Guyana Times

As part of fulfilling its dedication of giving back to the Guyanese public and marking the Golden Jubilee anniversary, the Sonia Noel Foundation for Creative Arts (SNFCA) in partnership with the Women’s Association for Sustainable Development (WASD) on Friday handed over 50 food hampers to 50 single-mothers from across the country. This contribution to the mothers was part of...

On the backdrop of what has been described as a “sluggish economy”, many commuters, especially those journeying home from work have been encountering unwelcomed fare hikes especially at nights. Investigations by this publication have uncovered that the present situation transcends bus routes. East Coast Demerara Many East Coast residents have complained of being bullied into paying exorbitant fares in the evenings....

– will be more business-oriented this year With just five days to GuyExpo, preparations are going as planned to finalise the event. In an interview with Guyana Times event coordinator Tameka Sukhdeo-Singh expressed delight at the way things are going on Guyana’s premier trade fair: “As of today, as you walk around the compound you will see our preparations are...

Every year around May, the Everest Cricket Club Masters team would embark on a tour to play a series of cricket matches against various teams in the foreign land. This year it’s no different as the Georgetown based club is on tour of the lovely island of Jamaica. While in the land of wood and water the Guyanese will...

Titans defeated Tucville and were crowned champions of the “Church meet the Street” Jubilee Futsal Competition hosted by C&A Unique in collaboration with South Quake Youth Ministry on Thursday May 5 at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall. For a match that was marked with sheer aggression and speed it was eventually decided by penalties. After regulation time the teams were...

 F1 Champion Lewis Hamilton set to be in action By Akeem Greene Guyana’s Calving Ming Jnr will be shifting all gears as he turns his attention to the Barbados Festival of Speed at Bushy Park on Sunday. In speaking to Guyana Times Sport as he sets his sights to producing yet another sterling performance. The racer exclaimed that the possibility...

Ron Cole, 40, the Linden driver charged for causing the death of Police Constable Nikosi Lefluer, reappeared in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts on Friday after being remanded to prison earlier in April. The father of six was represented by Attorney Leslyn Charles, who made a bail application for him. Charles requested that bail be granted at a reasonable sum,...

With the current stretch of high tides, several stalls at Vreed-en-Hoop, West Coast Demerara, were affected by flood waters after the banks of Demerara River overflowed. On Friday afternoon, many proprietors were seen using bask-brooms to wash away the muddy residue from their stalls. With the ever increasing tides, many stall owners have had to “build up” their structures by...

Retired Senior Superintendent of Police Lawrence Kissoon has been named Deputy Head of the Guyana Police Force’s (GPF) Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU). Kissoon, who recently retired from the Force after serving for over two decades, is slated to assume duty soon. Kissoon will be the Deputy to Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Sydney James, who himself is a retired...

Oil and gas giant ExxonMobil, which is currently engaged in oil exploration in Guyana, was recently greeted at its headquarters in the United States by a three-member delegation comprising Natural Resources Minister Raphael Trotman, Public Infrastructure Minister David Patterson and Business Minister Dominic Gaskin. The Natural Resources Ministry on Friday reported that the delegation had extensive engagements with company executives...