2020 – Page 25 – Guyana Times International

Minibus Association mulls training for drivers

January 31, 2020January 31, 2020 TIMES INT'L

In light of hundreds of drivers being charged for dangerous driving in the past six months, President of the United Minibus Association, Eon Andrews believes that by bringing all drivers under the umbrella, it will ensure discipline. Andrews said that they are willing to work along with the Guyana Police Force to put a dent to reckless driving by bus drivers. He further added that the Business Ministry along with stakeholders will be holding several courses for safe driving. “Some of these persons would have been in it whereby you…

Blatant act of discrimination and victimisation

January 31, 2020January 31, 2020 TIMES INT'L

Dear Editor, By sheer accident, I ran into the path of “The Unruly Horse” where it’s rider, Mr Anil Nandlall, eloquently (as usual) established many of the instances by this Government, since 2015, of blatant abuse of power, disregard and disrespect for the rule of law, flagrant and obvious racial discrimination as well as political, where persons were perceived not to be in their “camp” (remember the 2000-plus Amerindians who were summarily dismissed, and the Afro Guyanese farmers on West Coast Berbice, whose leases were terminated, from all appearances, it…

Troy Resources recommences operations at Karouni

January 31, 2020January 31, 2020 TIMES INT'L

Following several challenges last year, Australian-based Troy Resources has announced that it has resumed operations at its Karouni goldmine in Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni). The gold mining company says it began operations in the second week of January and it intends to resume full production by the end of next month. Last year, the future of Troy Resources was put in question following the death of a geologist at the mines site. After the geologist’s death, the company was issued a cease order. The loss of production days coupled with existing…

Bygeval Secondary student collapses, dies while preparing for school

January 31, 2020January 31, 2020 TIMES INT'L

A student attached to the Bygeval Secondary School, Mahaicony, East Coast Demerara (ECD) collapsed and died on Tuesday morning as he was preparing for school. Dead is 15-year-old Triston Assaye of Mahaica, ECD. He reportedly died as a result of a raptured artery in his brain. Based on reports received, the teenager was already dressed in his school uniform when he complained to his mother of feeling unwell. The mother, who is a nurse and works at a clinic close to their home, advised him to see a doctor before…

Financing hinterland community development projects under PPP/C – Irfaan Ali

January 31, 2020January 31, 2020 TIMES INT'L

People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) Presidential Candidate, Dr Irfaan Ali told a massive crowd in Lethem, Region Nine (Upper Takatu-Upper Essequibo) that the party has committed to providing resources for hinterland communities to implement development plans that will see the region progress. He was at the time addressing residents of Lethem and surrounding communities as the party held another successful rally on Sunday. Development conference Ali pointed out that should the party win the upcoming polls then within the first month, the new Government will convene a development conference for hinterland…

GECOM to discuss provocative utterances by APNU/AFC leaders

January 31, 2020January 31, 2020 TIMES INT'L

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) is expected to discuss the recent utterances on the campaign trail by the A Partnership for National Unity/Alliance For Change (APNU/AFC) candidates, where they called on supporters to “protect their ballots”. The issue was raised with GECOM via a letter written by former Attorney General and People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) candidate, Anil Nandlall. On Wednesday, GECOM Chair Retired Justice Claudette Singh wrote to Nandlall and informed him that the issue would be discussed when the elections body meets on February 4. Disturbed at utterances In…

I am an advocate for my students says Sir Naheem

January 31, 2020January 31, 2020 TIMES INT'L

By Lakhram Bhagirat Teachers have, perhaps, the most important job in this world. They have the ability to shape the view of the world through their teachings and quite often they do just that. The power teachers have, over their subjects, is unmatched because they are the ones who teach us to think critically and how to analyse situations. Teachers are the ones who inspire us or they beat our spirits down. But most of the time, they inspire us to achieve the greatest things because, for them, their students…

EITI calls for mineral agreements to be made public

January 31, 2020January 31, 2020 TIMES INT'L

The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) has flagged the Natural Resources Ministry for not making public the recent mineral contracts that were initiated. In its 2017 report, EITI suggested that Guyana must comply with requirement 2.4 (a) of its 2019 Standard, which states that implementing countries are required to disclose any contracts and licenses that provide the terms attached to the exploitation of oil, gas, and minerals. However, National Coordinator of EITI Guyana, Dr Rudy Jadoopat stated that these agreements are yet to be published for public scrutiny. “The Minerals…

The threat of elections violence

January 31, 2020January 31, 2020 TIMES INT'L

Unfortunately, for Guyana, our politics is not your ordinary garden variety type, where politicians pitch their plans for the development of the country to an open-minded electorate which make their voting decision based on an assessment of these plans and the parties’ capabilities for executing the same, based on their histories. In Guyana, the genie of ethnically directed political violence was let out of the bottle as far back as February 16, 1962, by the PNC and other forces and has never been put back since. On that fateful day,…

Jagdeo takes Govt to task over abysmal record in Indigenous communities

January 31, 2020January 31, 2020 TIMES INT'L

The People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) held its rally in Lethem, where a mammoth crowd of residents from the Rupununi district on Sunday turned up to listen to the Party’s plans as outlined in its manifesto. Among the Party speakers were General Secretary Bharrat Jagdeo. He told the gathering of thousands that the PPP is “no fair-weather friend” but rather, a Party that would fight for their rights and support them, no matter what. He noted that the Party’s track record of investing in Indigenous communities differed sharply from that of…