Year: 2018

Government’s failure to establish a framework for the predictable oil and gas sector has not gone unnoticed. In fact, Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo said with the continued absence of such a framework for this sector, it should be a major cause for concern. Jagdeo speaking at the Commissioning of Mohamed’s Enterprise Laydown Facility on Sunday said this framework for which Government had promised to work on, includes an independent petroleum commission, a Sovereign Wealth Fund, auctioning of future oil blocks and also Local Content Legislation. The former President said he…

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…ordered to serve 45 years before parole eligibility Justice Priya Sewnarine-Beharry on Tuesday sentenced a former suicide/HIV counsellor, Milton Kewley, to life imprisonment for the rape of a 13-year-old boy that was left in his care. The Judge ordered that the offender serves 45 years imprisonment before being eligible for parole. The Sexual Offences Court Judge told the father of three that his acts were abominable and also found him unremorseful. In computing the 45 years he was give; 10 years were given for the child’s age, 10 years for…

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Omar Shariff, former Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of the Presidency, who was in 2017 charged for non-compliance of a production order issued by the High Court, was on Tuesday placed on G$1 million surety by Magistrate Fabayo Azore, which enabled him to retrieve his travel documents in order that he could complete his law studies at the Hugh Wooding Law School in Trinidad and Tobago. Shariff’s attorney, Sanjeev Datadin, in a bail application, told the court of his client’s willingness to lodge his passport and other travel documents after…

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By Jarryl Bryan With the dust of her historic election as Chairperson of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) settling, Volda Lawrence has an eye to the future. According to the Public Health Minister, a significant task will include nurturing the youths to take over the party. In an exclusive interview with Guyana Times International, she spoke about her ambitions for the party and what her election represents for the party. According to Lawrence, who won by 346 votes at the 20th Biennial congress, her election represents a resurrection of…

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…team of Int’l experts being assembled President David Granger, on Wednesday, said a Ministry of Petroleum is likely to come on stream in 2020 when oil production starts. Speaking on the sidelines of the swearing-in of the Police Complaints Authority, the President said at this stage the Government does not want to establish a new ministry, owing to the fact that the Department of Energy is now being operationalised. “In terms of its organisation, administration, legislation, it has a lot of work to do. So, it probably will not be…

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…agrees to make T&T oil MoU public After much public pressure from various sections of society, Government will move to release a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) it hopes to sign with neighbouring Trinidad and Tobago (T&T). President David Granger told media operatives on Wednesday at the sidelines of a swearing in ceremony, that his Government has no problem in releasing the document and will seek to do so soon. “It’s just a MoU… It is just an agreement to cooperate. It is not a secret document. In fact, it was…

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Ten Indigenous leaders were honoured for their invaluable contributions to community development, at an event on the reflection on the life of Stephen Campbell on Monday, at the Umana Yana, Kingston, Georgetown. Among those honoured for their contribution in the area of education, health and community development were Johnathan Jarvis, Edwards Anthony Jarvis and Olga Chacon, all of Region One (Barima-Waini); Morris Leyland Jeffery of Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam); Lloyd Andrews and Amanda Mahadeo of Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica); Sylvie Henry of Region Five (Mahaica-Berbice); Rudolph Peneux of Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne);…

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Although Government has managed to put certain mechanisms in place to prepare for Venezuelans seeking refuge in Guyana, one of the most major challenges faced right now by Government is being able to monitor the influx of those persons due to the length of the border between the two countries. This is according to Vice President and Foreign Affairs Minister Carl Greenidge who told the media that the challenges lie in that fact that it is difficult to locate these refugees and establish their status. This is important so that…

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While cuts in funding from foreign organisations have hampered the drive to sensitise the public on Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS), Government is working on innovative ways around this set back. This is according to Public Health Minister Volda Lawrence, who explained during a recent interview with the media that this is a scenario being faced not only by Guyana but by other countries in the region. Additionally, non-governmental organisations (NGO) previously on the frontlines of spreading awareness have been hit hard. “With regards to expanding those programmes, the…

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