Minister of Finance Dr. Ashni Singh said in a statement yesterday that the Inter-American Development Bank’s (IDB) due diligence on the Amaila Falls Hydroelectric Project has ceased and blamed APNU for this development, a charge that the opposition group’s leader denied last evening.
The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) has saluted the contributions made by the late former Chairman of the GuySuCo board Harold Davis, recalling that he gave his expertise to the sugar sector during uncertain periods in the nation’s history.
Waste disposal bins were yesterday handed over to representatives of 15 NDCs in Region Four by Minister in the Ministry of Local Government Norman Whittaker, at the ministry.
The PNCR and Culture Ministry are mourning the passing of Keith Booker, MSM, and remembers him as a distinguished public servant who served in myriad roles associated with nation building.
The Anna Regina Town Council’s IMC last week teamed up with the Region Two Administration and the business community to host a three-day Town Day where they reflected on achievements in education and committed to making improvements.
In another of a series of statements lamenting the stalled hydropower project, Minister of Finance Dr Ashni Singh today said that unless the main opposition, APNU changes its mind, it seems the Amaila scheme has died.
By Erica Williams
A teenage driver was charged yesterday with the dangerous driving death of a 12-year-old boy, for which he was released on $200,000 bail.
Commuters travelling between New Amsterdam (NA), Berbice and Georgetown are complaining that hire car drivers who ply the route are exploiting them by increasing their fares from $1,500 to $2,000 during afternoon hours.
The police will be seeking legal advice on how to proceed in the death of East Canje chainsaw operator Chandradat Hussain, who was found hanging at a logging camp at Kurduni, Berbice River last Friday.
President Donald Ramotar, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and members of their respective governments will meet this Saturday at the Guyana International Con-ference Centre (GICC) for bilateral talks.