09 Jun Women encouraged to become leaders The Minister also noted that the level of interest expressed by the women is a direct indication of their willingness to be involved in community development and local government positions, a field usually dominated by men. Based on its mission, the institute has set out to promote and to support women and girls as leaders and decision makers at various level of society through education and training. The agency is facilitating equal access and increased participation in the proc... Read more
09 Jun Govt working on road use agreement to maintain Amaila Falls road An agreement is imminent between road users and the government to fund the maintenance of the access road to Amaila Falls in Region Eight. This move will result in huge savings for tax payers as monies will be directed toward other projects. At a Post Cabinet briefing today at the Ministry of Presidency, Minister of Public Infrastructure David Patterson told media operatives that the government is exploring the possibility of a Road Use Agreement to provide guidel... Read more
05 Jun 24 persons to benefit from training by the GCAA Georgetown. June 4, 2018 Twenty four young people from various parts of the country, including Region 9, will commence training as Air Traffic Control Assistants (ATCAs) and Aeronautical Information Management Officers (AIMOs) at the Civil Aviation Training School (CATS) for a period of three months. Director General, Lt. Col. (Ret’d) Egbert Field signed the contracts for the individuals to be trained when he met with them and their guardians at the Head Office of the Guyana Civi... Read more
05 Jun More roundabouts coming! An analysis done by engineers has determined that there are now 30-second delays as opposed to the previous 80 seconds. The said analysis also recommends that traffic signals be installed west-bound to Kitty Public Road and north-bound to JB Chandisingh Street. The lights will only be utilised during peak hours. Accordingly, those found disregarding the rules will be charged. “My plea is use the roundabout responsibly,” Minister Patterson said. He told invitees to the o... Read more
03 Jun Key bridge collapses in South Rupununi BRIDGE COLLAPSE AT YAMATWAO | Following reports of the collapse of the Yamatwao Bridge in South Rupununi, Region 9, a team from the Ministry of Public Infrastructure is being dispatched to assess the severity of the damage and cost to rehabilitate. The Ministry has been made to understand that the collapse occurred as a flatbed truck carrying an excavator attempted to cross the bridge. The overweight vehicle overextended the bridge’s capabilities, thereby causing the collapse. Read more
01 Jun Port Security to be tightened with ID card system A Port Security Access Card (PSAC) system donated by the United States today will significantly tighten up security at ports in Guyana. The equipment was handed over at the US Embassy by Ambassador Perry Holloway to Minister of Public Infrastructure, David Patterson and Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) Director, Claudette Rogers. “This ID card programme will allow MARAD to have greater governmental oversight on who is allowed access to International Ship... Read more
01 Jun 1000 new LED lights to be installed in 2018 In accordance with President David Granger’s push for a ‘Green Agenda’ for Guyana, the Ministry of Public Infrastructure and its sister agencies have commenced works to ensure that the concept is realised. Minister within the Ministry of Public Infrastructure Annette Ferguson told the Department of Public Information (DPI) that the Ministry will replace thousands of sodium-vapour lamps (commonly known as orange street lamps) with the more efficient LED lamps. <... Read more
13 May 45 hauled before the court for not using overpasses Over the past week, the Guyana Police Force Traffic Department has been on a campaign that has seen some 45 persons being charged for avoiding the use of the newly constructed overpasses. The charge instituted against the people was that they failed to use the overpasses recently built across the East Bank Public Road. Many pedestrians traversing the East Bank Public Road have no idea that not using the overpasses constitutes a charge, and as such, a great many of them learnt... Read more
13 May Original CJIA contract made no provision for air bridges – Patterson The National Assembly on Friday evening approved $346,500,000 for the Ministry of Public Infrastructure to purchase and install two additional boarding bridges at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA). Currently, there are two boarding bridges installed at the airport. Subject Minister David Patterson said the requested sum is part of a new contract and not the US$138M contract originally entered into with China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC). Some sections of the ref... Read more
10 May Regulation Standards for imported electrical items developed. The Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) has collaborated with the Government Electrical Inspectorate (GEI) to monitor electrical items being imported into the country. This follows the approval of several technical regulatory standards in the Electricity Sector. The regulations developed by the GNBS Civil Engineering Committee includes safety measures for armoured cable, panel boards, knife switches, conduits, tubing and cable fittings among others. Direct... Read more
