Guyana Times

GFF/Stag Elite League Finale... Slingerz FC and Fruta Conquerors continued their surge to the top of the table when the Guyana Football Federation’s Stag Elite League Finale continued on Friday evening at the Tucville ground. The highlight of the night was the home side, Fruta Conquerors, outplaying the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) 5-2. The dismantling of the soldiers all occurred in...

The National Toshaos’ Council (NTC) has finally found a voice to stand up to the Government’s persistent impositions and attempts to override the body’s decision. This is expressive of the growing frustration felt by Amerindians, and which is transforming little by little into their taking a stance against Government to defend their rights. The National Toshaos’ Council is a semi-autonomous body,...

A two-vehicle collision on the East Bank Demerara (EBD) Highway on Friday evening has left over 12 persons injured, with at least one person in a critical state. The accident occurred sometime around 22:30h at Brickery, EBD. According to reports, a motorcar bearing registration number PJJ 8932 was travelling North along the East Bank highway while a Route 42...

Male and female teachers on Thursday last completed a three-day foundation cricket coaching course, compliments of the Ministry of Education’s Department of Culture, Youth and Sport in partnership with the National Sports Commission. The workshop, which was held in the auditorium of the Lusignan Community Centre ground on the East Coast of Demerara, attracted 25 primary and secondary school...

Guyana’s ruggers utilised home advantage to sound effect on Saturday afternoon, toppling Barbados 48-17 in the first round of the Southern Zone of Rugby America’s North (RAN) 15s campaign. It was a total effort from the “Green Machine”, who completely outplayed their visiting counterparts. The Guyanese were led by Avery Corbin, who managed three tries, while Rickford Cummings, Dwayne...

On Tuesday last, the swollen and partially decomposed body of Simone Hackett was fished out of a canal in the Cummings Lodge area after she had gone missing. She was allegedly murdered at the behest of orders given by her ex-boyfriend. Her family turned up to the scene and immediately hysteria broke out. There were screams filled with agony...

… as Public Infrastructure Ministry focuses on Durban Park project As Guyana approaches its Golden Jubilee anniversary, focus has been shifted to the celebrations, and as such, the Public Infrastructure Ministry (MPI) has downscaled its rehabilitation works of East Coast Demerara bridges in order to give the Durban Park project full manpower. During a telephone interview with Guyana Times, Infrastructure...

...control responsibilities In modern democratic regimes it’s an article of faith civilians must control the military – in our case the Disciplined Forces. These forces – called that for good reason - are the “coercive arms” of the state – and in fact encompass the ultimate essence of what constitutes a “state”. Which is, they can, in the end,...

More prison blocks are being built at the Mazaruni Prison in Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) to facilitate a massive transfer of prisoners from the Georgetown Prison in an effort to ease the overcrowding at the facility. This was disclosed by President David Granger who was at the time responding to questions posed by media operatives during his weekly telecast ‘The Public...

The Guyana Association of Women Police (GAWP) on Saturday hosted its annual Hat Show and Competition with the aim of providing bursaries for six students who would be writing the Secondary School Entrance Examination (SSEE) and in celebration of Guyana’s 50th Independence anniversary. The event hosted at Police Officers’ Mess Annexe, Eve Leary, saw children, women young and old, beautifully...