Stabroek News

-following Tepui scandal The opposition APNU+AFC yesterday called for a probe of the national tender board and the procurement system in the wake of the scandalous award of the Belle Vue Pump Station contract to Tepui Inc.

-call for governmental, NGO intervention A delegation representing six Amerindian villages convened a press conference at the Herd-manston Lodge yesterday to raise the pervasive issue of violent sexual crimes within their communities.

x In this issue of the Stabroek Business we complete the feature article ‘Rupununi Rising?’

Ramps Logistics Guyana (RLG) has once again found itself before the courts on allegations of making a false declaration to the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) which claims that it inflated by billions, the price of a quantity of oil-well equipment imported on behalf of ExxonMobil Guyana.

PPP General Secretary, Bharrat Jagdeo at his weekly press briefing yesterday said that some 3,000 people are expected to participate in the party’s upcoming congress which is expected to be one of the largest to date.

A handful of the country’s longest –serving private sector entities in the manufacturing sector have been singled out for commendation by the Guyana Manufacturing & Services Association (GMSA) in its 2023 Annual Report setting out the various sectorial performances for the year just ended.

-calls for action from gov’t, police The Georgetown Chamber of Com-merce and Industry yesterday expressed its deep consternation and outrage over the inadequate management of road usage by heavy-duty trucks and the lack of action from the relevant authorities to address the continued reckless behaviour of their drivers.

Amidst heightening public concern over the erratic nature of the electricity supply in coastal Guyana, and relative muted but boisterous protest by domestic consumers and businesses alike, the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) announced on Monday that its Petroleum Committee had facilitated a discussion forum on energy supply with head of the Guyana Power and Light Company (GPL), Kesh Nandlall.

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.

Milo Secondary Schools Football Waramuri of Region #1 and Chase Academy will battle for the coveted Milo Secondary School Football Championship on Sunday evening, following semifinal wins yesterday at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue.

(CMC) – The lucrative Caribbean Premier League (CPL), which began 11 years ago, has come under the microscope at the Caricom conference on West Indies cricket in Trinidad, with government leaders urging the parties to renegotiate the contract for the Twenty20 tournament.

Dear Editor, As the dust settles on the fanfare and the PR of handing over of houses constructed in Lethem by government approved contractors, home owners moving into these houses are being faced with the startling reality that many of these houses have flaws.

Dear Editor, It seems as though the Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha has his very own admirer from the other side of the House.

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.

– hints at World Premier League for the Caribbean By Michelangelo Jacobus Leaders of the various member countries in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) gathered in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago yesterday for the start of the CARICOM Regional Cricket Conference.

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.

Dear Editor, Since the discovery of Oil and Gas, Guyana has tried to look for possibilities to reach a sustainable economic and social development for the prosperity and the wellbeing of its people.