With the consumption of just under 1.6 million kilowatts of electricity at the rate of US$0.30 cents per hour, the Caricom Secretariat in Liliendaal, Greater Georgetown, was forced to set up a Photovoltaic Generation System to improve its energy network. The Secretariat launched the new generation system during a ceremony on Monday morning. Deputy Secretary General, Dr Manorma Soeknandan, in her remarks, explained that the organisation was forced to make this move owing to high electricity costs. “The Secretariat consumed just under 1.6 million kilowatts hours of electricity at the…
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Rupununi Petroglyphs
By Lennox J Hernandez Petroglyphs are picture-writing images (pictograms – a pictorial symbol for a word or phrase; or logograms – a sign or character representing a word or phrase) created by removing part of a rock surface by incising, picking, carving, or abrading. Petroglyphs are found worldwide and the term is usually used in the context of prehistoric peoples. Guyana has its own petroglyphs and these are strong evidence of human presence here as much as 7,000 years ago (our Indigenous peoples). The late Dr Denis Williams (1923-1998) is…
Read MoreA campaign of desperation
One expectation of election campaigns is for contesting parties to tell the electorate of their plans for the development of the country and its people. This is an important aspect since voters want to hear what the parties plan to do. This allows them choices when casting a ballot. By not being made aware of plans during the campaign, voters are left deprived of the opportunity to be informed on what could be in store for them if that party were to win. In other words, the absence of plans…
Read MoreGECOM removes Shuman, Bandhu, Leung off Candidate Lists
…signed statutory form while still dual citizens …Police contacted The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has rejected the presidential candidates of the Liberty and Justice Party (LJP), Lenox Shuman, and United Republic Party (URP), Dr Vishnu Bandhu, from the candidate list after they signed statutory declaration forms while still dual citizens. This was revealed at the conclusion of GECOM’s statutory meeting on Tuesday, where GECOM Commissioner Bibi Shadick revealed that since they signed the statutory declaration forms on Nomination Day, they will be removed from the list. Also evicted from the…
Read MorePresident in good health
President David Granger has completed his medical evaluation in Havana, Cuba. Granger left for Cuba on Saturday last to undergo a follow-up medical evaluation by doctors at Centro de Investigaciones Medico Quirurgicas (Centre for Surgical Medical Research) CIMEQ. Granger was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, a type of cancer that develops in a network of vessels and glands spread throughout the body. The announcement was made on November 14, 2018. A statement from Guyana’s Embassy in Cuba on Tuesday stated that the team of Cuban medical specialists confirmed that the President’s…
Read MoreGPF can detect misconduct of ranks through EIS
In light of a series of reported Police misconduct in the public domain, former Head of the Guyana Police Force’s Strategic Management Department (SMD), Patrick Mentore believes the introduction of the Early Intervention System (EIS) will assist to remedy this situation. Mentore explained that the system will detect ranks whose conduct is unbecoming thus creating a problem which will ultimately affect the quality of their performance. An Early Intervention System (formerly known as an early warning system) is a data-based Police management tool designed to identify officers whose behaviour is…
Read MoreNatural Gas cleaner source of power – Expert Robert Mc Nally
…adds clean, reliable & cheap energy would be a “godsend” for Guyana While there has been talk about bringing natural gas onshore, there is no clarity on the logistics or even how much gas ExxonMobil will provide to Guyana. According to one oil and gas expert, the importance of natural gas to Guyana cannot be overstated. This was according to Robert McNally, an energy expert and the President of Washington-based Rapidan Energy Group, during a recent engagement with the media. He noted that natural gas would be a much cleaner…
Read MoreGECOM Commissioners in Canada to oversee ballot printing
…Govt Minister admits to meeting with same company As the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) continues its preparations for the upcoming March 2 General and Regional Elections, two Commissioners are currently in Canada to oversee the printing of the ballot papers. Opposition-nominated Commissioner, Sase Gunraj, and Government-nominated Commissioner, Charles Corbin, travelled to Canada to observe the printing of the ballot papers for the upcoming polls. This is being done by printing firm, Canadian Bank Note Company Limited, which first supplied GECOM with elections materials at the 2018 Local Government Elections (LGEs).…
Read MoreGLDA, GuySuCo revoke ECD cattle farmers’ leases without notice
The Guyana Livestock Development Authority (GLDA) and the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) are coming in for harsh criticism after a group of farmers on the East Coast of Demerara accused the entities of abuse. The cattle farmers are calling on the relevant authorities to intervene after GLDA and GuySuCo revoked their leases for lands at Mon Repos, ECD. Together, the farmers rear about 100 heads of cattle and recently met with former Attorney General Anil Nandlall, in an effort to have their issues addressed. Nandlall told Guyana Times that the…
Read MoreSophia man gets 15 years for killing wife
The Court of Appeal last year overturned the conviction and sentence imposed on 28-year-old Michael Persaud for the 2011 murder of his wife and ordered that he face another trial. Persaud made his appearance at the Demerara High Court on Wednesday for a retrial, but opted to plead guilty to the lesser count of manslaughter. He was accused of killing his wife, Maduri Padumdeo, also called “Sharda”. Persaud, also called “Mikey”, admitted before Justice Sandil Kissoon that on December 23, 2011 at their Lot 8 North Sophia, Greater Georgetown home,…
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