US Ambassador Meets with the Executive board of the Inter-Religious Organisation of Guyana
Year: 2019
Crime Chief says DNA testing equipment being used to go after cold cases
Investigators from the Guyana Police Force (GPF) Cold Case Unit are aggressively pursuing two unsolved murders with the aid of the recently acquired testing equipment at the Guyana Forensic Science Laboratory (GFSL). Crime Chief (ag) Senior Superintendent Michael Kingston on Monday confirmed that focus is being placed on two of the several cold cases at this point. “We have a few that we are working on but I am not prepared to speak on them at this point in time. We are looking at two at the moment and that…
Read MoreNurse found dead at Mahdia hostel
A 26-year-old nurse was found dead at a hostel at Mahdia, Region Eight (Potaro-Siparuni). Dead is Schenise Apple of Lot 323 Block 22, Linden, Region 10. Reports are Apple, who is a nurse at the Mahdia Hospital, was last seen on Tuesday morning after completing the night shift. Guyana Times International understands that she retreated to the nurses’ hostel. Another nurse said that no one saw Apple during the day but that was nothing strange. “It is normal when you finish the night shift to sleep most of the day.…
Read MoreTraditional sectors should not be ignored – PPP Presidential Candidate
With the right investment opportunities and economic environment, Guyana’s traditional sectors can thrive to provide more employment and other benefits, rather than a sole dependence on taxation to garner capital. PPP/C Presidential Candidate, Irfaan Ali shared this opinion during a recent interview on the creation of jobs, where he assured that under his Government, economic sectors will not be neglected. It was explained that the prospects of oil is not the “only saviour” since traditional sectors are opportunistic with assistance from Government. “We need a Government that has ideas and…
Read MoreJury finds taxi driver guilty of 2017 rape charge
Another convicted rapist is expected to remain on remand for the next month until his sentencing date, which is scheduled for August 26, 2019 at the Sexual Offences Court of the Demerara High Court. After almost two hours of deliberation at the High Court on Tuesday, a 12-member jury returned a unanimous guilty verdict against Morris Johnson, who was accused of the offence of rape. The charge against the taxi driver stated that between August 12 and August 13, 2017 in the county of Demerara, he engaged in sexual intercourse…
Read MoreCARICOM YOUTH Ambassador Programme
Sixty-three per cent of CARICOM’s population is young people under thirty years. Their education, entrepreneurship development, safety and security, health and wellbeing; identity and citizenship among others rights and benefits are of utmost concern. More importantly, their full participation as architects and enablers of the Region’s development is a goal that CARICOM continues to strive for. The CARICOM Secretariat, particularly its Youth Programme has been working with Member States, Youth Ambassadors, Community Institutions and other regional and international stakeholders to design, implement and execute programmes and projects to facilitate CARICOM…
Read MoreHealth Benefits of Surya Hamaskara
The daily practice of Surya Namaskar contributes to a healthy, efficient and energetic day. Surya Namaskar, also known as ‘Sun Salutation’ (“salute to the sun”), is a common sequence of asana (yoga postures). It is a combination of 12 physical postures. This sequence of yoga postures originated in India, where its large population has been showing respect to the sun by doing Surya Namaskar, and at the same time benefitting from its effects. Surya Namaskar calms the mind and helps to improve concentration. It is a set of 12 postures,…
Read MoreFly Jamaica fails to deliver on promise to refund passengers again
…CCAC says Board to pass judgement For the second time, the embattled Fly Jamaica Airline has failed to refund owed passengers, although it promised to process those refunds by July 1. Consumer Affairs Officer Feyona Austin-Paul, who is attached to the Competition and Consumer Affairs Commission (CCAC), in an interview with this publication on Tuesday said the airline’s officials were contacted after fuming passengers turned up at the agency’s Sophia, Georgetown office on Tuesday morning to seek answers on their owed monies. “They have not processed the refunds. They didn’t…
Read More“Fish Teeth” charged for killing Lusignan Prisoner
Devindra Persaud, called “Fish Teeth”, was Wednesday remanded to prison for the murder of Samuel Lyttle, an inmate of the Lusignan Prison. Lyttle, who was on remand for a break and enter and larceny charge, succumbed to injuries on June 26, one day after he was allegedly involved in a fight with Persaud, who was also on remand for similar charges. Persaud was not required to plea to the indictable charge when he appeared before Magistrate Fabayo Azore at the Cove and John Magistrates’ Court. Reports are that on the…
Read MoreGuyana Trade and Investment Exhibition launched
The second edition of the Guyana Trade and Investment Exhibition (GUYTIE) was, on Wednesday, launched at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre. With a primary focus on export and investment, the event will be held between February 13-15, 2020. Minister of Business Haimraj Rajkumar during the official ceremony said the government is seeking to improve standards in the business sector. “The locally produced goods will find themselves in the international markets. For this to be realised, we need more than a fair trade. It will take a concerted effort, from every…
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