Author: TIMES INT'L

Following the arrival of 140 Venezuelan migrants in Georgetown last Wednesday, the Department of Citizenship in collaboration with its international partners and other Governmental agencies has been working diligently to provide the migrants with temporary accommodation, meals, medical and other services. According to the Public Information and Press Service Unit at the Ministry of the Presidency, the majority of those who were being housed at Eve Leary have since been released into the care of their relatives. Presently, arrangements are being made to find housing for 45 persons, including 34…

Newly elected President of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI), Nicholas Boyer on Monday told a news conference that he is worried about the political uncertainty that exists in Guyana after the Court of Appeal ruled in favour of the Government on the no-confidence motion on December 21, 2018. According to Boyer, he as well as the entire country is in suspense as to what will take place in Guyana should the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) rule that the motion of no-confidence was, in fact, validly passed.…

The three medical practitioners who were held responsible for the deaths of three juvenile leukaemia patients at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GHPC) earlier this year are still on administrative leave as the institution awaits word from the Guyana Medical Council. When contacted on Monday, a senior official at the GHPC said that the matter “is now in the hands of the Guyana Medical Council, and until a decision is made at that level, then the GPHC will take necessary action.” The official noted that the three staff held responsible…

It was recently announced that Guyana has been lagging behind in terms of the health services it provides and the Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr Shamdeo Persaud, has assured that the Public Health Ministry is seeking to address this issue in its new health strategy for the years 2020 to 2030. This was revealed by the CMO during a recent interview with this newspaper. According to him, the health strategy will focus on implementing a range of new services that are currently unavailable to the public. “We are in the…

The Guyana Police Force has launched an investigation into a violent attack that occurred on several students of the New Amsterdam Technical Institute by one of their colleagues. Commander of B Division (Berbice), Paul Langevine told Guyana Times International on Wednesday that one of the victims’ parents filed a report with Police in Berbice and a probe into the matter has been launched. He further noted that upon completion of the investigation the necessary actions will be taken. “I know a report was made, a parent came with their child.…

…says Opposition Leader Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo has disapproved of how Government handled the matter regarding the Bauxite Company of Guyana Incorporated (BCGI), a subsidiary of Russian aluminium company RUSAL, and the Guyana Bauxite and General Workers Union (GB&GWU). Prior to the agreement to reinstate workers last week, Jagdeo told the media that while he did not know about the details of the discussions between the two parties, which saw Government officials being excluded, he was pleased to see that fruitful engagement was taking place. “I am pleased that the…

A teen miner was on Tuesday hauled before the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts after he was slapped with the capital offence of murder. The charge against Emmanuel McCloud, 19, alleged that he murdered Herbert Willie on March 24, 2019, while they were at 111 Miles, Potaro River, Region Eight (Potaro-Siparuni) during an argument. The prosecution is contending that on Sunday last, at about 02:20h, ranks from the Bartica Police Station received information and went to Mahdia in the vicinity of Mahdia Primary School where they saw Willie lying on the road,…

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…