The Ministry of Natural Resources on Friday said repairs to Konawaruk bridge would be completed by next week Monday, August 22. Junior Minister of Natural Resources, Simona Broomes said she received assurances from MMC Inc. that the major thoroughfare would be also strengthened to cope with the effects of bad weather. “MMC Inc. has further assured the Minister that the bridge will now ...

Negotiations with the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T) to end its monopoly on international voice and data are expected to begin next month and conclude by year-end, according to adviser to the Minister of Public Telecommunications, Lance Hinds. Speaking at a public forum, ICT Conversation, held at the National Library earlier this week Hinds, however, virtually ruled out that ...

The widespread use of mobile devices by youths may be depriving youths of opportunities to “offload” their problems in face-to-face communication, making them more vulnerable to suicide, Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Dr Karen Boyle said Friday. “The connecting, the communication- I think we are losing that skill and that is what keeps us alive, that’s what keeps us connected and ...

A mining operation ,which was in April 2016 caught operating in the Kaieteur National Park area, will pay a fine of $7 million to the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC), the Ministry of Natural Resources said Friday. The ministry said Ceso Alves De Alcantara, a national of Brazil, was fined after a raid by the Ministry of Natural Resources and ...

The Special Organised Crime Unit of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) and its Head are now officially required to report directly to the Commissioner of Police. “The SOCU is responsible to the Commissioner of Police for all investigations, detections, preventions and preparation of criminal investigative reports and case files for prosecutions of financial crimes, including money laundering and the financing ...

A five member team will head to New Orleans, Louisiana in the United States to represent Guyana at the first Global Workshop on Oil Spill Response Planning to be held from August 18-19, 2016, the Ministry of Natural Resources said Thursday. The team comprises persons from the Ministry of Natural Resources, the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission, the Environmental Protection ...

The prime suspect in the murder of a 14-year old girl and the dumping of her body in the Hope Canal, East Coast Demerara was arrested early Thursday morning. Alvin “Satan” Reid  was wanted by police for questioning in connection with the death of Malika Hamilton of Ann’s Grove, East Coast Demerara. Her body was found in the canal on ...

Former Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR), Robert Corbin on Monday said he would continue to support his political party in the background but e again ruled out seeking public or elected office. “I’m not running for any office. I didn’t run at the last congress,” he told Demerara Waves Online News. “My job is to give service ...

The Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) is to set up its own approved school in another six months to train Air Traffic Controllers, GCAA Director General, Egbert Field announced Wednesday. “We need to have the programme approved and the approval process takes a while. It has to go through a certain number of stages,” he said. The Caribbean Aviation Safety ...