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Attorney Sase Gunraj says that attempts are afoot to tarnish the character and good standing of his client, former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo), Dr Rajendra Singh. In a release on Friday, Gunraj stated that certain sections of the media, aided and abetted by “certain” elements in the hierarchy of GuySuCo, have launched a vicious and libelous smear campaign against his client. He noted that even his successor, recently appointed Chairman of the Board, Professor Clive Thomas has joined the bandwagon. “It is obvious that…

Tourism Minister Catherine Hughes, led a Guyanese contingent of travel professionals, hospitality and other service providers and representatives of the Guyana Marketing Corporation to the 14th Annual Guyana Folk Festival and Brooklyn Labour Day festivities last weekend. Minister Hughes and party arrived in New York on Friday September 4, 2015 and went directly to the traditional “Kwe Kwe” (Queh Queh) event at the St Stephen’s Lutheran Church Hall.   She lauded the Guyana Cultural Association (GCA) for the effort they expend every year to maintain their cultural heritage and ensure that…

Twenty- three-year old Mahindra Sugrim died at the West Demerara Regional Hospital (WDRH) on Wednesday evening (September 16) after a speeding Toyota Tacoma truck slammed into his car on the West Bank of Demerara. Several persons were also injured in the accident. It is suspected that the driver of the Tacoma was allegedly racing with another truck when he crashed into a white car, before colliding head on with Sugrim, who was driving the Blue Toyota Avensis. Sugrim’s car ended up in a nearby trench, where he remained pinned inside…

…while wasting millions of tax dollars on CoIs “fishing expeditions” – PPP/C Tens of millions of dollars are being exhausted on the numerous Commissions of Inquiries (CoIs) launched in almost every agency in Guyana while the ordinary citizen cannot even benefit from a reasonable salary increase. Electricity and water subsidies were taken away from pensioners and children were denied the Gy$10,000 ‘Because We Care’ grant to aid in the purchase of back to school supplies. According to Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo, the A Partnership for National Unity/Alliance For Change (APNU/AFC)…

The Sheriff’s Office in West Palm Florida is presently investigating the death of a Guyanese man. According to Florida news station CBS12, Michael Sears was last seen between noon and 6 p.m. on August 28, 2015. He had left home to run errands and never returned. His white Dodge 1500 was found at the Newton Wood Apartment near Beleverdere and Jog Roads the day after he was last heard from. His body which bore gunshot wounds was found nearly a week later, on September 4, in a lake just about…

…says newspaper seeking to attack his reputation Former Chief Executive Officer of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo), Dr Rajendra Singh is refuting an article published in the Kaieteur News edition of September 4, 2015, concerning the importation of a used 2003 vehicle. “The article is incomplete and misleading,” said Dr Singh. The KN article stated that “extremely reliable sources have informed this newspaper that there is a provision within Dr Singh’s contract with GuySuCo which allows him to be exempt from duties on another vehicle. But this came with a…

Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) for Energy Diplomacy of the US State Department Bureau of Energy Resources’ (ENR), Robin Dunnigan, met with Minister of Governance, Raphael Trotman and Minister of Public Infrastructure, David Patterson to discuss possible areas of collaboration for the development of the energy sector in Guyana. The meeting, which took place on Wednesday, September 02 at the Department of Natural Resources and the Environment Boardroom on Brickdam, included Minister Patterson, Advisor on Sustainable Development at the Department, Clayton Hall, Senior Energy Advisor at the US State Department, Daniel…

The People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) on Wednesday called on Police Commissioner Seelall Persaud to remain independent and to remember his oath as the Party roasted him for what it described as politically skewed statements made on the issue of crime during a recent exclusive interview with Guyana Times International. The Party is completely flabbergasted by claims made by the Police Commissioner that crime is driven and influenced by the “political opposition”, given the fact that when its Party was in Office, the Guyana Police Force (GPF) never found it necessary…