Dear Editor, When Ms Coretta McDonald made that bold statement that life for teachers under the PPP/C was better, she was making an honest confession statement on the state of the teachers’ request for a better salary and emoluments. She was being true to her conscience, as all leaders should be. Ms McDonald is not a “politician,” she is a trade unionist who is fighting for her workers’ cause, and as such is compelled to speak the truth. To speak the truth, such individuals like McDonald automatically become a target…
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Guyana’s new Top Cop receives GPF’s highest award
Commissioner of Police, Leslie James was conferred with the Guyana Police Force’s (GPF) highest honour; that is the Disciplined Service Star (DSS) by Commander in Chief of the armed Forces, President David Granger. Previously awarded the Disciplined Services Medal (DSM), James’s new honour was given following consultations by Granger with the Chairman and Members of the Advisory Council of the Order of Guyana. Additionally, Colonel Trevor Earl Bowman, Inspector General of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) was awarded with the Military Service Medal. The conferrals took effect from September 12,…
Read MoreGuyana putting measures in place against outbreaks, illnesses
– as Venezuelan migrants continue to arrive Minister within the Ministry of Public Health, Dr. Karen Cummings, on Tuesday, visited villages in the Mabaruma sub-region where Venezuelan migrants are currently residing. The main purpose of her trip was to ascertain the efficacy of health services being delivered to them, the Departmnet of Public Information (DPI) has reported. The Minister also sought to ensure that local health authorities in Region One have the necessary protective and preventative measures in place against possible outbreaks, guarding the local population especially pregnant women and…
Read MorePolitical parties in Guyana gear up for November polls
The two major political parties contesting this year’s Local Government Elections (LGE) on Wednesday confirmed that they are ready and beaming with confidence to participate in Friday’s Nomination Day proceedings which will take place at various locations across the country. On Nomination Day, political parties, voluntary groups and individuals contesting in Local Government Elections 2018 are required to submit their Lists of Candidates to the Returning Officer in the contesting Local Authority Areas (LAA). Those lists will be examined by the Returning Officer to determine whether they have been submitted…
Read MoreMajor shake-up coming for management of Guyana Prison Service
The Guyana Prison Service, looking to recompose from the 2016 March riots and the July 2017 fire and jailbreak at the Camp Street Penitentiary, is currently on the verge of undergoing major shake-up of its management structure. Acting Director of Prisons, Gladwin Samuels, told Guyana Times International in a recent interview that the structure of the Prison Service has to be reviewed in order to improve its management. “We’ve already gone through the consultancy in terms of that being done, so we’re just waiting now [for] the proposal on the…
Read More2 years after car accident, a mother longs to hear her son’s voice
By Shemuel Fanfair As time goes by, how can a mother stand to bear the burden to daily care for her once sprightly and promising son without harbouring feelings of great dismay over the fact that at present, he cannot respond audibly whenever she speaks to him? This is the battlefield of emotions Lot 22 Goed Fortuin, West Bank Demerara, mother of five Sharon Davidson faces, two years after her son; Shamar Henry, was struck down three houses away from their family home. On May 29, 2016 Henry, as positive…
Read MoreShocking revelations about what occurs in our schools
On Monday, the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) made public that the use and sale of the drug ecstasy was discovered in five schools. Known as a recreational drug, it has harmful side effects, including addiction, and can cause altered sensations. CANU’s announcement might have come as a surprise to many, and is extremely worrying. What is clear is that some young people have been, and are being, exposed to a drug that also affects the brain, and has reportedly been used as a date rape trap. Sadly, drug use in…
Read MoreGuyanese fear 2020 elections could be rigged – Opposition Leader
With the legitimacy of the last Regional and General Elections being challenged by the Opposition People’s Progressive Party (PPP) and with renewed talks on the ground over the upcoming election cycle, Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo has said that fears of rigged elections are legitimate. He said recently, these fears expressed by various pockets of people across the country are not unreasonable and points right back to previous rigged elections, which occurred in Guyana under the leadership of the People’s National Congress (PNC). Jagdeo, General Secretary of the PPP, said too…
Read More2 women remanded for cocaine bust at CJIA
Two women were on Tuesday morning remanded to prison following a cocaine bust at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) over the weekend. Shellon Barrow and her friend, Christine Griffith, were charged for trafficking 1.638 kilograms of cocaine and aiding the trafficking of narcotics respectively. The women appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts. Barrow, 35, of Lot 35 Victoria Street, Albouystown, Georgetown, who was reportedly busted by agents of the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) on Saturday, denied she had the cocaine in her possession. Her…
Read MoreClaims of ‘sell out’ are unjustified
…Guyana’s President says in relation to concerns raised about oil and gas sector As Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Energy Sector Cooperation on Wednesday, both President David Granger and Trinidad Prime Minister, Dr Keith Rowley assured that there is no ‘takeover or sell-out’ of any sector by either side, but rather a sharing of information and ideas in the sector. Dr Rowley speaking to the Guyanese press following the signing at State House, said the document contains bilateral arrangements for the cooperation…
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