01 Jan Work Services Group had a productive 2015 KINGSTON - The Work Services Group (WSG) of the Ministry of Public Infrastructure has reported that it had a productive year as all the bridges scheduled for maintenance were completed. Over 300 kilometres of roads were maintained. This was disclosed by the WSG’s Coordinator, Geoffrey Vaughn during his presentation at the Ministry’s end of year press conference today. In relation to bridges that were under the expenditure of government solely, the majority was completed... Read more
28 Dec M.V. Kanawan experienced blockage of overboard water suctions KINGSTON - MV Kanawan departed the Supenaam Stelling for Parika at approximately 12:00 hrs on Sunday December 27, 2015 with 255 passengers and 42 vehicles on board, thus it was heavily laden. While underway, in the vicinity of the Chalmers Area and close to the time of low water, the overboard water suction through which water enters to cool the main engines became blocked with sediments; consequently the engine began overheating then subsequently automatically shut-down. ... Read more
28 Dec MPI, BBCI sign $31M subsidy agreement KINGSTON - The Ministry of Public Infrastructure (MPI) and the Berbice Bridge Company Incorporated (BBCI) today, December 28, 2015, signed the agreement for the provision of a subsidy to the bridge company. The agreement was signed by Minister of Public Infrastructure, Honourable David Patterson as well as Minister within the Ministry of Public Infrastructure, Honourable Annette Ferguson. Chairman of BBCI, Mr. Egbert Carter, and BBCI Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Omadot Samaroo, r... Read more
22 Dec Public Advisory (High Tides Alert) KINGSTON - The Ministry of Public Infrastructure would like to advise the general public to take all necessary precautions during the spring tides period of December 22, 2015 to December 29, 2015. The predicted tide indicates above normal levels for this impending period. The Sea and River Defence Department considers the following areas to be particularly susceptible to possible flooding... Read more
20 Dec Wakenaam to benefit from improved ferry services KINGSTON - Following a return visit to the island of Wakenaam by Minister within the Ministry of Public Infrastructure, Honourable Annette Ferguson, residents of Wakenaam will benefit from greater ferry services, commencing today, December 20, 2015. Minister Ferguson paid the visit on Friday December 18, 2015 a week after she would have made an initial trip to the island. During the first visit, Minister Ferguson had visited several sites on Wakenaam and interacted with both offi... Read more
19 Dec Gov’t, BBCI reach agreement KINGSTON - Minister of Public Infrastructure, Honourable David Patterson, has reached an agreement with the Berbice Bridge Company Incorporated (BBCI) and will be signing a contract with the company in the coming week. The agreement, which covers the provision of a Government subsidy to BBCI, will take effect from January 1, 2016. Read more
16 Dec GPL awaiting response from GPSU on revised offer KINGSTON - Salary negotiations between the Guyana Power and Light Company (GPL) and the Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) are still ongoing, with GPL awaiting a response from the Union on its latest offer. Through a November 16, 2015 letter, GPL invited the GPSU to begin negotiations on Wednesday, November 18, 2015. This was following advice received from the Ministry of Finance on the applicability of the 5% and the $5,000 salary increase announced by Government. <... Read more
11 Dec Port Kaituma suffered from neglect – Minister Ferguson KINGSTON - Minister within the Ministry of Public Infrastructure, Honourable Annette Ferguson, paid a visit to Port Kaituma, Region One on Thursday, December 10, 2015 where, she heard a number of complaints from the residents. Among the complaints raised was the deplorable state of roads in Port Kaituma along with inadequate electricity supply from the Kaituma Power and Light (KPL) Company. Minister Ferguson spent the entire day in the community wh... Read more
10 Dec MPI refutes misleading Guyana Times article KINGSTON - The Ministry of Public Infrastructure (MPI) wishes to express its growing concern over erroneous claims published in the Guyana Times, this time in the newspaper’s December 4, 2015 edition, under the headline “Students forced to pay to use Berbice water taxies (sic)”. In the article, it is claimed that schoolchildren and nurses – groups that are covered under the Government subsidy and which are not required to pay fares – are being forced to pay to travel with the wat... Read more
09 Dec MPI installs streetlights in Timehri North KINGSTON - The Ministry of Public Infrastructure (MPI) has installed streetlights in the community of Timehri North, a week after Minister David Patterson visited the area. The action was taken in an attempt to make the community safer for the residents, particularly schoolchildren. The residents, during the meeting held with Minister Patterson on November 29, 2015, had the opportunity to voice their issues and solutions for the community. Amongst the problems outlined ... Read more
