Increased monitoring of contracts with new “Service Division” – Patterson
The government has installed a new division that will help monitor projects with the aim of ensuring that taxpayers get value for their money....
Gov’t. to build $826M Secondary School at Yarrowkabra
The Ministry of Education and BK International Incorporated have signed an $826Million contract to build a modern Yarrowkabra Secondary School.
Signing the contract was Education...
Engineer declared $4.6M project complete five months before actual completion
An engineer attached to the Public Security Ministry, found himself in hot water, last year, after he declared a project complete five months before...
Health Ministry’s failure to collect security deposits exposed it to possibility of contractor default
The Ministry of Public Health left itself wide open to the possibility of contractor default in 2018, after some 14 suppliers failed to deposit...
GTT replaces damaged cable in Demerara River
The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) on Wednesday started the replacement process of damaged submarine cable in the Demerara River.
According to the company,...
$200M Technical Institute completed in Region 9
A $200M technical institute has been completed at Bina Hill, Annai (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo) and will be commissioned this month.
The Hinterland Green Enterprises Centre...
Tenders being evaluated for construction of 200 housing units, road works – CH&PA Projects...
Tenders are currently being evaluated for the construction of 200 housing units at Perseverance, Providence and Prospect on the East Bank of Demerara, and...
GWI drilled 28 new wells this year; over 24,000 residents received first-time access to...
The General Manager (GM) of the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI), Dr. Richard Van West-Charles, reported today that some 28 wells were drilled this year....
CH&PA reviewing selection process for houselots, homes
Given the increased demand for housing solutions, the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) is now on the move to review its vetting process...
Non-occupancy of gov’t. housing still an issue, despite 60,000 active applications in the system...
With some 60,000 active applications currently in the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA)’s system, persons who were successfully granted homes or houselots, have...
