Guyana Times

Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday declared that Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo’s Office is nothing but a nest of political patronage whereby his family, friends and affiliates are regularly awarded. Jagdeo expressed these sentiments during a news conference at Freedom House, Robb Street, Georgetown. He was at the time offering his take on the controversy currently surrounding State Minister Joseph...

Guyanese-born Kelly Hyles, 17, achieved a remarkable accomplishment, getting accepted into all eight Ivy Leagues colleges in the US, as well as 13 other schools. While she is a straight A student, she is the first to admit that getting into so many schools didn’t come without a lot of hard work. Though she grew up in Queens, New York, Hyles...

– Caribbean Airlines donates ticket The Caribbean’s premier airline, Caribbean Airlines, has joined hands with the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club (RHTY&SC) to honour West Indies World Cup champion, Shemaine Campbelle. Campbelle, a member of Guyana’s leading youth and sports organisation, the RHTY&SC, and captain of its Metro Female Team, was a member of the victorious West Indies...

Very soon, each administrative region across the country will be appointed with its own regional Police Commander. As a part of the major transformation awaiting the Guyana Police Force (GPF), Government had proposed the idea of assigning each of the 10 administrative regions with its own Police representative to ensure better control and management of security of each region. Providing...

... illegally swears in Councillors Despite the ruling by a High Court Judge forbidding the swearing-in of two Berbicians to head the Gibraltar-Fyrish Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC), Regional Executive Officer (REO) of Region Six (East Berbice/Corentyne), Dr Veerasammy Ramayya ignored the court order and swore-in the NDC Chairman and Vice Chairperson. Kerwin Crawford and Gail Thomas were sworn-in on Thursday...

By Avenash Ramzan Secretary/CEO of the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club (RHTY&SC), Hilbert Foster, is of the firm belief that much more can be done for the growth and development of female cricket in Guyana. Speaking to this publication during an exclusive interview on Saturday, Foster, whose club in East Berbice has the most active female cricket set-up...

By Pandit Ravi Maa Nav Raatri provides the opportunity for the complete reverence of every aspect of motherhood. Hindus undoubtedly secured the most esteem position in the field of recognition, reverence and veneration of Mother’s. Hindus do not only celebrate the anniversaries of the incarnations (Avatars), such as Lord Rama, Krishna, Hanuman and the Trimurti but also great emphasis...

In an effort to protect local entertainers from infringement within the music industry, the government is mulling to have Copyright legislation passed in Parliament in the near future. This is according to Minister of Tourism and Public Telecommunications Catherine Hughes, who informed that Copyright legislation is on the current parliamentary agenda for discussion. The minister said the government is not...

After being re-elected Chairman of the Mora/Parika Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC), Jaideo Sookho has outlined his plans and objectives to improve the lives of residents in his area. In an interview with Guyana Times the chairman noted that a wharf and “small stelling” will be constructed so that farmers can off- and on-load their produce. Farmers presently do so...

Two days after Tactical Services Unit (TSU) rank Akeem Hyles went missing in the Potaro River, Region Eight (Potaro-Siparuni) after the boat he was travelling in capsized, his body is yet to be recovered. Special Constable 14536 Hyles, 22, of New Amsterdam, Berbice, was in a boat with several other persons when the vessel capsized sometime around noon on...