March 13, 2020 – Guyana Times International

Defiant Mingo flouts Court order

March 13, 2020March 13, 2020 TIMES INT'L

…bent on using ‘fake’ spreadsheet instead of SOPs …CARICOM Chair says attempts to stall process against the spirit of CJ’s ruling More drama unfolded on Thursday at the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Command Centre in Georgetown, resulting in Chairperson Justice Claudette Singh, suspending the tabulation of the Statements of Poll (SOPs) for District Four (Demerara-Mahaica), not long after it had restarted, to seek clarity on Chief Justice Roxane George’s ruling. In a clear act of defiance, Returning Officer Clairmont Mingo, started the process after 11:00 hrs as ordered by Justice…

President Granger’s shielding of Jordan from facing jail time unlawful – High Court Judge

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High Court Judge, Justice Naresh Harnanan on Tuesday ruled that President David Granger’s intervention to save Finance Minister Winston Jordan from serving jailtime over an unpaid court judgement was unlawful and arbitrary. In June 2019, Justice Priya Sewnarine-Beharry had granted a judgement of US$2.2 million to Trinidad-based construction company Dipcon, but Jordan refused to pay the sum and as such was found in contempt. However, as jailtime hung over his head, he was pardoned by the President who intervened. On Tuesday, Justice Harnanan stated that the President’s intervention enabled and…

Global oil price plunges

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…falls below break-even price It has only been a few months since Guyana started producing oil, and already global events have sent the price for oil plummeting to unprecedented depths on the world stage, although a Norwegian research company expects Guyana to remain untouched by production restrictions. As of Monday, oil was trading at US$34 per barrel – a steep drop as it was only a day ago being traded at US$48. Brent crude was being traded at US$66 per barrel when Guyana first started oil production in December 2019.…

Guyana’s Indigenous people roast APNU/AFC reps over ‘ungrateful’ claims

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08Guyana’s Indigenous representatives have lashed out at Government emissaries that recently castigated hinterland communities that voted in favour of the political Opposition – People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) – as ‘ungrateful’, saying, “provisions by the State should be seen as its fulfilment of an obligation to one section of its citizenry in the same way it provides for others under different circumstances.” The Amerindian Peoples Association (APA)—in lashing out at the derogatory outbursts—over the weekend said, “historically, Indigenous peoples have been among the most under-represented and under-served peoples with respect to…

Single mom appeals for assistance to fund son’s heart surgery

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A single mother of three is desperately longing to see her four-year-old child lead a vibrant, illness-free life, like he once did before being diagnosed with rheumatic heart disease almost two years ago. Rewinna David of Cummings Lodge, East Coast Demerara (ECD) is making all efforts to raise G$10 million to facilitate her son, Junior Kentolall undergoing a much-needed surgery in Colombia. David told Guyana Times International that “the doctors discovered it about two years now. He recently came out of the hospital. Last week Thursday, he was discharged and…

PPP says Granger’s plan will not succeed

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The Peoples Progressive Party/ Civic (PPP/C) last evening praised the work the political parties, local and international observers and members of the local diplomatic corps in helping to uncover blatant attempts to tamper with the Region 4 results of last Monday’s polls, stating that “no attempt by APNU/AFC coalition’s David Granger to whitewash what occurred will succeed”. See full People’s Progressive Party statement below: The statement made by the APNU/AFC coalition’s David Granger is unsurprisingly typical of what Guyanese have come to expect from him – claims about upholding the…

GECOM has lost all credibility

March 13, 2020March 13, 2020 TIMES INT'L

Dear Editor, A constitutional body that taxpayers spend billions of dollars on every year has now lost all credibility and cannot remain the same due to what unfolded over the last few weeks and suspiciously since the No-Confidence Motion (NCM) in Dec 2018. Looking at the body of evidence, it is now apparently clear, the deliberate attempts of stalling the calling of elections since the NCM was orchestrated and succeeded as the country had to endure countless delays before elections could be held. Additionally, the blatant attempt at pushing the…

Linden man to spend 12 months behind bars for threatening behaviour, abusive language

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Lindener Michael Perriera was sentenced to 12 months behind bars after he was found guilty of threatening behaviour and making use of abusive language. The sentence was handed down by Magistrate Dylon Bess at the Linden Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday. The court heard that on Thursday, August 1, 2019, Perriera, who hails from Lot 25 Chombley Hill, Wismar, Linden, made use of threatening language towards Shonette Sansculotte, resulting in a breach of the peace. He was sentenced to six months imprisonment for this offence and an additional 6 months on…

Tourism body commends observers, foreign missions’ fight for democracy

March 13, 2020March 13, 2020 TIMES INT'L

The Tourism and Hospitality Association of Guyana (THAG) has commended all of the international observers and foreign missions in Guyana that observed the March 2 General and Regional Elections, for their relentless efforts to protect the country’s democracy. The 2020 elections and result tabulation went smoothly in nine of Guyana’s 10 administration regions. In Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica), there was a breakdown of the tabulation process when the Returning Officer, Clairmont Mingo secretly declared unverified results for the district. “The Tourism and Hospitality Association of Guyana (THAG) would like to publicly…

Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) – Important information for New Yorkers

March 13, 2020March 13, 2020 TIMES INT'L

Novel Coronavirus Hotline: Call 1-888-364-3065 for Information about Coronavirus Preparing for COVID-19 Recently, a new coronavirus – 2019 Novel (New) Coronavirus – that was first detected in China is now spreading worldwide. This virus causes a disease called COVID-19 and can lead to fever, cough and shortness of breath. There are thousands of confirmed cases in a growing number of countries internationally and the virus is now spreading in the United States. There are ongoing investigations to learn more about this virus. Individuals who are experiencing symptoms and may have…