GTT eyes Fibre connectivity to 75% of homes in Guyana by 2024

Telecommunication giant – GTT – has announced that more than 55% of its customers, who were on its broadband internet service, have switched to the company’s Fibre service, which provides increased internet speeds and reliability. According to GTT’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Damian Blackburn, this year has been a remarkable one for the company with […]

Finance Minister defends 8% salary increase for public servants

The Minister responsible for Finance, Dr. Ashni Singh has defended the 8% salary increase for public servants for 2022 that was recently announced by the President. Since the announcement, the Government has faced criticism from many public servants, the APNU+AFC opposition and the Guyana Public Service Union. Speaking to reporters today, the Finance Minister, Dr. […]

Three held over marijuana in car trunk bust in Berbice

Three Berbice men were arrested over the weekend after they were linked to the discovery of more than 100 pounds of marijuana in the trunk of a car. According to a statement from CANU, its agents noticed the car parked on the public road at Springlands on Friday during an operation and no one claimed […]

Boat Captain pushed overboard to death by two men in Linden

Two brothers in Linden are in Police custody and are likely to face murder charges after they pushed a boat captain overboard to his death early on Saturday morning. A Police statement said the 55-year-old boat Captain, Elick Alexander was steering the boat towards the Wismar shore of the Demerara River when he was attacked […]

AFC to walk away from Coalition at end of the year

Leader of the Alliance For Change (AFC), Khemraj Ramjattan today confirmed that his party will be exiting the coalition when the Cummingsburg Accord expires on the end of the year. “We were going to exit as it were the partnership. We will still have very cordial working relationship with the APNU because of course we […]

Guyana rejects Venezuela’s arguments in border case; Greenidge says Venezuela’s arguments meant to derail process

Guyana’s agent on the current border matter before the International Court of Justice, Former Foreign Minister, Carl Greenigde, today rejected Venezuela’s contention that the ICJ should throw out Guyana’s case on the grounds of admissibility. Delivering the opening presentation at the World Court for Guyana, Mr. Greenidge said Venezuela’s objections appear to not be grounded […]

All trainee teachers to begin receiving salaries from 2023

Trainee teachers who are undergoing training at the Cyril Potter College of Education will receive a salary from 2023 while 100 additional senior teachers will receive duty free concessions in the coming days, Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand announced today. During the commissioning of the Cyril Potter College of Education Vreed-en-Hoop Centre, Manickchand explained that […]