Category: News

By Bhisham Mohamed and Indrawattie Natram – Tragedy struck last Saturday night at Buck Hall, North West District (NWD) when a truck turned turtle after it rolled down a hill, killing at least four persons and injuring eight in the process. The accident occurred about 23:00h. The dead were identified as Aubrey Evans of Supenaam, Essequibo Coast; Richard Doobay, 33, of Riverstown; Pamela Solomon, 41, of Sophia and George Persaud of Berbice. They were reportedly pinned by the heavy-duty truck and were severely burnt by the fuel which poured out…

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The Sorrel Pilot Project, aimed at exporting the high in demand fruits to overseas markets and providing much needed revenue to rural communities, has been expanding rapidly across the country. Child psychologist Dr Faith Harding, who is the mastermind behind the project, told Guyana Times International on Monday that the results of sorrel harvests in the initial target community have created a ripple effect and have seen an explosion of similar projects in rural areas. She revealed that there are now sorrel farms in Corriverton, Berbice; Moraikobai, Mahaica, Region Five;…

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A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) Vice Chairman Dr Rupert Roopnaraine in assessing the 2013 national budget said it failed to address key problems in the ailing sugar and electricity industries among other sectors. While addressing the Parliament on Monday, he campaigned for government to establish long-term developmental plans while tackling key problems that plague the country. “There is no overall sense of the Finance Ministry developing and rationalising options, selecting best options according to clearly articulated criteria and then proposing priorities,” he contended. Dr Roopnaraine said if such a…

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A teenage boy was brutally stabbed to death on the Kitty seawall in the wee hours of Monday morning, during an altercation with a group of persons. The teenager was identified as Jamal Harris, 19, of Lot 81 D’Urban Street, Lodge, Georgetown. Harris was employed in the maintenance department of the New Guyana Pharmaceutical Corporation (NEW GPC Inc), Farm, East Bank Demerara for a few years. The management of NEW GPC Inc has extended deep condolences to the family of Harris, saying that the young man was a hard working…

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By Leana Bradshaw – Top opposition and government leaders on Tuesday laid aside their differences to pay tribute to late, former Education Minister Dr Dale Bisnauth. At an emotionally-charged church service held at Burns Memorial Presbyterian Church, Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee, speaking on behalf of the president, said the former minister’s personality embodied the complexities of life, as he lived to serve humanity. Rohee noted that he set the tone for “the church and society, how the church is to serve the society and how the society is to…

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Natural Resources Minister, Robert Persaud said a team of legal experts have been mandated to study the issue of persons using the gold industry to launder money, as it seeks to bring regulations to the sector. Speaking at a news conference on Monday, Persaud acknowledged that under the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism Acts, the Guyana Geology and Mines Commisssion (GGMC) and the Guyana Gold Board would have to abide by “reporting obligations.” “I am concerned and we are concerned that we may have actors who may…

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According to news reports coming out of New York, a prominent Guyanese-born attorney has been charged along with his sister and a former Wells Fargo bank officer, with mortgage fraud. Guyanese-born, New York-based Attorney Michael Gangadeen, 47, of 332 North Village Avenue in Rockville Centre, New York was charged on April 8, 2013 along with his sister Savitri (a.k.a. Savi) Gangadeen, 49, of 48 Willis Avenue in Floral Park, New York, and former Wells Fargo loan officer/mortgage consultant, Paul Constante, 38, of 41 Ellison Avenue in Westbury, New York. The…

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