Year: 2019

Fmr Judge says Constitution never spoke of absolute majority

TIMES INT'L

A former senior Judge who had presided over several constitutional cases in Guyana on Tuesday said that the Constitution of Guyana did not contemplate having an “absolute” majority used to ensure the passage of a no-confidence motion – a word which he noted seems to have been interjected there by persons. The former Judge expressed his scepticism for the mathematical formula submitted by the Government in cases arguing that the no-confidence motion was invalidly passed which was adopted by two Justices of the Appellate Court. In an interview with Guyana…

Read More

Violence in our schools

TIMES INT'L

On Tuesday, a video of a New Amsterdam Technical Institute student violently assaulting colleagues went viral. On social media, persons expressed disgust as the teen is seen removing his belt and inflicting blows on his colleagues. But more worrying is that the mother of the teenager in the video has since taken to social media, justifying her son’s behaviour claiming that the students he violently assaulted had teased him about his lunch. Violence in schools in Guyana has always faced the harsh realities that in some cases when teachers act…

Read More

Outing turns deadly

TIMES INT'L

…body of missing man found at Splashmin’s Resort The body of 25-year-old Dinesh Ramdas, of Lot A Coghlan Street, West Bank Demerara (WBD), was recovered on Monday morning after he drowned at the Splashmin’s Resort on Sunday. This publication understands that the discovery was made by relatives of the deceased and employees of the Resort. When this publication visited the dead man’s family on Monday, they were in a state of shock. His mother, Shelly Ann Ramdas told this newspaper that her eldest child and a few of his friends…

Read More

Ramjattan says GECOM must still be in state of readiness

TIMES INT'L

– in case State loses NCM cases at CCJ Persons pushing for the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) to be in a state of readiness for General and Regional Elections, notwithstanding Friday’s Appellate Court decision, have found an unlikely ally in Public Security Minister Khemraj Ramjattan. During a Globespan Town Hall panel discussion on Saturday which featured Ramjattan and People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) parliamentarian Juan Edghill, Ramjattan stressed that he wanted GECOM to be in a state of readiness for elections, whenever they are called. Ramjattan even committed to using his…

Read More

6-yr-old is Guyana’s latest road fatality

TIMES INT'L

A six-year-old was struck and killed on the Eversham Public Road, Corentyne, Berbice, Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne) after she reportedly ran across the public road. Dead is Arianna Lowenfield, of Epson Village, Berbice. She was a pupil of Eversham Primary School. Speaking with Guyana Times International, the child’s mother, Oma Devi Bascom, said at about 15:00h on Tuesday, she sent the child to a nearby shop to make a purchase. She recalled hearing an impact and upon looking outside, she realised her daughter was struck down. Meanwhile, the Police have…

Read More

A new era of jurisprudence has begun in Guyana

TIMES INT'L

Dear Editor, For now, it appears that the Attorney General Basil Williams is right. To quote this minister of legal affairs, the “constitution is wrong.” Although it speaks of a “majority” it really means an “absolute majority.” This is so because someone put words into the mouth of the constitution. As a result, a new era of jurisprudence has begun. An attorney can now argue that any word in the constitution lacks its intended, plain meaning. Their only challenge in court will be to sound “attractive,” which is now the…

Read More

Charrandas Persaud files G$30M lawsuit against Ramjattan over alleged libel

TIMES INT'L

Former APNU/AFC Parliamentarian Charrandas Persaud has filed a G$30 million lawsuit against Public Security Minister Khemraj Ramjattan for libel committed after the passage of the no-confidence motion on December 21, 2018. Persaud voted in favour of the no-confidence vote brought by Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo which led to the toppling of the current Government. Following his vote against the APNU/AFC, Ramjattan ordered that an investigation be launched into Persaud’s activities leading up to the vote after he was accused by the Minister of a corrupt act, taking a bribe and…

Read More

Whichever way the decision goes, the people will have the ultimate say

TIMES INT'L

Dear Editor, The old adage ‘actions speak louder than words’ has taken on a new level of prominence and significance in the context of the political ‘goings on’ in Guyana. The entire Guyanese community at home and aboard are now able to compare and contrast and make conclusive findings on the real versus the counterfeit, the sincere versus the hypocrite, political grandstanding versus reasonable and rational behavior. The swift move by the Leader of the Opposition and other parties (outside of government) through their lawyers to the Caribbean Court of…

Read More

Dr Alexis’ mathematical formula cannot stand

TIMES INT'L

Dear Editor, President Granger imported a Constitution specialist to come to Guyana and teach our children and people that thirty-three is not greater than thirty-two. For the first time in my life, I am hearing that our parliamentarians are made up of fractions. Is it because Granger has enough money to waste, or because Mr Alexis is a bird of the same feather? Everyone knows that the APNU/AFC assumed power with thirty-three seats as a majority out of sixty-five seats. They were never asked to have thirty-four seats to win…

Read More

“My love for nature kept me going” says Micah Davis

TIMES INT'L

By Lakhram Bhagirat Nature has the uncanny ability to make even the most troubled soul feel at peace. It has the ability to keep us grounded and teach us compassion for all things. Nature keeps us in tune with ourselves and one of the most satisfying professions is one that involves nature. However, in order to be satisfied with a nature-related profession, you have to be someone who loves nature. It is quite challenging to be alone for most the time, but it is also amazing to come into contact…

Read More