Guyana Times

Princes Street Petrol station service disruption Operations at the Infinity Service Station at Princes and High Streets is slated for full resumption as Georgetown Mayor & City Council (M&CC) workers on Friday replaced several concrete slabs that were removed to facilitate cleaning of drains. Guyana Times was told that the drains around the gas station are about three meters...

In light of the consistent humanitarian exercises by D Division (West Bank Demerara-East Bank Essequibo) of the Guyana Police Force, Region’s Three (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara) administration has vowed to reward the ranks by establishing for them, a special ground where their activities can be carried out in comfort. This was according to the region’s Regional Executive Officer (REO) Dennis...

Guyana National Men’s Football team, the Golden Jaguars will take on football giants Canada who will be fielding an under-23 squad on May 15 at the National Stadium, Providence. At a press conference hosted by the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) on Friday at its headquarters along with representatives from the Guyana national team and the Canadian High Commission used...

With effect from May 1, the state-run National Communications Network (NCN) will be led by new leadership in the form of communications consultant Lennox Cornette. This announcement was made by Chairman of the Board Bishwa Panday in a statement on Friday. According to Panday, in efforts to revitalise the NCN, the board of directors completed the first round of...

– slams Top Cop for opposing Police reform   By Devina Samaroo Government’s plan to scrap the Strategic Management Department (SDM) has clearly ruffled the feathers of former Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee who has since accused Police Commissioner Seelall Persaud of besmirching his character, denigrating the efficacy of the SMD, and disrespecting a PPP/C Cabinet decision. The SMD was established in...

Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan on Thursday fined three Dominican Republican Nationals ,000 each on three separate charges, for failing to comply with the conditions of their permit which granted them each one month stay in Guyana. Yafieisi Mola Cordero, 26, Vianaly Medina Montano, 26, and Yolanda Rosario Hernandez all plead guilty to their charge which said, between 14 March...

The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) has condemned the recent revelation of Government’s impending plans to completely cease all operations at the La Bonne Intention (LBI), East Coast Demerara, Sugar Estate. In a joint press statement from the Guyana Agriculture and General Workers Union (GAWU) and the National Association of Agricultural, Commercial and Industrial Employees (NAACIE) on Thursday, it was...

WIFBSC Short Range Championships 2016… Beverage giant Banks DIH Limited has maintained and increased its sponsorship to the Guyana National Rifle Association (GNRA) fullbore shooters ahead of their defense of the Short Range and Individual Titles at the West Indies Fullbore Shooting Championships (WIFBSC), set for Antigua and Barbuda next month. Public Relations Officer of Banks DIH Limited, Troy Peters,...

A labourer was on Friday placed on 0,000 bail by Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan when he appeared before her charged with inflicting grievous bodily harm. Chris Baird, 23, of Lot 41 Parika, pleaded not guilty to the charge which stated that on 10 April at Tabatinga, Central Rupununi, Lethem, he inflicted grievous bodily harm on Linden West. Baird also denied...

The next three months will see a hive of football activities involving the Stag Elite League Finale, an International Friendly between Guyana and Canada, and the launching of a youth tournament. The fixtures of the Stag Elite League Finale have been revised because of the International Friendly between Guyana and Canada which is set for May 15. In addition to...