Guyana Times

Dear Editor, The September 12 statement assessing the Government of Guyana’s relationship with the media by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) warrants scrutiny, as it is clearly a misrepresentation of the state of press freedom in this country. First, it is not coincidental that the RSF statement came just a few days after the Guyana Press Association (GPA) used its congratulatory...

Newly appointed Local Government and Regional Development, Minister Priya Manickchand, has announced that the Government will be significantly expanding its waste management capacity as the volume of waste entering the Haags Bosch landfill has tripled in recent years. Speaking during a site visit, Manickchand described solid waste management as “a huge area and a big concern” for residents across the...

Four Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Member States, Barbados, Belize, Dominica and St Vincent and the Grenadines, are on track to implement full free movement among themselves from 1 October this year. In a release on Monday, the CARICOM Secretariat said that by implementing the full free movement regime, these four countries have agreed to grant their nationals the right to...

Presidential Candidate for The Citizen’s Initiative (TCI) political party Rhonda Lam, on Monday morning testified to a “methodical raising of votes for the APNU+AFC (A Partnership for National Unity + Alliance for Change) and lowering of votes for the PPP/C (People’s Progressive Party/Civic)” in variation of the actual numbers on the Statement of Polls (SOPs) when the tabulation of...

…as new Education Minister expresses determination to ensuring sector goals realised New Local Government and Regional Development Minister, Priya Manickchand officially assumed office on Monday. She was accompanied by Pauline Sukhai, who will serve as Minister within the Ministry, and Anand Persaud, Director General. Manickchand, a release from the Ministry stated, was warmly welcomed by the staff of the Ministry, who...

Keron Mervin Daniels, a 32-year-old resident of Uitvlugt Pasture, West Coast Demerara (WCD) has confessed to planning the East Street, Georgetown acid attack that has left two women injured. In addition to confessing to being the mastermind of the attack, Daniels named two other individuals, one of whom committed the act and the other being associated with the incident. Police...

Having a place to finally call her own is now a reality for Colleen Benn and her three children, ages 13, 14, and 5. After decades of renting and moving between relatives’ homes, Benn on Monday received the keys to her brand-new house at Lust-en-Rust, West Bank Demerara, under the Housing Ministry’s Central Housing and Planning Authority’s (CH&PA) Adequate...

Guyanese born educator, Krystal Astwood was recently recognized at New York City’s inaugural Excellence in Human Service Delivery Awards (EHSDA). This historic event, hosted at Gracie Mansion by Mayor Eric Adams and the Mayor’s Office of Nonprofit Services, honored outstanding nonprofits and public servants whose work uplifts vulnerable New Yorkers. Astwood, a Guyanese American professional, was spotlighted among this year’s...

Two men were on Monday sentenced to prison and fined after pleading guilty to separate drug trafficking offences. At the Sparendaam Magistrate’s Court, Colin Moore appeared before Magistrate Nurse and admitted to being in possession of 16.784 kilograms of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking. He was sentenced to four years’ imprisonment and fined $25,170,000. In a separate case, Jason...

The Guyana Association of Women Judges (GAWI) launched the first edition of its much-anticipated magazine, Justice, on Wednesday last at Cara Lodge. The event was attended by distinguished legal professionals, judiciary members, and supporters of GAWI’s vision to empower women in law and amplify the voices of vulnerable communities across the nation. During the launch, the President of the Guyana...