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Public Health Ministry opens G$539M bond

July 12, 2019 TIMES INT'L

The Public Health Ministry on Wednesday commissioned a new central supplies unit at Kingston, Georgetown, to provide more space for the storage of medical supplies. Deputy Permanent Secretary of the Finance Ministry Glendon Fogenay stated that the unit has moved several times since the early 1980s to facilitate a growing demand for space. Its previous locations included Quamina Street, Liliendaal, Kingston and then Camp and Charlotte Streets, Georgetown. The new building is larger in capacity and will host a conference room, staff room, sickbay, storage, and office spaces among other…

“What is Life if You Can’t Dream?”

July 12, 2019 TIMES INT'L

By Lakhram Bhagirat When it comes to fashion, there is so much one can say but what sums it all up is the fact that fashion is dynamic while style is individual. We are in an era where fashion is limitless, there are no rules that govern what designers put out. We have the old being branded ‘new’ and new as out of the box. However, the local fashion industry is one that lacks the originality of what Guyanese fashion is truly about. On course to change that is 29-year-old…

‘We will not support extended deadline for polls’

July 12, 2019July 12, 2019 TIMES INT'L

…Jagdeo asks CCJ to order elections be held by Sept 18 The People’s Progressive Party has released its proposals for consequential orders, in which it submitted that the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) order elections to be held by September 18, 2019 and urges the regional Court to protect Guyana from Constitutional abuse. The regional Court is expected to hand down its consequential orders on Friday. On Wednesday, the Opposition released to the media its full submissions on how it believes the country should proceed now that it is confirmed…

Search for GECOM boss continues

July 12, 2019July 12, 2019 TIMES INT'L

Representatives of President David Granger and Opposition Leader Mr. Bharrat Jagdeo meeting for third time on Thursday evening at Castellani House in Georgetown to discuss nominations for the Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM). President David Granger is represented by Minister of Public Security, Mr. Khemraj Ramjattan, Minister of Public Health, Ms. Volda Lawrence and Director General of the Ministry of the Presidency, Mr. Joseph Harmon. The Opposition Leader is represented by Mr. Anil Nandlall, Ms. Gail Teixeira and Bishop Juan Edghill. The two teams are meeting regularly to…

Leading US marine transportation company begins in operations in Guyana

July 12, 2019July 12, 2019 TIMES INT'L

One of the world’s leading marine transportation companies, Harvey Gulf International Marine, on Wednesday officially opened its first local office in Georgetown, Guyana. The US-based company specialises in providing Offshore Supply and Multi-Purpose Support Vessels for deep-water operations. President of the American Chamber of Commerce of Guyana (AMCHAM), Zulfikar Ally, during the commissioning ceremony, lauded the company for opening its doors in Guyana. “Your presence in Guyana will do more than just create jobs, it will lift industry standards in the oil and marine sectors, improve safety standards and safety…

NY Mayor says new speed camera law now in effect

July 12, 2019July 12, 2019 TIMES INT'L

Mayor Bill de Blasio has announced that New York City’s new speed camera law is now in effect. To mark the first day of the expanded program, New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) officials were joined by advocates and elected officials at a new speed camera near P.S. 28 along East Tremont Avenue in the Mt. Hope section of the Bronx, the Mayor’s Office said in a press release. East Tremont Avenue is a Vision Zero Priority Corridor, which ranks in the top 10% of Bronx corridors for number…

Lawyer calls for “comprehensive and professional” probe into death in Police lockups

July 12, 2019July 12, 2019 TIMES INT'L

Attorney-at-Law Anil Nandlall has written the Director of Public Prosecutions, the Police Complaints Authority and Police Commissioner Leslie James as he requested an investigation into the death of 39-year-old Lallbachan Bachan, who died in Police-lockups on the Essequibo Coast, Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam). These letters were written on behalf of the deceased’s wife, Samanta Elizabeth Bachan, who had positioned her determination for justice and to know what happened on the night her husband was killed. These calls mounted after photos of the deceased demonstrated multiple injuries about the body. According to…

‘Something needed to be done’

July 12, 2019July 12, 2019 TIMES INT'L

…Public Service Minister says on ‘arbitrary’ firing of staff Minister of Public Service, Tabitha Sarabo-Halley on Thursday defended the arbitrary firing of employees at her Ministry, shortly after she assumed office. “I think that the evidence that was before me suggested that something needed to be done and the investigation would bear whether or not that was rational,” she told reporters during a press conference. On May 31, 2019, the personnel staff and chief accountant at the Public Service Ministry were dismissed, with no reason given for the termination of…

Pawan Etwaroo

July 12, 2019July 12, 2019 TIMES INT'L

Pawan Etwaroo The story of Pawan Etwaroo of Cumberland Primary— who gained 520 marks at the NGSA to earn a place at Queen’s College, the nation’s premier Secondary School— is not just heart-warming one of a young boy overcoming adversities and succeeding against great odds, but also a heart-breaking reminder of the plight of the 7000+ sugar workers who were fired when the PNC-led Government unilaterally and precipitately shut down four of the seven sugar estates in the country. Pawan Etwaroo’s father had been employed at Rose Hall Estate but…

6 months after, Medical Council still to decide on fate of doctors

July 12, 2019July 12, 2019 TIMES INT'L

Almost six months have passed since the deaths of three juveniles at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) and although there were two independent investigations into those matters that have been concluded, sanctions, if any, are yet to be imposed. The buck was finally passed to the Guyana Medical Council for it to conduct its own probe into the children’s deaths and this too has been completed. The files were then sent to the Council’s Disciplinary Committee for review but to date, there has been no word as to the…