Guyana Times

In the late 1960s, as the US war in Vietnam escalated, many Americans became convinced it was both unjust and unwinnable. A government analyst, Daniel Ellsberg, working on a study on the war for the US Secretary of Defence, also became convinced and released portions of the study so that US citizens would know the truth. The files...

Linden bus park shooting The man accused of shooting minibus driver Alvin Lorrimer on the Linden bus park was on Wednesday slapped with a murder charge when he appeared before Magistrate Judy Latchman at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts. Twenty-three-year-old Terry Cromwell of King Edward Street, Albouystown, Georgetown, was not required to plea to the indictable charge. The Prosecution is contending that on...

– operational by June month-end In light of the recent controversies surrounding the recently held Local Government Elections, the Local Government Commission will be established soon. Communities Minister Ronald Bulkan, whose Ministry has responsibility for local government, told Guyana Times on Wednesday that the commission is expected to commence its operations “before the end of June”. The Minister further explained that...

National Suicide Conference – President Granger tells stakeholders   …concedes more resources, personnel needed to reverse trend   Intense collaborative efforts combined with the pooling of resources are needed in order to develop a holistic approach to address the raging suicide contagion in the country, according to President David Granger. The Head of State was at the time underscoring the importance of the...

Region 10 television station saga A number of leaders in Linden, Region 10 (Upper Demerara-Berbice) have lashed out at Secretary of the Region 10 Broadcasting Inc (RBI), noting that he is going against directives issued by Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo on the way forward for the Linden television station. During a press conference on Monday, Regional Chairman Renis Morian, Member of...

CJIA seizure The Better Hope businessman, whose jewellery and money were seized at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) while he was an outgoing passenger, was on Tuesday arraigned on the charge of attempting to export without being the holder of an export licence. Additionally, the businessman is facing a charge of failing to declare a large quantity of...

...wants full disclosure of campaign financiers, those rewarded by State The Transparency Institute of Guyana Inc (TIGI) has issued scathing assessments of the A Partnership for National Unity/Alliance For Change (APNU/AFC) Government, essentially concluding that the coalition Government is facilitating and proliferating corruption in Guyana. TIGI premised its arguments of the coalition’s corruption on the circumstances surrounding the “honorary” appointment...

Deadly prison riot     By Shemuel Fanfair As the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the deadly prison fire which left 17 dead continues, the Commissioners heard on Tuesday that prison wardens are the ones that sell mobile phones to prisoners. Carl Brown, who is currently serving 13 years for murder, took the stand at Tuesday’s session, where he shockingly revealed that prisoners...

Satiricus was very miffed how everyone was picking on poor Kam-Run and the WICD Board. Satiricus like all other West Indians ate, breathed and slept cricket. Not that Satiricus was any great shakes with either bat or ball. But that made him admire the players on the field even more. "How the heck did they do all those...

Dear Editor, As promised, I am responding to your request re Clairmonte Cox’s letter. I will respond to his four points first, then provide some pointers based on the attachments. My response focuses on his accusation of slander and libel. Mr Cox claimed four falsehoods as his bases. 1. Whether he did a BA or cannot can hardly be categorised as...