–among major private projects in the pipeline to support construction boom ENCOURAGING development offshore Guyana and in other key productive sectors have spurred investors to inject funds into projects that are expected to fuel and support an imminent construction boom across the country. At the centre of economic development is infrastructural advancement, which facilitates progress,…
The Ministry of Housing and Water on Friday signed a contract which will see the construction of 25 core homes in Parfaite Harmonie, West Bank Demerara. Two additional contracts were also signed which offers 118 persons home improvement subsidies. The three contracts amount to a total of $163M. Minister of Housing and Water Collin Croal,…
The recently dismissed charge against Anil Sancharra and Vinood Gopaul for the murder of Isaiah Henry has been reinstituted. The two men were originally charged separately with the capital offence of murder. Two weeks ago, Magistrate Peter Hugh dismissed the murder charge in the Isaiah Henry matter. It appeared as though the charge in relation…
–following signing of $577M in contracts THREE contracts, amounting to over $577 million, aimed at supplementing the developmental trajectory and modernisation of the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), were awarded on Wednesday by Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill. The signing of the contracts paves the way for the construction of two new office buildings,…
WASHINGTON, August 5, 2021 – World Bank Vice-President for Latin America and the Caribbean, Carlos Felipe Jaramillo, and Country Director for the Caribbean, Lilia Burunciuc, completed their first official visit to Guyana on Thursday. They commended the progress made by the government of Guyana towards COVID-19 recovery, noting that over 51 per cent of Guyana’s adult…
There is uncertainty about the hosting of Local Government Elections this year, as the President has indicated that he is awaiting information from the Elections Commission about its readiness to host the elections before the end of this year. Local Government Elections are constitutionally due before the end of this year. At a press conference…
–President Ali announces, says major infrastructure projects progressing smoothly SUPPLEMENTING the plans to physically connect Guyana and Suriname by way of a bridge across the Corentyne River will be the construction of a four-lane highway from New Amsterdam to Skeldon in Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne). According to President Dr. Irfaan Ali, a project-planning and pre-design…
There will be stiff penalties, including possible jail time, for people who are found forging the Ministry of Health’s COVID-19 vaccination cards. This is according to the Health Minister, Dr. Frank Anthony who spoke to members of the media on Wednesday. He said the Ministry has already received reports of people paying bribes for vaccination…
The Mayor of Georgetown Ubraj Narine remains unhappy with the appointment of a new interim Town Clerk by the Chairman of the Local Government Commission. Mayor Narine maintains that the appointment was done unlawfully, pointing out that the Chairman of the Local Government made the appointment even before any consultation with the other members of…
— says President Ali PRESIDENT, Dr. Irfaan Ali has said definitively that before the end of the year, public servants will benefit from salary increases that would be retroactive. The Head of State gave this confirmation during a virtual news conference hosted on Monday morning, when he said that development in the lives of public…
