Guyana Times

APNU and AFC are obsessively preoccupied with celebrating the JUBILEE and celebrating their own first anniversary in Government. It is right to celebrate the JUBILEE. Fifty years of Independence is an achievement that we must celebrate, even if Guyana did not turn out exactly the way we had hoped. Even if I believe that APNU/AFC has done a...

Dear Editor, I am surprised and disappointed to see pavement and itinerant vendors in Georgetown who I know to be bright and clever people, being continuously fooled by Royston King and the City Council. By now they should realise that the General and Regional Elections and, more recently, the Local Government Elections (LGE) are over and their utility has expired,...

2008 businessman’s killing Bibi Nazeela Habiboodean, the daughter of murdered East Bank Essequibo (EBE) businessman Habiboodean, was on Tuesday arraigned with murder when she appeared at the Leonora Magistrate’s Court, West Coast Demerara (WCD). The confessed hired “hitman” 28-year-old Linden Lewis, called “Bullet”, was also slapped with a murder charge when he too appeared before Magistrate Rochelle Liverpool at the...

The National School Basketball Festival, Georgetown & East Coast Regionals’ continued on May 1st, 2016 with fifth round action at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall and saw some exciting and competitive action overall. In the girls category; Plaisance Secondary defeated Charlestown Secondary 13-2. Daniela King led the way for Plaisance with 5 pts and 4 steals while Faith Primo...

By Avenash Ramzan Conscious of the effort to ensure the best possible players are selected to represent the county this weekend against Berbice, the Demerara Volleyball Association (DVA) will commence three days of trials from today at the National Gymnasium on Mandela Avenue, Georgetown. A group of 30 male players and eight females will undergo three days of rigorous training...

GSA ‘accidental’ shooting An auto dealer charged for allegedly shooting his acquaintance was on Monday released on $500,000 bail when he made his appearance at the Sparendaam Magistrate’s Court. Sean Stoll, 36, was not required to plea to the indictable charge which alleged that on April 29, at Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara, he unlawfully killed Nafasie Edghill. According to the...

– Petra Organization launches Soft Shoe tournament with focus on Gender Based Violence By Avenash Ramzan Gender Based Violence is a global issue, and if not tackled early it could destroy a nation. It is a problem that has been plaguing Guyana for quite a number of years, and while strides have been made to curtail the number of cases reported...

As Indians celebrate 178 years of being in Guyana, it is fitting to remember an iconoclastic person who figured prominently as a leader of the Indian community – Dr Jung Bahadur Singh. Jung Singh was a pioneer in many ways. A strong case can be made that JB Singh was indeed responsible for shaping and influencing the political career...

Chief Government Pathologist, Dr Nehaul Singh said he saw no headless body after the March 3 deadly riot, which claimed the lives of 17 inmates. The Government Pathologist made these statements in his testimony to the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the prison deaths on Tuesday. He explained that a post-mortem examination on the bodies of the dead prisoners...

Dear Editor, I have said it numerous times that the APNU/AFC Administration should remember that they have not been elected to serve a lifetime in office. One year is about to pass and four will remain at which time the people will go to the polls again. My question to PM Nagamootoo is this: what will he tell the people...