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Work on the undermining sea defence is currently underway at Mosquito Hall/Lancaster, Mahaica and is 80 per cent complete. Staff from the Public Works Ministry’s Force Account Unit are scheduled to seal the remaining section by this afternoon (Thursday). The ministry in a release said the contractor – M&B Construction – hired to rehabilitate a section of the earthen embankment and slope has begun stockpiling materials [rocks and clay] to begin capping the undermined area. It is expected that within another two weeks, work in that area will be completed.…

The Linden community of Guyana was on Saturday morning left in a state of shock and mourning when popular businessman Collis “Tom” Mentis, 37, plunged to his death after careening his vehicle off the Mackenzie-Wismar Bridge. The incident occurred about 08:15h. Mentis, who sold beverages prior to his death, was at the time driving a white Tundra pick-up GRR 4634, which crashed head-on into the centre of the bridge railing, before ending up in the Demerara River. Reports are that Mentis was at the time of the accident returning to…

Guyana’s security sector continues to focus heavily on training of its personnel, and only recently several officers benefited from overseas training at various levels. The Home Affairs Ministry in a release recently announced that Detective Sergeant Shivram Murguyya and Detective Corporal Devon Lowe attended the junior criminal investigation course in Christ Church, Barbados. The aim of this course was to develop the requisite investigative skills of junior officers that would enable them to execute their duties in a professional manner. Inspector Clifton Davis of the Tactical Services Unit (TSU) attended…

BY SAMUEL SUKHNANDAN   Canadian oil company CGX Energy Inc said the legal arbitration it has brought against Repsol was a last resort after efforts to redress its “transgression through dialogue” did not work. “CGX maintains that it is imperative it protects the rights of its shareholders, many of whom are Guyanese, both locally and in the diaspora, in terms of the Georgetown licence,” the company’s general counsel Michael Galego told Guyana Times International in a recent interview. Explaining the details of the dispute between his company and Repsol, CGX…

The opposition coalition A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) is calling for better working conditions for members of the Guyana Police Force, saying this will inspire ranks to better perform their duties with diligence and integrity. At the party’s weekly press conference, its chairman, David Granger highlighted rising road fatality figures, pointing out the recent death of Chief Librarian Gillian Thompson. He said the force is “badly under strength, with some 200 officers leaving every year. “We are calling for increased enforcement so that we can save more lives. We…

There were smiles on the faces of many of the 26 young patients on Christmas Day, when President Donald Ramotar accompanied by his daughter Lisa Ramotar, along with Chief Executive Officer Michael Khan and other officials visited the Paediatric Ward of the Georgetown Public Hospital. The president and his daughter delivered gifts and kind words to the young children who are being treated for ailments ranging from burns and broken limbs, to cancer. The head of state said he was happy to be able to visit the children who were…

The Rights of the Child Commission (RCC), sponsored by UNICEF, participated in an international workshop – Adolescent and Youth Civic Participation held in Brasília, Brazil on December 10-13. According to a release from the RCC, the event was part of the self-managed activities of the Global Human Rights Forum. Approximately 130 participants from 12 different countries attended the international workshop: adolescents, young people, policymakers, leaders of social movements, student leaders and other stakeholders developing programmes and policies aimed at ensuring the right to participation of young people. The first day…

Work on the four-lane extension road project being undertaken on the East Coast and East Bank highways is expected to be fast-tracked next year. While there have been some delays owing to several issues encountered by the contractors, the work should be completed by the first quarter of 2014 at the latest. This is according to an official of the Public Works Ministry. Stern warning According to the official, most of the issues that were brought to the attention of the Work Services Group (WSG) of the Public Works Ministry…