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Opposition Leader writes Prime Minister to remove Roshan Khan from ERC over racist statements

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. […]

GTT ready to roll out 5G and Next Generation Services

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 […]

Albouystown woman dies after chopping by husband

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 […]

Telecommunications sector formally liberalised; Govt. announces official end to GTT “monopoly”

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 […]

Government rehires James Singh as Head of CANU

The Government of Guyana through the Ministry of Home Affairs has rehired former Head of the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit, James Singh to once again serve in that position. Singh was removed from the position in 2017 under the last government following a Commission of Inquiry into the release of a drug boat and its […]