Several stores have been selling fake Samsung tablets to people who are eager to take advantage of Online teaching-learning devices, but the Competition and Consumer Affairs Commission (CCAC) says consumers have been complaining that many of the devices cannot download apps. A CCAC spokeswoman said that regulatory agency has so far received 10 complaints and has so assisted four consumers ...
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CXC to conduct “independent” review but insists on established rules
Chairman of the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC), Sir Hilary Beckles on Monday acknowledged that some “issues” would have to be addressed quickly concerning the region-wide controversy over grades for the July 2020 examinations, but he again insisted that the regional examining body would only respond to requests for reviews. “It was anticipated that given these specific challenges a period of ...
Read More »LIAT owes Guyanese entities at least GYD$80 million
The cash-strapped regional airline, LIAT, which was forced to close operations in late June, 2020, owes Guyanese authorities more than GYD$80 million. Director-General of the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), Retired Lt. Col. Egbert Field says LIAT owes his regulatory agency US$996,466.32- that’s almost GYD$21 million He says that amount is for landing and navigational charges. Mr. Field says GCAA ...
Read More »New Demerara Harbour Bridge will be from Nandy Park to La Grange
Government has decided to build the new Demerara Harbour Bridge from Nandy Park, East Bank Demerara to La Grange West Bank Demerara. Public Works Minister Juan Edghill says the Request for Expressions of Interest will be publicly advertised this weekend and the deadline will be in early December. President Irfaan Ali Saturday afternoon led a team of engineers to locations ...
Read More »Nurses’ industrial unrest breaking the law; President shrugs claims of unjustifiable spending
Government says nurses are violating the law governing essential unrest by taking industrial unrest to press demands for more COVID-19 frontline allowances and other benefits. President Irfaan Ali on Saturday dismissed arguments that government was wasting money on reopening sugar estates and buying new vehicles for himself and the Prime Minister. “There are some strong independent actors looking to exploit ...
Read More »Guyana, ExxonMobil about to ink Payara well approval; hefty fines for flaring, dumping untreated water
Guyana is on the verge of signing an agreement with ExxonMobil for its Payara Development Plan that would provide for hefty fines for flaring and the dumping of untreated water back into the sea, Minister of Natural Resources Vickram Bharrat said Friday. He told News-Talk Radio Guyana 103.1 FM/Demerara Waves Online News that the actual fines were still under discussion ...
Read More »Larry London supplied birth certificates with proper security features- former Citizenship Minister
Former Minister of Citizenship Winston Felix on Thursday defended the then APNU-AFC government’s decision to sole-source about 500,000 birth certificates from a United States (US)-based company controlled by People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) executive member, Larry London. Mr Felix said the sole-sourced contract of GYD$23 million contract was awarded by the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) after the ...
Read More »Guyana’s artists, cultural workers to be registered- Culture Minister Ramson
Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport Charles Ramson Jr. says a national registry of artists and cultural workers would be established in keeping with Guyana’s commitments under the Caribbean- European Union Economic Partnership Agreement. He told the House during consideration of the 2020 National Budget estimates that the registry would also be in line with the Caribbean Community’s (CARICOM) free ...
Read More »Govt agencies to buy some produce directly as farmers loses 50 percent earnings due to coronavirus
A recent study by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) shows that since the start of the the coronavirus, COVID-19, farmers are losing income by between 20 and 50 percent, causing government to decide to buy produce directly from them, according to Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha. He noted that due to COVID-19, restaurant and food establishments are opening limited hours ...
Read More »GCAA gets GYD$609 million bailout due to COVID-19
Reeling from the devastating impact that the coronavirus has been having on international air travel, the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has gotten a GYD$600 million bailout to ensure that the regulatory agency remains internationally compliant, Public Works Minister Juan Edghill said. Responding to a question from Minister of Governance and Parliamentary Affairs, Gail Teixeira about why GYD$609 million was ...
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