By Kristen Macklingam A young man who lives in the county of Berbice is now fighting for his life at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) after being shot by one of four assailants last night (Wednesday). Saitanya Kishundyal of Rosehall, Corentyne, was returning home from attending a religious ceremony when the incident took place. This newspaper understands that the incident occurred when the 21-year-old entered his yard sometime around 22:00hrs. He was just about to close the gate when a lone gunman confronted him. His father, Harrybol, told this…
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Time stands still for Stabroek Market clock: so does City Hall
As the time stands still at the Stabroek Market clock, residents of the Georgetown locality are still awaiting a response from City Hall as to when the restoration of the historical Stabroek Market clock will commence. According to an official at the National Trust of Guyana, who spoke with Guyana Times Wednesday, the Mayor and City Council has been organising to have the clock repaired for some time now. However, she was unable to provide a precise period when those repairs would commence. Attempts to contact Mayor Hamilton Green and…
Read MoreMore focus on youths in housing sector – Sharpe-Patterson
Young people will be better positioned to plan their lives as the new Minister with responsibility for housing, Valerie Sharpe-Patterson has announced a change in criteria for homeownership. The new measure will ensure young people have a better opportunity to own a home. Under the previous system, as part of dealing with the national housing backlog, preference was on delivering houses, lots and titles to married couples or single parents. “I would like to see some of our young people owning their own home. We have a lot of young…
Read MoreTeenagers charged for brutal Bush Lot double murders
The two teenagers, who confessed to the murder of a Berbice businessman and his wife, were remanded to prison on Wednesday when they appeared before Magistrate Rhondell Weaver at the Fort Wellington Magistrate’s Court. Neeman Rafeek, 19, also called ‘Shazam’ of Lot 5 Bush Lot New Housing Scheme and Kokum Madanpaul, 18, also called ‘Clown’ of Lot 175 Block D Bath Settlement, West Coast Berbice were not required to plea to the indictable charge. The police stated that between January 8 and 9, 2016 along with others, they murdered Arthur…
Read MoreGDF Sergeant Pyle, wife given ceremonial send-off
The Golden Grove Seventh Day Adventist Church was packed to capacity with family members, friends and ranks of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) that turned out to pay their last respects to the late Sergeant Robert Pyle and his wife Stacy Pyle, the couple who died during the botched Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) operation. Sergeant Pyle and his wife Stacy were laid to rest at the Golden Grove Cemetery, East Coast Demerara on Wednesday, but while their souls may be resting at peace, much controversy still exists over the…
Read MoreGastro outbreak in Region One 80 reported cases confirmed – Dr Karen Cummings
By Shemuel Fanfair The numbers in the gastroenteritis outbreak situation are continuing to climb. Junior Public Health Minister Dr Karen Cummings confirmed that the number of reported cases has risen to 80. Dr Cummings, through Government Information Agency (GINA), said: “There is a technical team on the ground, assessing the situation and working to keep it under control.” This team, it has been said, “comprises one doctor, one Medex and one Environmental Health Officer.” This newspaper was told that the outbreak is not necessarily from one community but from over…
Read MoreVenezuela Opposition seeks to unblock congressional deadlock
CARACAS – According to a Reuters report, three Venezuelan opposition lawmakers gave up their seats yesterday to try to defuse an acrimonious power dispute between President Nicolas Maduro’s government and the newly opposition-led National Assembly. Venezuela’s Supreme Court had barred the three – plus a government legislator – from office pending a probe into alleged vote cheating in their jungle state Amazonas. But the opposition, which won control of the legislature in December’s elections for the first time in 17 years of socialist rule, defiantly swore the three in anyway.…
Read MoreWireless link between Harbour Bridge and GPF will help boost crime fight
A significant step in the fight against crime was taken today, January 14, 2016, when the Demerara Harbour Bridge Company, under the Ministry of Public Infrastructure, commissioned its wireless link with the Criminal Investigation Department of the Guyana Police Force. The commissioning took place at the CID Lab, Eve Leary during a simple ceremony which saw the attendance of Minister of Public Infrastructure, David Patterson; Minister within the Ministry, Annette Ferguson; and General Manager of DHBC, Rawlston Adams. Also present were senior representatives of the GPF, including Commissioner of Police,…
Read MoreMayor Green speaks: “New Mayor must be young and able”
As the time for Local Government Elections (LGE) draws near, Mayor of Georgetown Hamilton Green has officially announced he is no longer interested in the Mayorship ever again, but will still be contesting in the upcoming elections in a different capacity. Speaking with Guyana Times International on Monday, Mayor Green said he is hoping the person who is elected as the next mayor of Georgetown is “young and able” to serve in that capacity especially with respect to the restoration of the City. Green refused to divulge the area in…
Read MoreBurglar tells Court he fell asleep and woke up in VC’s bed
A man who was brought before Magistrate Fabayo Azore on Monday to answer to a burglary charge told the Court that he fell asleep outside the home of the Virtual Complainant (VC) and woke up in the VC’s bed. Shawn English admitted that on January 2 at Georgetown, he broke and entered the house of Mark Niles and stole a cellular phone valued at Gy$70,000 and Gy$160,000 cash, a total value of Gy$230,000. The defendant told the Magistrate that on the day in question he was imbibing alcohol in the…
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