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An IDB-funded project is under scrutiny after allegations of fraud were leveled against an official managing a division of the project. The Inter-American Development Bank sent investigators to Guyana from the United States who are looking at how an official of the Citizen Security Program may have developed allegedly a conflict of interest in the award and processing of contracts under his purview. The IDB ...

Later this year as part of the Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL) loss reduction plan the company will introduce over 2000 smart meters in the Georgetown business area. Divisional Director for GPL, Kumar Sharma said the new meter system would be the first of its kind and will be piloted in the Regent Street business area. The soon to be rolled out project could see GPL monitoring customer’s consumption from ...

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Our efforts at protecting the environment must not only be limited to cleanup since there are many daily occurrences such as fires and floods that point to climate change and the deterioration of our Environment. Resident Representative of the UNDP in Guyana Khadija Musa made those observations when she addressed a programme to mark World Environment Day. She also noted that Governments are challenged daily ...

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At about 08:15h. today Monday June 03, 2013, two men, one of whom was armed with a handgun, entered the Wismar Post Office and held up the Police Constable who was on duty guarding cash. The perpetrators took away the policeman’s service FN Rifle and 20 rounds and then held up the Postmistress and a female clerk. The men took away an undisclosed sum of cash from a drawer and over $2M from a safe and escaped ...

On May 21, 2013, Miner Elroy Sealey, 29 years, of Yorkshire Hall, Mahaicony, ECD, was confronted by a man at Chinee Landing, Cuyuni, during which he was doused with gasoline and set on fire. He was admitted to the GPHC where he succumbed yesterday Sunday June 02, 2013. The suspect has not been arrested as yet. ...