Year: 2020

A former Commissioner of Police has come out in criticism of the actions of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) on Monday evening when they let loose on hapless party agents standing watch over the ballot boxes at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre (ACCC). Police were accused of using excessive force when they evicted party agents who had a legitimate right to be there from the compound. According to retired Police Commissioner Seelall Persaud, in an open letter on Wednesday, this is not the rightful purpose of officers and ranks in…

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A Public Health Ordinance that has conferred Public Health Minister Volda Lawrence with new far-reaching ministerial powers in order to confront the coronavirus pandemic is being met with public consternation and many expressing concern – through social media and other platforms – calling the new measures “overkill”, “draconian” and with the potential to be abused to control the populace for reasons not related to the stated purposes. The public firestorm led to Attorney General and Legal Affairs Minister Basil Williams having to defend the move by Government, even as he…

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Leaders in the Private Sector Commission (PSC) and the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) have come out in criticism of the role played by the Guyana Police Force (GPF) in evicting party agents from the location where they were keeping watch over the ballots. In a video message on Tuesday, PSC Chairman, Retired Captain Gerry Gouveia questioned who gave the orders to the Police. According to Gouveia, party agents had a legitimate right to be at the location and therefore, the actions of the Police are questionable. Gouveia…

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As airlines around the world cut back on flights amid the COVID-19 pandemic, JetBlue Airways has indicated there will be a delay to its debut flight to Guyana. This was revealed by Minister of Public Infrastructure David Patterson during a COVID-19 National Update programme, according to the Department of Public Information (DPI). Originally set for April 2, 2020, JetBlue had intended to take to the skies aboard its newly sourced A321neo aircraft for Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) with its crew and passengers from JFK, New York. Minister Patterson stated…

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Principal Magistrate Sherdel Marcus-Isaacs on Wednesday committed taxi driver Lindon Daniels to stand trial at the Demerara High Court for raping a female passenger. The accused was in February 2019 slapped with three rape charges for offences committed against female passengers on different occasions. A Preliminary Inquiry (PI) was conducted into the first charge levelled against Daniels; which stated that the accused on January 30, 2019, at Kuru Kuru, Soesdyke, East Bank Demerara (EBD), engaged in sexual penetration of a woman over the age of 17. For this charge, Magistrate…

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Almost six months have passed and the relatives of Ryan Taylor are still to receive any form of compensation from the Australian-owned mining company, Troy Resources. Taylor was killed while working on the construction of a “bench” in a mining pit operated by Troy’s Karouni, Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) operation on October 8, 2019. It was reported that a slippage occurred thus leading to Taylor being crushed by fallen rubble. In an exclusive interview with Guyana Times International, Taylor’s mother, June Taylor relayed that she has been receiving the “royal run…

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Founder of the Guyana Foundation, Supriya Singh-Bodden, who was in 2015 awarded the Cacique Crown of Honour, has chosen to renounce this acclaimed title amid the current doubts about the lack of transparency during the 2020 polls. The Cacique Crown of Honour is one of Guyana’s highest national honours and was bestowed upon Singh-Bodden by President David Granger for her exceptional service in the field of youth and women’s empowerment. In giving the rationale behind her decision to give up the award, Singh-Bodden explained that she cannot “wear this medal…

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