Last Updated on Tuesday, 2 November 2021, 14:54 by Denis Chabrol A 20-year old woman has been arrested in connection with her alleged efforts to smuggle 22 grammes of marijuana among several bars of blue soap into the Lusignan Prison, East Coast Demerara, police said. The woman of Cummings Park, Sophia was arrested Monday afternoon at the prison where she ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 2 November 2021, 14:44 by Denis Chabrol Two men posing as meter readers, who entered a yard and attacked a woman moments after she let them in, have been caught and handed over to police, the Guyana Police Force said. Those arrested are 25-year old Jose Fraser of Lot 41 Bagotstown, East Bank Demerara and 20-year ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 2 November 2021, 14:20 by Denis Chabrol Amid lingering concerns by the United States (US) about the transparency and quality of Chinese-funded infrastructural projects, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo has said Chinese loans are softer and that Guyana’s procurement process is “open”. “We made it clear to everyone. No financing from anybody comes with political strings but ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...