Minister of Public Infrastructure, David Patterson, along with a team from the Ministry, and General Manager of the Demerara Harbour Bridge Corporation, Rawlston Adams, yesterday met with LievenseCSO to discuss the first stage of a feasibility study for the new Demerara River crossing, a release from the ministry said.
Parking meters company, Smart City Solutions (SCS) says it has seen certain reporting in the media today purporting that Cabinet has recommended that the Mayor and Councilors of the City of Georgetown take action to suspend the geoPark project for some period of time.
KUALA LUMPUR, (Reuters) – Malaysia has confirmed the identity of Kim Jong Nam’s body based on a DNA sample taken from one of his children, the deputy prime minister said on Wednesday.
Following intense pressure from Georgetown citizens and stakeholders to scrap the controversial parking meter deal, Cabinet yesterday decided to ask City Hall to immediately suspend the project pending a review and modification of the contract.
The Public Procurement Commission (PPC) will review Health Minister Volda Lawrence’s emergency purchase of drugs for the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) in the wake of concerns that procurement procedures were breached.
With the removal of a transmission mast at Sparendaam one of the central points of investigation into the origins of the Pradoville 2 housing scheme, former President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday presented documents to show that its relocation was required for safe operations at the Ogle Airport.
A student of the Tuschen Nursery succumbed at the West Demerara Regional Hospital yesterday afternoon, hours after he was struck down by a car on the Tuschen Housing Scheme Main Road.
Six men were yesterday charged over three separate armed attacks, between January and the start of this month, in which a total of $3 million was stolen.
After almost a week-long trial for the murder of Reyad Khan, Christopher Da Silva yesterday pleaded guilty to the lesser count of manslaughter for unlawfully killing the teenager.
A 21-year-old teacher was yesterday discovered dead in her Mahdia, Region 8 apartment and while suicide is suspected the police are awaiting the results of an autopsy.
A restaurateur, who was arrested last Thursday after the police found two AK-47 rifles at his Met-en-Meerzorg, West Coast Demerara, residence, was yesterday remanded to prison after being read a charge for the alleged illegal possession of the weapons.
Police Corporal Shavon Marks, who allegedly aided in the smuggling of an AK-47 rifle out of the Tactical Services Unit (TSU) Compound, at Eve Leary, was yesterday read charges of illegal firearm and ammunition possession.
A taxi driver was yesterday remanded to prison after being read multiple charges, including the attempted murder and armed robbery of a BK International supervisor who was attacked outside the compound of the Ministry of Finance on Main Street last December.
Five high-powered rifles, including four AK-47s, which were recently recovered by police at different locations, have not been linked as yet to any recent crime, according to preliminary checks.
Dr Balwant Singh’s Hospital has enhanced its medical services with the introduction of its Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) examination, which is the first of its kind to be offered in Guyana.
The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has recommended that an inquest be held into the death of Shane Scipio who was shot by police seven months ago outside the Georgetown Prison.