. He was found hanging a short distance from the home the couple and their two children shared. Charmalita Adams, the youngest sister…

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Guyanese firemen charged for stealing from crashed Fly Jamaica aircraft

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Four firefighters appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan on Wednesday at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts, slapped with simple larceny charges after they were found in possession of items suspected to have been unlawfully obtained. Thirty-year-old Aubrey Frank of Lot 106 Kuru Kururu, Soesdyke Linden Highway; Jammie Kingston, 30, of Lot 21 D’Urban St, Lodge, Georgetown; and Roiden Kennedy, 27, of Lot 390 Timehri Hill, East Bank Demerara, were all charged jointly with having under their control articles reasonably suspected to have been stolen or unlawfully obtained. The trio denied the…

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Guyana’s private sector raises concerns regarding Budget 2019

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Although the Private Sector was part of the consultation process which helped to shape Budget 2019, its umbrella organisation, the Private Sector Commission (PSC), has listed a number of issues it has with the coalition Government’s annual financial blueprint for the country. The Commission said in a statement on Tuesday that it was mainly concerned about the level of proposed overall tax revenue on businesses and individuals as Budget 2019 projects a 9.9 per cent increase in revenue, while the economy is projected to grow by 4.6 per cent. “Most…

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CCJ’s ruling is a blatant, backward step

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Dear Editor, Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo overstepped his authority when he announced Government’s commitment to “giving teeth” to the CCJ’s ruling that, in Guyana, men are free to disguise themselves as women, and women are free to disguise themselves as men, in public. The Prime Minister has perhaps forgotten that he and his Government are accountable to the 800,000 people of Guyana, and not to the seven judges of the CCJ. Whether or not the CCJ’s ruling is right is irrelevant, because the Government of Guyana has bound itself to…

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The Burgeoning Jonestown Bookshelf, part 2

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(Extract of a conversation with Laura Johnston Kohl and Jordan Vilchez, Guyana, March 2018, both are Jonestown survivors. Kohl has already published one book on Jonestown with another forthcoming while Vilchez is preparing two books on the subject for young adults. Part 1 was published in April of this year; the opening remark is shown here in italic.) PP No one book can account for a people’s history. Parts of our history are still stored in diaries and memoires and in foreign archives. However, sometimes we are fortunate to have…

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Stakeholder urges legislation to protect against oil spills

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By Jarryl Bryan Guyana is still reliant on Heavy Fuel Oil (HFO) despite plans to transition to renewable energy. But one industry stakeholder, with a background in both shipping and oil, believes legislation to protect local waterways is sorely lacking. Gaico Construction and General Services provides, among other things, oil spill response services. In an interview with Guyana Times Interview, the company’s Chief Executive Officer, Komal Singh spoke of the dangers of an oil spill and best practices around the world to prevent these occurrences. “We have a lot of…

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President Granger’s public engagements reduced as he continues cancer treatment

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President David Granger, consistent with advice from his team of specialist doctors at the Centro de Investigaciones Medico Quirugicas (CIMEQ) in Havana, Cuba, continues to take precautionary measures in light of his recent diagnosis of Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma. This is according to the Ministry of the Presidency, which in a statement on Sunday said that owing to his continued treatment, the Head of State’s public engagements have been reduced. It added that notwithstanding, President Granger continues to perform his duties. According to webmd.com, chemotherapy targets cells that grow and divide quickly,…

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Guyana to introduce 46-page passport

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Guyanese business owners and frequent travellers will have the option to choose a 46-page machine-readable passport, at a cost of G$10,000 as against the country’s current 32-page passport. During his Budget 2019 presentation in the National Assembly on Monday, Finance Minister Winston Jordan announced the new passport. The Minister explained that the new passport would reduce both the cost and the time spent to renew the document once it has expired. The Department of Public Information (DPI) spoke to persons at the Central Immigration Passport Office about this new measure.…

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Sting of the PNC scorpion…

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…and Irfaan Ali There’s the old story of the scorpion and the frog. Wanting to cross a swollen river, a scorpion pleaded with a frog to take him across on the latter’s back. The frog demurred, raising his fear that the scorpion would sting him. The scorpion asked if the frog thought he was mad: pointing out that if he did so, they’d both drown. The frog thought this was a reasonable answer and allowed the scorpion to hop onto his back. Midway across the river, however, the frog felt…

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Guyanese urged to vote online for Miss World Guyana

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… Miss World Pageant slated for December 8 Guyanese are urged to vote for Miss World Guyana as the Miss World pageant has launched its online Head-to-Head Challenge. As such, Miss World Guyana, Ambika Ramraj, is seeking the assistance of her Guyanese fans to cast their votes in favour of her. The voting is done in a four-way medium. First on the official Miss World Page at Https://Missworld.com/#/contestants/5408. In addition, persons can vote on Facebook by liking, sharing, following and commenting on posts done by Miss Guyana World. Simply go…

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