Daily Archives: 10/13/2021

GUYANA: Another solar boondoggle for hinterland residents – Stabroek News

10/13/2021 – 12:09 am

By October 9, 2021

Stabroek News

It was announced last week that the Indian government will provide US$7.2m in credit towards delivering solar systems to 30,000 households in the hinterland. 

Exactly how that figure of 30,000 was arrived at is not clear. The most recent census showed a population for what are described as the hinterland regions (1, 7, 8, and 9) of 81,263. With an average household size of 4.7 that works out to only 17,622 homes. Furthermore since population centres such as Bartica, Lethem, Port Kaituma, Kwakwani, Mabaruma and Mahdia have their own diesel powered grid systems they would not be included in this project.

But we must forgive our politicians for their exaggerations in a land where based on their claims everyone must have one or two house lots by now, every schoolchild is above average and serious crimes are near zero.         Continue reading →

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GUYANA: Steps now afoot to digitise Guyana Police Force records – Attorney General Anil Nandlall

10/13/2021 – 12:06 am

— after fire destroys century old Brickdam Police Station

A.G. Anil Nandlall

Oct 11, 2021- Kaieteur News – Despite being more than a century old, efforts to implement technological advancement to Brickdam Police Station have been slow. It is only after a massive fire destroyed the Central Police Station for the A Division, some two weeks ago, that it is being announced that steps will be taken to properly digitise all the records of the Guyana Police Force.

Nandlall said, given that the fire destroyed all the paper records of firearm licences, court documents, files belonging to the CID, Narcotics, and Traffic Departments, it will take some time for the A Division Police Department to rebuild a database.

The issue was underscored during the opening ceremony for Support for the Criminal Justice System (SCJS) Pre-trial Detention, Custodial Alternatives Workshop held at the Officers’ Training Centre, Camp Road, Eve Leary, last week.          Continue reading →

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Cambridge Academy Alumni Association- Sip and Chat – Virtual Event- November 7. 2021

10/13/2021 – 12:03 am

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