Last Updated on Thursday, 22 December 2016, 7:25 by Derwayne Wills Guyana’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has scored 64% from an audit assessment facilitated by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), according to the local aviation body’s head, Egbert Field. This marks an increase considering Guyana’s previous score of 44%. Field told Demerara Waves Online the CAA “fell down a ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 21 December 2016, 16:31 by Denis Chabrol Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo on Wednesday released the names of the six nominees for new Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM). He said the names were submitted to President David Granger earlier Wednesday after extensive consultations with civil society organisations. They are Governance and Conflict Resolution Consultant Lawrence ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 21 December 2016, 23:04 by Denis Chabrol Guyana will soon be able to fully monitor its airspace, according to the Civil Aviation Authority’s Air Navigational Services Director, Rickford Samaroo, who said the 2017 allocation of $350M will aid in the installation of four other navigational stations. Those stations, according to Samaroo, are to be located at ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 21 December 2016, 23:07 by Denis Chabrol Guyana’s Civil Aviation Authority will be reviewing the operations of Dynamic Airways in Guyana in order to find an effective way forward, according to CAA’s  Director- General, Egbert Field. He said the aviation body is awaiting a report from Dynamic Airways on the Georgetown and New York weekend delays ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 21 December 2016, 23:12 by Denis Chabrol Investigations are still ongoing in the recent accident at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport where an incoming Caribbean Airlines plane clipped the tail of a parked Fly Jamaica plane, according to head of the Civil Aviation Authority, Lt. Col. (Ret’d) Egbert Field. “The investigation is still ongoing and the ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 21 December 2016, 12:01 by Denis Chabrol Despite lingering opposition to the introduction of parking meters in Georgetown, the company – Smart City Solutions (SMS)- on Wednesday said it was prepared for vandals because the high-tech meters will trigger alarms remotely on impact. Amir Oren Managing Director of Business Development (Global Operations) sought to dispel concerns ...