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As the National Toshaos Council (NTC) conference got underway on Monday at the Cyril Potter College of Education, several burning issues affecting Amerindian communities were brought to the fore from the onset, some of which included the alleged political interference in Indigenous communities and the need for strengthening of the NTC – the largest organisation representing this particular ethnic group. Vice President and Indigenous People’s Affairs Minister, Sydney Allicock stated in his address at the opening of the annual conference that the NTC leadership appears to be weak and disjointed…

Despite Guyana recording a minimal increase at the 2017 Caribbean Secondary Examination Certificate (CSEC) examinations, the Education Minister has indicated that she is not satisfied with the country’s performance, especially given alarming results attained in critical subject areas such as Mathematic and English. The Ministry on Tuesday released its annual report on the country’s performance at the CSEC examinations, during which it was revealed that Guyana this year recorded a 0.29 per cent increase in the overall performance. This was as Education Minister Nicolette Henry took to the podium at…

Following an unfortunate delay in the commencement of the Caribbean’s major festival as a result of the passage of Tropical Storm Harvey, Barbados on Sunday came to life as Carifesta XIII kicked off with a grand display of culture and talent from across the Region. The Queens Park in Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados was ignited by a colourful parade as participating countries in the 13th edition of Carifesta, took to the regional stage to display their cultural traditions while adorned in costumes of their national colours. Attending the opening ceremony…

Thirty-year-old craft woman Wavney John of Dredge Creek, Upper Pomeroon River, a Region Two community, is still at large after allegedly stabbing dead her reputed husband, 54-year-old Alfo Adams, aka ‘Fro’, with a pair of scissors at about midday on Monday, August 21, 2017 at Dredge Creek Upper Pomeroon River. Detectives from Police ‘G’ Division have combed several areas in the dense forest of the Pomeroon riverine community where the incident occurred, and have made several checks at various ports of entry along the coast, but these checks had proven…

… private radio, TV broadcasters claim otherwise A number of private television, cable and radio broadcasters have claimed that the Guyana National Broadcasting Agency (GNBA) has refused payments for 2017, but GNBA Chairman, Leslie Sobers, has debunked those claims, stating that there seems to be some “mix up” about the issue. He confirmed that the new Board welcomes all broadcasters to fix their applications and to settle their arrears. Guyana Times International spoke with several of these broadcasters, who all claimed that the fees were rejected. The owner of the…

Chairman of the Abary Cattle Ranch Company Limited (ACRCL), Hemraj Kissoon, told the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into ancestral land ownership that the Mahaica, Mahaicony, Abary-Agriculture Development Association (MMA) illegally took possession of some 2000 acres of land that belonged to the company without any reason or explanation. He added that the decision should be revoked and the land should be transported and returned to the company. Providing a background of the ACRCL, Kissoon said the company is a limited liability company which has been in existence since 1909 with…

…following tragic death of 12-year-old “girlfriend” Following the tragic death of 12-year-old Amber Richards, who was crushed to death by a fallen house at La Bonne Intention on Friday last, her reported “boyfriend” took his own life upon receiving the news. Dead is Ricardo Niranjan of Lot 410 Block 12, Non Pariel, East Coast Demerara. The duo reportedly met through a cousin of the 12-year-old more than six months ago and started a relationship. However, information reaching this newspaper revealed that the young man’s mother and two sisters travelled to…

…UK envoy says in response to calls for reparation Despite repeated calls by several Caribbean territories to be paid reparations by European nations for their involvement and benefit from slavery, the United Kingdom (UK) believes that such calls are not the way forward. The calls are for financial compensation to be paid to descendants of enslaved peoples but the UK, Guyana’s former colonial ruler, indicated that countries should look to the future rather than the past. This was the expressed view of British High Commissioner to Guyana, Greg Quinn who…