2019 – Page 69 – Guyana Times International

City Mayor threatens to shut down businesses over outstanding taxes

August 30, 2019August 30, 2019 TIMES INT'L

City Hall will be exploring the introduction of by-laws to deal with delinquent taxpayers and sanctions being explored range from shutting down of businesses to the auctioning of properties. This is according to Georgetown Mayor, Ubraj Narine, who told the media on Wednesday that the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) continues to be cash strapped as a result of taxpayers refusing to pay taxes despite the amnesty policy that it had introduced for delinquent taxpayers. He pointed out that the amnesty initiative is still ongoing but more needs to be…

Cops arrest man found with shotgun in Mahaicony

August 30, 2019August 30, 2019 TIMES INT'L

Police have arrested a 37-year-old man, who was found with a shotgun on Monday night in Wash Clothes, Mahaicony, East Coast Demerara (ECD). According to Police, the man was discovered with the 12-gauge single barrel shotgun in a wooden boat by an Anti-Crime Unit which was on patrol. As such, he was taken into Police custody and is assisting with investigations. Last month, two males were arrested in the Cuyuni River, Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni), after they were found with a shotgun and two cartridges. Based on reports received, Police ranks…

Credible elections in Guyana

August 30, 2019August 30, 2019 TIMES INT'L

The Chairperson of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has ordered that the ongoing house-to-house (HTH) registration be halted as of August 31. This decision seems favourable to those who cited constitutional provisions, through claims and objections, to add names of new eligible voters and remove those deceased. They would have preferred the decision be taken a few weeks earlier in view of the belief that the HTH process was a deliberate ploy encouraged by the government to continually delay the elections which should have been held as of March 21…

Three witnesses remain to testify in City Constabulary matter

August 30, 2019August 30, 2019 TIMES INT'L

Three more witnesses remain to testify in the matter against a City Constabulary Lance Corporal, who shot an unarmed Marlon Fredericks, on January 14, 2018, as he escaped from detention at the Bourda Market Outpost. Police Prosecutor Vishnu Hunte, made this revelation on Wednesday, at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts, when the matter was called in the courtroom of Senior Magistrate Leron Daly. Fifty-year-old Gregory Bascom of Lot 340 West Ruimveldt, Housing Scheme, Georgetown was not required to the plead to the indictable charge which alleged that on January 14, 2018,…

City Hall finally provides documents for financial audit

August 30, 2019August 30, 2019 TIMES INT'L

Less than one month after Acting Town Clerk Sharon Harry-Munroe was sent on administrative leave owing to the alleged failure to submit pertinent information for a forensic audit, these documents were finally submitted. Guyana Times International was informed that the new acting Town Clerk, Sherry Jerrick, handed over these documents after being provided with a one-week timeframe to do so. This is after the Audit Office of Guyana had written the Commission, ordering that the documents be provided. At Monday’s statutory meeting, the full Council was briefed by Jerrick about…

CPL 2019: All set for hosting of home games at Providence

August 30, 2019August 30, 2019 TIMES INT'L

With the signatures being inked on the dotted lines on Thursday, The Guyana Amazon Warrior’s five home games for the National Stadium Providence have been given the official green light. While the games were confirmed some weeks ago, the signed documents are routine exercise to confirm the use of the National Stadium, Providence. Signing on behalf of the Ministry of Social Cohesion with responsibility for Sport was Permanent Secretary Melissa Tucker, whilst GAW’s Operations Manager Omar Khan represented the local franchise. Minster of Social Cohesion Dr. George Norton and Deputy…

Hero Motorcorp extends title sponsorship of CPL for 3 years

August 30, 2019August 30, 2019 TIMES INT'L

The Caribbean Premier League (CPL) is delighted to announce that Hero MotorCorp Limited have agreed to extend their title sponsorship of the tournament for another three years. The extension of the partnership means Hero MotoCorp, the world’s largest manufacturer of motorcycles and scooters, will continue their title sponsorship of the Hero Caribbean Premier League until the 2022 season. The New Delhi (India)-headquartered Hero MotoCorp has been the title sponsor of the Twenty20 cricket league in the Caribbean – popularly called the ‘Biggest Party in Sport’ – since 2015. Hero MotoCorp…

Merging H2H data will ‘contaminate’ NRR – Commissioner Benn

August 30, 2019August 30, 2019 TIMES INT'L

The Opposition-nominated Commissioners at GECOM are not too happy about the decision to merge the House-to-House Registration data with the National Register of Registrants (NRR) saying that this will contaminate the NRR and lead to further delaying the General and Regional Elections. According to Commissioner Robeson Benn, this was not a product of their proposals. “The difficulty we have is merging and verification of the data. It was not our proposal. We have said that any merging or verification of the data is wrong, it will take a long time…

Unanswered questions

August 30, 2019August 30, 2019 TIMES INT'L

…on GECOM Vincent Alexander, PNC Commissioner in GECOM, claimed that in a country where the population is 750,000, it’s impossible for the voters’ list – meaning persons over 18 years old – to be 573,923 persons. He claimed the “bloating” was 200,000 persons. This “bloating” business had come up before and had been tested before by no other than a previous PNC Commissioner, the mathematically-minded Haslyn Parris, and found to be wanting. And that’s why CEO Lowenfield confessed he hadn’t given any such number to the PNC! But we know…

Tullow commences preparations to drill 2nd well offshore Guyana

August 30, 2019August 30, 2019 TIMES INT'L

Motivated by its first oil find, United Kingdom-based oil company Tullow has commenced preparations to drill a second well within the Orinduik Block offshore Guyana. Although an exact date was not published stating when the drilling works would commence, the Maritime Administration Department recently notified mariners of these operations as a precautionary measure when navigating the area. According to a notice published in one of the daily newspapers, the oil company will now be heading to the Joe-1 well site to drill. This operation, which will incorporate the use of…