Guyana Times

“You can’t do this to me, Ma’am! I don’t want to go to jail!” were the words of a resident of Aubrey Barker Road, South Ruimveldt Park, Greater Georgetown on Monday when he was remanded to prison by Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan. Travis Pilgrim, 28, a miner of Lot 58 Aubrey Barker Road, appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts...

By Romario Samaroo Across the city of Georgetown business-owners are having mixed opinions on the outlook of sales for Guyana’s 50th jubilee celebrations. Minister of State Joseph Harmon, had said that as Guyana looks to celebrate its 50th year as an independent nation, the economy is expected to experience a boost due to the mass number of overseas-based Guyanese and...

Dear Editor, The UN held a special session, the UN General Assembly Special Session (UNGASS) on Illicit and Illegal Drugs between 16 April and 19 this year. The session was called in recognition of the increasing health and economic burdens posed by the growing problem of illicit drug use and drug dependency in the world. The illicit and illegal drug use...

Three men on Monday made appearances at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts on separate rape and sexual assault charges. Lakeram Persaud, 50, of Bartica, Essequibo, was remanded to prison after he was read a charge which alleged that he raped a 12-year-old girl. The charge, which was read by Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan, stated that he engaged in sexual penetration of...

Police are currently probing an incident which occurred at Sixth Avenue, Diamond, East Bank Demerara, where another home was broken into and valuables taken. The home of Chandra Doobay was broken into for the second by thieves. The breakage was only discovered recently by the caretaker, who went over to check on the building. According to the caretaker, the...

… questions on ‘missing’ USM could be answered – Goolsarran By Edward Layne Answers as to whether or not Datang Telecom Technology and Industry Group, the Chinese company which bought the Government’s 20 per cent share in the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT), actually paid over the US$5 million it had outstanding on the 2011 buyout could be found when...

– arson suspected A fire of unknown origin erupted at the Shree Krishna Dharmic Mandir in Parika, East Bank Essequibo (EBD) resulting in major damages to the building’s interior. Dismissing the likelihood that the fire could have been electrical in origin, devotees strongly suspect it was an act of arson because of several threats that were recently received. Guyana Times understands this...

An afternoon swim turned deadly for a man who plunged to his death off the Kitty Seawall on Sunday. Reports are sometime around 12:30h, the lifeless body of Ramesh Ramdeen, 52, also called “Rabbi” of Lot 106 Shell Road, Kitty, Georgetown, was fished out of the Atlantic Ocean moments after he was seen getting into the water. The dead man’s...

– employees to be laid off NEW GPC’s 70,000 square foot state-of-the-art pharmaceutical storage facility at Ruimveldt, Georgetown is facing closure unless the Public Health Ministry or Georgetown Public Hospital chose to lease it to continue storage of their medicines and medical supplies. If a decision is taken to close the facility, over 40 employees will face the breadline. According...

By Devina Samaroo Just as increasing taxation on tobacco products is aimed at reducing smoking among a population in order to promote healthier lifestyles, so too will be the result by increasing taxes on soda. Since soda and other sugary beverages are a major contributor to poor diets across the world, former Health Minister Dr Leslie Ramsammy is urging all governments...