Last Updated on Thursday, 4 August 2016, 21:53 by Denis Chabrol Guyana’s Public Infrastructure Minister, David Patterson on Thursday denied that KARES Engineering was never told of the defects at the Kato Secondary School within the liability period. Patterson refused the company’s offer to agree to a partly funded pressure test of the concrete structure, and he virtually ruled out the ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 4 August 2016, 16:17 by Denis Chabrol The company that built the Kato Secondary School on Thursday sought to debunk government’s criticisms about the quality of the construction while at the same time saying that it would be willing to fix the defects. “Kares Engineering is prepared to fix defects which should have been identified under ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 4 August 2016, 15:36 by Denis Chabrol The Guyana government has found that the parking meter agreement weighs heavily in favour of the investor rather than the Georgetown City Council and has recommended that an accountant conduct an analysis of the figures. Minister of State, Joseph Harmon said Cabinet on Tuesday considered reports on the parking ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 4 August 2016, 14:49 by Denis Chabrol Fire on Thursday dislocated several businesses from a building at the corner of Avenue of the Republic and America Street. Mostly readymade clothing stores occupied the lower flat of the building located on the southern part of the corner. Using water from the nearby Avenue of the Republic canal, ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 4 August 2016, 14:23 by Denis Chabrol The High Court will first have to issue orders before University of Guyana student loan borrowers can be blocked from leaving the country, according to legal sources. The sources explained that as it relates to the student loan borrowers, the Attorney General , representing the Guyana government, would first ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 4 August 2016, 13:42 by Denis Chabrol The full report of the Commission of Inquiry into allegations by self-confessed drug trafficker, Barry Dataram against the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) is not likely to be made public because the identities of certain persons have to be protected. “There is some sensitive information in that report and I think ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 4 August 2016, 11:39 by Denis Chabrol The Guyana government has decided to establish a broad-based think tank on border maters, Minister of State Joseph Harmon said Thursday. He said the National Border Institute would conduct research on the maintenance and preservation of the integrity of Guyana's land, air space and continental shelf. "The Border Institute ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 3 August 2016, 19:50 by Denis Chabrol A call for Government to formally pronounce on a proposed travel ban for University of Guyana (UG) loan recipients, who are indebted to Government, will be heeded,  Minister of Citizenship Winston Felix said. The Government Information Agency (GINA) reported that the request was put to Minister Felix as he appeared ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 3 August 2016, 19:59 by Denis Chabrol The Kato Secondary School in Region 8, which was built at a cost of GYD$728.1 million, has massive defects that would require at least another GYD$140 million to fix, according to representatives of the auditing company, Rodrigues Architects Limited. A recent integrity test of the structure has revealed that ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 3 August 2016, 16:03 by Denis Chabrol Minister of State, Mr. Joseph Harmon, has reiterated that the reason Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Presidency, Mr. Omar Shariff was sent on leave, was to facilitate the ongoing police investigation into the acquisition of his personal assets and accounts. “The fact that Mr. Shariff has been sent ...