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The National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) on Wednesday said nine proposals, the majority from India and China, were received to build a new bridge across the Berbice River. Public Works Minister, Juan Edghill said the format for the bridge would be “design-build” and so government would be examining proposals, when asked whether there was already an engineer’s estimate. ...

President Irfaan Ali on Thursday announced that crossing of the new US$260 million Demerara Harbour Bridge would be free of cost, and he said that eventually there would be no cost for crossing of the Berbice River Bridge and the Mackenzie-Wismar Bridge. He made the announcements at the commissioning of the Schoonord to Crane Highway, West Demerara, saying that the ...

President Irfaan Ali on Tuesday accused the Alliance For Change (AFC) of setting the stage to scuttle the construction of a new high-span bridge across the Berbice River, a day after that party called on government to produce a feasibility study and Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA). Dr Ali did not say whether the study or assessment would be ...