Last Updated on Wednesday, 15 March 2017, 20:44 by Denis Chabrol Acting Mayor of Georgetown, Sherod Duncan  Wednesday night said City Hall was awaiting formal notification from Local Government Minister, Ronald Bulkan about government’s desire to have the parking meter contract suspended for three months. Duncan said  Bulkan on Wednesday merely communicated Cabinet’s decision by telephone to Town Clerk, Royston ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 15 March 2017, 19:54 by Denis Chabrol by Gary Eleazar Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo, and the members of the Peoples Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) in Parliament, has lodged a report of ‘death threats’ made against him, the party members and their families, with the Commissioner of Police, Seelall Persaud. The threat was purportedly issued by Executive ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 15 March 2017, 19:25 by Denis Chabrol A feasibility study has identified several possible locations, including the existing one at Peter’s Hall, to construct the new Demerara Harbour Bridge which Public Infrastructure Minister, David Patterson said would definitely be a fixed high-span bridge. “The only good this is the study has shown that design- wise it ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 15 March 2017, 18:17 by Denis Chabrol Carnival Casino-part of the Sleepin Hotel complex- has generated more than 300 jobs and is ready to provide a secure environment for gamblers, Proprietor Clifton Bacchus said Wednesday. Bacchus, whose long-time friends include senior People’s Progressive Party (PPP) officials, categorically stated that no politician has any stake in the ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 15 March 2017, 17:04 by Denis Chabrol Even as the Movement Against Parking Meters (MAPM) on Wednesday vowed to continue pressing for the revocation of the parking meter contract between the Mayor and City Council and Smart City Solutions (SCS), the company said it has received no word from City Hall about the suspension of the ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 15 March 2017, 15:38 by Derwayne Wills Charlestown youth, Tiffany Sultan, was today, March 15, sentenced to two years and 11 months in prison by Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan, after she was charged some time ago with illegal possession of 106 grammes of cannabis for the purpose of trafficking. The court found 23-year-old Sultan guilty, and ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 15 March 2017, 11:31 by Derwayne Wills Yet another bail attempt for senior pastor of the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God, Haleno Luiz, was today, March 15, denied when he appeared again before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan for causing the death of Maurice Moseley by dangerous driving. Police prosecutor Arvin Moore did not object ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 15 March 2017, 6:00 by Denis Chabrol by Gary Eleazar Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo on Tuesday March 14, 2017 accused the administration of deliberately inflating the cost of the house-lots at Goedverwagting-Spareendaam, East Coast Demerara, (ECD) called ‘Pradoville 2.’ He produced correspondences to corroborate his argument that the removal of the mast for the National Communication ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 15 March 2017, 5:34 by Denis Chabrol The controversial parking meter project is to be suspended for three months to fix a number of the problems identified in the contract between Georgetown’s Mayor and City Council (M&CC) and Smart City Solutions (SCS), a senior government official confirmed late Tuesday night. The official, who spoke with Demerara ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 14 March 2017, 21:05 by Derwayne Wills Four men were today, March 14, charged jointly with armed robbery by Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan for the March 4 robbery of Aaron Akbar, and Esau Akbar at Diamond, East Bank Demerara. 31-year-old Junior Stewart of Thomas Street, Kitty; 24-year-old Kacey Helliger of Shell Road, Kitty; 31-year-old Dellon Morgan ...