Last Updated on Friday, 10 February 2017, 16:18 by Derwayne Wills Georgetown Mayor Patricia Chase-Green confirmed today with Demerara Waves Online News that vehicles will not be clamped as of today, February 10, 2017, until public consultations are completed on the parking meters project. Chase-Green said consultations with commercial banks will take place on Monday. Today, a number of religious ...
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Procurement Commissioners draw super salaries despite inactive Commission
Last Updated on Friday, 10 February 2017, 14:27 by Derwayne Wills Although the public procurement commissioners were appointed by President Granger and paid monthly super salaries since last October, the Commission remains inactive due to the lack of staff for its work. Once the commission comes into being, it will assume Cabinet’s responsibility of granting No Objections to multi-million and ...
Read More »Clamping vehicles, fining motorists to be suspended for consultation on parking meters
Last Updated on Friday, 10 February 2017, 12:37 by Derwayne Wills The clamping of vehicles, and fining of motorists under the parking meter project will be suspended pending post-implementation consultations, according to Cabinet Secretary and State Minister Joseph Harmon today. Harmon said City Council, following a meeting between the Georgetown Mayor and Town Clerk, and President Granger, had decided to ...
Read More »Diaspora Conference to be held in Guyana
Last Updated on Friday, 10 February 2017, 9:41 by Denis Chabrol The University of Guyana (UG) has announced that it will be hosting its inaugural Diaspora Engagement Conference from July 23 to 28 2017, in Georgetown, Guyana, under the theme: “Dreaming Diaspora Engagement, Doing Diaspora Engagement.” The Conference is expected to attract several hundred participants. “Hosted by the University of Guyana ...
Read More »Police being trained to handle sexual and domestic violence reports
Last Updated on Friday, 10 February 2017, 9:33 by Denis Chabrol The Ministry of Social Protection through a collaborative effort with UNICEF, is training police ranks on how to handle cases of sexual and domestic violence. At the opening of the training workshop, Minister of Social Protection, Amna Ally, said violence against women is a violation of their freedom, dignity, ...
Read More »Eye On The Issues: ‘Mash Meters’ and ‘boot clampers’ next by GHK Lall
Last Updated on Friday, 10 February 2017, 9:20 by Denis Chabrol poking fun at the Parking Meters… Guyanese need to get real and get down to brass tacks. That should be taken literally, as what is planned by Big Brother is down low, and promises to be sharp and piercing. Citizens have to stop harping and complaining and protesting about ...
Read More »Early morning fire destroys three buildings in Kitty
Last Updated on Friday, 10 February 2017, 7:49 by Denis Chabrol A fire early Friday morning destroyed a liquor restaurant and two other houses on Sandy Babb and Owen Streets, Kitty, Georgetown. Fire Chief Marlon Gentle two fire fighters sustained minor cuts and bruises. Initial estimates are that at least 10 persons are now homeless. A liquor restaurant, which included ...
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