Guyana Times

There ought to be hefty kerfuffle among defenders of the A Partnership for National Unity/Alliance For Change (APNU/AFC), particularly the ABC diplomats, as senior Cabinet Members confirmed that APNU/AFC has abandoned global standards and norms for appointments and procurement of goods and services. The APNU/AFC has proclaimed a new standard for good governance – merit is being replaced...

The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) on March 24, 2016 elected a new Council of the Chamber to serve for the next year. According to a statement from the GCCI, the 21-member council met on Monday and elected its new Executive Management Committee. Businessman Vishnu Doerga of Doerga Business Enterprise was elected President, while P adma Kunjbeharry of ANSA...

The A Partnership for National Unity and Alliance For Change (APNU/AFC) coalition, while campaigning for the 2015 General and Regional Elections, promised to deliver to Guyanese “clean and lean governance” with specific emphasis on promoting high levels of transparency, accountability and integrity once they won those elections. From time to time, senior coalition partners were heard chastising the then...

The franchise owner of the Guyana Amazon Warriors team, together with the management, staff and all players of the franchise would like to extend sincere condolences to Sunil Narine and his family on the untimely passing of his father Shadeed Narine. Sunil Narine has been a member of the Guyana Amazon Warriors family for the past three years representing...

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary-General, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, has offered congratulations to the West Indies Men’s and Women’s team which completed a memorable day of cricket on Sunday by sweeping the ICC World T20 titles in India. LaRocque also recognised the achievements of the West Indies Under-19 team, which captured the Youth World Cup title for the first time,...

Linden Bus Park shooting The prime suspect in the murder of minibus driver Alvin Lorrimer who was killed two weeks ago at the Linden Bus Park is expected to make an appearance at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts today. Lorrimer, 53, of Kara Kara, Linden, was standing on the roadway at the Linden Bus Park, Hadfield Street, Georgetown, around 21:00h on...

...on Trotman’s perfidy They say the husband’s the last to know in matters of betrayal. Well, we don’t really know who was the husband and who was the wife when Rafael Trotman and Khemraj Ramjattan hitched up to form the AFC back on September 29, 2005, but we now know for sure, Ramjattan was cuckolded by Trotman. Or as...

The Jamaican national who was busted with cocaine in his show soles was on Tuesday remanded to prison when he appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts. Alfred Wellingston is accused of having 1.324 kilograms of cocaine in his possession for the purpose of trafficking on April 2. It is alleged that ranks from the Police...

…want teacher-to-student ratio to be respected Teachers across the 10 Administrative Regions in Guyana are objecting to marking the School Based Assessments (SBAs) which they are required to do prior to the sitting of the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) secondary exams. The issue of being obligated to mark the SBAs was raised during one of the Guyana Teachers Union (GTU)...

…as it awaits word from President, Harmon on the way forward Even as the suspense prolongs, the Guyana Teachers Union’s (GTU) patience is running thin as it awaits response from President David Granger and Minster of Sate Joseph Harmon, on the way forward, concerning issues afflicting the Union and its teachers. With the saga continuing to intensify between the Union...