Month: January 2019

A motion of no-confidence in the A Partnership for National Unity/Alliance For Change (APNU/AFC) coalition Government has been filed by Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo with the National Assembly. At his weekly news conference held on Thursday at his Church Street office, Jagdeo made the announcement, adding that the move came after a meeting of his party’s leadership. He listed several things to support the move, including the loss of 30,000 jobs; the decimation of the sugar sector; massive increases in the cost of living; and the imposition of hardships on…

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While a number of indicators point to Guyana’s economic growth declining, one thing that isn’t declining is tax collection. The statistics show that for the year 2017, tax and non-tax collection rose to $194.7 Billion. The 2017 end of year outcome report states that out of this, tax revenues accounted for $171.2 Billion. At the heart of this increase in tax revenues, which account for 87.9 per cent of total revenue, is the government raking in more taxes than ever. For instance, there was a $1 Billion or 1.4 per…

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A five-year-old lad was been transferred and admitted to the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPHC), after quick action from the Guyana Defence Force’s (GDF) Coast Guard expedited his access to medical attention. According to the GDF, five-year-old Marian Santiago was travelling to Mabaruma from Georgetown aboard the MV Lady Northcote, when he reportedly complained of feeling unwell at about midday on the day in question. As his condition began to deteriorate, his parents sought help from the Northcote crew.

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Questionable employment practises in Region Five and suspicious privileges and responsibilities being afforded to one of the region’s drivers were put under the microscope during the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) hearing. Appearing before the PAC was Regional Executive Officer (REO) Ovid Morrison. He was made to account for the deferential treatment of his driver, who was provided with housing at the region’s expense despite not being entitled to such. Questions were also raised about the “heavy duty driver” being promoted to transport officer. The position was not advertised, despite express…

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…kills miner, escapes with 100 ounces of gold A Dominican Republic national was shot and killed on April 6 when a group of armed, masked bandits invaded a mining camp at Cuyuni, Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni). Dead is 55-year-old Pedro Pablo Rosario, a night supervisor at the camp located at Black Water Backdam, Cuyuni, River. The incident occurred at about 02:00h. According reports, Rosario along with four other workers were on duty while the other workers were at the dredge, which was about 30 feet away, the gunmen pounced on them.…

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Irate workers attached to the former Rose Hall Sugar Estate on January 9 braved the inclement weather to protest for their severance payment as they demanded that the Government get its act together. Eight hundred and fifty workers whose last day of employment was December 29, on Tuesday protested the non-payment of millions of dollars which are collectively owed to them by the David Granger Administration and the Guyana Sugar Corporation. A one-minute of silence was held in honour of the two former workers who took their lives after being…

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-starts chemotherapy in Cuba President David Granger has been diagnosed with cancer and will undergo chemotherapy in Cuba. This was confirmed in a statement issued by the Embassy of Guyana in Cuba late Wednesday. The President left with his wife, First Lady Sandra Granger for Cuba around two weeks ago. A statement issued by the Ministry of the Presidency on October 29, 2018, confirmed his travel. It said that the President and the First Lady will spend one week in Cuba.

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…over 600 students receive zero passes Sixteen-year-old Christian Pile of Queen’s College has been named Guyana’s top performer at the Caribbean Secondary Examination Council (CSEC) examinations for securing a remarkable 19 grade ones at the examination sat earlier this year. In an interview with Guyana Times on Friday, Pile indicated that he was surprised at the results, but said he was somewhat certain that he would have excelled. Plans for the aspiring orthodontist include attending sixth form. Among the top performers are Shakira Bholo of Anna Regina Multilateral; Salma Majeed…

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…as Govt promises full digitalisation by 2020 Government has committed to offering 200 services online to citizens as part of its ICT manifesto promises, while the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) is urging more inclusionary policies for youth to advance the sector. At an IDB-sponsored training summit at the Marriott Hotel on Friday, IDB Regional Head Therese Turner-Jones, in addressing the participants, urged Government to avail itself of youth innovators. It has been pointed out that youths have led the data revolution in other countries, and those countries have gone on…

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One week after sea bandits attacked a 20-crew member, mostly Guyanese, in four boats off the coast of Suriname, there was another attack in which a boat captain was killed and his crew members were missing. The first attack came on the heels as Dutch authorities continue the search for the missing fishermen. Of the 16 fishermen who were initially reported missing and two were accounted for. One of them managed to survive five days after the incident while being injured but only the body of the other fisherman was…

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