Author: TIMES INT'L

‘Blatant conflict of interest’…former Minister says Mortimer Mingo should resign as Chairman of local gov’t body

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The election of Chairman of the Local Government Commission (LGC), Mortimer Mingo, to the executive of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) last week, is not sitting well with Opposition members, who see this move as a conflict of interest. In an interview with Guyana Times International, former Local Government Minister Ganga Persaud pointed out the importance of the Chairman being as unbiased towards a particular party as possible. “It is clear now that as a central committee member of the PNC, he’s in the decision-making body of that party…

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Remigrants’ process to be transferred to Department of Citizenship – Greenidge

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Minister of Foreign Affairs, Carl Greenidge, anticipates that by October, the Department of Citizenship will be responsible for designating persons as remigrants and his Ministry, which is currently responsible for the process, will play a consultative role as the need arises. According to the Department of Public Information (DPI) Minister Greenidge said in 2015 the ministries of Foreign Affairs and Finance made several recommendations to the Cabinet, including a proposal for this responsibility be transferred from the Foreign Affairs Ministry to the Department of Citizenship. Furthermore, it was outlined that…

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Impasse continues over wage increases for Guyana’s teachers

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As the impasse between the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) and the Education Ministry continued over wage increases for teachers, the union said on Wednesday it would consider calling off the strike as long as its conditions are met, which include uitlising arbitration to settle the matter. This disclosure was made after conciliation talks at the Social Protection Ministry’s Labour Department, where the GTU outlined its justification for arbitration. However, Guyana Times International understands that the GTU was excused and a brief closed-door meeting with Education representatives and the Labour Department…

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60 to attend Council of Legal Education meetings in Georgetown

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The Government of Guyana in collaboration with the Council of Legal Education (CLE) will be hosting meetings of the Executive Committee and Council of Legal Education for the fifth time in Guyana from September 6-8 at the Guyana Marriott Hotel, Kingston, Georgetown. According to the Department of Public Information (DPI), sixty participants have confirmed attendance at the meetings, where a number of matters are expected to be discussed. Some of these include a feasibility study for the establishment of the JOF Haynes Law School in Guyana and the recommendations of…

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Orphaned at 9. Daniel Boodhoo exceeds his expectations at CSEC

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By Lakhram Bhagirat Daniel Boodhoo is a quiet, reserved and respectful young man and a teacher’s dream student. He does what is expected of him and questions his teachers if he does not understand a topic and for some of his teachers it came as no surprise when he secured five Grade Ones, two Grade Twos and a Grade Four at the CSEC level. I first encountered Daniel when I joined the teaching staff at the Vreed en Hoop Secondary School and he always stood out amongst the boys in…

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Derianna Williams hopes to get a Scholarship to study Medicine

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Securing 15 passes at the Caribbean Secondary Examination Certificate level is not an easy task and requires dedication and commitment, according to 17-year-old Derianna Williams. Derianna, a student of the Three Miles Secondary School in Region 7 (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) secured Grade 1 passes in EDPM, English A, Mathematics; Grade Two in Agricultural Science, Biology, Food and Nutrition, Human and Social Biology, Information Technology, Integrated Science, Principles of Business; and Grade Three in Chemistry, English B, Physics and Social Studies. Growing up Derianna was always a quiet person and to this date…

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Guyana’s President meets with delegation from US Congress

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President David Granger, on Thursday, met with a visiting delegation comprising Congressmen and other officials from the United States of America at the Ministry of the Presidency, where a number of issues were discussed and areas of cooperation were explored, a release from the Ministry of the Presidency stated. The team, which was headed by Republican Bob Goodlatte, included Republicans Steve Cohen, John Rutherford, Scott Peters, Mark Sanford, Richard Hutson and Tod Rokita and other officials. In an invited comment, the Head of State described the meeting as a ‘fact-finding’…

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Guyana records another domestic violence death

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…relatives express shock in fatal stabbing of East La Penitence woman A rocky relationship spanning over half a decade came to an end on Sunday when a 34-year-old security guard fatally stabbed his reputed wife at their Freeman Street, East La Penitence home. Dead is 24-year-old Shenece Lawrence. According to the Police, the incident occurred at about 11:30h. Lawrence’s body was discovered in their Lot 272, Freeman Street home with a knife stuck in the neck. After committing the act, Lawrence’s reputed husband, Guyana Oil Company (GuyOil) security guard Jermaine…

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Scores of overseas-based Guyanese expected to return for second leg of CPL ‘home’ games

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…as competition gets hotter The ‘Biggest Party in Sport’ will get bigger for Guyanese cricket fans, both at home and abroad as for the first time in the six-year history of the Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) play-off matches will be hosted in Guyana. Guyana Times International understands that several fans in New York, Toronto and London and from other destinations have already booked their place and will be part of the action at Providence. As the competition gets hotter and the time winds down to the date for the…

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Guyana Folk Festival – Culminates with grand “Family Fun Day” on September 2 in Brooklyn

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The grand finale of the Guyanese Folk Festival will take the shape of a Family Fun Day billed for September 2, at Pacplex Poolside Complex, Brooklyn, New York. The Festival – which commended on July 2 with the 10th Annual Caribbean Heritage Summer Workshop which offers children between the ages of six and 14 an integrated curriculum – uses the arts to study and showcase themes in Caribbean heritage. At the workshop, a kids’ costume was assembled and titled “Spirit of Our Festivals” and it showcases Guyana’s national festivals such…

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