Year: 2013

Bosai has given a commitment to pay the funeral expenses and offered financial assistance to the families of the three workers who perish in an accident on last week at the bauxite company’s East Montgomery Mine site, Region 10. According to a release, the company’s officials also promised to expedite further medical treatment to the survivors of the tragedy Marlon Pollydore and Fabian Anthony, if needed and this was relayed to the victims. The government has extended sympathy to the bereaved families of the three Bosai workers who were killed…

– says passage crucial in fighting organised crime By Samuel Sukhnandan British High Commissioner to Guyana Andrew Ayre said the passing of the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism Bill with the necessary amendments, is important to fighting the drug trafficking trade in Guyana. The British diplomat made this statement at a recent public forum, stating that the bill not only applies to cash but to all illegally acquired property, exchanged for legitimate property, which are often linked to drug traffickers. According to Ayre, crime and in particular…

After close to two hours of bickering at the Georgetown Mayor and City Council’s statutory meeting on Monday, Councillor Oscar Clarke called for an end to the power struggle. Clarke, who is also General Secretary of the PNCR returned to the council pproximately five months after being shot by bandits at his Sophia residence. The long-standing councillor said the constant tug-of-war between Mayor Hamilton Green and Acting Town Clerk Carol Sooba is hindering the progress of the municipality and by extension, the city. “If the administrative head does not communicate…

…thousands of dollars in cash crops, other produce destroyed Extreme high tides over the past two days have swept through several farmlands in the Lower Pomeroon, Essequibo, resulting in acres of crops being flooded. Cash crop farmers in the area are currently counting their losses as tonnes of pumpkins and blooming plants are submerged in water. On a visit by Guyana Times International to farmlands in the Lower Pomeroon on Wednesday, many acres of cash crop were submerged due to sporadic high tides. Cash crops such as corn, pumpkin and…

Dr Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith, provost and senior vice president at York College of the City University of New York, has been named as the ninth president of Fort Valley State University by the board of regents of the University System of Georgia. The board’s vote was unanimous, a release stated. Griffith will assume his new post on July 22, according to board chairman “Dink” NeSmith. “Dr Griffith was the outstanding candidate,” said NeSmith. “He has this board’s full support to provide the leadership Fort Valley State University needs at this…