Guyana Times

World T20 winning captain Darren Sammy welcomes return of CPL to St. Lucia The St. Lucia Zouks have announced their fixtures for the forthcoming 2016 HERO Caribbean Premier League (CPL) campaign and will open the home series of matches with an evening clash against St. Kitts & Nevis Patriots on Thursday, 21 July. The Zouks, who will once again include...

By Kizzy Coleman ith the recent fires across the country, the call for the observance of the Building Code has been reiterated. Deputy Fire Chief Compton Sparman made the call while speaking with Guyana Times at the Gafoors Houston Complex, which was gutted by flames on Monday evening. According to Sparman, the Building Code is stronger and "has more meat than...

In 2001, I had indicated that one of my priorities in health was to enact and enforce a tobacco control law. After more than a decade of consultations and drafting, with support from the Bloomberg Foundation and from the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO), we were ready to move forward with the legislation. But I was then moved...

…billions in estimated losses, 500 employees on breadline By Romario Samaroo The popular Gafoors Shopping Complex located at Houston, East Bank Demerara went up in flames on Monday as workers were about to leave for the day. Reports are that the fire started about 15:00h in Bond Number Three, which contained fishing equipment. Despite attempts by firefighters from the Guyana Fire Service...

An ex-Police Officer, who was accused of robbery on Monday morning made attempts to escape from custody, but was shot by former colleagues while driving away. After he was shot, he continued to drive and crashed his motor car into a trench at Vryheid’s Lust, East Coast Demerara (ECD). Dead is Ryan Vaux, 36, of Norton Street, Lodge. He was...

The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) on Monday released a database containing information on almost 320,000 offshore entities that are part of the Panama Papers scandal and the offshore leaks investigations. “The data covers nearly 40 years – from 1977 through 2015 – and links to people and companies in more than 200 countries and territories.” A quick search of...

…says he never was a major player in OAI development BY DEVINA SAMAROO Chairman of the newly rebranded Eugene F. Correia Airport Michael Correia on Monday delivered a feral blast at Director of the Roraima Group of Companies Captain Gerald Gouveia over his stern and persistent objections against the renaming of the Ogle International Airport, in recognition of Guyana’s first...

– arson suspected An early morning fire on Monday has completely destroyed an apartment complex and severely damaged the neighbouring houses in Shell Road, Kitty, Georgetown. Thirty persons are now homeless. The fire reportedly started about 09:45h in the top flat of the apartment complex located at Lot 44B Shell Road. At the time of the blaze, tenants were occupying the premises...

Councillors within the Regional Democratic Council (RDC) of Region 10 (Upper Demerara/Berbice) have refused to abort calls for an increase in their stipend, and continue to do so at the statutory level. During a recent meeting of the Council, Councillor Gordon Callender reiterated to Regional Chairman Renis Morian that by law, the Council may each year, with the...

By Devina Samaroo People’s Progressive Party (PPP) General Secretary Clement Rohee erupted in anger at his Monday morning press conference as he once again rejected rumours of an immense power struggle within his party, following the publication of a contemptuous article exposing an apparent “major clash” among the party leadership over the next presidential candidate. Rohee contended that robust debates...