High cost overruns, delays and poor quality construction work are the result of few qualified and competent engineers and other personnel in the construction sector due to declining interest in Mathematics and Sciences, a senior official of the Ministry of Public Works said Thursday. Chief Works Officer, Geoffrey Vaughn’s assessment was contained in a presentation titled “Challenges Facing the Construction ...

Three Brazilians, who allegedly attempted to rob a business place in Lethem, have been arrested \, police said. Deputy Police Commissioner Seelall Persaud said one .38 revolver and six matching rounds were found in possession of one of the Portuguese-speaking nationals. Usually reliable sources said the men attempted to rob Chinese-owned Pacifico Store Wednesday afternoon. This is the second time ...

Attorney General Anil Nandlall says government representatives in the parliamentary select committee were winding down consideration of the financial crimes bill in the absence of opposition representatives who walked out of the meeting Tuesday night. Nandlall told Demerara Waves Online News (www.demwaves.com) that while opposition members of the committee were expected to return to the table on Thursday (later today) ...

Senior Counsel Brynmor Pollard on Wednesday said the President was obliged to assent to Bills passed by the National Assembly and it is only the Court could decide if they were unconstitutional. Speaking with reporters, Pollard argued that the Attorney General was not the custodian of Guyana’s Constitution but the Court which must decide on constitutionality. He said even if ...

Former South American beauty queen, Carolan Lynch’s second Preliminary Inquiry to determine whether there is enough evidence for her to stand trial in the High Court for the alleged murder of her husband would begin in another two months. Lynch is accused of murdering 44-year old Farouk Razac, a wealthy businessman, on May 7,2007 at their Bel Air Park home. ...

A truck driver, who is the caretaker of a house owned by a United States-based Guyanese, was Wednesday arraigned on a charge of narcotics trafficking. 53-year old Errol Keilar of 47 Norton Street, Wortmanville, Georgetown pleaded not guilty to being in possession of 176 grammes of marijuana for the purpose of trafficking when he appeared before City Magistrate Ann Mc ...

The Private Sector Commission (PSC) on Wednesday announced its endorsement of a proposed electronic ballot voting and counting system in local government and national elections. “The use of such a system could enhance the accuracy of vote counts and speed up the delivery of election results,” said the PSC in a statement on the outcome of a meeting with Canadian ...

The two Guyanese candidates for the post of Chief Elections Officer are said to be the front-runners for the top administrative post at the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), according to well-placed sources. They are Acting CEO Calvin Benn and Assistant CEO Keith Lowenfield- wo sources say have chalked up signficant local electoral experience over the past 10 years. Multiple sources ...

Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Private Abiola Jacobs was Wednesday arraigned for the murder of Agricoola resident Donna Taylor last month-end. Jacobs,22, was not required to plea to the capital offence when she appeared before Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court. The prosecution asked for two weeks to complete the investigations into the incident that occurred on January ...

The Private Sector Commission (PSC) on Tuesday decided to seek a meeting with A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) to ascertain why that opposition party no longer wants it to observe all sittings of the parliamentary select committee set up to examine proposed amendments to the Anti Money Laundering and Countering of Financing Terrorism (AML/CFT) Act. “We want to meet ...