May 2019 – Page 12 – Guyana Times International

Guyana Carnival 2019 launched

May 17, 2019May 17, 2019 TIMES INT'L

Guyana Carnival 2019 slated for May 17 to 27, is set to promote the Guyanese experience through showcasing its local food, music and culture with the support of the Government. According to organisers, the second year of this bigger and better event will demonstrate many firsts tailored for revelers and non-revelers. Chairman of the Organising Committee Bobby Vieira said this year will not only highlight a colorful event but a unique one representing the Guyanese flavor. In photo are: Minister of Youth Affairs, Simona Broomes, Chairman, Guyana Carnival Committee, Bobby…

Gangs pushing drugs in some of Guyana’s schools

May 17, 2019May 17, 2019 TIMES INT'L

Dear Editor, According to the media, “Officials within the school system are suspected to be culprits in the emerging issue of students using illegal drugs, says Public Security Minister Khemraj Ramjattan”. Does he really have no clue? Surely the Minister is aware that drugs are becoming a big business in Guyana with a number of gangs operating in various parts of Guyana and being responsible, to a significant degree, in getting drugs in schools. Is he not aware that these gangs coerce kids, especially from rich families, to push the…

Who covered Compton Reid’s legal expenses?

May 17, 2019May 17, 2019 TIMES INT'L

Dear Editor, Compton Reid, a private citizen, and a farmer from Berbice, took it upon himself to challenge the validity of the vote cast by former APNU/AFC MP Charrandas Persaud as a means of nullifying the December 21, 2018, motion of no-confidence which had ended the term of the Government. It is publicly known that Reid was represented by a large team of lawyers at both the High Court and the Court of Appeal of Guyana and at the Caribbean Court of Justice – Rex McKay, SC, Robert Corbin, and…

Woman freed of domestic worker’s murder

May 17, 2019May 17, 2019 TIMES INT'L

Justice Simone Morris-Romlall has ordered that one of the accused in the Tain domestic worker murder be set free. The ruling came following submissions from Attorney-at-Law Murseline Bacchus challenging the committal of Nazeema Permaul to stand trial in the High Court for murder. The action was filed against the Director of Public Prosecutions, the police and the Director of Prisons. Bacchus quoted a number of authorities, both local and overseas, and cited a number of deficiencies in the…

Guyana becomes 1st eco-tourism country to join Travel Council

May 17, 2019May 17, 2019 TIMES INT'L

The Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA) recently announced that Guyana has become the first eco-tourism country to join the transformational travel movement through a pioneering partnership with the Transformational Travel Council (TTC). The Council’s partners include tour operators, media organisations and travel suppliers from around the world. Guyana is the first member to illustrate the destination’s ongoing commitment to transformational travel, and its overarching belief that travel should be a relentless force for good. This new partnership will now see the country becoming involved in a community of like-minded organisations which…

300 teachers to benefit from duty-free concessions – Harmon

May 17, 2019May 17, 2019 TIMES INT'L

Three hundred senior teachers across Guyana will be granted duty- free concessions for the period 2016 to 2018. This was announced by Director General of the Ministry of the Presidency, Joseph Harmon at a post-Cabinet press briefing on Thursday. According to Harmon, headteachers and their deputies of Grade A and B schools, headteachers of Grade C, D and E schools and senior masters and Heads of Departments of the Cyril Potter College of Education and technical schools will be the primary beneficiaries. Following is a breakdown of the list of…

‘One scandal after the other’

May 17, 2019May 17, 2019 TIMES INT'L

…Opposition MP slams Govt over ‘failure’ to tackle corruption With the coalition Government giving itself a pat on the back for its accomplishments over the past four years, a People’s Progressive Party (PPP) Member of Parliament has debunked claims that the coalition is addressing issues like corruption. In an interview with this publication, PPP Member of Parliament Juan Edghill pointed to several scandals that have rocked the Government during its four years in office, scandals which have gone largely unaddressed by the Government. “The APNU/AFC is living in a bubble…

Being a (hyphenated) Guyanese

May 17, 2019May 17, 2019 TIMES INT'L

By Ravi Dev In his remarks last week at the dedication of the Indian Arrival Monument, President Granger emphasised that “the nation is multicultural”, and that “little attention was paid by those who brought us together (as) to how these various groups with different cultures would coexist cohesively. It is the challenge of the present generation to overcome those differences and to continue to construct a cohesive country.” But he ignored the insight of MG Smith, who pointed out that if the different cultural segments were ‘differentially incorporated’ into the…

‘We need justice’

May 17, 2019May 17, 2019 TIMES INT'L

– family of fisherman killed in hit-and-run accident not satisfied with police investigation Three weeks after a driver collided with a Berbice fisherman, causing his instant death and fleeing the scene, family members are calling for justice. It was on April 23, 2019, that Stanley Bronne met his demise. The 30-year-old fisherman was hit in front of his Lot 7 Number 11 Village, East Coast Berbice home. The driver, a 37-year-old businessman of Diamond, East Bank Demerara, did not stop at the scene after the impact. Villagers pursued him with…

Guyana gets ready for CFATF 4th round evaluation

May 17, 2019May 17, 2019 TIMES INT'L

… AG Chambers to hold training for lawyers, auditors … AG Chambers to hold training for lawyers, auditors The Attorney General (AG) Chambers has announced that it will be organising Anti Money Laundering/Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) training and sensitisation workshops for attorney-at-laws, accountants and auditors, This comes even as Guyana prepares for the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF) fourth Round Mutual Evaluation, scheduled for the first quarter of 2022. According to a notification from the Chambers, the workshops will be held on Friday and Saturday of this…