Guyana Times

0M to rectify turnkey homes Former Housing Minister Irfaan Ali has taken to task Chairman of the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) Hamilton Green who declared recently that some $100 million is to be spent on rectifying defects on Turnkey Homes built under Ali’s watch at Providence and Perseverance, East Bank Demerara. Green told a news conference Thursday...

Mabaruma Mayor, 5 NDC Chairmen battle The Attorney General Chambers on Friday filed affidavits in answer to the court action challenging the appointments of the Mayor of the new Mabaruma municipality and five Neighbourhood Democratic Councils (NDC). Two weeks ago, People’s Progressive Party (PPP) Executive Secretary Zulficar Mustapha filed six ‘Writs of Certiorari, Prohibition and Mandamus’ at the High Court...

DDL, GRA tax settlement In light of the recent $5 billion tax settlement between the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) and Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL), the Private Sector Commission (PSC) is urging that similar procedure be adopted with other delinquent companies. “From the point of view of the Private Sector Commission, we wish to urge that the Guyana Revenue Authority now...

Occupational Health and Safety Month Hundreds of persons from Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam) joined the Social Protection Ministry on Thursday for a health and fitness walk. The event was organised in observance of Occupational Heath and Safety Month with theme, “Workplace stress: A Collective Challenge.” Over 120 persons from the Guyana Defence Force, Guyana Police Force, Guyana Fire Service, Ministry of...

West Berbice League… In what was a clash of newcomers in the Berbice Football Association’s (BFA) West Berbice League, Mahaicony defeated Hopetown United Rangers 2-0. Enjoying home advantage, Mahaicony scored both goals before the half time break, with Keyon Halley slotting home the first in the 31st minute. Twelve minutes later, Delbert Peters doubled the lead. However, the match ended 15...

By Treiston Joseph The Bounty Colts and the Retrieve Raiders will clash for a second time for a chance to be National Club Champions tonight at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH). The two squads faced off on March 19 for the title, but the game was quashed in the fourth quarter with the Bounty Colts leading 54-51 in the...

The importance of Occupational Safety and Health in the workplace was the highlight as the Linden Electricity Company Inc (LECI) and the Linmine Secretariat hosted the annual workshop at the Watooka Complex at Mackenzie, Linden on Thursday. For Occupational Safety and Health Month with theme ‘Workplace Stress: A Collective Challenge’, the workshop saw workers from various organisations, including the...

– D&I workers request more funding BY INDRAWATTIE NATRAM Region Two (Pomeroon/Supenaam) Chairman, Devanand Ramdatt has said that drainage and irrigation should be given top priority as the rainy season is closely approaching. At a recent meeting organised with the Drainage and Irrigation contractors, the Regional Vice Chairperson, RDC Councillors and staff from the Regional Administration, Ramdatt highlighted the need for...

...US$5M Your Eyewitness loves “who dunnits”..mysteries with all kinds of red herrings are introduced to throw the Police (and readers) off the scent from figuring out “who did it”. He’d read all those Hardy Boys – and even his sisters Nancy Drews then the Perry Mason court potboilers, like “Case of the Missing Button” - back in his dissolute...

A West Berbice man was on Friday jailed for four months by city Magistrate Fabayo Azore for breaking and entering a church. The accused, Raul Ramsaywack, told the court he is 25 years old and originally from Rosignol Village, West Bank Berbice. He pleaded guilty to the charge which stated that on April 21, at Norton Street, Lodge, Georgetown, he...