Oral Hearings on jurisdiction in the case of the long-running border controversy between Guyana and Venezuela are set for March 23, 2020, but Guyana will be the only country participating in this legal process. This is according to Foreign Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Carl Greenidge, who recently told the media that both parties (Guyana and Venezuela) were required to submit a response signalling their participation in the proceedings but to date, only Guyana has done so. “Meaning that if they intend to be participating with the exercise,…
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No need to sell Guyana’s share of profit oil directly
Dear Editor, The response by the Department of Energy to grave concerns expressed about the invitation to select petroleum companies to Guyana for face-to-face meetings is disingenuous. There is no need to sell Guyana’s share of profit oil directly. The share should be sold by the operator and should fetch the same price as the operator’s share. The price garnered for ExxonMobil’s share will be declared publicly to its shareholders and is a transparent, trusted and audited process. ExxonMobil cannot and will not lie to its owners (shareholders) and is…
Read MoreLinden youth awaits sentencing after being found guilty of 2 rape counts
Twenty-five-year-old Keon Lawson of Wismar, Linden was found guilty on two counts of rape by a 12-member jury before Justice Simone Morris-Ramlall at the Sexual Offences Court of the Demerara High Court. As such, he is expected to return to court on January 6, 2020, for sentencing. The first charge read that between November 1 and 30, 2014, in the county of Demerara, he engaged in sexual activity with a six-year-old girl. The second read that on October 6, 2017, in the county of Demerara, he engaged in sexual activity…
Read More‘Interpersonal violence has now become a public security concern’ – Granger
Expressing concern over the prevalence of interpersonal violence in schools, homes and communities, President David Granger on Saturday declared the scourge a public security concern. The President was at the time addressing attendees at the Guyana Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists, which was held at the Central Seventh-Day Adventist Church on Church Street. Saturday marked their centennial celebration and with the theme being the family, Granger noted that interpersonal violence was eroding family life. “Thirty or 40 years ago, we regarded domestic violence as a private matter. A man beating his…
Read MoreIntegrity Commission sends warning to defaulters
The Integrity Commission is committed to pursuing prosecution against officials in public offices – a significant portion of whom are still delinquent in declaring their assets to the Commission. This is according to Chairman of the Commission, Kumar Duraisami, who told Guyana Times International on Wednesday that the Commission is “definitely going ahead” with the prosecution of defaulters but noted that they first want to send reminders before doing so. He could not say how many defaulters there currently are, explaining that this number keeps changing every day whenever these…
Read MoreAny major agreement signed by Guyana’s caretaker Govt will be reviewed – Opposition Leader
Amid revelations that the Government invited various companies to come and pitch proposals to buy Guyana’s oil, Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo has warned that any attempts to tie the country into a long-term agreement now will be reversed if his party gets into Government. Jagdeo was at the time speaking at his weekly press conference and his comments came after a Bloomberg article revealed that companies from the United States, Switzerland and England would be paying Guyana a visit to vie for the opportunity to sell Guyana’s oil. “They are…
Read MoreIMF official says Barbados economy on right track but still work to be done
The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Mission Chief for Barbados, Bert van Selm says the Barbados government is doing a good job of getting the economy back on track, but there remains a lot of work to be done. He gave that assessment while on the island recently for the IMF’s final mission for 2019. “The economy, in my view, is performing very well…Over the last 18 months, the Government has made an excellent start and done very good work in turning around the economy. Today, the international reserves are at…
Read MoreGuyana Wildlife Tourism
In Guyana, the wildlife is literally at your doorstep in most parts of the country. The country takes its moniker of ‘Land of the Giants’ seriously and offers you the rare privilege to share the space with a staggering number of birds (900+ species), mammals (225+ species), fish (1000+ species) and amphibians (814+species). Extraordinary surprises and superlatives lie around every bend – largest rodent (capybara) and largest scaled freshwater fish (arapaima) are just two of them. The tropical rainforest canopies and massive savannahs offer the chance to see jaguars, giant…
Read More‘Lola Doll’ found guilty of assaulting model
Guyanese makeup artist Lolita Callender, popularly known as “Lola Doll”, was on Tuesday found guilty of assaulting her former friend during a fight. When the matter was called in the courtroom of Principal Magistrate Faith McGusty, who was conducting the trial, she stated that sufficient evidence was found against the make-up artist. Callender, after hearing the verdict, apologised for her actions but the victim was not present in court. The Magistrate instructed the defendant to apologise to the victim on the next court appearance which is slated for January 17,…
Read MorePolice brothers under probe over beating, torturing of teen with hot water
Two constables of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) have been taken into custody for allegedly beating and burning a 17-year-old boy on Monday. Police Commissioner Leslie James called an emergency press conference on Tuesday, where details of the matter were brought to light. Based on reports, the incident occurred at about 11:30h. The teen was picked up in a private motorcar and taken to a residence at La Parfaite Harmonie, West Bank Demerara. The house is occupied by the duo – who is said to be brothers and also sons…
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