Guyana Times

Cuban Elizabeth Rodriguez, 23, was on Friday charged for overstaying her time in Guyana when she appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts before City Magistrate Judy Latchman. Rodriguez was arraigned on the charge which stated that having been permitted to stay in Guyana from March 22 to April 22, 2016 she failed to comply with the conditions under which...

GCB/Hand-in-Hand U-19 50-over… Torrential rainfall has caused the final round matches in the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Hand-In-Hand Under-19 Inter-county 50-over tournament to be rescheduled as no play was possible on Friday at the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC), Bourda and the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC). A press release sent by the Guyana Cricket Board stated “Due to persistent inclement weather, the...

A South Ruimveldt man was on Friday sentenced to four years in jail after he was found guilty of two counts of illegal gun and ammunition charges when he appeared in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court before City Magistrate Judy Latchman. Nabadaninge Gobin, 33, of Lot 149 Aubrey Barker Street, South Ruimveldt, Georgetown, was charged for the illegal possession of...

Danwattie Persaud on Friday pleaded guilty before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts for failing to produce at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) a permit for the exportation of birds. It is alleged that on April 27, at the CJIA while boarding a Caribbean Airlines flight, a search was conducted on Persaud’s shoulder bag when...

An unidentified man met his demise on Thursday night following an accident along Homestretch Avenue, Georgetown. The accident reportedly occurred at about 21:35h. Based on investigations, the victim was reportedly crossing the road when he was struck by a speeding car. He sustained injuries and subsequently succumbed. The driver of the car, Guyana Times understands, fled the scene but based...

...in-for-mation Is there no honour even among milkmen? It’s been over forty years since the international outrage at the Swiss conglomerate Nestle’s foisting substandard “baby formula” on the Third World as a substitute for mothers’ breast milk. And spending God knows how much on advertising to convince the natives they were “modern”. Millions and millions of mothers jumped on Nesle’s...

A salesman was robbed of 0,000 and a quantity of phone cards when he was held at gunpoint by a lone bandit at Novar Village, Mahaicony, East Coast Demerara (ECD). Reports are that Tahir Yusuph, who hails from Rosignol, Berbice, had just visited a location where he conducts business and was about to enter his vehicle when the gunman...

With suicide statistics showing Guyana as the country with the highest suicide rate, the Guyana Press Association (GPA) along with the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) and other pertinent ministries, met on Friday with the media to discuss how they can be sensitive in reporting cases of suicide. This falls under government’s efforts to significantly remove the label attached...

Long lines of persons hurriedly submitting income tax returns forms at the Guyana Revenue Authority. With the last date being today for filing income tax returns, workers stood in long lines to ensure their income tax returns are submitted. Persons who submit these forms after the closing date stand to pay penalty fees.

Dear Editor, With reference to the letter written by Sase Singh captioned “The de-recognition of rural Guyana” which you published on 24 April, 2016 the Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh (Hindus for Selfless Service-HSS) takes the opportunity to publicly agree with the views stated. HSS holds the same certainty that the Hindus and youths from the rural geography of this country should...