May 2019 – Page 3 – Guyana Times International

Guyana, OAS ink agreement to bridge technological gap between hinterland and Coast

May 31, 2019May 31, 2019 TIMES INT'L

The Education Ministry recently inked an agreement with the Organisation of American States (OAS) and the ProFuturo Foundation which will see a digital learning platform being developed to bridge the technological gap between the coastal and the hinterland regions of Guyana. According to the Ministry, the technical assistance cooperation agreement was signed on May 25, by Education Minister Nicolette Henry on behalf of Guyana; while Luis Almagro, Secretary General of the OAS, and Sofia Ferandez de Mesa, General Director of ProFuturo Foundation attached their signatures to the document. Some 28…

Decomposed body of elderly man fished out of canal

May 31, 2019May 31, 2019 TIMES INT'L

The decomposed body of a cane harvester was fished out of a canal in the cane field in Berbice, Region Six. The man’s slippers were found a short distance away. Dead is 65-year-old Hukumchand Inshanally also called “Oil” and “Sugrim” of Lot 43 Persaud Street, Rose Hall Town, Corentyne. He reportedly left home for work on Friday last but never returned. According to his wife Neerpati Inshanally, her husband was expected home at about 13:00h on Friday last. She said that at about 14:00h, she asked her son to enquire…

When will Guyana get reliable power supply?

May 31, 2019May 31, 2019 TIMES INT'L

Dear Editor, When the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Guyana Power and Light Inc (GPL) took over, I sent a reaffirming letter complimenting and recognising his efforts. Now, with GPL here in Guyana, there is much cause for concern. Things seems to be going from bad to worse in their hemisphere of the provision of quality and effective power supply to the citizens of Guyana. The constant “blackouts” are a terror to the minds of the Guyanese people. For two successive days there were power outages on the…

Bent Street, Back Circle, Tiger Bay, Future Stars book semi-final spots

May 31, 2019May 31, 2019 TIMES INT'L

Four ward teams are now one step closer to getting their hands on half a million dollars after the quarter-finals of the Corona Futsal Tournament 2019 saw keen competition from the remaining teams on Monday night. With eight big names scheduled to compete in the quarter-finals, the night’s action did not disappoint with a number of thrills which kept the hundreds of spectators on the edge of their seats in the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue. The first encounter of the night set the tempo for what was to come, as…

Brazilian miner shoots cop during Police raid at Aranka

May 31, 2019May 31, 2019 TIMES INT'L

– 36 rounds of .38 ammunition, suspected warhead found A Police Constable is now nursing a gunshot wound to his left side chest at a private medical facility in Georgetown after he was shot by a Brazilian miner in the Aranka Backdam, Cuyuni River, Essequibo River, on Sunday morning. The police rank has been identified as Anthony Weekes who is attached to the Bartica Police Station. Reports are that around 05:30h on Sunday, Weekes along with two other policemen acting on information ventured into a mining camp at Aranka in…

GECOM’s decision to move ahead with house-to-house registration shows utter disregard for High Court, CCJ – Nandlall

May 31, 2019May 31, 2019 TIMES INT'L

The decision by the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) to proceed with the house-to-house registration process, while legal proceedings are pending, is a complete and utter disregard for both the local High Court and the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ). This is according to former Attorney General Anil Nandlall, who on Tuesday said that one gets the clear impression that GECOM is acting with the specific intention of defeating and frustrating orders, which these courts may make. He added that clearly, this is not conduct becoming of a constitutional agency. “It…

Jordan confirms G$132M interest paid on G$30B GuySuCo bond

May 31, 2019May 31, 2019 TIMES INT'L

The Guyana Government has repaid some G$132 million in interest owed on the G$30 billion bond borrowed for the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) by the National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited (NICIL). This is according to Finance Minister Winston Jordan. When asked by Guyana Times International during an interview on Tuesday, Jordan revealed that the money was paid as of last week. “The first payment came up on 24th of (May). We have been able to make that payment, with some stress. But we did make it, we didn’t default…

Independence

May 31, 2019May 31, 2019 administrator

On Monday last Guyana celebrated its 53 Independence Anniversary. The Enlightenment philosopher Immanuel Kant observed that one cannot separate means from ends: the latter being simply “consummated means”. We, the inheritors of that “independence” can attest to the perspicacity of that statement as we review our history since. Burnham saw politics as “the science of the deal” and our Independence under his PNC was simply the result of a deal he cut with colonial Britain to prevent the PPP from collecting on their promise for independence to be granted to…

Manickchand urges abused women to seek help

May 31, 2019May 31, 2019 TIMES INT'L

In just under five months, the lives of at least five women were snatched at the hands of their lovers and has sprouted worry among almost every Guyanese. Former Education Minister Priya Manickchand, who was at the forefront of a number of legislation to protect women’s rights when she was Human Services Minister and Opposition Member of Parliament (MP), has been very vocal on violence against women and was, in fact, representing a young mother, who was found dead earlier this month. Manickchand said that she is deeply saddened over…

Slackness

May 31, 2019May 31, 2019 TIMES INT'L

…and PNC garrison politics Some folks wondered why the PNC had spent G$40 million to purchase and distribute tickets for their supporters to attend the Buju Banton concert at the National Stadium as part of the “Independence Carnival”. After all, when the PPP had also supported some concerts while in office, the PNC had trenchantly criticised them for pandering to the lowest common denominator in THEIR constituency! Or is it okay for the PNC to pander, ‘cause the PPP’s pandering might be tainted with poaching? But the dancehall artiste of…