21 Sep CJIA staff donate 28 units of blood to NBTS TIMEHRI - Several Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) staff braved the needle to give 28 units of blood to help the National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS) replenish its blood bank's supply. The blood donation drive was held on September 17 at the airport’s Greeters Hall. Coordinator of the initiative was Dacia Samaroo, CJIA’s Commercial Officer, Commercial and Administration Division (CAM). “We (CJIA) realized that blood is very much in demand. One pi... Read more
21 Sep MPW to assist M&CC with Bill of Quantities for Stabroek Market Stelling KINGSTON - Minister of Public Works, Robeson Benn along engineers from the Work Services Group (WSG) and Transport and Harbours Department (T&HD) inspected the Stabroek Market Stelling on September 19, 2014 with the view of providing a Bill of Quantities (BOQ) to the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) for the restoration of the deteriorating structure. The Market Stelling’s upkeep falls under M&CC. T&HD engineers are assessing the pilings and substruct... Read more
19 Sep Hague roads resurfaced KINGSTON - Three miscellaneous roads have been completed in Region Three (Essequibo Islands/West Demerara) under the Ministry of Public Works’ miscellaneous roads programme. An estimated GY$50.5M was allocated to resurface Hague Access road and Jib East and West Hague roads withasphaltic concrete. According to Denita Crandon, the ministry’s Engineer monitoring the region’s roads project - over 1,000 feet of road was repaired on the respective th... Read more
19 Sep Essequibo benefits from dredging operations KINGSTON - The Trailing Suction Hopper Dredge “STEVE N” has commenced dredging operations on Wednesday September 17, 2014 in the Essequibo River, close to Wakenaam, Leguan and Hogg Island in an area known as Chalmers Crossing. This marks the beginning of an extensive campaign by the Maritime Administration Department to dredge the shallow areas of the Essequibo River that currently impede ships operating in the area. The Transport &HarboursDepartment’s Ferry Vessels... Read more
18 Sep Ministry's statement on GT&T/BK issue KINGSTON - Equipment damage to GT&T’s fibre optic cable along the East Bank Highway Expansion Project occurred on Tuesday 16th September, 2014. The area in which the cable was damaged was not assigned by the Consultants to the project for works to be executed by the contractor, BK International. The Ministry of Public Works will continue consultations with the Consultant, Contractor and GT&T with respect to the timely scheduled removal of the cable which is... Read more
16 Sep MPW providing free transportation in wake of minibus operators threatening strike action KINGSTON - Over the next few days the Ministry of Public Works will be offering free minibus services to commuters on the East Bank of Demerara, the West Bank of Demerara, the East Coast of Demerara and the West Coast of Demerara. According to the subject Minister, Robeson Benn the decision was made after minibus operators plying the number 44, East Coast Demerara route threatened massive strike action over a proposed 100 percent fare increase. “The Ministry of Public W... Read more
16 Sep MPW providing free transportation in wake of minibus operators threatening strike action KINGSTON - Over the next few days the Ministry of Public Works will be offering free minibus services to commuters on the East Bank of Demerara, the West Bank of Demerara, the East Coast of Demerara and the West Coast of Demerara. According to the subject Minister, Robeson Benn the decision was made after minibus operators plying the number 44, East Coast Demerara route threatened massive strike action over a proposed 100 percent fare increase. “The Ministry of Public W... Read more
09 Sep MPW corrects a renewed Kaieteur News attempt to smear the CJIA expansion project KINGSTON - The Ministry wishes to correct an article published in Kaieteur News captioned “CJIA US$150M expansion project unnecessary when compared to similar airports”. In its September 7, 2014 publication the length of CJIA’s current runway was juxtaposed to St. Maarten’s Princess Juliana International Airport in a deliberate attempt to undermine the airport expansion project. Several factors determine the runway length required for takeoff. Among these are the ... Read more
09 Sep Photograph on Kaieteur Newspaper’s front page misleading! KINGSTON - The photograph of a collapsed bridge splashed on the front page of the September 8, 2014 Kaieteur Newspaper is another malicious attempt to mislead the public and create unfounded anxiety amongst commuters along the Linden/Lethem road. The photograph referenced is one dated more than six months when severe difficulties were being experienced due to overloaded trucks crossing the bridge. The bridge, located 33 miles from Kurupukari, was fixed ... Read more
03 Sep ASM Officials meet with President, aviation sector officials – expansion plans discussed GEORGETOWN - President Donald Ramotar, accompanied by Public Works Minister, Robeson Benn and Chief Executive Officer of the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), Ramesh Ghir, met with Senior Consultant, of Airport Strategy and Marketing (ASM), and Routes, Yuliya Crane, and Director, Latin America and the Caribbean, ASM, David Appleby on September 3. The meeting was to brief the Head of State on the on-going process to examine and propose ways to improve facilities and... Read more
