Guyana Times

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...

Nawbatt’s M lawsuit The Foreign Affairs Ministry is disputing the claims made by former Guyana High Commissioner to Canada Harry Narine Nawbatt that he was “unlawfully dismissed”, pointing out that it was normal practice to terminate the services of non-career diplomats upon a change in administration. Nawbatt is suing Government for over $49 million in damages for what he said was...

Minister of State Joseph Harmon met with members of the State Asset Recovery Unit (SARU) to discuss matters in relation to the Unit’s operation and the laying of the SARU Bill 2016 in the National Assembly. SARU has been operating illegally, Attorney General Basil Williams had admitted, as there is currently no legislation governing the operations being conducted by the...

– 5 other similar matters pending in court A 26-year-old patient of the National Psychiatric Hospital was on Wednesday taken before Magistrate Annette Singh at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts charged with stealing a car, his sixth offence of this nature. Raymond Samaroo, of Lot 20 Owen Street, Kitty, Georgetown, was not required to plead to the indictable charge which stated that...

– Court told child was sodomised As the trial against Kevin Rankin who allegedly murdered his two-year-old niece in 2013 continues, the prosecution is expected to present its final two witnesses and close its case today. Rankin, also known as “Lil Man”, is on trial before Justice Priya Sewnarine-Beharry and a 12-member jury for allegedly killing two-year-old Kimani Phillips on...

Police investigators are looking for a Wismar man who shot and injured his ex-lover and another man earlier this month in Linden, Region 10 (Upper Demerara-Berbice). Forty-seven-year-old Colwyn Croal, called “Alex Croal” of Lot 604 Half Mile, Wismar, Linden, is wanted by the Police for questioning in relation to the attempted murder of Simone Belle and Sherwin Hughes on April...

… to facilitate maintenance works Persons intending to use the Demerara Harbour Bridge on Sunday are advised that the bridge will be closed for six hours to facilitate major maintenance works. At a press briefing on Wednesday, General Manager of the Demerara Harbour Bridge Company (DHBC), Rawlston Adams, disclosed that the Bridge will be closed from 06:00h to 12:00h to facilitate...

Minister of State Joseph Harmon will today present a written statement to Cabinet on all the accusations being levelled against him, when Ministers convene for a meeting, President David Granger has assured. The President, responding to questions posed by Journalists on Wednesday, said Minister Harmon already offered an oral explanation to Cabinet members on Tuesday for being in a photograph...