THURSDAY 13th OCTOBER, 2022
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No. 106874
Stable electricity for thousands in Mahdia - as contract for $362M solar farm signed
By Tamica Garnett
Over 600 rescued turtles released
THE government, through the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), on Wednesday signed a $362 million contract with Standby Power Engineering Company (SPECOM)
for the construction of a new 686 kilowatt Turn-Key Solar Farm in the Mahdia, Region Eight (Potaro-Siparuni). The project is expected to be completed by September 2023, and will benefit over
2,880 residents with reliable and efficient supply of electricity. The solar farm is being financed under the Energy Matrix Diversification and Strengthening of the Department of Energy (EMISDE) pro-
gramme, which is funded by a loan from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) with the Guyana Energy Agency (GEA) being responsible for project management.
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- at second annual Sand Creek Turtle Festival
THE South Rupununi Conservation Society (SRCS) in collaboration with Sand Creek Village, Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo) hosted the sec-
ond annual Turtle Festival on Saturday, according to a Facebook post by the SRCS. “Over 150 children attended the festival from the
communities of Sawariwau, Katoonarib, Shiriri, Rupunau, Sand Creek, Shulinab and Potarinau,” the group said. Six hundred turtles that were rescued from flooding
this year by SRCS rangers in Sand Creek were released at the festival. The remaining 700 rescued turtles will be released this week by the rangers along the Rupununi
River. The initiative is a partnership involving the Frankfurt Zoological Society, the Sustainable Wildlife Management - Programme
GECOM awaiting APNU+AFC Crime Chief response on information admitted to the bar requested by police
Guyana, the Protected Areas Commission, Rupununi Livestock Producers Association and the Regional Democratic Council of Region Nine. (SRCS photos)
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Facebook, Twitter asked to remove posts with illegal maps of Guyana
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