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The Guyana Police Force in a statement this morning denied that the Deputy Chief Election Officer Roxanne Myers is in Police custody for obstruction of justice because she opted to remain silent to questions about election fraud allegations. The Force has now explained that she is in custody for conspiracy to defraud. Myers turned up […]
E-networks, which recently landed its own Fibre optic cable has joined in welcoming the liberalization of the telecommunications sector. The company now intends to further expand its recently launched 5G coverage as well as add new services. In a statement, the company’s Chairman, Rakesh Puri, expressed his satisfaction that the liberalization process is finally complete […]
In the past 24 hours, Guyana recorded three additional Coronavirus related deaths, taking the total number of deaths in the country to 95. An 84-year-old woman, a 67-year-old man and a 61-year-old man who were all from Region Four represent the latest fatalities. They were all patients in the hospital, according to the Ministry of […]
The Deputy Chief Election Officer Roxanne Myers was taken into Police custody this morning and remains in custody this evening after refusing to answer questions as the Police continue their probe into allegations of electoral fraud. Myers is being represented by Attorney Nigel Hughes. The Attorney told News Source that Ms. Myers has been moved […]
Opposition Leader Joe Harmon has written to the Prime Minister requesting the immediate removal of businessman Roshan Khan as a member of the Ethnic Relations Commission. Khan who has been serving on the ERC since 2018 has been making a number of racially insensitive statements on Facebook over the past few weeks, triggering widespread condemnation. […]
With last evening’s announcement by the government that the telecommunications sector was formally liberalised, GTT which has been locked in negotiations about a final end to its monopoly appears ready to move on. In a brief statement today, the company said it is preparing to roll out major expansion in its services to the people […]
Local and regional mobile service operator, Digicel, has welcomed the government’s announcement of the liberalisation of the telecommunications sector in Guyana. Digicel, which has been pushing for a liberalised sector since it entered the market more than a decade ago, believes the move is coming at a right time, as Guyana prepares for unprecedented growth […]
Police are investigating the death of a 28-year-old Albouystown woman after a cutlass attack by her husband. The dead woman has been identified as mother of three, Clarabel Johnson of Cooper Street Albouystown. She worked at Humphrey’s bakery. A police statement said the woman had an early morning row with her husband at about 6:25 […]
Three persons lost their lives to the coronavirus disease in Guyana on Monday, taking the total number of deaths to 93. A 38-year-old man, a 55-year-old retired male nurse and an 84-year-old woman were identified as the three latest fatalities. They were all from the Region 4 area. The male nurse only retired from the […]
In a late night address to the nation, Prime Minister Mark Phillips formally announced the liberalisation of the telecommunications sector with the Commencement Orders being issued which will fully bring into force the Telecommunications Act 2016 (the “Act”) and the Public Utilities Commission Act 2016. The Prime Minister said “the commencement of these Acts is […]
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