Category: News

The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T) on Tuesday said it has appealed the decision of Justice Rishi Persaud in the case of James Samuels vs GT&T. The High Court had ruled that the monopoly held by GT&T to provide telecommunications service or to regulate voice and data transmission over the internet is unlawful and void. In the meantime, Digicel Guyana has slashed its international call rates up to 88 per cent in accordance with the ruling of the High Court from 18:00h on the said day. However, GT&T in…

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Educator and flautist Johnny Kent, commonly called JJ Kent, a Native American from the United States of America who is currently in Guyana on a six-day visit on Monday paid a courtesy call on Amerindian Affairs Minister Pauline Sukhai. Kent, accompanied by United States Embassy Public Relations Officer Tabatha Fairclough, lauded the Amerindian Affairs Ministry for its stewardship in promoting and conserving Amerindian culture. He stated that while the visit presents him a unique opportunity for presentations on native culture, he will also be sharing some of his musical skills…

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A six-year-old boy was killed almost instantly when his head was crushed by his father’s car. Suraj Ajai Beharry was with his father under the car PHH7487 at the family’s residence at Sixth Street, Islington, East Bank Berbice around Tuesday morning, when it fell, pinning him to the ground. The child was a pupil of the Overwinning Primary School. When this publication arrived on the scene, a crowd was gathering along the narrow street adjacent to the sea wall on the eastern bank of the Berbice River. Investigators were inside,…

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Executive member of the People’s National Congress Reform Carl Greenidge, who is also vying for the position of leader of the party said his rival David Granger should not grab all three key positions in the opposition. The positions are namely leader of the PNCR, Opposition Leader and Chairman of a partnership for National Unity and PNCR leader. Greenidge made the Comments at a press conference when asked by the media about the opposition leader seeking to contest the three positions. “Given where the PNCR is, it needs someone who…

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Lindeners stand to lose the most as they continue to participate in the opposition-backed and organised protests in the mining town, burning public buildings, blocking roads and destroying private properties. This is the position of President Donald Ramotar, who said that it is time for the community to return to a state of normalcy as the resumption of talks on the way forward commences. Ramotar felt strongly that the protests in the mining town would have a significant impact on the investment climate there, and business as a whole. He…

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The police are investigating the death of Lalchan Deonarine called “Burnham” of Seawell Village, East Canje Berbice, who was reportedly electrocuted early Friday morning. At the home of the deceased, relatives and friends gathered Friday playing cards, and lending a hand to tidying up the premises as more relative arrived after hearing the news. Deonarine’s pregnant 14-year- old daughter recalled the final moments of her father just before he tragically died. She explained that her father was lying in the hammock under their house while she and others were in…

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Government parliamentarians on Wednesday strongly defended the integrity and tenure of Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee in the face of a no-confidence motion brought against him by Opposition Leader David Granger. The motion calls on the National Assembly to declare “no- confidence” in Rohee following the Linden unrests and deaths. The motion tabled on Wednesday called on the minister to resign his post while accepting “ministerial responsibility” for the death of three Lindeners and the injuries inflicted on scores of others in the mining town. The debate was spirited and…

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– EZjet makes inaugural Guyana -Toronto flight By: Melinda Bishundyal EZjet Air Services Incorporated inaugural flight to Toronto, Canada, took off Tuesday afternoon from the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) with some 98 passengers. The flight was launched after a formal ceremony in the airport’s executive lounge. The Boeing 767-200 series aircraft has 218 seats.  A return ticket to Canada costs US$650, while a one way ticket costs US$375. EZjet started its service to New York on December 16 last year. Since then, it has flown 300 flights in 3600…

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The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) last week launched the third edition of the Business Guyana Magazine at a ceremony held at the Pegasus Hotel. Prime Minister Samuel Hinds was in attendance at the event where it was highlighted that Business Guyana Magazine 2012, is an investor’s guide to doing business in Guyana, and is an annual publication by the GCCI, with the target audience being potential domestic or international investors. It contains information that would guide them towards establishing a business in Guyana. According to a Government…

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