Guyana Times

Dear Editor, Guyanese American Hindus and others celebrated Ram Naumi, the birth of Lord Rama, last weekend. Temples were packed to capacity in the greater New York area where hundreds of thousands of Guyanese of all religious and racial backgrounds are settled. There are some 50 Guyanese Mandirs in the NY area. There are also Guyanese Mandirs in Miami,...

Newly appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Communications Network (NCN) Lennox Cornette has sought to defend his name against rising media reports against him, that he was appointed although he had committed a criminal act 17 years ago, while an employee of the then Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GT&T). Cornette was appointed last week as the new...

Dear Editor, Delivering the feature address at a recently-held Sea and River Defence Resilience Project Workshop at the Pegasus Hotel which was reported in the news media, David Patterson, Minister of Public Infrastructure, stated that “the Government does not have a full overview of Guyana’s drainage system and its oversight is spread over six different agencies”. Therefore, to resolve...

In observance of Guyana’s 50th Golden Jubilee anniversary, ANSA McAL has launched its Ariel’s 50-55 LED TVs promotion. The promotion, which was launched at the company’s head office in Beterverwagting, on the East Coast of Demerara, will conclude on May 25. The promotion with end with a grand drawing of ten 55” television sets. Speaking at the launching of...

– says deal prevented additional years of litigation Almost a week after the Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) announced that it has managed to settle a 14-year-old Consumption Tax litigation with the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) for $1.5 billion, the revenue body has finally commented publicly on the issue which has stirred much controversy, announcing that the decision has avoided...

By Indrawatttie Natram Councillors from both the Government and Opposition on the Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam) Regional Democratic Council (RDC) have raised their concerns over the present conditions of the Essequibo Coast Public Road. The issue was discussed in depth at the recent statutory RDC meeting for the month of April. The discussions highlighted the shifting of the Maria’s Delight Bridge, filling...

  Satiricus always knew Nagga Man was a trailblazer. The man was far ahead of his time – and that was why his comrades in PPEE envied him and eventually squeezed him out. They couldn’t keep up with a visionary. Imagine the latest complaint made by the Leader of the Proposition. That Nagga Man’s “Man in Berbice”, HoreBhajan, was renting...

– 30.5% of proceeds for community development The Kwakwani community in Region 10 (Upper Demerara- Berbice) is expected to reap the economic benefits associated with the recent handing over of a barge by the National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited (NICIL). Regional Vice Chairman Alroy Adolph said 30.5 per cent of the proceeds would go to the community, which would...

Deputy Director of Prisons, Senior Superintendent Gladwin Samuels, has denied that he gave instructions for the doors to be locked at the prison cell at the March 3 riots which left 17 inmates dead. Taking the stand at Tuesday afternoon’s session of the Commission of Inquiry into the deadly Camp Street jail unrest, Samuels refuted the testimonies of many...

– botched robbery angered gunmen By Kizzy Coleman Pandemonium broke out at Good Hope, East Bank Essequibo (EBE) late Sunday evening, when an elderly couple were horrendously burnt alive by bandits who set their house alight after a botched robbery. Dead are Bibi Munir, 70, and Mohammed Munir, 77, of Lot 16 Good Hope, who were both prominent rice farmers in...