Petition for liberalisation of telecoms sector to be presented to political parties

In wake of an online petition calling for the full liberalization of the telecommunications sector in Guyana, the Chief Executive Officer of Digicel Guyana, Gregory Dean believes Guyanese have become “sick” of being left behind in the telecommunications sector. In a statement welcoming the “LiberalisationNOW” petition which could be found on www.change.org, Mr. Dean said […]

Broad and Lombard St. squatters get keys to new homes

(DPI) Twenty families who once squatted on private property at Broad and Lombard Streets are now homeowners. The Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) and Food for the Poor today handed over the keys to the new homes in the Prospect Housing Scheme, East Bank Demerara. Many of the beneficiaries, who also have titles to […]

Guyana puts plan in place to guard against coronavirus

As the world pays attention to China and the coronavirus which has also been reported in other countries, the health authorities in Guyana are getting set to launch a public information campaign on the virus and step up awareness for Guyanese. Today Minister of Public Health, Volda Lawrence confirmed that there is no case of […]

Badal accuses APNU+AFC and PPP of stealing his ideas

The recently formed Change Guyana party is accusing the two leading political parties, the APNU+AFC and the PPP of copying the ideas of Change Guyana. At a Press Conference hosted today at the Pegasus Hotel, Presidential Candidate of Change Guyana Robert Badal said he has been watching the major parties on the campaign trail and […]

Guyana eyeing Category 1 status after successful international audit

The Guyana Civil Aviation Authority is preparing to start engaging the Federal Aviation Administration of the United States to be granted Category One status for the country. A Category One status would allow direct flights between Guyana and the United States of carriers other than U.S owned airlines. The move by the Guyana Civil Aviation […]

Sophia squatters demand land “or no vote”

Some residents in the Sophia community started to claim already allocated government land over the weekend and earlier today, demanding that they be granted house lots or the government could face the possibility of them withholding their votes. Many of the residents have been converging in an area behind Cummings Lodge, marking off plots and […]

Exxon makes its 16th oil discovery offshore Guyana

Director, Department of Energy, Dr. Mark Bynoe, today, announced that ExxonMobil has made its 16th oil discovery offshore Guyana. The new discovery was made northeast of the producing Liza field at the Uaru well, on the Stabroek Block. This new discovery coupled with all other discoveries brings the estimated resource for the Stabroek Block to more than […]

GTT warns public again over scammers

 Local telecommunications company, GTT has issued another warning to its customers to guard themselves against scams that may be using the company’s name. In a statement on Friday, GTT urged customers to be more vigilant and seek verification of promotions as the company saw an increase in fraud reports during 2019. GTT’s Vice President of […]