-40 rapid intervention vehicles handed over
Forty Rapid Intervention Vehicles (RIVs) from Angloco – a fire-fighting & rescue vehicle manufacturer out of the United Kingdom – were yesterday handed over to the Guyana Fire Service (GFS) and at least one would be given to each Regional Democratic Council (RDC).
The Guyana Power and Light (GPL) and APAN Energy – the company that supplied 18 used generators from Honduras in 2023 – are currently in legal discussions as the utility company wants to leverage liquidated damages for late delivery of the engines.
“The matter is being reviewed by external counsel, London House Chambers at the request of GPL with instructions to claim liquidated damages and compensation for any breach of contract established.
-to allow for proper setting of concrete
The completion of the new Demerara Harbour Bridge has now been pushed back from March 31 to August 31 of this year – a five-month delay – to allow for sections of the concrete structure to properly set, a process which cannot be rushed, Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill says.
-does not rule out another payout
President Irfaan Ali on Friday acknowledged that the $100,000 cash grant rollout is going slower than expected because of verification checks and complications but he also held out the prospect of another payout next year.
Following an upsurge in complaints from buyers of reconditioned vehicles, the Guyana Revenue Authority will from January 1st next year require that an inspection certificate be provided from their place of import and given to it by the salespersons here.
-Terrence Campbell says has been seeking justification for withdrawals without success
Opposition representative on the Natural Resource Fund (NRF) Investment Committee, Terrence Campbell, yesterday declared its board to be a rubber stamp and said that his efforts for justification for withdrawals from the Fund have been stymied.
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The high cost of a suitable vessel has set back plans for a regional ferry service despite initial optimism that Trinidad’s Galleons Passage would have enabled a quick start-up.
India has expressed interest in locking in an agreement for purchasing at least two million barrels of crude oil at a time but Guyana has maintained its position that it is not yet ready for a fixed agreement and will focus on the MoU signed yesterday that focuses on other opportunities.
As the rollout of the facial recognition surveillance system intensifies and concerns grow over misuse and the invasion of privacy, the government says there should be no fear and that legislation is coming.
President Irfaan Ali yesterday said that the $100,000 cash grant will be paid to most persons here before Christmas with pensioners and public servants poised to get theirs by the end of this month.
Acknowledging that GuySuCo’s big loss on every pound of sugar produced cannot continue, President Irfaan Ali yesterday said that steps are being taken to ensure that the number is cut significantly but blamed the opposition APNU+AFC for bequeathing a sector where heavy subsidies are needed.
-industry production cost pegged at U$1.31 per pound
Already experiencing dismal sugar production, GuySuCo is facing further woes as its factory at the Albion Estate has recently been plagued with a number of issues that have seen boiler and crystallizer malfunctions, added to the poor quality of cane produced and now, overproduction of molasses.
-company aiming for 350,000 ounces per year by 2028
G Mining Ventures (GMIN) which this year entered into an agreement with Reunion Gold Corporation (RGD) of Canada for underground and open pit gold mining at the Oko West project in Region Seven, yesterday announced it will pay an average 6.5% in royalty from the 350,000 ounces it projects to produce annually from around 2028.
-in light of questions about unfinished examination of US$7.3b in costs
Former Auditor General Anand Goolsarran has flayed the award of a second audit of oil costs to the local consortium VHE considering the questions raised about its performance on the yet unfinished examination of a whopping US$7.3b in ExxonMobil expenses.
– but company insists monies are safeGuyana Water Inc (GWI) employees have expressed concern over the continued mandatory monthly deduction of five per cent of their salaries towards a pension plan which an insurance provider ceased managing but which the company is yet to inform them about.
-as standoff deepens
Assistant Police Commissioner Calvin Brutus last night broke his silence on sweeping allegations of procurement fraud and money laundering being investigated by the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) saying that his businesses are legitimate and he has followed the law for all transactions done.
Local policyholders who were part of the British American Insurance Company (BAICO) in Guyana, are being asked to contact the company as it is preparing to formally close operations and make payouts to those persons owed.
-on target for March 31 deadline
The new Demerara Harbour Bridge has sound structural integrity that will not be compromised during its 100-year lifetime and can withstand collision impacts from large vessels, the Ministry of Public Works yesterday assured.
-cremated remains interred at Seven Ponds
Hailed as an architect of Guyana and a global statesman who worked sedulously even in his final years to preserve this country’s territorial integrity, the cremated remains of Sir Shridath ‘Sonny’ Ramphal were yesterday interred at the Seven Ponds Place of Heroes in the Botanic Gardens, following a national funeral service at the Promenade Gardens.
-as livestock feed project proceeds
Some 4,000 acres of soya bean are currently being harvested along the Berbice River and government is preparing the infrastructure for storage and processing of soya and other beans in Region 10, while looking to begin the construction of the foundation for a bean plant as well as a hardware house.