Category: News

By Danielle Campbell – Residents of Long Creek on the Linden-Soesdyke Highway took full advantage of the services of a group of United States medical missionaries, who were on a four-day outreach in the community. The 20-man team came on the invitation of superintendent of the Guyana Missionary Baptist Church, Reverend Brenda Harewood and provided services at the Carlyle Miller Cottage Hospital and Health Centre. Optometrist Raleigh Bynum told Guyana Times International that his team was seeing patients who needed eye glasses, reading glasses and general therapy for the eyes.…

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Amid the recent misinformation being peddled by some sections of the media, which have accused former President Bharrat Jagdeo of making racist remarks during his tribute at Pandit Reepu Daman Persaud’s funeral last week, President Donald Ramotar has fully supported the comments of his predecessor. Speaking to the media on Wednesday, Ramotar said he did not see anything wrong with the statement because fundamentally the former president was speaking about equal opportunity for all. The president noted that certain media houses appear bent on focusing on racism, failing to mention…

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By Vahnu Manikchand – Foreign nationals from a number of countries were on Monday assured that government will help facilitate them having a hassle-free time in this country, but they, in return, must respect the laws and statutes. At a meeting held at the International Conference Centre, Liliendaal, Greater Georgetown, immigrants and non-immigrants highlighted that most of the problems they face are related to acquiring work permits and extension of stay. In a question and answer engagement, President Donald Ramotar assured the foreigners that he will have the matter looked…

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Stakeholders in the gold sector on Monday agreed to set up a working group to monitor the drop in gold price, which has unnerved miners in Guyana. The Natural Resources and the Environment Minister Robert Persaud met with various stakeholders of the gold sector on issues pertaining to the drop in the global gold price which has been occurring since last Friday. The meeting, according to release from the ministry, was attended by participants from the Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners’ Association (GGDMA) and the licensed gold dealers, as well…

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By Whitney Persaud – Agriculture Minister Dr Leslie Ramsammy said despite the fact that a turnaround plan exists to change the fortunes of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo), there is still a lot more to be done. He made this acknowledgment Tuesday evening during the examination of his sector’s budget in the Committee of Supply. Dr Ramsammy was asked a series of questions by various opposition Members of Parliament, including Alliance For Change (AFC) leader Khemraj Ramjattan, who asked about the availability of the plan and its focus. Ramjattan, during…

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Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) and its subsidiaries have announced the group’s results for the financial year 2012 – Gy$ 1.3 billion in profit. In a release, the company said the group’s profit before tax increased by 12 per cent in 2012 (after deducting the one-off dividend received from BEV Processors Inc in 2011 which amounted to Gy$ 288 million). Turnover increased from Gy$ 14.6 billion in 2011 to Gy$ 15.8 billion in 2012, reflecting an 8.2 per cent growth. In his report, Chairman Yesu Persaud stated that “the growth in…

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A senior official at the Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI) has described leader of the Alliance For Change (AFC) Khemraj Ramjattan and Kaieteur News as “grossly reckless” and “highly irresponsible”, following an article which maliciously claimed that Presidential Adviser Keith Burrowes and head of the Privatisation Unit, Winston Brassington were signatories to a secret bank account worth some US$25 million. On Sunday, the mudslinging tabloid Kaieteur News carried a story about a US$25 million account that was only recently discovered in the accounts of GBTI. The story misleadingly…

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With the ruling of the Speaker of the National Assembly Raphael Trotman that the budget can be amended, Opposition Leader David Granger said he hopes that the abuse and name calling of the joint opposition comes to an end. Granger said for a period of 15 months or more, the opposition had to put up with all sorts of remarks and battering from some sections of society.  He expressed positive sentiments at the Speaker’s ruling, noting that it has brought much satisfaction to the joint opposition in the House. “Opposition…

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By Michael Younge – Government has not ruled out instituting fresh legal proceedings against a decision taken by House Speaker Raphael Trotman to uphold a motion tabled by the opposition to axe the 2013 national budget, as it vehemently protested what it called a misinterpretation of the country’s Constitution, which has led to uncertainty and parliamentary conflict between the executive and the legislature. The court has already made a temporary ruling on the issue, “but that, of course, does not mean that I cannot bring challenge afresh. The option will…

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