Guyana Times

Transfer of GA 2000 hanger – confirms BK International submitted proposal Minister of State Joseph Harmon has announced that the A Partnership for National Unity/Alliance For Change (APNU/AFC) coalition Government did not order that a State-owned hangar at Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) be handed over to BK International. Internetnews website, Demerara Waves (Demwaves) reported on Thursday that the hangar which...

Construction of the roads in Ruimveldt Industrial Site, Georgetown, are to commence soon, according to Town Clerk Royston King. According to King as of Thursday, the Georgetown Mayor and City Council (M&CC) workers began dismantling illegal structures and other encumbrances from around the Industrial Site, which he said were contributing to the deterioration of the roads. On Tuesday, the M&CC...

Deadly prison riot At Thursday’s hearing of the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the deadly Camp Street Prison fire, discrepancies were found in the testimonies of Chief Fire Officer, Marlon Gentle and Commander of A Division (Georgetown-East Bank Demerara) Clifton Hicken. Gentle, who continued his testimony from Wednesday’s session, posited that based on the reports he would have garnered, a...

…after 13 prison officers report sick Authorities were left with no other choice but to cal l out additional joint services officers to stand guard outside the overcrowded Camp Street Prison after only two of 15 prison wardens reported for duty on Thursday morning. The decision was taken at an emergency meeting of the National Security Committee which was convened by...

In light of the recent incident at the St George’s High School that left Auburn Campbell, 15, nursing chop wounds to his hands, Chief Education Officer (CEO) Olato Sam has indicated he is collaborating with Police to implement measures to prevent recurrence of a similar nature. It was reported that the attack on Campbell stemmed from an altercation that...

Dear Editor, I read a letter in the press recently written by Pitchan Bharat and captioned “Why is Royston King allowed to behave like this?” in which he expresses his disappointment as a staunch supporter of the Alliance For Change (AFC), at the behaviour of Royston King, who was installed by the coalition Government, as it relates to the...

Indigenous students at the Mahaicony dormitory in Region Five (Mahaica-Berbice) can now focus on their upcoming examinations, as the problems associated with the lack of adequate food has been alleviated. Guyana Times was informed that on Monday, food supplies such as chicken, eggs, sausages and vegetables were transported to the facility which houses 20 students; all from the...

...by taxation It’s no secret our economy’s on the rocks. Even President Granger – who’d be the last person to badmouth the economy while he’s in charge – admitted the “six sisters” – sugar, rice, bauxite, gold, diamond and forestry – show signs of “anaemia”. And we know he’s putting the best face to what’s going down. Now with...

Moments after committing a daring robbery at Cornelia Ida, West Coast Demerara on Wednesday, one of the suspected bandits was intercepted by D Division (West Demerara) Police ranks in a minibus. According to information received, about 19:00h on Wednesday, 39-year-old Alam Hussain was in the process of closing his supermarket when he was attacked by three men, one of...

Dear Editor, I refer to Anand Goolsarran’s forensic audit of the Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC). It is apparent that the Kaieteur News and David Hinds seem to have corrupt and hidden agendas when it comes to the GFC forensic report as no mention of corruption was made by Mr Anand Goolsarran. But their continued rambling on corruption identified in...