31 Aug President tells miners MPW will fix Bartica road BARTICA - Head of State Donald Ramotar on August 30, 2014 told miners that the road from Bartica (Region 7) to the interior will be fixed as money has been provided to execute works. He also stated that government will work closely with the Bartica Interim Management Committee to address the issue of garbage. “ Just to let you know that we are going to fix this road and at the moment, we have just given the Ministry of Works $89 M to try to do work to make this road, dr... Read more
29 Aug Cabinet OKs $185M Linden/Lethem Road contract GEORGETOWN - On Tuesday, Cabinet granted its no-objection to a contract worth $185M for the rehabilitation and maintenance of the Linden/Lethem Road. Head of the Presidential Secretariat Dr. Roger Luncheon made the announcement at his weekly post-Cabinet press briefing at the Office of the President. Maintenance to critical sections of the Linden/Lethem Road has started with works scheduled to be completed by mid-September. The work is intended to cut travel time by fou... Read more
26 Aug Hon. Benn emphasizes the need to lift airport security profile TIMEHRI - “It is important that we lift the security profile at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) and Ogle Aerodrome,” candidly stated Minister of Public Works, Robeson Benn at the opening ceremony for the Airport Risk Mitigation workshop this morning, August 26, 2014. The Control Tower, Timehri, is the venue for the three day interactive session, which is a collaboration between the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) and the United States of America security watc... Read more
25 Aug Weight restriction implemented for Linden/Lethem road KINGSTON - The Ministry is advising truck owners that effective Tuesday, August 26, 2014 heavy duty trucks – single, double and triple axles - will only be allowed to carry loads of approximately 15 tonnes along the Linden/Lethem road. Currently, critical areas along the access road are being fixed. The road is passable for small and medium sized vehicles such minibuses, canters and pickups. An advisory will be issued when the weight restriction is lift... Read more
22 Aug Air traffic surveillance and monitoring capability to be boosted KINGSTON - The local aviation sector is now in a better position to manage its airspace and the safety of air traffic as Minister, with the responsibility for the transport sector, Robeson Benn along with officials from the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) on August 20 launched the Automatic Dependence Surveillance Broadcast Project. The project is part of the International Civil Aviation Organisation’s (ICAO) global plan for the seamless transition of flights through the w... Read more
22 Aug Boat capsizes in the Essequibo River KINGSTON - At approximately 15:00 hours on Thursday August 21, 2014, the small passenger boat Kaikuman capsized in the Essequibo River close to the shore at Success, Leguan. The incident occurred shortly after the boat left Success, Leguan with a cargo of agricultural produce. It was destined for Parika. Two persons were on board; the captain and the farmer who owned the cargo. They were rescued by two boats which were in the vicinity, and the boat and some of the cargo... Read more
18 Aug East Bank four-lane to be fully completed in 2015 KINGSTON - Despite efforts to have the East Bank Four-lane Extension Project completed by the end of this year, the project has now been set to be fully completed in the first quarter of next year. Project delays have become a disgusting and frustrating phenomenon in Guyana; however, according to the Works Ministry’s Roads and Bridges Department Manager Ron Rahaman, two of the lots will be completed by this year, but the other will not be finished until the first quarter of 2015.... Read more
15 Aug Repairs to Linden/Lethem road commence KINGSTON - Maintenance to critical sections of the Linden/Lethem road has commenced with works to be completed by mid-September. The work is intended to cut travel time by four hours. Currently, it takes approximately 16 hours to commute to Lethem from Georgetown using a minibus. The critical sections will be resurfaced with lateritic material and compacted. The contractors employed for this project, which is being executed in phases, are: Troy Resources... Read more
15 Aug Search continues for missing crew KINGSTON - Rescuers intensified a search on August 14, 2014 for the two men who remain missing after a Motor Tanker ‘Swift Dolphin’ capsizedoff the Corentyne Coast in Guyana waters. The vessel, which was sailing to Georgetown from Suriname, capsized on Tuesday August 12, 2014 around 21:10 hrs about 49 nautical miles at St. Andrews Point. The Captain and a crew member are still missing. A Guyana Defence Force (GDF) skyvan did an aerial reconnaissanc... Read more
13 Aug MARAD officials participate in Maritime Security seminar in Antigua KINGSTON - Director, Maritime Safety, Captain Stephen Thomas and Chief Port Security Officer, Major Dwain Nurse of the Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) represented Guyana at the first Sub-Regional Seminar on Maritime Surveillance, Monitoring and Communications Systems for Maritime Security in Antigua during the period July 28 to 31, 2014. Other participants were drawn from countries around the Caribbean such as, the Bahamas, Belize, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Haiti, J... Read more
