A 22-year-old East Coast Demerara man was allegedly electrocuted during a bid to commit suicide. Dead is Vickram Bridgmohan of Phase Two, Good Hope, ECD. The young man reportedly lived alone in a dilapidated wooden house. He was discovered dead sometime around 11:00h on Sunday by his sister who lives next door. At the time that he was found, Bridgmohan had a wire wrapped around his neck. He is believed to have been mentally unstable. According to his sister, Seema, she usually cooks for the young man. She explained that…
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US-based Guyanese lands in Court for firing shots with illegal gun
…claims gun was for his “protection” while in Guyana An overseas-based Guyanese will soon be arraigned before a court of law for discharging a loaded firearm in the air on Sunday night, thereby scaring a number of residents at Parika, East Bank Essequibo (EBE). Reports are that the man, who is on vacation from the United States, was spending time with relatives at Parika. This newspaper was told that the overseas-based Guyanese was caught driving a car and firing shots as he made his way through the streets of the…
Read MoreJustice Patterson steps down
Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) Chairman, retired Justice James Patterson, has stepped down and handed in his resignation for the position, which the Caribbean Court of Justice recently found, that he was unconstitutionally holding. This announcement was made on Tuesday after Patterson met with President David Granger. The vacating of the position came days after public pressure for the CCJ ruling to be accepted. In a statement following the meeting between Granger and Patterson, Government’s commitment to accept the ruling invalidating Patterson’s appointment was reiterated. This would mean that Government has…
Read MoreCampbellville woman robbed, beaten by armed bandits
An Austin Street, Campbellville, Georgetown woman is now traumatised and nursing injuries to her head after she was beaten and robbed by gunmen who invaded her home in a brazen daylight robbery on Wednesday morning. The woman, 49-year-old Baljinder Kaur, was at home with her maid when the three armed men invaded at about 10:00h. This newspaper was told that neighbours heard screams emanating from Kaur’s residence and shortly after saw men with a black bag exiting the premises. One of the men was seen placing a gun into his…
Read MoreSentencing for teen who killed Perry Mars postponed to July 16
Eighteen-year-old Naomi Adams, called “Shortee”, who recently admitted to unlawfully killing overseas-based Professor Pariedeau Mars, also called “Perry”, in furtherance of a robbery, had her sentencing further postponed to July 16, 2019. The teen, who was represented by Attorney-at-Law Mark Conway on her first appearance, opted to plead guilty to a manslaughter charge which stated that on May 12, 2016 in the county of Demerara, she killed Mars, in the furtherance of a robbery. Moreover, the trial judge, Justice Navindra Singh had postponed the teen’s sentencing to Monday to accommodate…
Read MoreRamjattan wanted to be AG
Founding Member and recently elected leader of the Alliance For Change (AFC), Khemraj Ramjattan has disclosed that after his party in coalition with the A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) won the 2015 elections, he wanted the position of Attorney General (AG). However, during a live radio programme last week, Ramjattan said he had to step aside since Basil Williams, a member of People’s National Congress/Reform (PNC/R), also wanted the position. The PNC/R is the largest party in the five-party APNU, which holds the majority in the coalition Government. “My…
Read More“There’s no conclusion as yet” – Agri Minister says on US catfish ban
It has been over one year since the United States imposed a ban on the exportation of catfish from Guyana. To date, the Agriculture Ministry has fostered discussions, but there has been no definite conclusion on when the sanction would be lifted. Speaking with Guyana Times International, Agriculture Minister Noel Holder recently posited that discussions with his US counterpart would continue in the future. “We’re still in talks with the Americans. There’s no conclusion as yet … We will have discussions later and then we’ll get closer,” Holder said. Last…
Read MoreIndian Envoy says better tabulation process needed for faster election results in Guyana
As Guyana prepares for General and Regional Elections in a few months’ time, outgoing Indian High Commissioner to Guyana, Venkatachalam Mahalingam believes that the country needs to have a better tabulation and compilation process so as to reduce the lengthy delays in delivering the poll results. Having observed the 2015 General and Regional Elections as well as two Local Government Elections – 2016 and 2018 – during his five-year tenure here, High Commissioner Mahalingam explained during an interview with Guyana Times International one thing that would ensure the timely delivery…
Read MoreCanadian envoy underscores acceptance of elections result
As Guyana prepares to head for the polls, Canada is also following with their elections in October, prompting the High Commissioner Lilian Chatterjee to underscore some outcomes which should prevail. During the celebration of Canada Day 2019 on Monday evening, the Diplomat pointed out that election preparations are underway in Canada, and are being overseen by an independent body that is unaffected by political parties or government. “Speaking of elections, there is one coming up in a few months. Election preparations are currently underway by an independent, non-partisan body answerable…
Read MoreHP, Microsoft highlight new products for Guyana’s oil and gas sector
As innovators and leaders in the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector, Hewlett Packard (HP) and Microsoft, during a discussion with media personnel on Wednesday, introduced to the Guyanese population new products and technologies which could be utilised, specifically in the emerging oil and gas sector. The inaugural visit by officials of the international companies was organised by Starr Computer Inc, which is a front-runner in providing modern technology to the local market. The brief discussion, which was hosted at the company’s Brickdam office, saw HP product trainer Luz Romero…
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