Guyana Times

While Government has not ruled out purchasing a vessel for defence purposes, it has made it clear that there were no immediate plans to make such an acquisition. This pronouncement was made by President David Granger on Monday. In light of the recent visit of the British naval vessel HMS Mersey to Port Georgetown, the Head of State was...

No decision has been taken as it relates to trimming some of the duties and responsibilities of Minister of State Joseph Harmon after hours of discussion at Cabinet on Tuesday. The Alliance For Change (AFC), the small partner in the coalition Government, has called for Harmon to be stripped of some of the portfolios he holds in light of...

Ministerial Code of Conduct – only 1 response submitted – PM The office of the Integrity Commission is again inviting members of the public to submit comments on the draft Code of Conduct for all Ministers of Government, Members of the National Assembly and public office holders. Speaking with the media on Monday, Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo said even with an...

Suspected Zika cases in Linden A month has passed and still the Linden Hospital Complex (LHC) has not received the results of samples sent for testing, suspected to be the Zika virus in Linden, Region 10 (Upper Demerara-Berbice). Head of the region’s Regional Democratic Council (RDC) Health Committee, Dr Gregory Harris, last month disclosed that there were a few suspected...

An Enmore, East Coast Demerara family has been worried since Monday when 15-year-old Vilma Anant went missing. Guyana Times understands that Anant, commonly known as “Kamini”, is a Fourth Form (Grade 10) student of Apex Academy. The teenager reportedly left for school on Monday morning but upon arriving at the gate, she turned around and left – and has not...

By Devina Samaroo President David Granger has completely disregarded calls made by the Alliance For Change (AFC) for the powers entrusted to Minister of State Joseph Harmon to be reduced, noting that his duties and responsibilities are not at all too burdensome. The AFC, the smaller partner in the A Partnership for National Unity/AFC coalition Government, believes that too much...

... last such contract I will defend – Health Minister Following the pronouncements made by the Alliance for Change (AFC), Minister of Governance Raphael Trotman that government gave its no-objections in awarding, via sole sourcing, a $135 million contract for medical equipment to Caribbean Medical Supplies Inc, his A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) counterpart Public Health Minister, Dr George...

Attorney Nigel Hughes has resigned from his post as Chairman of the Alliance For Change (AFC) after it released a cutting statement, calling for the powers of State Minister Joseph Harmon to be reduced. During an interview with Guyana Times on Monday evening, Hughes confirmed that he had indeed submitted his resignation to the party’s leadership. He said he will be...

– on sale for 0,000 As Guyana prepares to celebrate its 50th Anniversary, a special edition of the Eldorado Rum was unveiled at the launch of the “Eldorado Anniversary Edition” at the Demerara Distillers Limited Diamond Complex, Plantation Diamond, East Bank Demerara on Monday. In celebration of this event, stakeholders, members of the Diplomatic corp., ministers of the government along...

Though the political party to which he belongs wants the powers of State Minister Joseph Harmon to be reduced, Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo says he has no indictment against him. Speaking to the media on Monday Nagamootoo explained that it is not a matter of personalities but rather an issue of government functions. “I am talking about responsibilities, how to defuse...