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Home Affairs Minister Robeson Benn on Thursday asked the Guyana Police Force to crack down on illegalities and disorder mainly in Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica) which is regarded as the country’s trendsetter. “Where Region Four goes the rest of the country will follow. Where Region Four goes, those divisions, the rest of the country follows and if we are going to ...

American Airlines (AA) said a “disruptive customer” forced its Guyana-bound flight to return New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport Tuesday night, despite a denial by well-known Indian cultural activist Joel Ghansham that he misbehaved. “American Airlines flight 2557, with service from New York (JFK) to Georgetown, Guyana (GEO), returned yesterday (Tuesday) to JFK due to a disruptive customer,” the ...

ANSA McAL Limited announced on Thursday that it has finalized an agreement to acquire a stake in the dynamic Bahamian Brewery & Beverage Company Limited (BBB). No financial or other statistical details were released in a statement issued by ANSA McAL. The Bahamian Brewery & Beverage Company is a proud, Bahamian owned brewery and non-alcoholic beverage producer located in Freeport, ...

Guyanese are increasingly trusting the country’s electronic wallet system, Mobile Money Guyana (MMG), which allows people to send and receive cash or pay bills Online, according to MMG General Manager Bobita Ram. She said 50 percent of GTT’s bill payments were now being done through MMG and more than 35 percent of water and electricity payments are being done through ...

The Guyana government and one of India’s leading engineering companies on Wednesday inked a US$155.99 million contract to provide to provide Engineering Procurement and Construction (EPC) services for  transmission lines and substations for the Natural Gas Liquids plant and the 300 megawatt natural gas power plant at Wales, West Bank Demerara, the Indian High Commission said. The deal was inked ...

A lawyer and a public commentator on Wednesday warned the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) of legal action if it fails to discontinue the practice of handpicking persons to be appointed judges rather than obey Guyana’s Constitution by advertising the vacancies locally, in the Caribbean and the wider Commonwealth. “We are aware of the practice, rooted in the traditions of England, ...

An American Airlines flight, destined for Guyana, returned to  New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport Tuesday night after a disagreement between well-known Indian cultural personality, Joel Ghansham, and a cabin attendant, he said. Ghansham said the discord stemmed from him calling a cabin attendant a “waiter”, after which the AA staffer threatened to have the plane return to JFK. ...

GTT’s conneX voice and data bundle for businesses now accounts for 60 percent, as a result of engaging businesses in organisations and the general public,  Chief Operations Officer, GTT’s Business Solutions, Orson Ferguson said Tuesday. He said the voice, data and mobile bundle service on one bill, branded as conneX was developed after “businesses told us this is what we ...

A recent study shows that telecommunication companies in the Caribbean are operating at a loss due because people are making more calls, mostly international calls,  via Over-The-Top (OTP) services and the majority of data are being consumed through Social Media, according to a senior representative of the Caribbean Association of National Telecommunications Organisations (CANTO). “As Caribbean people, we should reject ...

Opposition parliamentarian Amanza Walton-Desir on Monday said she was concerned that the agreement with surviving families of the 20 children, who were burnt to death in the Mahdia Secondary School’s dormitory, now means that it would be very tough to obtain compensation from the State. “When you look at the text of the agreement, what they have essentially asked these ...