Cabinet is yet to approve the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) repurchasing its co-generation plant from the Guyana Power and Light’s Skeldon Energy Inc (SEI). GuySuCo Chief Executive Officer (CEO) ag. Paul Bhim told Guyana Times International on Tuesday that no move has yet been made in this direction, since Government was still to make a decision. Government had moved late last year to buy back the assets valued at some US$30 million, which were sold to the newly-formed SEI under the previous People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) Government. The SEI, said…
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Further investigations into Crum-Ewing’s death continuing – Crime Chief
Ranks of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) are continuing with further investigations into the death of activist Courtney Crum-Ewing, as requested by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Chambers, in relation to instituting charges against four new suspects. Two weeks ago, CID ranks arrested People’s Progressive Party (PPP) employee Jason Abdulla, PPP Executive Member and former Press Officer Kwame McKoy, Okene Fraser and self-confessed death squad member Sean Hinds; all of whom the Police believe had a role in the activist’s death, which occurred on March 10, 2015. Head of…
Read More22 companies bid for “Green Bartica Plan”
As Government forges ahead with plans to make Bartica, Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni), a model green town, more than 20 companies – local, regional and international – have bid for the project via a public tendering process. The “Green Bartica Plan”, which was introduced for the new town in December 2015, is said to be a holistic approach to Government’s sustainable economic growth. As such, the Public Infrastructure Ministry has solicited proposals from independent power producers to design and develop a generation system utilising an appropriate renewable energy technology or combination…
Read MoreNothing unusual about Justice Chang’s ruling
… acting CJ says Judges can interrupt leave to deliver decisions In light of the controversies stemming from a ruling handed down by now retired acting Chief Justice Ian Chang while he was on his pre-retirement leave, his successor believes that nothing was unusual with what he did. Recently appointed acting Chief Justice, Justice Yonnette Cummings-Edwards, who was also on Wednesday appointed a member of the Judiciary Service Commission (JSC), explained that it has been the practice of Judges to come out of their pre-retirement leave to deliver decisions on…
Read MoreInquiry to be launched into CANU-narco link allegations – President
In light of the damning allegations made by self-confessed drug baron Barry Dataram earlier this week, President David Granger has announced that a Board of Inquiry (BoI) will be established to investigate claims of corruption within various security agencies. Dataram, during an interview with HGPTV Nightly News (Channel 67), alleged that senior officials of the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) are involved in illegal drug trafficking activities and even alleged that one of the agents bagged some Gy$10 million in exchange for allowing cocaine to leave the country. He also made…
Read MoreRape accused commits suicide before jury returns verdict
Hours before receiving the verdict from the jury at the High Court in a pending rape trial, the accused on Tuesday succumbed at a hospital after he ingested a poisonous substance. William Bassant ingested a poisonous substance at his home and succumbed at the Diamond Diagnostics Centre, on the East Bank of Demerara. Bassant was before Justice Jo-Ann Barlow and a mixed jury on two counts of rape. According to the particulars of the case, in 2013 Bassant engaged in sexual activities of a female under the age of 16.…
Read MoreBandit shot dead after snatching cop’s gold chain
The Guyana Police Force reported that, at about 07:30hrs on Thursday, a police rank, who is also a licensed firearm holder, was walking along Robb Street, Georgetown, when he was attacked by Sherwin Monka who took away his gold chain. Sherwin Monka, of Albouystown, was shot during the robbery and later succumbed at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation. The Police Office of Professional Responsibility is conducting investigations into the incident.
Read MoreTeixeira roasts House Speaker
…says Opposition “disturbed” by process of decision-making and reaction to MPs By Devina Samaroo Opposition Chief Whip, Gail Teixeira, delivered a feral blast against House Speaker, Dr Barton Scotland for allowing the passage of the Tax Amendment Bill 2016 in the National Assembly to be passed, despite the lacking of a majority vote. Teixeira equally expressed grave concerns over the manner in which the House Speaker continues to address Opposition Members of Parliament (MPs). “We are extraordinarily disturbed by the Speaker’s process of decision-making and reactions to the Opposition Members,…
Read MoreGEA accuses Kaieteur News of spreading lies
The Guyana Energy Agency (GEA) has dismissed reports in the tabloid-like Kaieteur Newspaper of alleged fuel smuggling involving officials of the Agency, which it said was seeking to malign the efforts of its “committed and diligent employees”. The newspaper, over recent days, published a number of articles, which alleged that there was a high level of corruption at the entity responsible for overseeing the local petroleum sector. In its most recent article published on Friday, February 26, 2016, the newspaper stated: “There is a massive corruption network in the fuel…
Read MoreNo Gy$50,000 bonus nor 20% pay hike for Police
Members of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) should not put too much hope into the A Partnership for National Unity/Alliance For Change (APNU/AFC) Government’s election promise of a 20 per cent pay hike. On Monday, Public Security Minister Khemraj Ramjattan said the 2016 Budget does not cater for another Gy$50,000 bonus nor the 20 per cent increase in salaries for the police. Ramjattan, while responding to questions from his predecessor Clement Rohee of the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C), said a 20 per cent hike “has not been catered for.” He…
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