2018 – Page 105 – Guyana Times International

President, Opposition Leader likely to meet soon over Top Cop’s appointment

July 13, 2018July 13, 2018 TIMES INT'L

President David Granger is reportedly preparing to meet Opposition Leader Dr Bharrat Jagdeo, as it pertains to the appointment of the Commissioner of Police. This confirmation comes on the heels of statements made by State Minister Joseph Harmon, who reminded the media last Thursday that the matter of a substantive appointment of a Police Commissioner after Seelall Persaud’s retirement back in April of this year, was still before President Granger. Currently, Assistant-Police Commissioner David Ramnarine is acting in the capacity as Guyana’s Police Commissioner. He has been interviewed as part…

Third parties have always been focused on narrow partisan interests

July 13, 2018July 13, 2018 TIMES INT'L

Dear Editor, The lure of power and pecuniary gain will always rule paramount for third parties. This was evidenced in the 1964 elections, and again in the 2015 elections by both the UF and the AFC. The pretenders and the pretensions of these third parties are well documented. In fact, those in the AFC are currently squandering the opportunity to become patriots who can bring about the necessary changes to propel this country towards socio-economic growth. Where have the progressives gone? Without an iota of doubt, they have been utterly…

Teen busted with cocaine at CJIA

July 13, 2018July 13, 2018 TIMES INT'L

…CANU swoops down on trafficking ring Ranks of the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) arrested a 19-year-old female at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) and took her to a city hospital where she excreted 44 cocaine-filled pellets. Reports are the teen was a passenger on outgoing flight BW 526 destined for JFK International Airport in New York on Friday. CANU ranks approached the teen after they suspected she was a drug mule. After her arrest, the teen was escorted to a city hospital, where she was admitted. Having excreted the…

CARICOM

July 13, 2018July 13, 2018 TIMES INT'L

Fresh from the Caribbean Community (Caricom) Heads of Government (C-HOGS) meeting, President David Granger pronounced that the manifest failure of the regional body, founded 45 years ago, is not on account of its structure but its “bureaucracy”. Before rushing to judgement based on his perceptions over the last three years, he would have been better served if he had taken time to study the “Report of the Commission to Review Jamaica’s Relations within Caricom and CARIFORUM frameworks which was issued by that country since March 2017 and to which his…

Lindo Creek CoI granted another extension

July 13, 2018July 13, 2018 TIMES INT'L

President David Granger has given the Justice Donald Trotman headed Lindo Creek Commission of Inquiry (CoI) several more weeks to complete its work. The inquiry was established to inquire into the circumstances surrounding the murder of eight miners and to report its findings and recommendations to President David Granger. In public documents seen by Guyana Times International, the retired Judge has now been granted until July 31, 2018, to complete his work. Before that, in April, the Judge was given no later than Tuesday, May 15, 2018, to complete his…

Minister Lawrence apologises to guard caught up in Broomes’ confrontation

July 13, 2018July 13, 2018 TIMES INT'L

In a surprising new development after Minister Simona Broomes’s confrontation with New Thriving security guards, Health Minister Volda Lawrence on Tuesday apologised to one of the guards. The guards had been detained by Police after the confrontation with Minister Broomes and her driver in the parking lot Sunday night. In her brief statement on her Facebook page, Minister Lawrence said: “Tonight [Tuesday night] I met young Josh Rambarran, a security guard at New Thriving Restaurant Providence, who told me a story about what happened to him on Sunday last. According…

Force ripe and gums

July 13, 2018July 13, 2018 TIMES INT'L

Satiricus was gloating, and he had no problem admitting it. After years of taking it on the chin – and below the belt! – from his friends at the Back Street Bar, about the KFC and its leaders: Nagga Man and Rum Jhaat, it was now payback time!! He couldn’t wait to wade into them about the brouhaha precipitated by one of their PPCEE young ‘uns throwing his hat into the ring to become their Presidential candidate. “So what you guys have against young Ran-Son running for the Presidency?” Satiricus…

Most economically feasible hydropower project to get underway at Hosororo Creek- GEA

July 13, 2018July 13, 2018 TIMES INT'L

With the Guyana Energy Agency (GEA) scheduled to commence the construction of a US$165,175 Hydropower project at Hosororo Creek in August of 2018, the Agency held public consultations with residents of Mabaruma and other stakeholders as a part of the process. The team from GEA visited Region 1, from June 18 to 20 and included Chief Executive Officer, Dr Mahender Sharma; Hydropower Support Engineers Dolwin Khan and Winston Setal along with Technician, Christopher Nelson. The Hosororo Hydropower Project was one of 67 sites identified in 1976 as having hydropower potential.…

PAC Hearing: Region 10 Admin officials face heat over failure to provide adequate answers

July 13, 2018July 13, 2018 TIMES INT'L

Even though Region 10 Regional Executive Officer (REO) Orrin Gordon walked with regional staff and his predecessor, they were unable to account for bypassing the lowest bidders for contracts and unprepared to answer questions leading to their expulsion from the Public Accounts Committee (PAC). Instances of the lowest bidders being rejected by the Region 10 administration were put under the microscope by the Committee. It is understood that the Regional Tender Board allegedly awarded millions of dollars in contracts to neither the lowest nor competitive bidders. According to former REO…

‘Constant excuses unacceptable’

July 13, 2018July 13, 2018 TIMES INT'L

…Opposition Leader says of President’s 2 press conferences in 3 years Opposition Leader and former President, Dr Bharrat Jagdeo on Wednesday asserted that President David Granger’s constant excuses to not host press conferences is a clear indication that he is “abdicating his responsibilities,” and this is clearly unacceptable. Jagdeo was at the time making this pronouncement based on Granger’s recent request that the media be “tolerant” of his low levels of engagement since the APNU/AFC Administration came into power three years ago. On Monday last, in defending why he has…