Guyana Times

Dear Editor, As an avid stakeholder of the forest sector, I am most disappointed in a section of the media which is continuously publishing inaccuracies about the management of the forest sector and the hounding of a foreign forest company despite numerous clarifications by the authorities.  A section of the media quoted the forensic audit report on the Guyana Forestry...

We are certain all West Indians are still basking in the afterglow of the amazing wins by the Men and Women’s teams in the ICC T-20 World Cup tournaments last Sunday. How sweet it is! The scintillating performances and the ultimate success our cricket teams remind us of the possibilities that lie within us as a people even...

Toevlugt/Patentia election controversy After reports of two People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) Toevlugt-Patentia candidates being refused their Oath of Office surfaced, the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) is now undertaking to rectify the matter. This is according to PPP/C Executive Secretary Zulfikar Mustapha who told Guyana Times on Monday that the Party has been in contact with GECOM’s Chief Elections Officer (CEO),...

– plain robbery up by 27% Although the Guyana Police Force has recorded a 14 per cent decrease in serious crime, plain robbery has increased by a whopping 27 per cent. In a released issued by the Guyana Police Force for the period January 1 to March 31, 2016, it stated that 14 robberies were committed where the perpetrators...

The recently concluded Local Government Elections (LGE) provides an opportunity to analyse and assess how far we have come, what has happened and where we are going. That LGE was held for the first time since 1994 is commendable, although there still remains some serious shortcomings. The low turn-out of voters speaks to the lack of understanding and importance...

Given the reported number of missing persons in Guyana, the Caribbean American Domestic Violence Awareness (CADVA) is suggesting government establish a missing persons database. The organisation, which has a special interest in domestic violence, particularly against women, said on Monday that too many families are still living with the uncertainty of not knowing what really happened to their loved ones. CADVA’s...

– solicits memoranda from public   The Education Ministry on Monday said it was now accepting statements from the public as it moved to commence a Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the operations of the education system in Guyana. In its effort to review the Education Sector Strategic Plan, the Ministry said it would be conducting the CoI. The Inquiry is intended...

Six years later Almost six years after her mysterious disappearance, the mother of Babita Sarjou said she needs some closure and really wants to know the whereabouts of her daughter. Champa Seonarine said it is quite unlike her daughter to disappear without a trace, leaving her then four-year-old son. The grieving mother spoke with the media Monday, following a press conference...

A woman was fortunate to have a larceny charge dismissed against her after the virtual complainant refused to give evidence in the matter. Vedmattie Persaud, 21, of Lot 3 Water Street, Agricola, Georgetown, appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts charged with larceny. She admitted that on March 31, 2016 at Diamond, East Bank Demerara, she...

– ordered to leave in 24 hours A Nigerian man was on Monday appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts slapped with an illegal entry charge. Dennis Derie, 34, pleaded guilty to the charge which stated that on March 27, 2016 at Lethem he illegally entered Guyana by crossing the frontier and failed to present...