A single mother of three is desperately longing to see her four-year-old child lead a vibrant, illness-free life, like he once did before being diagnosed with rheumatic heart disease almost two years ago. Rewinna David of Cummings Lodge, East Coast Demerara (ECD) is making all efforts to raise G$10 million to facilitate her son, Junior Kentolall undergoing a much-needed surgery in Colombia. David told Guyana Times International that “the doctors discovered it about two years now. He recently came out of the hospital. Last week Thursday, he was discharged and…
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Guyana’s Indigenous people roast APNU/AFC reps over ‘ungrateful’ claims
08Guyana’s Indigenous representatives have lashed out at Government emissaries that recently castigated hinterland communities that voted in favour of the political Opposition – People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) – as ‘ungrateful’, saying, “provisions by the State should be seen as its fulfilment of an obligation to one section of its citizenry in the same way it provides for others under different circumstances.” The Amerindian Peoples Association (APA)—in lashing out at the derogatory outbursts—over the weekend said, “historically, Indigenous peoples have been among the most under-represented and under-served peoples with respect to…
Read MorePPP says Granger’s plan will not succeed
The Peoples Progressive Party/ Civic (PPP/C) last evening praised the work the political parties, local and international observers and members of the local diplomatic corps in helping to uncover blatant attempts to tamper with the Region 4 results of last Monday’s polls, stating that “no attempt by APNU/AFC coalition’s David Granger to whitewash what occurred will succeed”. See full People’s Progressive Party statement below: The statement made by the APNU/AFC coalition’s David Granger is unsurprisingly typical of what Guyanese have come to expect from him – claims about upholding the…
Read MoreLinden man to spend 12 months behind bars for threatening behaviour, abusive language
Lindener Michael Perriera was sentenced to 12 months behind bars after he was found guilty of threatening behaviour and making use of abusive language. The sentence was handed down by Magistrate Dylon Bess at the Linden Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday. The court heard that on Thursday, August 1, 2019, Perriera, who hails from Lot 25 Chombley Hill, Wismar, Linden, made use of threatening language towards Shonette Sansculotte, resulting in a breach of the peace. He was sentenced to six months imprisonment for this offence and an additional 6 months on…
Read MoreTourism body commends observers, foreign missions’ fight for democracy
The Tourism and Hospitality Association of Guyana (THAG) has commended all of the international observers and foreign missions in Guyana that observed the March 2 General and Regional Elections, for their relentless efforts to protect the country’s democracy. The 2020 elections and result tabulation went smoothly in nine of Guyana’s 10 administration regions. In Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica), there was a breakdown of the tabulation process when the Returning Officer, Clairmont Mingo secretly declared unverified results for the district. “The Tourism and Hospitality Association of Guyana (THAG) would like to publicly…
Read More‘Would have been unlawful for APC to remove persons from GECOM’s office’ – Ramkarran
Regardless of which senior police officer instructed Assistant Police Commissioner (APC) Edgar Thomas to remove the local and international observers along with accredited individuals from the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) command centre, it would have been unlawful for him to do so. This is according to prominent Attorney-at-Law and former Speaker of the House, Ralph Ramkarran, who on Saturday told Guyana Times International that the only authorised person that could have given that order was GECOM’s Returning Officer, Clairmont Mingo. He explained that according to the Representation of the People…
Read MoreNovel Coronavirus (COVID-19) – Important information for New Yorkers
Novel Coronavirus Hotline: Call 1-888-364-3065 for Information about Coronavirus Preparing for COVID-19 Recently, a new coronavirus – 2019 Novel (New) Coronavirus – that was first detected in China is now spreading worldwide. This virus causes a disease called COVID-19 and can lead to fever, cough and shortness of breath. There are thousands of confirmed cases in a growing number of countries internationally and the virus is now spreading in the United States. There are ongoing investigations to learn more about this virus. Individuals who are experiencing symptoms and may have…
Read MoreGECOM’s ability to deliver credible elections compromised – Attorney Pieters
The recent pro-democracy protests in Guyana have part of their genesis in a lack of transparency, lack of accountability and a plethora of unanswered questions about the credibility of the recent activities undertaken by the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) officials in Region Four. This is according to an accredited observer to the recently run off General and Regional Elections, Attorney-at-Law Selwyn Pieters, who has since broken his silence in graphic details, documenting his vantage point of the ensuing week. Pieters, in a public posting on Sunday, said, “the failure to…
Read MoreDe facto regimes do not receive same treatment as democratically elected governments – US
Acting Assistant Secretary for U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs Michael G. Kozak in a Twitter post on Thursday stated that in light of the present political situation in Guyana, de facto regimes do not receive the same treatment from the US as democratically elected governments. Following is the full statement: We join the Guyanese people and the international community in calling for Guyanese election authorities to follow accepted procedures and allow international election observers to verify the results. It is essential that the High Court-mandated elections…
Read MoreGovernment reopens Suriname border
…coronavirus threat over? – Lawrence, Ramjattan silent Government has reopened the ‘backtrack’ service between Guyana and Suriname, after one week of closure during the elections period. Former Public Health Minister, Volda Lawrence, who is also the Chair of People’s National Congress (PNC) had written to former Public Security Minister, Khemraj Ramjattan to cease service between Guyana and Suriname from February 29 to March 7, as a result of the alleged threat of coronavirus. This publication understands that while Guyana would have opened the services on their end, Suriname had still…
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