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The magic that allows friends and family to converge at one place to watch films with moving images about 50 times bigger than the screen at home, has been brought back to Guyana. This was made possible by a multimillion dollar investment in a movie theatre by the Panday family. The theatre on Water Street, Georgetown, was opened on Saturday. The Pandays said the younger generation can now enjoy a cinema, a popular place for family outings about two decades ago. Speaking with this newspaper, proprietor of the cinema Harry…

Former President Bharrat Jagdeo The University of Central Lancashire has announced that former President Bharrat Jagdeo was awarded an honorary doctorate degree solely on his outstanding contribution to sustainability and environmental issues. Contrary to claims in certain sections of the media that the award was linked to a UK professor who applied for the vice chancellor post at the University of Guyana, the university in a statement explained that the former president was nominated for the award in 2011 by Deputy Vice Chancellor Professor Dave Phoenix. Further, the UK professor…

The current administration has long realised that the modernisation of its laws and an effectively functioning justice system bear a causal relationship to economic development and, ultimately the advancement of its people. And, it is against this background that the Administration has made continuous strides over the years to ensure Guyanese have a fair and ready access to justice. In this regard, the government spent more than Gy$1.7B in 2011 for the continued development of the sector and this year, approximately Gy$2.1B was allocated. Attorney General and Minister of Legal…

Minister of Amerindian Affairs Pauline Sukhai during a recent three-day outreach to Region 9 assured residents that government has heeded their calls because indigenous peoples have always been at the centre of development. Minister Sukhai accompanied by Permanent Secretary Nigel Dharamlall and liaison officer Yvonne Pearson visited Taushida, Wowetta and Surama, where residents had the opportunity to interact with the team. Minister Sukhai took the opportunity to enlighten residents of Taushida of some of the Ministry’s functions. She stated that the ministry is considered the focal point that facilitates and…

– Ali lashes out at Opposition parties for creating blockades to development Acting Tourism Minister Irfaan Ali Acting Tourism Minister Irfaan Ali has warned the opposition political parties that none of their conspiracies or campaigns of misinformation will stop the administration from constructing the five-star Marriott branded hotel in Guyana. Ali’s comment came in light of the feverish parliamentary debate which took place on Monday in the National Assembly and culminated with the opposition using its one-seat majority to pass a motion which sought to deprive the project of funding…

“I can give anything to see my children alive again, I love them dearly” – A mother speaks The 12 survivors in a boat collision on Tuesday that claimed the lives of six persons are thanking God for sparing their lives. The survivors included staff of the One Laptop Per Family Programme and Region Two Chairman Parmanand Persaud. They were in the region’s boat when the accident with a passenger’s boat owned by Harrinarine Bhagwandin occurred. None of them was hurt. Speaking with Guyana Times International, Persaud said the death…

The recent smear campaign launched by the Kaieteur News against the Queens Atlantic Group of Companies, in the wake of their launch of Radio Guyana 89.5 FM has once again raised the issue of media responsibility in Guyana, according to the owner of the corporation, Dr Ranjisinghi Ramroop. Following the Kaieteur News’ and Stabroek News’ intemperate attack in their ‘news’ items which were more ‘opinion’ pieces, if not ‘hatchet jobs’, Dr Ramroop had noted, “Firstly, there are absolutely no ‘questions’ about the licence. We purchased VCT and all its operations…

– personal vendetta against QAII exposed Kaieteur News publisher Glenn Lall The personal vendetta that Kaieteur News (KN) publisher Glenn Lall has against Executive Chairman of Queens Atlantic Investment Inc (QAII) Dr Ranjisinghi Ramroop has yet again been exposed and continues to be manifested daily in articles of the mud-slinging tabloid. The grudge first took root with the launch of Guyana Times in 2008 and spiralled into hatemongering, as KN continued to predicate attacks on almost every company associated with, or owned by, Dr Ramroop. KN was in business when…