Category: News

By Utamu Belle   Employees at bauxite mining company Bosai Minerals Group Guyana Incorporated (BMGGI) in Linden, Region 10 said they are dissatisfied with a recent proposal by management of the company for a 3.5 per cent increase across the board in wages and salaries, and as such staged a massive protest in front of the company’s north gate on Monday morning. The employees contended that they received an increase every year based on the company’s budget, which they maintained was also agreed to by the Guyana Public Service Union…

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Guyana and Barbados are expected to sign several Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) in the areas of fisheries, education, investment, civil aviation, transport, tourism/ hospitality and agriculture in the next few months. One of the agreements being finalised by the two countries will see the issuance of a joint fisheries licence for fishers of the two countries operating in the area that overlap their maritime boundaries. This was disclosed by Barbados Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Maxine McClean and Foreign Affairs Minister Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett after the completion of the second session…

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Narine Dat Sookram, who was recently named one of the most “Famous People of Guyanese Heritage” living abroad, is a social activist, radio host, community builder and an author of the book, “The Teenage Years”. He is the recipient of over 100 awards/ recognitions, some of which include: World of Difference 100 Award, 2013; Who’s Who in the World, 2013; The Canadian Encyclopaedia Inclusion 2013; The Caring Canadian Award 2013; Canada’s Top 25 Immigrant Award, 2013 (the only Guyanese to receive this nationwide award this year) and many more. He…

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Days after Orlando Fitzpatrick, 52, also called “Jim”, and his son, 17-year-old Jesse Fitzpatrick, also called “Jes”, of Lot 160 3rd Street, Grove, East Bank Demerara were brutally murdered close to the Venezuelan border, local law enforcement officers have left for the area to carry out their investigations. The shooting incident is believed to have occurred last Thursday evening. A team of police ranks left Georgetown on Sunday morning for a place called “Curisina”, located a few miles from the Venezuela/ Guyana border, but on the Guyanese side. The bodies…

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BY SVETLANA MARSHALL   Police Commissioner Leroy Brumell on Monday allayed the fears of citizens that the soon-to-be-established Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) unit will not be another Black Clothes squad, a disbanded unit that degraded the image of the Guyana Police Force. Brumell gave the assurance moments after taking the oath of office as the substantive police commissioner, more than a year after taking over from the late Henry Greene who was sank in a controversy. Brumell explained that specially identified ranks of the Guyana Police Force are being…

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BY WHITNEY PERSAUD   New airline Fly Jamaica has appealed a U.S. Department of Transportation decision to block it from making direct flights from Guyana to New York. Speaking to Guyana Times International on Tuesday evening, the airline’s director Roxanne Reece said that since the U.S. Department of Transportation (DoT) denied its application, efforts have been made to explore other avenues. “We have made appeals for direct flights, we don’t know yet what’s the process… we don’t know if they will reopen the case,” Reece said. Reece also said that…

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The A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) has expressed dissatisfaction with the pace at which the establishment of the tripartite budget committee has been proceeding. Speaking at the coalition’s press conference, opposition and APNU leader David Granger stated that his grouping has been demanding that a tripartite budget committee be set up since 2011; however, none has been established. The opposition leader pointed out the importance of such a committee for the smooth flow of parliamentary discussions surrounding the national budget. “Because the budget is such an important instrument, what…

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The state-of-the-art Jagan’s Dental Centre was commissioned by President Donald Ramotar Tuesday evening in the presence of government ministers, opposition members, top officials, family and friends. The new multimillion-dollar dental facility, which is owned by Dr Clive Jagan and his sons, Drs Kyle, Shane, and Ian, is expected to promote dental tourism in Guyana and is what the family members described as a “dream come true”. Speaking at the ceremonial opening, the senior Jagan said the centre adds to the professional dental landscape of the country. He said the dental…

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Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh on Tuesday signed and sent for publication in the Official Gazette the Income Tax (Mortgage Interest Relief) Regulations 2013, thereby establishing the regulatory foundation for Mortgage Interest Relief (MIR) to be granted pursuant to the introduction of this measure announced in Budget 2013. According to a release, the Finance Ministry at the time of presenting the 2013 national budget, Minister Singh announced the introduction of MIR with effect from year of income 2013. Under the newly-introduced relief, the minister stated that “first time home owners…

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