MOLESON CREEK – The Ministry’s ferry service – Canawaima - that provides a service between Guyana and Surinam recorded an increase in earnings for April 2014.

General Manager (GM) Louise Williams revealed in her monthly report that GY$16, 530, 585 and US$4, 220 were earned for the month, which represented a 28 percent and nine percent respectively when compared to March 2014.

According to her, passengers accounted for 77 percent of the revenue, vehicles 20 percent, whil...

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KINGSTON - Due to heavy rainfall over the past 24 hours, parts of the capital City came under severe flooding. Though this natural disaster was almost unavoidable, Minister within the Ministry of Public Infrastructure, Annette Ferguson, along with Minister within the Ministry of Social Protection, Simona Broomes, visited some of the affected areas and interacted with the residents on May 31, 2015.

The areas they visited included Albouystown, Alexander Village, Durban Street and S...

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PETERS HALL - Fifty seven year-old and father of one, Seepersaud Roopchand, a Tug Operator attached to the Demerara Harbour Bridge (DHB) fell overboard at approximately 11:40 a.m. on May 31, 2014.

He was later pronounced dead at the Diamond Diagnostic Centre.

Mr. Roopchand was on duty from 6 a.m. to facilitate a bridge inspection. However, he was advised at around 8 a.m. that the inspection was no longer needed and to moor the vessel at Span 8 - the normal docking posit...

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KINGSTON - The Ministry through its highway lighting maintenance programme has restored transformers in areas where drivers “accidentally” drove into lamp poles, effectively destroying the infrastructure.

However, the cost of restoring the transformers has not been borne solely by the Ministry. Drivers who have accepted responsibility for the damaged infrastructure have worked out an arrangement with the Ministry. The Ministry is willing to go to the courts for those who have not...

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KINGSTON - The Public Works Ministry’s Works’ Force Account Unit (FAU) has completed road repairs to a section of road in front of the National library and Bank of Guyana.

The Ministry’s employees undertook the job after the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) had repaired the sewerage system in the area.

Sand, loam sand mix, crusher run and asphalt were used to resurface the thoroughfare, which was completed on May 23, 2014.

The repair works cost the Ministry GYD...

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KINGSTON - The Government of Guyana is in talks with United Arab Emirates (UAE) towards negotiating an air service agreement that will see at least one of UAE’s three major flag carriers operating flights to Guyana, in the very near future.

On May 27, 2014, in the conference room at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, a delegation each from Guyana and the UAE, met for further discussions. The local delegation comprised officals from the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), the Di...

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KINGSTON - An additional river defence structure will be built on Fort Island by the Ministry of Public Works (MPW) to preserve one of Guyana’s historical landmarks - Fort Zeelandia – which is located 16 kilometers from the mouth of the Essequibo River.

“We are in the process of mobilizing the materials and manpower. Hon. Benn [Minister of Public Works] has instructed that we have to start in one month’s time,” said Kevin Samad, Chief River and Sea Defence Officer.

In a...

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TIMEHRI - Two packages of cocaine weighing 2.2 kilogrammes were discovered on a Caribbean Airlines flight destined for Toronto, Canada this afternoon, May 23, 2014 at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport.

The illegal substance was found in the aft hold – the belly of the aircraft - of BW 606, a little after 13:00 hrs.

The aircraft had arrived at 12: 11 hrs from Port of Spain, with an onward connection to Toronto.

After all baggage was offloaded from the...

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TIMEHRI - On Saturday, May 17, 2014 around 3:41 a.m., Sangernette Mason, who was booked on BW 484 for the United States of America, presented herself to the Caribbean Airlines (CAL) Check-in counter at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA).

According to the CAL officials, the passenger was loud, incoherent and refused to answer any questions to facilitate the process. The Supervisor on duty was called in and after assessing the situation decided that the passenger was not...

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KINGSTON - A Trans Guyana Britten Norman Islander aircraft hard landed during its approach at Kurupung Bottom airstrip, Region Seven, approximately 12:27 pm on May 16, 2014. No injuries were report.

In aviation, a hard landing is an especially rapid or steep descent.

Five persons, including the pilot, were on board the aircraft, which had departed from Ogle International Airport.

Zulficar Mohamed, Director-General of the Guyana Civil Aviation Authorit...

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