One of the planes that was flown out of Guyana without genuine clearances Sunday morning left Anguilla for Puerto Rico, while the other was left behind on that tiny British dependency, according to usually reliable sources. The sources said the Cessna 206, bearing registration number 8R-GTP, was allowed to leave Anguilla’s Clayton Lloyd International Airport after receiving clearance from the civil ...
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Ogle Airport denies security breach following unauthorized removal of aircraft
In the wake of the unauthorized removal of two aircraft from the Eugene F. Correia International Airport and flying them overseas, Ogle Airport Inc. is downplaying concerns that there has been an apparent breach of airport security. OAI spokesman, Kit Nascimento said the operators of Oxford Airways, who are eligible to enter airside with their airside passes, entered the airport, ...
Read More »BREAKING: Planes removed from Ogle Airport in breach of court order
Two Cessna 206 aircraft, which are the subject of High Court litigation in Guyana, were flown out of the Eugene F. Correia (Ogle) International Airport during very early Saturday morning without authorization, Acting Director General of the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), Chitranie Heeralall said. She confirmed that the planes have since been detained in Anguilla, and the matter was ...
Read More »Govt signs contract for ICT needs assessment project in rural, hinterland areas
An Information Communication Technology (ICT) needs assessment project will get underway in hinterland and rural communities in Guyana, following a US$524,00o contract which was signed by the Government of Guyana, Germany-based Detecon Consultancy and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Present at the signing o Friday, was Resident UNDP Coordinator, Khadija Musa who co-signed the agreement alongside Minister of Public Telecommunications, ...
Read More »UG Vice Chancellor will leave job if there’s political intereference
Vice Chancellor of the University of Guyana, Professor Ivelaw Griffith on Friday vowed to pack up and leave if there is political interference in the publicly funded tertiary institution. “I am not prepared to be the Vice Chancellor of a university where politics is intruding into the university and undermining the good work of the students and the faculty,” he ...
Read More »Woman allegedly had young boys perform oral sex on her in exchange for food
A shopkeeper has been arrested as police probe an allegation that she has been having two young boys perform oral sex on her in exchange for food, police confirmed Friday night. The woman was arrested Thursday and remained in custody at the Sparendaam Police station where she was assisting investigators with their probe. Police intend to seek legal advice before ...
Read More »No immediate impact of Britain’s exit from EU expected- Greenidge
Guyana does not forecast any immediate loss of European Union (EU) funds or market access for its products as a result of Britain’s exit from that free trade bloc, Foreign Minister, Carl Greenidge said Friday. He reasoned that the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) group of which Guyana is a member was not expected to be adversely affected. He said ...
Read More »China likely funding source for Guyana-Brazil road
Guyana’s Foreign Minister, Carl Greenidge says that Brazil is expected to tap into China’s US$10 billion Latin America Infrastructure Fund to build the Linden-Lethem road and provide much needed transportation for goods between the two South American countries. Speaking at the parliamentary committee on Foreign Affairs, Greenidge noted that Guyana and Brazil have agreed to collaborate on finding money to finance ...
Read More »Govt to set up special department to organise national events
The Government of Guyana is exploring the option of establishing a Department of National Events which is intended to chart a way for strengthening the management of national events, more specifically Mashramani activities and Independence celebrations. This was revealed by President Granger on Thursday during his recording of this week’s edition of The Public Interest. Quizzed on whether the Government ...
Read More »GRANGER: Parking fees “burdensome; weighs in on transparency at City Hall
President David Granger on Thursday expressed disappointment at the apparent lack of consultation about the Georgetown Municipal parking meter project and described the metered parking rate of GYD$80,000 per month for as “burdensome” . ’It is a burdensome amount for any person, rich or poor. That is why the Minister of Communities has been asked to examine the contract ...
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