Year: 2018

Public Infrastructure Minister David Patterson is currently awaiting legal advice from Attorney the General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Basil Williams, before engaging the Berbice Bridge Company Incorporated (BBCI). BBCI Chairman Dr. Surendra Persaud disclosed two weeks ago that the company is facing bankruptcy, and as such had made proposals to increase its tolls by as much 300 per cent in some cases, to keep the Berbice Bridge afloat. Toll increases have been strongly opposed by Government, but Minister Patterson has said due consideration may be given to this matter.…

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A vendor was on Wednesday arraigned before Chief Magistrate, Ann McLennan after he reportedly had sexual intercourse with a 12-year-old girl. Twenty-five-year-old, Stephon Belle of Port Kaituma, Water Front, North West District (NWD) was not allowed to plead to the indictable charge against him. It is being alleged that he engaged in sexual penetration with the girl on July 14 2018 at said Port Kaituma Water Front. According to the case facts, he invited the minor to his place of abode and forcefully had sex with her. As such the…

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Francisco De Mattos, 27, of Monkey Mountain was on Thursday further remanded to prison by Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan when he reappeared in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts charged with the murder of a Venezuelan citizen. De Mattos was not required to plead to the indictable charge which alleged that on June 23, 2018 while at a bar at Black Water Landing in the Cuyuni River he murdered Rafael Angel Gonzalez Prieto. According to facts presented to the court, on the day in question around 01:50h Prieto was stabbed to death…

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…Jordan urges Police Officers A little over a week after the West Coast Demerara (WCD) highway was officially opened to the public, Finance Minister Winston Jordan has expressed his concerns over the way the roadway is being utilised by commuters. During a visit to Region Three (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara) on Saturday, the Finance Minister stated that he was not pleased at what he saw along the highway. According to him, many vehicles were parked haphazardly along the roadway and vendors were operating along the shoulders of the roadway. “I believe…

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The second review of the local content policy is expected to be completed by the first quarter of next year. This is so according to Business Minister Dominic Gaskin, who made the announcement while addressing a recent forum at the Pegasus Hotel. “There is currently a second draft local content policy framework being reviewed and consulted on. We’ve also recently completed a terms of reference for a consultancy to complete the local content policy based on consultations and a draft, also an implementation plan depending on whether or not legislation…

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Residents of the Island of Leguan, in the Essequibo River, are complaining bitterly about the sudden hike in speedboat fares due to the lack of a regular ferry service. The normal fare from Parika to Leguan is about G$500, but residents are now being forced to pay as much as G$1,500, depending on the number of passengers in the speedboat at that time. According to residents living on the island, the ferry service has not been working to its normal schedule for the past six months, and passengers have no…

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…call for REO’s removal By Lakhram Bhagirat Farmers of Canal Number One Polder, West Bank Demerara are now counting their losses, incurred from their farms having been inundated for almost three weeks. They contend that the flooding could have been avoided had the Regional Authorities paid attention to their pleas for help. Eighty-seven-year-old farmer Dharamdeo Singh, speaking on behalf of a group of farmers in L’Esperance, Canal Number One Polder, said their farms have been under water for over three weeks, and they had made representation to both the Canals…

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The newly re-constituted Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) on Wednesday continued its meetings with stakeholders. The body met with representatives of the Indigenous, East Indian and African Guyanese constituents at Herdmanston Lodge, Georgetown to get a firsthand account of issues confronting members of the various groups. According to the ERC in a statement, during the engagements, important concerns were raised and suggestions offered with commitments to work together in promoting harmony and good relations across the country. The ERC said it is in the process of spreading and fostering awareness of…

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