Last Updated on Monday, 1 November 2021, 22:39 by Denis Chabrol Following a meeting with the mayor and residents in Bartica, Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni), the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GTT) said that over the weekend installed and connected more than 20 schools and residents with landline services. Among the schools connected are Potaro primary, Bartica secondary, Resource center, Radio Bartica, ...
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China Railway Group to build risk-free Amaila Falls hydropower facility
Last Updated on Monday, 1 November 2021, 22:05 by Denis Chabrol The Guyana government has identified China Railway Group Limited to open negotiations to build the Amaila Falls Hydropower project and sell electricity to Guyana Power and Light for 7 US cents per kilowatt hour, the Finance Ministry announced on Monday. The actual cost to build the power plant is ...
Read More »Chinese company approved to design, finance, build new Demerara Harbour Bridge; no dramatic increase in fares
Last Updated on Monday, 1 November 2021, 20:22 by Denis Chabrol China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC) has been approved to build the new Demerara Harbour Bridge at a cost of US$256, 638,289, paving the way for further negotiations with the company, according to well-placed sources. The disclosure by the confidential sources close the project said that now that the ...
Read More »‘Oil money’: Govt to balance pay increases with improving quality of life- Jagdeo
Last Updated on Monday, 1 November 2021, 19:24 by Denis Chabrol Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo on Monday said Guyanese should not expect steep increases in wages and salaries from the oil money due to the risk of financial troubles like in Trinidad and Tobago where the oil production has dropped. “Wages will go up, too, in the public service as ...
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