Author: TIMES INT'L

As Guyana prepares to head for the polls, Canada is also following with their elections in October, prompting the High Commissioner Lilian Chatterjee to underscore some outcomes which should prevail. During the celebration of Canada Day 2019 on Monday evening, the Diplomat pointed out that election preparations are underway in Canada, and are being overseen by an independent body that is unaffected by political parties or government. “Speaking of elections, there is one coming up in a few months. Election preparations are currently underway by an independent, non-partisan body answerable…

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As innovators and leaders in the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector, Hewlett Packard (HP) and Microsoft, during a discussion with media personnel on Wednesday, introduced to the Guyanese population new products and technologies which could be utilised, specifically in the emerging oil and gas sector. The inaugural visit by officials of the international companies was organised by Starr Computer Inc, which is a front-runner in providing modern technology to the local market. The brief discussion, which was hosted at the company’s Brickdam office, saw HP product trainer Luz Romero…

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A 32-year-old man, who allegedly wounded another during an argument over missing belongings, was granted bail at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts on Tuesday. Dillon Lester, of Lot 279 Half Mile, Linden Region 10 (Upper Demerara-Berbice), denied the charge when it was read to him by Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan. It is alleged that on June 5, 2019 at Granny Backdam, Region Seven (Cuyuni- Mazaruni), he unlawfully and maliciously wounded Michael Miller. The prosecution’s case stated that the Virtual Complainant (VC) went into the backdam to look for workmen. According to…

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With no meeting of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) since June 4, 2019, who has been instructing the electoral body’s lawyer, Stanley Marcus? Marcus, SC, has been leading GECOM’s case before the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) in relation to the No-Confidence Motion related cases. Marcus told the CCJ on June 24 that GECOM must have House-To-House Registration and that the earliest a voters’ list will be ready is by December 25, 2019 – pushing elections which ought to have been held since before March 21, 2019 – to next…

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For the year 2018 alone, the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) has received more than 300 reports of crimes ranging from drug trafficking to money laundering and even corruption. This is according to FIU Director Matthew Langevine, in a recent interview with Guyana Times International. According to Langevine, of these 300 reports, his Unit’s investigations would have led to more than 25 intelligence reports being completed. These reports, he said, were then forwarded to FIU’s sister agency, the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU). “Based on those intelligence reports, which would have…

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A Canadian Chamber of Commerce will soon be established in Guyana to foster increased trade activities and a better economic relationship between the two countries. This has partially stemmed from a vast number of companies which have expressed interest in the country’s potential. The Canadian High Commissioner to Guyana, Lilian Chatterjee, made the disclosure earlier this week, positing that her country has been Guyana’s largest trading partner. “Newfoundlanders have been trading with Guyanese for hundreds of years. We exchanged our cod for your rum…In recognition of the growing Canadian presence…

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