16 Nov New Berbice Bridge toll could be implemented as soon as December 1 KINGSTON - Commuters using the Berbice River Bridge would pay less as of next month; Minister of Public Infrastructure David Patterson informed the media today. He said that the Government will soon be sending to the Berbice Bridge Company Inc., (BBCI) the agreement that will be signed between the two parties. Provided there is no further stalemate, Minister Patterson said that Government expects the bridge company to accept and start implementing, as of December 1, 201... Read more
16 Nov Over 62,000 passengers capitalize on Berbice River taxi service KINGSTON - The implementation of the Berbice River taxi service has seen 62,465 passengers, from September 21 to November 7, 2015, using the service as their choice of transportation between New Amsterdam and Rosignol. This was announced by Minister David Patterson this morning, November 16, 2015 during a press conference in his Boardroom, Wight’s Lane, Kingston. According to him, the operations of the river taxis continue to exceed operations since the Ministry initiat... Read more
16 Nov Minister Patterson signs agreement to improve aviation security KINGSTON - Today, November 16, 2015, David Patterson, Minister of Public Infrastructure signed an agreement with Mr. Perry Holloway, the United States Ambassador to Guyana to establish a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) between the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) - the agency tasked with safeguarding the USA’s air transport sector from acts of unlawful interference or terrorism. This MoA underlines the commitment made earli... Read more
16 Nov Hon Patterson's speech: MoU signing between GCAA and TSA KINGSTON - On behalf of the Ministry of Public Infrastructure, I am pleased to be part of the signing of this Memorandum of Agreement, which will contribute to the improvement of our aviation sector. Ambassador Holloway, before your posting to Guyana, I met with the US Charge d’ Affaires in June of this year and was informed that the TSA expressed some reservations with the pace at which aviation security matters were being handled by the GCAA. I had advocated for technical assis... Read more
12 Nov Minister Patterson energy week 2015 message KINGSTON - Guyana, along with other CARICOM member states, will be commemorating Energy Week 2015, November 8 to 14. Under the theme, ‘Empowering Sustainable Development’, the simultaneous celebration of this annual occasion across the Caribbean Community represents the conjoined efforts of Member States to increase awareness and promulgate sustainable energy practices in the national and regional development of our nations. Previously observed in Guyana in the 1980... Read more
11 Nov Ministers Trotman, Patterson pleased with ETK Inc/Sandspring Resources Ltd KINGSTON - Minister of Governance, with responsibility for the Natural Resources and the Environment sector, Raphael Trotman and Minister of Public Infrastructure, David Patterson, yesterday, paid a visit to the ETK Inc/Sandspring Resources Ltd; a subsidiary of Sandspring Resources Limited, a Canadian company; which is located at Toroparu, Region Seven (Cuyuni- Mazaruni). The visit was intended to give Minister Trotman an overview of the company's operations and to enlighte... Read more
09 Nov MPI 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 November 9, 2015 to November 13, 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 as a result of storm surges which may induce overtopping of sea/river defe... Read more
08 Nov Sidewalks for Corriverton by end of May 2016 – Hon. Patterson KINGSTON - Hon. David Patterson, Minister of Public Infrastructure (MPI), revealed that sidewalks will be constructed along the main access road in Corriverton, Region Six (Upper Berbice/Upper Corentyne) before the end of May 2016. He was at the time speaking at opening ceremony of the town’s 45th anniversary, exhibition and fair, held at Republic Square on Saturday, October 31, 2015. “I have met with your Councilors and they have proposed the initiative, so before... Read more
08 Nov GPL in talks with Bath residents to resolve street lamps issue KINGSTON - The Guyana Power and Light (GPL) company is in continuous talks with residents of Bath, Region Five over the niggling street-light issue that surfaced a few weeks back. GPL, after meeting with the Regional Executive Officer (REO) of Region Five and his engineer, and then interfacing with residents, made it clear that ‘issues were badly handled’ in the very inception. The power entity has clarified that it is responsible... Read more
04 Nov Two WCD post offices rehabilitated – pensioners can now uplift money in comfort KINGSTON - Senior citizens on the West Coast Demerara will now receive their pensions in comfort, as Minister of Social Protection, Volda Lawrence and Minister within the Ministry of Public Infrastructure; Annette Ferguson commissioned the newly rehabilitated Meten-Meer-Zorg and Fellowship Post Offices. These rehabilitation works were done in collaboration with Commander of ‘D” Division, and members of the religious and business communities, following a visit by Minister Law... Read more
