The Guyana Wildlife Conservation Management Commission (GWCMC) is urging members of the public and more specifically miners and those that encroach on the habitat of wildlife species to have respect for their territory. The Wildlife Commission has noted the importance of these wildlife species to the country’s ecosystem and highlighted the important role they play in Guyana being an eco-tourism destination. The Commission made calls for those persons coming into contact with these species to ensure it is done in keeping with regulations governing our wild animals. The Commission in…
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Berbice family grieving after drowning death of toddler
The motionless body of a 23-month-old boy was on Monday pulled from a trench close to his Berbice home moments after he disappeared. Dead is Bryston Akrie of No. 52 Village Cortentyne, Berbice, whom might have slipped into the pond as he was making his way to join his other three siblings a short distance away. He was found floating face down by his mother, Patricia Devi, at about 15:00h. When Guyana Times International contacted the mother on Tuesday, she was at the time speaking with Police detectives who are…
Read More‘Reject politicians who call for war, disturbances’
– GCCI boss urges citizens Recognising that the Government and Opposition have not yet been able to see eye to eye on a nominee to serve as Chairman for the Guyana Elections Commissions (GECOM)—although the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) is set to hand down consequential orders on Friday— the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI), through its President, Nicholas Boyer, has called on citizens to not allow politicians to control their actions. Boyer made this appeal at the launch of the Business Guyana Magazine 2019, hosted at Pegasus…
Read MoreCARICOM supports judicial process in Guyana/Venezuela border controversy
Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) last Thursday expressed support for the judicial process being followed in the border controversy between Guyana and Venezuela, the Department of Public Information (DPI) has reported. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Karen Cummings updated the Heads of Government on the ongoing controversy, at the 40th regular meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community in Gros Islet, Saint Lucia. The confab was held between July 3-9. The judicial process is intended to bring a peaceful and definitive end…
Read MoreAurora Gold Mines’ workers continue fight for better working conditions
Workers of the Aurora Gold Mines (AGM) would have commenced discussions with officials of the Labour Department to negotiate their requests for improved working conditions and unionisation but presently, it is too early to predict if their calls will materialise. One worker told Guyana Times International that their problems were heard earlier this week and some were deemed non-negotiable on the Department’s end, promising that it will be fixed. While their representative, the National Mine Workers Union was uninvited to attend these briefings, it is unclear as to whether other…
Read MoreJudiciary condemns PM’s statement that “judge’s action smacks of vendetta”
The Supreme Court of Judicature has condemned statements published in the State-owned Guyana Chronicle attributed to Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo who was quoted as saying that “…the judge’s action smacks of vendetta.” The Prime Minister, according to the article, was referring to Justice Priya Sewnarine-Beharry’s order that Finance Minister Winston Jordan pay Dipcon by July 8, 2019 or be jailed for 21 days. See full statement below: The Judiciary has noted with grave concern an article in the today’s Guyana Chronicle Newspaper captioned “’We have a right to protect taxpayers’…
Read MoreEmotional farewell as ECD businessman, daughter laid to rest
Hundreds of family members and friends on Wednesday crowded the home of Aaron Latchman as they paid their respects to the businessman and his daughter, Arianna Latchman, who were both killed on June 4 at their Better Hope, East Coast Demerara home. Latchman, a money changer, had dropped off his younger daughter to her lessons and upon his return home, he was confronted by the two gunmen. He was held at gunpoint and escorted to the upper flat of his home with his 18-year-old daughter. Reports are that the teen…
Read MorePrison escapee confesses to raping elderly woman
A 39-year-old resident of Kumuni Creek, Demerara River, West Bank Demerara, on Tuesday admitted to the offence of rape at the Demerara High Court. Delon Blake appeared before Justice Simone Morris-Ramlall and admitted that in July of 2017, he engaged in sexual penetration with a 76-year-old woman. After his client admitted to the crime, Defence Attorney Robindra Mohabir in an address to the court requested that a probation report be prepared before his client is sentenced. The application was granted and the convict will make his next court appearance on…
Read MoreCompressed timeframe can achieve objectives – senior GECOM official
Statements from officials that elections can only be conducted after Christmas Day should be taken with a grain of salt. This is according to a senior Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) official, who, however, noted the importance of dialogue between the Opposition – People’s Progressive Party – and the Government to find a solution. According to the official, the call for House-to-House Registration needing to take at least five months, when elections is already months overdue, cannot be taken seriously. The December 25 timeline was first put forward by GECOM lawyer…
Read MoreChinese Doctors pilot new technologies during stint in Guyana
At least three new technologies were piloted in Guyana by specialists of the 14th Chinese Medical Brigade. This 16-member team has just concluded a one-year stint at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) and the Linden Hospital Complex (LHC) since June 2018. The three technologies introduced were all surgical procedures. The first which is a nerve block to treat advanced pancreatic cancer was successfully performed by a General Surgeon. An Orthopedic Surgeon from the brigade performed the first posterior tibial plateau fracture surgery through the knee medial posterior approach while…
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