Month: May 2017

A representative of the Government was quoted in sections of the media as saying a private plane was chartered for President David Granger to fly to The Bahamas in March, on the grounds that it was the most “feasible option.” But details about what was spent in total for the Trans Guyana Beechcraft airplane and also what benefits Guyana secured from the trip are yet to be shared. According to Opposition parliamentarian and former Junior Finance Minister, Juan Edghill, a President’s trip overseas on behalf of the State is certainly…

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Lakeraj Fredericks, of La Grange, West Bank Demerara, who was found guilty of murdering his brother-in-law, Clifton Bonus, in June 2011, will spend the next 65 years behind bars. Bonus’s body was found buried in a two-and-a-half foot shallow grave at Old England Backdam, Linden with two gunshot wounds to the head. Moments before Fredericks was sentenced on Monday, he begged the court for mercy, but State Prosecutor Siand Dhurjon asked that the full extent of the law be imposed, with the aim of sending a strong message that persons…

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…trafficking victims, gun, ammo unearthed Ranks of the Major Crimes and Trafficking in Persons Units of the Guyana Police Force swooped down on two popular business establishments in Werk-en-Rust, Georgetown, and conducted a raid. Guyana Times International understands that at approximately 02:00h last Friday, the ranks went to the businesses, located obliquely opposite each other at George and Princess Streets, Werk-en-Rust, and conducted a search, during which several persons were arrested. Among those detained were four adult female foreign nationals said to be employees, along with the two male proprietors,…

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The swollen body of 36-year-old Orson Gishard of Wismar, Linden, Region 10 was dragged out of the Mazaruni River in Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) on Sunday morning. He died following a boat mishap on the river on Saturday. Based on information this newspaper received, three other persons were travelling in the boat at the time of the incident. It was windy, and the waters were rougher than usual, thus the boat, carrying the four individuals to another location, capsized. Police are working on the theory that, in falling into the water,…

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…was wanted by Police for series of petty crimes Residents of Uitvlugt Access Road, West Coast Demerara, were shocked when they woke up on Sunday morning to find the lifeless body of 36-year-old Clinton Walks, called “Bongo”, lying in a pool of his own blood with several gashes about the body. According to a Police report, the body of Walks, of Lot 3 Bus Shed Street, Uitvlugt, was discovered around 07:00h on Sunday with chop wounds to his back, left ear and abdomen. The report added that the now deceased,…

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– gang nabbed with unlicensed gun, wig, crowbar A group of five alleged bandits, one of whom is an ex-police officer, were on Monday remanded to prison when they appeared at the New Amsterdam Magistrate’s Court to each answer to three separate charges. Trevon McKenzie, a 29-year-old ex-Police Officer of Glasgow Housing Scheme; Michael Embrac, 33, of Fort Ordinance Housing Scheme, Canje; Mickey Henry, 27, of Timmers Dam, Angoy’s Avenue, New Amsterdam; Jomo Archer, 26, of Pilot Street, New Amsterdam; and Sean Browne, 22, of Dazzle Housing Scheme, East Coast…

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A West Bank Demerara (WBD) mother of three has ended her life by consuming an unknown poisonous substance on Tuesday. The dead woman was identified as 34-year-old Amanda Neshaw of Lot 125 Bella Dam, Pouderoyen, WBD. Based on information received, the woman had been suffering from an ailment for some three months and hence, opted to end her life. Guyana Times International was told that sometime in the afternoon hours, screams emanated from the two-storey family home when relatives discovered the woman’s lifeless body. When this publication visited the home…

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Canadians are being cautioned against travelling to several Caribbean nations, including Guyana over the high instances of crime. The Canadian Government updated its travel warnings on May 2 and warned nationals to exercise a high degree of caution when travelling to eight Caribbean countries. Visitors were told to beware of assaults, pickpocketing, purse snatching, break-ins, armed robberies, car theft and carjackings as they are common occurrences in Georgetown, Guyana. The travel warning said the seawall – East of the Pegasus Hotel extending to Sheriff Street and adjacent areas – has…

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…along with the changing dynamics in Guyana In wake of a very contentious elections campaign for the Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) presidency, the obvious lack of youth and modernity reflected by the leadership was on full display. The elderly incumbent president has, after all, been in that seat for 30 years. Former Speaker of the National Assembly, Ralph Ramkarran, has noted in his most recent column that the GPSU needs to modernise along with the changing dynamics in Guyana. According to Ramkarran, it is not just the GPSU which…

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