Daily Archive: Monday, May 9, 2016

Articles published on Monday, May 9, 2016

GTT launches 4G service

GTT today unveiled its 4G service. A release from the company follows: GTT launches 30 times faster 4G Starting today more than 85% of our customers will get blazing fast 4G.

PPP executives jockeying for top position

Nearly a year after being ousted from office, a  clash has erupted in the PPP leadership with former President Bharrat Jagdeo at the centre of the maelstrom and a crucial party congress is likely to be deferred as  officials tussle to consolidate their positions.

Masakenari has had an internet connection since 2012

Dear Editor, In a recent article published by the Stabroek News (April 20) carrying the headline ‘Masakenari hooked up to internet’, it was stated that “Masakenari, a Wai Wai village in the deep south of Guyana now has an internet connection after complaining about the difficulty in communicating with the rest of the country”.

Trump changes tune on tax hikes for wealthy Americans

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said yesterday he was open to raising taxes on the rich, backing off his prior proposal to reduce taxes on all Americans and breaking with one of his party’s core policies dating back to the 1990s.

The NIS audit

Wednesday’s release on the Ministry of Finance’s website of the forensic audit into the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) provided evidence of what has long been suspected about the PPP/C’s style of government particularly under former President Jagdeo.