Guyana Times

Dear Editor, Mr Nigel Hughes deserves high praise and congratulations for his principled position in resigning as Alliance For Change (AFC) Chairman. The United Republican Party (URP) hopes that Mr Hughes’ valiant resignation will motivate serious drastic changes in the coalition Government considering his first resignation over Amaila Falls was withdrawn without achieving anything positive. The URP believes in private...

Dear Editor, I refer to M Maxwell’s letter in another section of the media on April 12, 2016 titled “Land Reparation for African Guyanese impractical”. Maxwell, in his letter, said: “What I have a problem is falsely bootstrapping and conflating the African land reparation claim rooted in recompense for slavery with patrimonial and inherent land ownership rights of Amerindians.” Maxwell...

Dear Editor, The festival of Holi is over and Hindus seemed to be quite happy that many non-Hindus participated in the celebrations. Others opined that it was just another religious event that was being overshadowed by alcohol and Bollywood-type entertainment. What Hindus ought to share with all mankind is the universal knowledge that is the very foundation of their...

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has just released its 2016 annual macroeconomic report on Latin America and the Caribbean. Dubbed “Time to Act: Latin America and the Caribbean facing strong challenges”, the report emphasises that because of the continued anaemic economic performance of the developed economies and China – with a consequent plunge in commodity prices – growth...

Some 20 communities in four Administrative Regions have been identified for works to be done on sea and river defence via a third loan from the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB). The CDB made the announcement when it launched the US$30.9 million Sea and River Defence Resilience Project, in collaboration with the Government, on Wednesday at the Pegasus Hotel, Georgetown. Attending the...

The proprietors of Flamboyant Supermarket are counting their losses after thieves broke into their establishment and carted away hundreds of thousands of dollars worth in items. Reports are that thieves broke into the supermarket at about 01:00h on Monday and stole 52 cylinders of gas from the business which is located at 3rd Avenue, Diamond New Housing Scheme, East Bank...

A Police rank was expected to depart Guyana early this morning for Trinidad and Tobago to uplift the DNA results from samples taken from the decomposed body, suspected to be that of British teen Dominic Bernard. Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum told Guyana Times that the rank is expected to return with the results as early as this evening. The relatives...

Trevor Benn, the new Commissioner and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission (GL&SC), will commence work today. Benn, who was previously a Senior Land Developer at the Commission, was most recently a Programme Analyst with responsibility for governance and poverty at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). On Wednesday, Minister of State, Joseph Harmon made the...

With effect from Monday, the Consular Section of the US Embassy will implement a notable change to its immigrant visa process. According to a statement on Wednesday, all approved visa applicants will no longer return to the Embassy to uplift their approved visas as this service is now being provided by the local DHL office, located at Lot 50...

Four months after firing Khurshid Sattaur from his post as Commissioner General of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA), the agency is looking for suitable applicants to fill the vacancy. The GRA is also advertising for a new Deputy Commissioner General. The applicants are required to have a comprehensive knowledge of the country’s tax system and familiarity with the Tax Laws, Regulations...