Indar slams contractors for delinquent work
Minister in the Ministry of Public Works Deodat Indar this morning berated several delinquent contractors for delayed roadworks.
- Friday, 26th April, 2024
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Opposition calls for probe of NPTAB, procurement system
Members of six Amerindian villages decry widespread sex crimes
Ramps, Exxon facing complaint that US$4.4m equipment declared as worth US$12.1b
PPP Congress to see over 3,000 participating – Jagdeo
City chamber outraged at abuse of roads by heavy-duty trucks
-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.
Part II: Rupununi Rising – Waiting for meaningful change to come
Miner, 58, dies after hit by tree at Quartz Stone Backdam
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.
Man charged over 71.2 kgs of cocaine
Jill of all trades:
The Government Technical Institute (GTI) yesterday hosted a “Jill of All Trades” exhibition, at the GTI campus in Georgetown. Hosted under the theme “Promoting Females in Technical Education”, this event celebrated the remarkable achievements and capabilities of women across a diverse array of technical and vocational disciplines. (Ministry of Education photo)
The PAC and corruption
The scandals surrounding the award of the Tepui contract in particular, but other contracts too, raise serious questions about corruption under this administration.
GMSA 2023 report highlights signs of incremental growth in local manufacturing sector
GPL, GCCI ‘sit down’ on power woes evades timeline for end to protracted blackouts
Simple innovations: Why innovation is often founded by the simplest things
Shifting sands of US, Venezuela relations cast cloud over Dragon gas project
Ministry of Housing assigns new homeowners repair liability for Lethem homes constructed with building flaws
Despite Mahipaul’s outburst, the pump station projects in Region Three will be completed on time
A plan to purchase Guyana’s excess GtE 80 million scfd of natural gas and use it for both nations’ economic growth
Why were breaches of contract allowed to fester on the seawall?
Migration of Guyanese to the North began in the Post World War I era and continued unabated
Caribbean Airlines hot meals’ reintroduction is indeed commendable
PPC rejected complaint over contract for Fort Wellington school extension
-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.
NPTAB says working to address criticisms by procurement commission
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.
PNCR says no ‘rascality’ discovered in removal of CPU
Employment status of TVET graduates for evaluation
Works on West Demerara pump stations progressing -Mustapha
CJIA, police recover missing US$5,500 for passenger
T&T trade mission scouting opportunities
Mackenzie market vendor counting losses after fire
Bartica man charged with receiving stolen articles
Prospective buyer of Marriott Hotel passes away
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Seawall vendors with permanent structures given marching orders
Ramps, Exxon facing complaint that US$4.4m equipment declared as worth US$12.1b
Members of six Amerindian villages decry widespread sex crimes
Supenaam to Parika speedboat fare to remain at $1300
East Ruimveldt man stabbed to death during scuffle
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Waramuri, Chase Academy, to contest championship final
Milo Secondary Schools Football Waramuri of Region #1 and Chase Academy will battle for the coveted Milo Secondary School Football Championship on Sunday evening, following semifinal wins yesterday at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue.
Caribbean leaders urge renegotiation of the CPL-CWI contract
(CMC) – The lucrative Caribbean Premier League (CPL), which began 11 years ago, has come under the microscope at the Caricom conference on West Indies cricket in Trinidad, with government leaders urging the parties to renegotiate the contract for the Twenty20 tournament.
President Ali touts ‘rebranding’ of Windies Cricket at CARICOM Conference
– hints at World Premier League for the Caribbean By Michelangelo Jacobus Leaders of the various member countries in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) gathered in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago yesterday for the start of the CARICOM Regional Cricket Conference.
Jamaica: Schoolboy killed, girl injured in after-sports-day shooting
(Jamaica Gleaner) Gang violence within the community of Grange Hill, Westmoreland, has left a grade 10 schoolboy, 16-year-old Carson Bennett, dead and his female schoolmate of Grange Hill High School hospitalised.
Trinidad gives owners of sunken oil barge one month to remove it
(Trinidad Express) The Ministry of Works and Transport is urging the owners of the vessel responsible for spilling more than 50,000 barrels of hydrocarbons along Tobago’s coastline to remove the wrecked craft within one month or else it will be disposed of in accordance with the law.
Haiti transitional government takes power as gangs hold capital ‘hostage’
PORT-AU-PRINCE, (Reuters) – Haiti’s transition council took power in a ceremony yesterday, formalizing the resignation of former Prime Minster Ariel Henry as the Caribbean country seeks to establish security after years of gang violence wreaking chaos and misery.
Fire at Brazil guesthouse leaves at least 10 dead, 11 injured
Haiti PM Henry out as transitional government takes power amid gang violence
Lula’s South American summit plan unlikely in tense region, diplomats say
PAHO team investigating deaths of Trinidad babies revealed
LIAT 2020 adds two jets to its fleet, moves closer to connecting Caribbean
Barbados ‘pauses’ acquisition of former slavery plantation owned by Tory MP
In Beijing, Blinken confronts China over ‘powering’ Russia’s war
BEIJING, (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken raised concerns today about China’s support for Russia’s military, one of the many issues threatening to sour the recent improvement in relations between the world’s biggest economies.
Burkina Faso suspends BBC, VOA radio broadcasts over killings coverage
(Reuters) – Burkina Faso has suspended the radio broadcasts of BBC Africa and the U.S-funded
Wave of pro-Palestinian protests on campus meets forceful response
NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Renewed clashes between police and students opposed to Israel’s war in Gaza broke out yesterday, raising questions about forceful methods being used to shut down protests that have intensified since mass arrests at Columbia University last week.
US Supreme Court justices in Trump case lean toward some level of immunity
Harvey Weinstein’s rape conviction is overturned by top New York court
Harvey Weinstein’s rape conviction overturned by top New York court
Two million Britons suffer long COVID symptoms, survey shows
Iran’s judiciary confirms rapper Toomaj Salehi death sentence
Giuliani among 18 charged in Arizona election scheme; Trump an unindicted co-conspirator
This week-in-review April 14th to April 20th
Miss Rupununi Rohini Mahadeo set to sharpen agriculture as empowerment tool
Ovid Williams’s valuable research of Indigenous place names is labour of love
On My Plate: Breadfruit & Minced Beef
LUCAS STOCK INDEX (LSI)
Five from Caribbean in contention for Commonwealth Prize for short story
All eyes on closing rounds of Candidates’ Tournament
The forgotten masterpiece
Service to humanity: the Dharm Shala at 103
La Grange Primary advances in standards bureau competition
‘Civil War’ chooses documentation over interrogation
Mashabo women trained in marketing, digital skills
As families change, so must the safety net
China’s Competitiveness and American Badmouthing
From welfare state to safe state in Latin America
International and national policies on persons of African descent
The PPC summary report on the award of the contract for the construction of a sluice pump station at Belle Vue
A shared inheritance from natural resources?
