China State Construction Engineering Corporation awarded contract to build new Harbour Bridge

CABINET has granted its no-objection for the Ministry of Public Works to engage China State Construction Engineering Corporation Limited to construct the New Demerara Harbour Bridge (NDHB), based on a Design-Build-Finance (DBF) model. According to a Ministry of Finance release, the financial terms and conditions would be no less favourable than those submitted in the … Read more

Chinese company awarded contract to construct new Harbour Bridge

Guyana is close to building a new four-lane, high-span fixed bridge across the Demerara Harbour Bridge (DHB) after a Chinese Company – China State Construction Engineering Corporation Ltd. – was given the nod of approval from Cabinet to construct the new structure. The Ministry of Finance in a press statement late Monday night outlined that … Read more

China Railway group given ‘green light’ to build Amaila Falls hydro project

The China Railway Group Limited, a company that was initially selected to construct the massive Amaila Falls hydropower project in 2012, has once again been granted approval to construct this massive renewable energy project. According to a press release from the Ministry of Finance, cabinet granted its ‘no objection’ for the Office of the Prime … Read more

Tenders for new Demerara Harbor Bridge to open on Oct. 3

As the government advances the process towards building a new four-lane, high-span fixed bridge across the Demerara Harbour Bridge, President Dr. Irfaan Ali announced on Monday that tenders are expected to be opened on October 3, 2021. According to President Ali, the new bridge is part and parcel of the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) … Read more

Charrandas Persaud tipped as Guyana’s High Commissioner to India…as Foreign Service shake-up looms

Charrandas Persaud, the former Alliance For Change (AFC) parliamentarian whose break with the former Government caused them to topple from power via a No-Confidence Motion (NCM) in 2018, is being tipped to be Guyana’s new High Commissioner to India.According to a well-placed source, Persaud’s appointment along with the appointment of various other key diplomats are … Read more

Award of Kaieteur, Canje blocks free from corruption

Guyana’s Vice President, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo, said on Friday the award of the Kaieteur and Canje blocks offshore the South American country was in keeping with the nation’s laws and that no evidence of corruption has been found to date. The Vice President’s remarks follow several reports in the media which have criticised the award … Read more

GuySuCo to place more emphasis on packaged sugar to help revive industry

The Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) has acknowledged that one of its major shortcomings has been its reliance on selling bulk sugar. Under new management now, the Corporation has a change of plan, and will be focusing on marketing more packaged sugar to add value to what it produces.This was on Wednesday revealed to the media … Read more

Former Guyana Presidential Advisor on oil told to retract ‘false and defamatory’ claims or face lawsuit

Lawyers representing Guyana’s former Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment, Robert Persaud, have issued a letter to former Presidential Advisor on Petroleum, Dr. Jan Mangal, requesting that he immediately retracts ‘false and defamatory’ statements on the award of oil blocks to companies, and cease and desist from making any such further claims. The Canje … Read more

GECOM fires Presiding Officer – was caught campaigning for PPP at Port Kaituma

THE Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has fired a Presiding Officer who was spotted campaigning with the Opposition Peoples Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) recently at Port Kaituma in the North West District. Reports are that Sheldon Henry, who was expected to work today, Elections Day, at an area within the Matarkai sub-region in Region One (Barima-Waini), called … Read more

Another Presiding Officer seen campaigning for PPP…Port Kaituma residents furious

Vigilant residents of Port Kaituma in the North West District are fuming after a Presiding Officer attached to the Guyana Elections Commission(GECOM) was spotted campaigning with the Opposition Peoples Progressive Party recently. A resident told the Guyana Chronicle that Sheldon Henry is scheduled to work on Elections Day at an area within the Matarkai sub-region … Read more