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President Irfaan Ali has announced that travelers will no longer have to pay to use the Demerara River Bridge, when the new four-lane, high-span bridge is completed and open. Commuters will also enjoy “toll free” travel across the new Berbice River Bridge and the new Wismar-McKenzie Bridge in Linden whenever those bridges are completed. The […]
The Guyana Police Force announced today that it is investigating another serious allegation made under the Sexual (Offences) Act against retired Assistant Police Commissioner Paul Slowe. In 2021, Slowe was charged with three counts of sexual assault committed on a female. He has maintained his innocence and the matter remains before the local Courts. But […]
Faced with a growing decline in the pass rate for Mathematics at the high school level, the Chief Education Officer, Saddam Hussain, has dispatched a 16-point guideline that secondary schools are to take on board to improve the performances of their students in Mathematics. As part of the guideline, Headteachers have been told that Mathematics […]
Six new Land Surveyors were on Wednesday sworn in by President Irfaan Ali who urged them to serve with integrity and do not regard their profession as a “side hustle”. The six new Surveyors who received their instrument of practice are Narendra Looknauth, Joel Trotman, Ramnaresh Persaud, Tamesh Persaud, Kemo Corneilious and Kishan Crtichlow. During […]
With more than 200 road accidents involving heavy duty trucks reported so far for this year, Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill has issued a call on the Guyana Police Force’s Traffic Department to strictly enforce the traffic laws against large container and sand trucks. In the past year, the number of large trucks on […]
The Mayor of Georgetown, Alfred Mentore, has defended a move by the City Council to institute an institutional across the board 25% tax rate for political parties. The move has been rejected by the governing People’s Progressive Party In response to a state-tv interview session with PPP Councillors last evening, Mayor Mentore explained that the […]
Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo lashed out at the Georgetown City Council today over a decision by the Council to apply the lower “institutional” tax rate to political parties, instead of the commercial tax rate. At a press conference this afternoon, Mr. Jagdeo said the move seems to have been orchestrated for political reasons, although his […]
Luxury Hotel brand, Hilton, has announced its plans to construct two new hotels in Guyana. In a statement, the company said the dual brands of Hilton Georgetown and DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Georgetown, will be the company’s first two hotels to be built in Guyana. Almost four years ago, a private company had signed a […]
The Hydromet Service has issued an advisory, warning that Guyana will experience above-normal temperatures from September to November. During the period, temperatures can reach as high as 35 degrees celsius. It was noted that the period typically marks the warmest months of the year, when extreme heatand heat wave days are common. The forecast indicates […]
A US$161M contract was signed this morning for the reconstruction of the 73km Soesdyke-Linden Highway. The project will be executed by Namalco Group of Trinidad and Tobago and Guy-America of Guyana. Absheek Engineering of Kuwait will be providing supervisory services for the project to the tune of US$1.7 Million. During the signing ceremony, President Irfaan […]
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