Guyana Times

Dear Editor, Indications in the press are that the Labour Department in the Ministry of Social Protection is clamping down on employers throughout the country who do not adhere to the labour laws and as such will be increasing its workplace inspections nation-wide. Minister within the Ministry of Social Protection with responsibility for labour, Keith Scott told the media that...

Dear Editor, Words cannot express the sadness I felt when I looked at the Friday 08 dailies and saw a 12-year-old girl charged for murder. Over the years especially during the period when we were being governed under PPP/C I penned numerous letters begging/imploring those responsible for our youths, religious leaders and the various organisations to come out with...

Alpha United got a taste of their own medicine when they succumbed to a 1-3 defeat to a well-organised Fruta Conquerors unit in the Guyana Football Federation’s (GFF) Stag Elite League Finale on Friday evening at the National Track and Field Facility, Leonora. Conquerors continued their outstanding form to cement their second place position. The last time these two...

By: Indrawattie Natram Regional Executive Officer of Region Two, Rupert Hopkinson says the agricultural Region of Pomeroon-Supenaam will use the Jubilee celebrations to market itself and bring awareness to the products and services it has to offer Guyanese here and further afield. He made this disclosure at a recent meeting of the RDC held specially to address issues affecting the...

Author of the famous novel The Development of Telecommunications in Guyana, Lennox Cornette, has been tipped to be the new Chief Executive Officer of the National Communications Network (NCN) following the resignation of former CEO Molly Hassan earlier this year. Efforts to contact Cornette for a comment proved futile as all calls to his phone went unanswered, but Guyana...

“There is no need to request You, Oh Durga, To protect and save us. For does the mother on whom children solely depend, Ever need such a request? And So our salutations to You; So pray the Gods to You.” We are on the fourth night of Nau Raat which Hindus specifically set aside (twice annually) to worshipping God as “female”. As a Hindu young woman, whose chosen...

Commander of A Division (Georgetown-East Bank Demerara), Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Clifton Hicken, believes that the Guyana Police Force is gradually building its relationship with members of the public to regain their trust. At the A Division career day fair held on Saturday, Commander Hicken outlined that the attendance of 800 plus children means public trust and confidence...

GSL/Golyn 10/10 softball… The Golyn 10/10 countrywide softball cricket tournament organised by the Guyana Softball League (GSL) and sponsored by Golyn and Sons, Trophy Stall and Miss Love Trading (West Coast) will resume today with 11 matches in three zones. At Leonora, Omesh XI will play Mighty Lions. Omesh XI will be looking to build on their recent popularity in the...

President David Granger has called for greater security cooperation in the Caribbean. The Head of State made this impassioned plea for greater security cooperation while delivering the feature address at a dinner hosted by the Institute of International Relations (IIR) of the University of the West Indies (UWI) to celebrate its 50th anniversary. The dinner was held at...

Dear Editor, As a Christian, my concerns are about the misuse of the name of Jesus Christ in politics by politicians of APNU/AFC and some of their followers in their commentaries, which by observation, have become more pronounced after May 11, 2015. It caused me to wonder about the perception held by non-Christians when they hear the words and observe...