Guyana News

Minister in the Ministry of Public Works Deodat Indar this morning berated several delinquent contractors for delayed roadworks.

-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.

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.

-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.

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.