Author: TIMES INT'L

Minister of State, Joseph Harmon on Saturday assured the residents of Bartica, Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) that Government would continue to strengthen local democracy so that all citizens could enjoy ‘the good life’. Minister Harmon was at the time addressing Barticians during a community outreach held at Tarzie’s Square, in the town. “We are here because we believe that local democracy can only be strengthened if you have democratic renewal and democratic renewal starts with regular Local Government Elections,” Harmon said. “If you have representatives within your community that do not…

A Corentyne, Berbice pastor is accusing the Alliance For Change (AFC) of using him as a “scapegoat” and of now asking him to be silent, but he said that he could not be quiet, since the party has caused him to fool his entire congregation. Pastor Lieon Benjamin, in an interview with Guyana Times International, said that he was the AFC’s candidate for Constituency Number One in the Good Hope-Number 51 Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC). According to him, after he obtained all the required signatures and documents, he noticed that…

As her tenure draws to a close, outgoing Mayor of Linden, Waneka Arrindell believes that the foundation has firmly been established for the incoming Council; as the present body has made several strides in moving the Linden Town Council forward from the position it was in three years ago. Mayor Arrindell told the Department of Public Information (DPI), many of the issues, including dealing with millions of dollars of debt as well as an internal system that needed much strengthening, have been dealt with collectively as a Council. As she…

…Only 5 demarcations completed since 2015 Following concerns of the Opposition People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) that the A Partnership for National Unity/Alliance For Change (APNU/AFC) Government has been dragging its feet over Indigenous land titling, it has been disclosed that only five demarcations have been completed under the current Administration. This number is in disparity with the overall 93 villages that have been demarcated overall. Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs Minister Sydney Allicock made this admission via written responses to the Opposition in the National Assembly last week. Allicock also admitted that…

A senior Government official from Brazil’s External Relations Ministry has reassured that the commitment to build an all-weather road from Lethem to Linden remains a priority for the country even with a change of Government in Brazil. Head of the Division of Venezuela, Colombia and Guyana, Ana Beatriz Nogueira, recently said, “the organs responsible for infrastructure in Brazil are aware of the strategic importance of the Linden-Lethem road.” She further explained that while some key appointments are political in nature, the Secretary of Infrastructure assured that the necessary budgetary arrangements…

A former Police Officer was on Thursday morning jailed for life after he was found guilty of raping a 3-year-old girl by a 12-member jury. The 53-year-old man, Deon Aaron of Friendship, East Bank Demerara (EBD) was handed the heavy sentence by Justice Jo-Ann Barlow at the High Court. Justice Barlow had delayed sentencing until November 8 for a probation report. It was reported that on March 16, 2016, at said Friendship, the accused sexually penetrated the child. The accused was reportedly entrusted by the child’s mother with taking care…

The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), in accordance with Section 6(c) of the CCJ Act, Chapter 3:07, has granted leave to Peoples Progressive Party (PPP) Executive Secretary Zulfikar Mustapha to challenge the Guyana Court of Appeal’s decision to uphold the appointment of Justice (retd) James Patterson as Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM). The Guyana Court of Appeal’s ruling, handed down on October 19, 2018, upheld the High Court’s ruling that President David Granger was well within his rights when he unilaterally appointed Patterson as GECOM Chairman. Mustapha has…

Kwakwani women are answering the call of President David Granger to diversify and are processing and bottling viable raw material ingredients. The women of this small Region 10 community are empowering themselves financially as they pioneer the first agro-processing business in the area, and train others to follow their example. Nathelyn Benn-Dequoy’s ‘Made in Kwakwani’ line is a small-scale manually manufactured pepper sauce and green seasoning venture, made from ingredients found right within arm’s reach. She very carefully selects and manually processes onion, garlic, various green leafy herbs such a…