Guyana Times

Dear Editor, The Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA) welcomes the announcement by President Granger of the signing of the Paris Agreement on climate change and his stated intention that Guyana will ratify this Agreement before the end of the year. ‘Signature’ indicates agreement and support of the content, ‘ratification’ on the other hand indicates acceptance of an international legal...

Education has been receiving the largest chunk of the National Budget for decades. This year .3 billion will be spent in this sector, representing 17 per cent of the Budget but very few citizens would venture to say they are satisfied with the results produced by the education system. This dissatisfaction in not new and over the past decades...

The former Ogle Estate compound will soon house the Public Service Staff College, according to President David Granger. The establishment of the institution is part of government’s efforts to rein in corruption and improve efficiency in the Public Sector. The proposed Public Service College will have four faculties that will produce graduates with university level qualifications. The faculties are: International Relations...

… in response to calls for agreement to be adopted for other companies By Vahnu Manikchand Chairman of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA), Rawle Lucas, has stated that cases of delinquent taxpayers will have to be looked at individually before any determination can be made on whether it should be settled. He was at the time commenting on recent calls by the...

Rushed, high handed, authoritarian and clandestine were some of the words used by the Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA) to describe what the miners said are government’s decision to unilaterally implement new polices within the mining sector without consulting with them. These polices the GGDMA said, will have deleterious consequences to the future of the already struggling...

A construction worker lost his life Saturday after falling from the roof of the house he was working on at Corriverton, Region Six (East Berbice/Corentyne). Dead is Youraj Sewlall, 29, of Number Nauth Village, Corentyne. Reports are the father of two and several others were constructing a house when he slipped and fell from the roof. This publication was told that...

GSL/Golyn 10/10 softball... The Golyn 10/10 softball competition, organised by the Guyana Softball League (GSL) and sponsored by Golyn and Sons, Trophy Stall, and Miss Love Trading (West Coast), will continue today with five matches in the West Coast zone. Teams like Omesh XI, Ruimzeight XI and Mighty Lions will look to extend their lead in order to stay in...

GCB/Hand-In-Hand U-19 Inter-County 3-day… – Yadram slams 177 against Berbice By Akeem Greene Demerara comfortably won the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Hand-In-Hand Under-19, Inter-county, Three-day title on Saturday at the Georgetown Cricket Club ground, Bourda. The certain star of the day was Man-of-the-Match Ronaldo Renee, who narrowly missed out on scoring back-to-back centuries when he fell for 99. Renee’s heroics piloted Demerara to...

Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo believes that criminals are now acting with impunity because of the ambiguous signals emanating from government. Concerns are aplenty that while the crime situation is once again spiralling out of control, government has been very laidback in its approach to addressing the matter. Giving his take on the issue, Jagdeo said government has not demonstrated any...

– but executives claim “visionary group” trying to stymie progress It has been almost a year since the resuscitation of the Belle Vue Sports Club and the youths of that area are now happier with the change from dormancy and neglect, to a progressive environment. In the minds of many, the stagnation and neglect seemed inevitable, but this was changed...