Guyana Times

As the world joined in the celebration of World Earth Day, Guyana also joined over 150 countries in the signing of the climate change agreement in Paris on Friday. President David Granger joined hundreds of world leaders to sign the 2015 agreement, which was crafted in December last year in Paris. The expected key result of the agreement is to...

– awaiting debunching payment The Guyana Teachers Union (GTU) – with the aim of bargaining for increased wages for its public school teachers – is awaiting the Education Ministry to restart its salary negotiations so that teachers will, in the near future, be able to benefit from a 40 per cent increase in their current income. Due to undisclosed reasons,...

Dear Editor, My very good friend or “Mr gharpoochna” as Indians call him, Freddie Kissoon lacks independence of thought and mind and therefore his writings cannot be taken seriously. Freddie recently wrote that he “campaigned for the AFC and PNC because he feared for his life under the PPP”. He used as an illustration the scene in the James Bond movie...

Dear Editor, Reference is made to the news on April 19, 2016 entitled “105 workers opted for severance not fired - GuySuCo raps GAWU” The article went on to say “GAWU has alleged... 105 workers were fired”. Premised on an allegation, the article then quoted GuySuCo which said in a statement “this release by GAWU is the epitome of GAWU...

Dear Editor, The constant rise of crimes in our country is now a concern for all Guyanese citizens. The recent burning to death of two elderly couple, the brutal murder of a beautiful Afro-Guyanese girl and the shooting to death of a 26-year-old businessman just within a few days should be something our present administration should be worried about. This...

The last week of this month (April), has been set aside as World Immunisation Week. Every year there are a number of activities usually planned in more than 180 countries, including vaccination campaigns, training workshops, round-table discussions, public information campaigns, etc to raise awareness about the importance of being immunised. For us in Guyana, this special Week provides an...

Dear Editor, It is quite unfortunate that Guyanese have had to deal with so many shortcomings of the new administration in the last 11 months. I think it’s safe to say that the damage done has been extensive. What is more alarming is that the new administration does not feel the need to address the people adequately on these issues....

– cross-examination team avoids proceedings By Shemuel Fanfair In a day that saw the absence of cross-examination of witnesses, the Commission of Inquiry into the events surrounding the Camp Street prison riots, on Friday heard that urine and faeces were thrown at officers on a regular basis. This was revealed by Udistair Holigan and Patrick Crawford as they told Commissioners of continued...

Sale of GTT shares “As at Dec 31, 2015 no monies were paid” – Auditor Goolsarran Immediate past president of Guyana Donald Ramotar, under whose tenure the government disposed of its 20 per cent shares in the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GTT) by sale to a Chinese company, has come out swinging at the 10-month-old A Partnership for National Unity/Alliance...

Clevon Hamilton, 26, the father of Simone Hackett’s child, has confessed to murdering the young woman, whose body was found in a trench at Cummings Lodge, East Coast Demerara. According to Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum, the miner who was arrested in Mahdia, Region Eight (Potaro-Siparuni) admitted on Thursday of committing the heinous crime, after which he led a team...