Month: August 2019

Guyana’s newest tertiary educational institution, the Valmiki College for business and technology, was declared open on Thursday as the non-profit institution is now expanded to offer varying academic services while at the same time instilling the Hindu culture and religion. With the new school term swiftly approaching, the Valmiki Vidyalaya High School will be a name of the past, as the educational institution successfully launched its College for Business and Technology, which is now equipped with a state of the art Computer Centre. Now the Valmiki College for Business and…

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Another American Airlines flight was delayed on Wednesday morning after the aircraft suffered a blowout from a raised runway light at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), leaving over 100 passengers stranded. The incident occurred just after midnight as American Airlines flight AA1512 was taxiing down the runway for takeoff to Miami. Guyana Times International understands that the aircraft ran over the temporary runway lighting, which damaged the wheels of the plane. The temporary lighting system was installed to facilitate current extension works at the CJIA runway. Earlier this month…

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A Nabacalis, East Coast Demerara (ECD) man attacked and stabbed his wife to death on Wednesday following an argument over an extramarital affair. After killing his wife, the miner then attempted to take his own life. Dead is Vinetta Headley-James. Reports are the 44-year-old woman was killed at about 12:50h during a heated argument with her husband, 45-year-old Sherlock James. This newspaper was told that the incident occurred at the couple’s Lot 68 Nabacalis Sideline Dam, ECD home. Guyana Times International understands that James would spend long periods in the…

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By Jarryl Bryan Guyanese law students have welcomed the move to provide scholarships for them to be able to study at the Hugh Wooding Law School in Trinidad and Tobago, given the fact that students are buckling under the costs charged by the institution as well as the sheer cost of living. A delegation met with Attorney General Basil Williams on Tuesday, where Vice President of the Guyanese Jurisdiction Committee, Olivia Bess, laid out the conditions under which aspiring lawyers have to study in Trinidad. According to Bess, these students…

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Twenty-two-year-old Rickland Bovell of Swan Village, Linden-Soesdyke Highway, was committed to stand High Court trial for the murder of David Toney. Toney, 18, was killed during an argument over the non-payment for the transport of cabbage in April 2019. Bovell was not required to plea to the indictable charge, which stated that on April 19, 2019 at Timehri Docks, East Bank Demerara, he murdered Toney. When the matter was called on Monday at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan, she ruled that having considered the prosecution’s evidence,…

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The Working People’s Alliance (WPA), a member of the A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), has described the Cummingsburg Accord— the sweetheart deal which binds APNU and Alliance for Change (AFC) — as a “lopsided” agreement, since it benefitted some parties more than others. The WPA is one of five parties which came together in 2011 and formed A Partnership for National Unity. WPA Executive Member Dr David Hinds told media operatives recently that the agreement was clearly disproportional and they are hoping also to have the APNU’s charter reassessed.…

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When the Coalition Government arranged a G$30-billion bond guaranteed by the State and National Industrial and Commercial Investment (NICIL) assets, it was supposed to recapitalise the sugar sector. But the poor performance of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) for the year raises questions about how the money was actually spent. The recently released Ministry of Finance half-year report tells of a sector still mired in trouble. And according to People’s Progressive Party (PPP) Presidential Candidate and parliamentarian, Irfaan Ali, the population needs answers for how this money was spent. “Of…

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Eleven Guyanese will soon be departing Guyana’s shores for studies in the United Kingdom (UK) after they were selected for the Chevening scholarship this year. At the British High Commissioner’s residence last Friday evening, the candidates were joined by two others from neighbouring Suriname. The scholarship is a fully-funded initiative which the UK Government extends to several countries. Awardees are required to spend one year in some of the most prominent universities, completing a post-graduate master’s programme. British High Commissioner, Greg Quinn explained that this opportunity is geared at providing…

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