Year: 2020

…deliberate ploy to create confusion – PPP/C’s Chief Scrutineer Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) dropped a bombshell on both its Opposition and Government-nominated Commissioners on Tuesday, when the Secretariat informed them that over 91,000 changes are being made to the Revised List of Electors (RLE). Speaking with Times International on the matter, Opposition-nominated Commissioner, Robeson Benn said that the announcement came as a complete shock and “so it is a very unhappy situation”. “Over 91,000 names, I am calling them names because they said there are changes and so to me,…

The Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) and the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to tackle issues of drug trafficking and money laundering in Guyana. On Wednesday, the National Anti-Narcotics Agency outlined that the MoU would allow for the exchange of information/intelligence relating to subjects suspected to be involved in or convicted of committing drug-related offences, in a proactive, timely, safe, and secure manner. Moreover, the agreement provides the necessary safeguards against the misuse of information shared or exchanged. Additionally, it provides for strict confidentiality of…

A six-year-old girl is now traumatised and is receiving medical and psychological treatment after being allegedly raped by her maternal grandfather. Based on reports received, the child and her younger brother were left with their grandparent at Mahaicony, Region Five (Mahaica-Berbice), after their father died about a year ago. Times International understands that the 54-year-old man was looking at porn as he allegedly sexually assaulted the child. According to information, it was a neighbour of the family that heard the child pleading with her grandfather to stop, who went to…

It was a heated, tense atmosphere outside the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts on Monday morning, as the parties involved in the St Agnes Primary School attack last week made their appearance at the city court. Members of the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU), teachers and parents gathered outside the Courts’ compound dressed in black and white, in support of the abused teacher, Tiffani Hinds, who was charged for assault. However, the mood of the crowd quickly escalated after armed policemen at the scene were observed by the protesters to be protecting the…

…such calls are “irresponsible, dangerous” – PPP/C …Private Sector Chair also expresses concern A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) politicians are being called out for their comments on the campaign trail after People’s National Congress (PNC) Chair Volda Lawrence called for supporters to mobilise on and stand watch at polling stations on election night – March 2. Opposition People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) has since labelled the call as irresponsible. The comments were made by Lawrence during a rally at the Kitty Market Square, Georgetown on Sunday. She went on to…

A Partnership For National Unity/Alliance For Change (APNU/AFC) held a public meeting with supporters in the Kitty Market Square, Georgetown, on Sunday evening where they urged supporters to give them another chance despite the admittance of unfulfilled manifesto promises. Addressing the gathering, Public Health Minister Volda Lawrence admitted that there is still much to be done on the part of the Government. As she told the gathering of coalition supporters, however, “Rome wasn’t built in a day”. Lawrence urged persons to go on and vote on Elections Day – March…