Guyana Times

... “let the doctor make a report to the Police Station” – Health Minister By Ramona Luthi After it was brought to light that the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the New Amsterdam Hospital, Berbice has allegedly been physically abusive towards a doctor of the facility, Health Minister, Dr George Norton has advised that the doctor report the matter to...

Some 14,500 Grade Six students across Guyana will sit the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) examinations today and tomorrow. In a statement on Tuesday, Education Minister, Dr Rupert Roopnaraine has urged the students to remain optimistic during the course of the examinations. He reminded them to maintain a focused and relaxed mind which would be beneficial throughout the exams. “If...

Dear Editor, Permit me to reply to a letter published in the Guyana Times dated April 26th entitled “Unconstitutional practices at the Kilcoy/Hampshire NDC”. It is ironical that the letter writer Neri Alli is talking about “shameful, unconstitutional acts”, “injustice” and “corrupt practices” at the Kilcoy/Hampshire NDC when these very acts can be attributed to the illegal processes through...

Guyana seems to be one step closer to having the Goal Project become a reality after years of fruitful attempts to get the project off the ground. When completed, the facility will provide the country with a much-needed FIFA approved international football stadium, a fact that has not eluded the Wayne Forde-led Guyana Football Federation, which has unanimously endorsed...

One man was killed and another critically injured in a shooting incident in San Fernando on Monday. The dead man was identified as Guyanese Kemraj Persad, 30, a construction worker, of Hummingbird Avenue, Duncan Village. Eyewitnesses said Persad, another man identified as Sean Boodoo, and the shooter were having drinks and liming at an apartment when an argument broke out...

Underdog chalked up 79 games to win the final of the V-Net Communications dominoes competition, which was contested on Sunday at Amit Ramnarine Sports Bar at Good Success, Wakenaam. Seawall Boys took the runner-up spot with 74 games, while All Star placed third on 68. Alex Chung made 17 and Mahasewar Ramnarine 16 for the winners, while Mohamed Sheriffudeen...

Tenelec Inc U-15, 2-innings cricket… National Under-15 selectees, all-rounders Seon Glasgow Jr and Nigel Deodat, dominated D'Edward Under-15 team in the latest match of the 2016 Telenec Inc. Under-15, two-innings cricket competition organised by the Berbice Cricket Board and sponsored by Tenelec Inc. a Washington D.C. based telecommunication firm. They got support from another national selectee, Marvan Prashad, to beat...

Alexander Street shooting The man who allegedly shot and killed Wakennaam businessman Mahendra Persaud was on Tuesday slapped with a murder charge when he appeared before Magistrate Fabayo Azore at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts. Raul Vera was not required to plea to the indictable charge, which stated that on April 19, at Robb and Alexander Streets, Georgetown he murdered 26-year-old...

Reigning local individual champion Ransford Goodluck teamed up with junior Sherwin Felicien to cart off the first-ever Guyana National Rifle Association (GNRA) Fullbore Pairs competition, which was held in observance of the nation’s Jubilee celebrations. Held at the Timehri Rifle Range on Sunday last, most of the shooters, who are in preparation mode for next month’s West Indies Fullbore...

Guyanese boxers will look to impress this weekend in the inaugural International/Caribbean Schoolboys, Junior, Youth and Female Boxing tournament, which is scheduled to begin at 18:00h on Friday and Saturday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall. After weeks of preparation, the Guyanese boxers are primed and ready to tackle boxers from their regional counterparts St Lucia and Jamaica. President...