Cottage pump station expected to cost $887m
Tenders were on July 22nd opened at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board for the construction and rehabilitation of pump stations.
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Tenders were on July 22nd opened at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board for the construction and rehabilitation of pump stations.
After being denied an application to lead what it said was “additional evidence,” the prosecution yesterday closed its case against Cabesh Persaud and Devon Thomas, who are on trial for the 2013 Mazaruni River crash which claimed 10 lives.
Colwyn Harding, who alleged in 2013 that police officers had raped him by inserting a baton into his rectum, has had his civil suit dismissed yesterday and has been ordered to pay $2 million in costs.
The Ministry of Health has translated public service announcements (PSA) and information on vaccinations into nine Indigenous languages.
The Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) has completed its investigation into the death of robbery accused Peter Headley, who was fatally shot by a policeman more than two months ago and the report is currently being reviewed by the Police Complaints Authority (PCA).
The Guyana Police Force has stated that there have been no complaints of businesses being placed on sidewalks at Anna Regina while reminding that such complaints are a matter for the Mayor and Town Council there.
Region Seven has seen a steep decline in COVID-19 cases and its Chairman, Kenneth Williams believes that this is due to more persons getting vaccinated against the virus.
The Guyana Energy Agency (GEA) in a statement last evening sought to clarify that a warrant issued for the arrest of petroleum dealer Dorwain Bess was withdrawn after the defendant presented himself to the Court as is normal in such cases.
A man was on Monday chopped in his head and arm after he attempted to rescue a woman at Kara Kara, in Linden.
ExxonMobil is seeking suppliers for the provision of vessels to support their oil and gas operations offshore Guyana.
Johnny Persaud, the 17-year-old who was left critically injured after a fatal minibus accident at Diamond, East Bank Demerara (EBD), remains a patient in the Intensive Care Unit at the Georgetown Public Hospital.
The Giftland Group today said that all its unvaccinated staff must submit a negative COVID-19 PCR test at the beginning of every work week before commencing duties.
After a planned caesarean on June 16, at 30 weeks, a Guyanese woman gave birth to four babies at the Andrée-Rosemon Hospital, Cayenne, French Guiana.
The Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) yesterday kicked off the allocation of house lots for low income earners in Region Four under its “Dream Realised” housing drive.
More second doses of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine have arrived in the country and the administering of these will begin today.
The pedestrian who was struck down on Sunday night at Providence, East Bank Demerara, has been identified, while the driver responsible, who police say was intoxicated, remains in police custody Stephen Bishop, 51, of North East La Penitence, Georgetown, was crossing in the vicinity of the Ramada Princess Hotel around 7.30 pm on Sunday when he was hit.
Hours after being injured in an accident at Uitvlugt, West Coast Demerara, 18-year-old Isaac Hussain succumbed yesterday.
Minister of Health Dr. Frank Anthony yesterday stated that a number of strict measures, including the requirement that those in attendance show proof of being fully vaccinated, are in place to ensure the upcoming West Indies versus Pakistan T20 international matches being hosted here are safe.
A Private Sector Commission (PSC) delegation led by its chairman Paul Cheong yesterday met with the new UK High Commissioner to Guyana, Jane Caroline Miller and discussed a range of matters including electoral reform.
The Ministry of Health on Saturday said that it had embarked on a national programme to eliminate drowning.
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