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The Alliance For Change (AFC) today rejected the Government’s plan to amend the country’s Cybercrime laws to cater for social media postings. The AFC has warned that despite assurances from the Vice President, the Government could use the law to silence and criminalize citizens for their social media posts and opinions. AFC Leader, Nigel Hughes […]
GTT has transformed into ONE Communications, which is the new brand that brings together all of the company’s services while pushing its commitment to customers. At the launching last evening, Chief Executive Officer, Damian Blackburn explained that the rebranding to ONE Communications is the culmination of a journey that began in 2021. The company’s Chief […]
The Yarrowkabra Secondary School, which is located along the Soesdyke-Linden Highway, was commissioned on Thursday with a pledge by the Government to continue its support of universal secondary education. The new school is expected to house over one thousand students from the Soesdyke area and other surrounding communities. The school was built at a cost […]
Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo today said that updated Cybercrime legislation, which the Government will be tabling, will not regulate what people say online, nor will it clamp down on social media influencers or those with large social media following At a press conference today, Mr. Jagdeo said his Government believes in free speech and the […]
Facing a firestorm of criticism across social media over his announced plans to introduce legislation that will see regulations being implemented to cover the use of social media, Attorney General Anil Nandlall has indicated that law-abiding citizens have nothing to fear. In a follow-up statement to his earlier televised statement about the planned social media […]
The Opposition People’s National Congress Reform today said it is in not anticipating any serious investigation, as promised by the Government, into the multi-billion dollar drug bust at Matthew’s Ridge in Region One. In a statement today, the PNC said that the drug bust has raised serious national security concerns, adding that the operation has […]
The Region Ten community of Kwakwani was thrown into mourning on Tuesday following a tragic accident that claimed the life of well known Basketball Coach and former National Basketball player, Dave Causway. Causway was driving his car along the Unamco trail when tragedy struck. The car was being driven down a hill along the trail, […]
As investigations into the discovery of 4.4 tonnes of cocaine buried near an illegal airstrip in Region One widens, the investigators from the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit are examining the alleged involvement of Police Officers who may be stationed in communities in the area. When CANU launched its probe of illegal airstrips and the movement […]
President Irfaan Ali, Acting Police Commissioner Clifton Hicken and Head of the Special Organised Crime Unit, Assistant Commissioner Fazil Karimbaksh, all dodged questions today on the ongoing investigations of alleged acts of corruption within the Guyana Police Force and the allegedly involvement of senior officers. Just after launching the National Defence Institute, President Irfaan Ali […]
Declaring that Guyana will not be used as a conduit for criminal activities including drug smuggling, President Irfaan Ali today vowed to tackle drug trafficking head on, and to break the back of the criminal networks operating in Guyana. Reacting to the recent 4.4 tonne cocaine find in Region One, President Ali said Guyana is […]
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