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With mounting complaints from road users about the slow pace of the road construction works along the East Bank Demerara corridor and major inconveniences, President Irfaan Ali on Sunday met with the contractor of the road project, China Road and Bridge Corporation, and the Government Officials overlooking it along with the supervising consultants. The meeting […]
The We Invest in Nationhood (WIN) party is threatening to initiate legal action in the High Court if the Region 10 Clerk of Council, Dwight John, does not convene another meeting within 48 hours to elect the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Regional Democratic Council of Region 10. At last Friday’s election for the […]
The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce has expressed its deep concern over recurrences of shipping delays from Trinidad as a result of port congestion. In a statement, the Chamber said the issue resulted in impediments to regional trade and hindrances to local supply chains. “Members of the GCCI—particularly those within the manufacturing, trade, retail and construction […]
Amid fierce objections and threats to call in the police, People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) Councillor Clemsford Belgravewas was elected Chairman of the Region 4 Regional Democratic Council – creating history. It is the first time that the PPP/C has won the chairmanship in Region 4. Belgrave secured a total of 18 votes to become the […]
The Elections of Chairman for the Regional Democratic Council of Region 10 ended in a deadlock after both candidates for the position of Regional Chairman, APNU’s Dominique Blair and WIN’s Mark Goring received equal number of votes from elected Councillors. A Total of 18 Councillors were sworn in today, 9 for the WIN party, 5 […]
Three hundred (300) persons have been shortlisted for the 2nd International Human Rights Law Certificate Course, which is a six week programme being conducted by the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs and Governance. At the launch of the course last night at the Royal International Hotel, Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Governance, Gail Teixeira said the […]
The Guyana Power and Light company (GPL) has signed a US$15.6 Million contract with InterEnergy Group of the Dominican Republic for supervisory, engineering and project management consultancy services. The agreement is intended to support the acceleration of the modernization of Guyana’s energy infrastructure, GPL said in a statement. InterEnergy is expected to help Guyana improve […]
The Georgetown Public Hospital (GPHC) has recorded nine maternal deaths so far for this year, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Robbie Rambarran disclosed today. However, he has expressed concern about a worrying trend of high risk maternal patients being transferred to Georgetown Hospital from private hospitals when it is too late. Speaking to reporters on […]
The Qatar Red Crescent Society is in Guyana on a seven day health mission to treat cancer, heart and urology patients, including children, at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPHC). The mission is being conducted in partnership with the Ministry of Health with funding from the Qatar Fund for Development. During a ceremony held this morning […]
Telecommunications company Digicel will be further investing to expand fibre services in Guyana to meet the growing demand, according to the company’s CEO for Caribbean & Central America, Marcelo Cataldo . Already, the Digicel Fibre service is available in some communities in Region Four, but with the housing expansion, the company believes that it must […]
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