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World Press Freedom Day At a time when concerns abound about the administration’s interference in the work of the press, governments across the world are being urged to encourage free and independent media on the observation of World Press Freedom Day. The United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon noted that a free, independent and safe media environment is essential and...

Stabroek Market vendor relocation With the recent decision by Mayor and City Council (M&CC) of Georgetown to relocate vendors from Stabroek Market to facilitate a ‘face lift’, City Hall has assured that there will be a smooth transition of vendors to the new spot. This is according to Town Clerk Royston King, who spoke with Guyana Times on Monday while...

Ramada Princess Casino robbery As police continue their investigations into the Ramada Princess Casino robbery, a man was arrested at his sister’s house at Vreed-en-Hoop with a bag of money. The man, who has been identified as Junior Stewart of Thomas Street, Kitty, Georgetown, was arrested on Sunday evening after police swooped down on the house at Vreed-en-Hoop, West Coast Demerara. At...

…as Police now investigate execution The man who allegedly pulled the trigger of the gun that killed Parika fuel dealer Seeram Singh, was arrested and is assisting with investigations. Guyana Times understands that the woman in custody contracted the gunman to execute the businessman and to make it look like a robbery. The reason for the woman’s alleged intent to want...

Guyana ’ s singing sensation Lisa Punch has joined the long list of prominent Guyanese to link up with Guyana’s leading Youth and Sports Club, the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club, M.S. The Guyanese singer, who gained international recognition when she appeared on the popular American Television show ‘The Rising Star’, was inducted as the RHTY&SC,...

Dear Editor, For the past two months or more, there hasn’t been a day where the crime situation in Guyana has not dominated the headlines of the more popular dailies. One has to be real naive not to observe that violent crime is on the rise, and that there is no evident macroplan to counter this. The noticeable absence of any...

Deadly prison riot The Commission of Inquiry into the deadly Camp Street Prison riots heard late last week that Camp Street Prison infirmary was robbed and vandalised during the riot. Chief Prison Officer – Medex Patricia Anderson, who joined the service in 2008, was questioned on the state of the infirmary at the end of the March 4 rioting, which...

Host Guyana won two of three gold medals up for grabs, but it was a St Lucian who stole the show during the Tri-Nations Caribbean Schoolboys and Juniors Boxing Championships, which concluded at the weekend at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall. Welterweight Nathan Ferirre from St Lucia was named the best junior boxer of the tournament and there was...

Dear Editor, It was reported in the news media on April 29 that Minister of Agriculture Noel Holder and his delegation returned home after a familiarisation tour of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) and Costa Rica in Central America. It was claimed that Minister Holder held fruitful discussions with the IICA and sought technical assistance for the...

…despite difficulties in 2015 Despite facing difficulties in 2015, CGX Energy Inc is very optimistic about exploration and development drilling in Guyana and is looking forward to a stronger 2016. In a release, the Company explained that its business plan was significantly impacted by the prevalence of low international oil prices and a global downswing in exploration budgets. Notwithstanding these difficulties,...