House Speaker, Raphael Trotman rebuffed government’s decision to postpone Thursday’s sitting of the National Assembly by letter to allow for high-level talks on parliamentary matters for the controversial Amaila Falls Hydropower Project (AFHP). In a letter to Trotman advising of the postponement to August 7, Prime Minister Samuel Hinds said the move was aimed at securing time to hold high-level ...

President Donald Ramotar is scheduled to meet civil society stakeholders on Thursday as the government continues to make its case to save the US$840M Amaila Hydropower Project. The invitation to the private sector and other NGOs originated from Presidential Advisor on Governance Gail Teixeira and invited them to a National Stakeholders Forum. “The President will be the host of this ...

Thursday’s sitting of the National Assembly has been cancelled says the Parliament Office. This was disclosed in a one line statement which gave the new date for the next sitting as August 7, three days before the House is to go on a two-month recess. Additionally, Demerara Waves Online has seen a letter from Prime Minister Samuel Hinds to Speaker ...

On the eve of a consultation by President Donald Ramotar on the controversial Amaila Falls Hydropower Project (AFHP), two financial and accounting experts on Wednesday said the facility would cost too much and an end to blackouts was not guaranteed. Chartered Accountant, Christopher Ram and financial expert, Ramon Gaskin- both harsh critics of the government- poured cold water on the ...

Cabinet Secretary Dr. Roger Luncheon says there is no need for the president to apologise to the opposition for allegedly likening them to terrorists since he never uttered the words attributed to him in the press. The Government Information Agency (GINA) on Friday issued a statement from the Office of the President (OP) captioned “An act of terrorism against the ...

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, July 24, 2013 – Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of LIAT Mr. Ian Brunton says the company is taking urgent and decisive steps to address a series of challenges which have resulted in numerous flight delays and cancellations over the past few weeks. In a statement on Wednesday, Mr. Brunton apologised for the inconvenience caused to the airline’s ...

The combined opposition has decided to boycott a parliamentary select committee that is examining proposed changes to the financial crimes legislation until President Donald Ramotar withdraws offending remarks. At issue is the Guyanese leader’s remarks that the opposition’s refusal to approve a motion and a bill related to the Amaila Falls Hydropower Project (AFHP) amounted to an “act of terrorism.” ...

The body of a decomposed baby was Wednesday morning found in Albouystown after a dog dragged a rotting hand out of a septic tank, police sources said. A woman, who said she drank something and disposed of the baby after it “came down”, has been arrested by police. The body was discovered in a yard at Victoria Street and Independence ...

Opposition legislator, Carl Greenidge is questioning the feasibility of investing US$840 million in a hydropower plant that he says will at a minimum generate 105 megawatts of electricity. Well-placed sources said the current night-time peak demand is 108 megawatts and daytime is an estimated 95 megawatts, an amount that does not include Linden and self-generating industries like Banks DIH and ...

The government says some US$12M (GUY$2.4B) has already been spent on the Amaila Hydropower Access Road and it would be a reversal of the nation’s fortunes to abandon it now. The Public Works Ministry flew reporters into the Amaila area on Tuesday for a first-hand look at sections of the road as the government looked to drum up popular sentiment ...