Last Updated on Wednesday, 13 July 2016, 18:34 by Denis Chabrol The Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) and Georgetown City Council have refused to grant approval for the addition of a seventh floor to the building under construction of at Robb and Camp Streets, prompting the owner to contemplate appealing to President David Granger. “The last thing now left ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 13 July 2016, 15:10 by Denis Chabrol The police in ‘A’ Division are investigating a robbery under arms committed on Wayne Miller, 51 years and Darmenna Wong, 43 years, vendors of Bourda Market, both of whom resides at Block ‘Y’, Section ‘C’, Grove, EBD, which occurred  2300h. on Monday July 11, 2016, of $500,000.00 cash.   ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 13 July 2016, 11:53 by Denis Chabrol Guyana is getting assistance from Jamaica in boosting its crime and security intelligence-gathering strategies and techniques, Guyana’s Police Commissioner Seelall Persaud announced Wednesday. Addressing the annual police awards ceremony, he said the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has begun conducting an assessment of the Guyana Police Force’s (GPF) crime and ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 12 July 2016, 18:19 by Denis Chabrol Angered by persistent dust pollution linked to the slow-paced rehabilitation of Dennis Street, Sophia, residents blocked a section of the street with debris until they were assured that the dust would be wet and  road works would be completed very soon. The Ministry of Public Infrastructure said rehabilitation of Dennis ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 12 July 2016, 18:04 by Denis Chabrol Businesses in Guyana’s capital, Georgetown, will now have to pay the Mayor and City Council GYD$25,000 for the operation of shipping containers, the municipality announced Tuesday. City Hall said while container users will pay $25,000 to have the storage device parked for 72 hours, Council’s decision also supports a ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 12 July 2016, 16:27 by Denis Chabrol Chairman of the Georgetown Mayor and City Council’s Finance Committee, Oscar Clarke does not believe that there will be political fallout as a result of increased taxation on businesses and residents in the municipality. Political Scientist Freddie Kissoon agrees that the City needs increased revenue, but reasons that the ...

Last Updated on Monday, 11 July 2016, 22:37 by Denis Chabrol St. Joseph’s Mercy Hospital Monday night confirmed that veteran Guyanese engineer, Walter Willis died and at the same time announced that a probe has been launched to ensure that all the rules were followed in treating him. “His condition deteriorated and he was treated for multi-organ dysfunction. Regrettably, Mr. ...

Last Updated on Monday, 11 July 2016, 18:41 by Denis Chabrol The Demerara Harbour Bridge (DHBC) will again undertake substantial maintenance works similar in nature to that which it had undergone earlier in the year. This time work will be done to the western half in the third quarter of 2016. Authorities said the dates during which the maintenance would ...

Last Updated on Monday, 11 July 2016, 18:34 by Denis Chabrol Guyana has dispatched poultry samples to the United States (US) to determine what type of disease is responsible for sudden poultry deaths in East Bank Berbice. According to Deputy Chief Executive Officer (DCEO) of the Guyana Livestock Development Authority (GLDA), Dr. Dwight Walrond, “samples which have been taken from the ...

Last Updated on Monday, 11 July 2016, 18:25 by Denis Chabrol The Guyana Defence Force and Guyana Police Force are to be deployed to  gold mining areas near the border with Venezuela where there have been reports of Venezuelan gang members extorting Guyanese, according to a  high-ranking military officer. “We (GDF) had a patrol with police in the area and ...