Guyana News

A 58-year-old miner of Quartz Stone Backdam, Cuyuni River, Region Seven, died after he was struck by a tree when a mining pit collapsed.

Tyrone Hamilton yesterday appeared before Magistrate Clive Nurse at the Diamond/Grove  Magistrate’s Court in relation to the charge of conspiracy to traffic 71.2 kgs of cocaine.

-local gov’t ministry provided no information The Public Procurement Commission (PPC) last December rejected a complaint by a bidder over the award of a project for the extension of the Fort Wellington Secondary School but the procuring entity, the Ministry of Local Government never provided any of the requested information for the investigation.

Chairman of the NPTAB, Tarachand Balgobind said on Wednesday that he has acknowledged the criticisms of the Public Procurement Commission (PPC) in its summary of findings regarding the tender board’s timely submission of documents and is working to acquire a robust “electronic records” management system.

The Central Executive Committee (CEC) of the PNCR met on Wednesday evening and discussed the issue surrounding the removal of the CPU from the Party’s membership section to another location within Congress Place.

The Ministry of Education has embarked on aligning Technical and Vocational Education Training (TVET) with current and future labour market demands at both secondary and post-secondary education levels.

Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha has dismissed the comments made by Opposition Member of Parliament, Ganesh Mahipaul about the current state of construction of several pump stations in Region Three (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara).

-other traveller had picked it up and gone to Berbice The Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) Corporation yesterday announced the successful recovery of US$5,500 for passenger, Unis Cato.

A 19-member delegation from Trinidad and Tobago comprising 16 companies interested in the construction, information and communication technology (ICT), and logistics industries has arrived to scout for opportunities.

A vendor is now counting her losses as her entire business was gutted in Wednesday night’s fire at the Mackenzie Market.

Sunil Ramcharan, a 44-year-old of Lot 67 1st Avenue, Bar-tica was charged on Wednesday with receiving stolen articles. 

The prospective buyer of the Guyana Marriott Hotel, Egyptian-born American businessman Ramy El-Batrawi passed away yesterday at the age of 62.

Around 1,000 persons were expected to become landowners through the ‘Dream Realised’ Housing Drive, at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre, Georgetown yesterday.

Detectives in Regional Division 4’A’ are investigating the murder of 52-year-old Shawn George of Vlissengen Square, East Ruimveldt, Georgetown.

Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill yesterday travelled to the Upper Mazaruni, Region Seven where he officially opened an airstrip at Paruima.

Derek Kissoon, 27,  of Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo (EBE) died yesterday morning after the car he was driving crashed into a shop at Farm.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced that it has screened the proposed construction of a Housing and Commercial Retail Land Deve-lopment project by Trinuyana Investments Inc.

A section of the Mackenzie Market was ravaged by a fire around 9 pm last night,  according to Linden Mayor Sharma Solomon.

-laments six-month delay in receiving information Following a complaint by M S Invest-ments, the NPTAB was found to have erred in its evaluation of tenders for the supply of food to the prisons and the Public Procurement Commission (PPC) recommended remedial action and lamented the six months it took for answers to be provided in its investigation.

By Mia Anthony Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill yesterday met with vendors who ply their trade along the seawall between Camp Road and Vlissengen Road and he told them that those with a permit will continue to vend as long as they are in compliance with the vending agreement.