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-US$1m mobilisation fee to be paid
Government yesterday assured that consumers will pay no increase on their power utility bill, even as the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) yesterday announced that it was paying the power ship rental company a US$1 million mobilisation fee in addition to around US7.06 cents per kWh (kilowatthour) in monthly charter, operation and maintenance fees.
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The Rupununi in Region Nine ‘experiences’ two cut and dried weather seasons, a wet season from April to August and a dry one from September to March.
In the midst of the inconvenience brought about by the recent spate of blackouts along the coast, the government and opposition are still engaged in a ‘back and forth’ with regard to the Guyana Power and Light Inc’s (GPL) responsibilities.
As Guyana continues to build its bona fides as one of the world’s leading oil producers, the government is seeking to increase the numbers of skilled workers employed in the sector.
The fact that the procurement commission found major breaches in the evaluation process but said it could do nothing about the pump station contract awarded to Tepui Inc.,
Even as Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member countries continue to seek ways to overcome what they have been pointedly told by various high profile international agencies is a regional food security crisis, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has committed to helping the region find a way of alleviate the crisis by pledging new loans to boost the capacity of its agriculture sector.
Santos relegated Monedderlust to their sixth consecutive loss in the KFC Elite League, prevailing by a 6-0 score yesterday at the National Training Centre in Providence.
The Bulgarian economist, Kristalina Georgieva, has been re-elected by the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to serve a second five-year term as its Managing Director.
GCB U-19 Inter-County Super50
Just as promised by skipper Mavindra Dindyal, Demerara brought home the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) U-19 Inter-County 50-over trophy yesterday with a 7-wicket dismantling of the defending champions Berbice as Jonathan Van Lange produced a spell of seam bowling for the ages en route to snaring 7-25.
Even as we continue to delude ourselves through palliatives which suggest that globally, the world is experiencing incremental improvements in the global condition in which people live, the World Bank is releasing its own research-based findings that challenge the ‘things-are-getting-better’ notion that other schools of thought may be promoting.
Dear Editor,
The Public Procurement Commission (PPC) recently concluded its report on the summary of findings in relation to the award of a contract to the Tepui Group Inc.
CWI 4-Day Championship
The Combined Campuses and Colleges Marooners lead the Guyana Harpy Eagles by 142 runs as the match is evenly poised at the conclusion of day two of the Cricket West Indies Four-Day Championship at the Frank Worrell Memorial Ground, Trinidad and Tobago.
The Athletics Association of Guyana will be sending a mixed relay team of six athletes, three males and three females, to the World Relays slated for the Bahamas on May 4th and 5th.
Notwithstanding what a recent World Bank report says has been “significant progress” in economic stabilization in Latin America and the Caribbean over recent decades, the Bank’s recent assessment of the region, contained in a report made public earlier in April, is by no means oozing confidence about the overall immediate future of the economies of the region.
The Government of Guyana, through the Ministry of Home Affairs’ Immigration Support Services, has welcomed 39 individuals from 13 countries as Guyanese citizens.
2024 Caribbean Table Tennis Championship
Guyana commenced the individual segment of the 2024 ITTF Caribbean Championship on a poor note, as they recorded five defeats, with only Shemar Britton registering a victory yesterday in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
Dear Editor,
In typical propagandistic fashion, the Government is complementing its attendance at the 1st meeting of the 3rd session of the Permanent Forum on the People of African Descent, with direct and surrogate releases in the main stream and social media.