08 Aug Deficiencies in Post Office Corporation to be addressed-Minister Ferguson KINGSTON - Minister within the Ministry of Public Infrastructure Annette Ferguson, in a recent exclusive interview with the Government Information Agency (GINA), indicated that the major deficiencies that currently plague the Guyana Post Office Corporation will soon be addressed. Minister Ferguson added that customer service is the backbone of the Post Office as such, she intends on ensuring the staff be adequately trained to provide a better quality of service. Additionally, sta... Read more
06 Aug CJIA’s statement on Insel Air cancellation TIMEHRI - Today, August 6, 2015, the Central Immigration Office, Timehri, grounded an Insel Air carrier, which was scheduled to depart CJIA at o6:45 hrs. According to reports, the aircraft was not permitted to depart CJIA until arrangements were made to transport eight Indian nationals out of the jurisdiction. These nationals arrived in Guyana on July 19, 2015 but were refused entry into the country for various immigration reasons and have been in the custody of the Guy... Read more
04 Aug STATEMENT: DHB responds to INews article KINGSTON - The management of the DHBC noted the recent news on INEWS, (who quoted from GINA) about the 2010 Audit Office’s Report. Whilst issues were extracted and raised from said report, Management is concerned that equal prominence was not given to the DHBC responses to said issues. The article headline report ‘gross financial irregularities’ and this is misleading and far from the facts. The audit for 2010 was done by the Audit Office and was completed in September 2013. ... Read more
01 Aug CJIA passengers treated to African delicacies TIMEHRI - Arriving passengers at Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), on July 31, were greeted to the beats of African drums and sampled African delicacies as Guyanese get ready to observe the 177th anniversary Africans were freed from slavery. Emancipation Day, a national holiday, is observed on August 1, 2015 The passengers were treated to the pulsating rhythms by the Otishka Group in addition to cassava pone and coconut biscuits. The treats were served by ... Read more
31 Jul TSA official pays courtesy call on Public Infrastructure Ministers KINGSTON - Matthew Cummings, a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) official, paid a courtesy call on David Patterson, Minister of Public Infrastructure and Annette Ferguson, Minister within the Ministry of Public Infrastructure yesterday, July 30, in Hon. Patterson’s Boardroom, Wight’s Lane. The visit was to encourage the Ministry and the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) to continue its efforts of strengthening safety and security regulatory oversight of internatio... Read more
30 Jul Flood prone communities receive clean-up tools from MPI KINGSTON - The Ministry of Public Infrastructure (MPI) on July 28, 2015 distributed tools to residents of the North and South Ruimveldt communities in an effort to assist them in their clean-up exercises. The residents of the flood prone communities received wheelbarrows, shovels, rakes and industrial gloves from Neilson McKenzie, the Ministry’s Community Coordinator. “We have to invest in our people, a mandate I proudly execute on behalf of Minster Davi... Read more
27 Jul Training top on Hon. Patterson’s list for staff KINGSTON - With systematic investments in staff education and training, David Patterson, Minister of Public Infrastructure wants the Ministry to be one that epitomizes professionalism and emboldens bold and innovative ideas. This sentiment comes after interactions with staff from the various departments and agencies that fall under the Ministry including the Works Services Group, the Guyana Power and Light, Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) and Cheddi Jagan International... Read more
24 Jul DHB mobile plant to be mobilized to outlying communities KINGSTON - The recently acquired mobile asphalt plant, which has the capacity to produce 25 tons of asphalt per hour, will be utilized in the near future to deliver Asphaltic Concrete of the highest quality for road works in outlying and remote communities in Guyana. Rawlston Adams, Demerara Harbour Bridge Corporation (DHBC) General Manager, who oversees the Garden of Eden asphalt plant and mobile unit, posited that the latter will allow the Ministry of Public Infrastructur... Read more
23 Jul Taskforce to oversee drainage and irrigation system to focus on long-term solution KINGSTON - A taskforce to oversee the operations and overall functions of the drainage and irrigation system in Guyana and to come up with a feasible long-term plan will soon commence its work, as the members have already been identified. “This taskforce will be supported by an administrative secretariat which has already been established and working for the last three weeks as the resource team who will do all the gathering of information, doing all the reports on the flooding s... Read more
22 Jul GPL Deputy CEO and its Board Director in ‘hot water’ over PetroCaribe money KINGSTON - Aerswar Deonarine Deputy Chief Executive Officer (DCEO Administration) of the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) Company and Carvil Duncan President of the Federation of Independent Trade Unions (FITUG) and Director on GPL's Board are now in serious financial trouble, as an on-gong forensic audit at GPL has unearthed the unauthorised transfer of $28.748 million into their personal bank accounts. According to Minister of Public Infrastructure David Patterson, the money was ta... Read more
