GUYANA: Latest News – 11 July 2015 – Demerara Waves
- Fire destroys Chinese store in City, damage Republic Bank – Demerara Waves http://bit.ly/1D9ML11
- Nine percent hike in serious crimes for the first half of 2015 http://bit.ly/1eQH02o
- PetroCaribe caused “watered down” Caricom statement on Guyana-Venezuela row- WPA – Demerara Waves http://bit.ly/1UNDJBM
- Maduro asks UN Chief to appoint new Good Officer – Demerara Waves http://bit.ly/1CvgPJZ
- Decomposed bodies of woman, infant found in house – Demerara Waves http://bit.ly/1HV4BKO
JOIN THE LINE, GT&T BRASS – by Dave Martins.
JOIN THE LINE, GT&T BRASS – by Dave Martins.
Dave Martins
Following the election, the press has understandably seen numerous suggestions from citizens concerning things in the government that are in need of urgent attention. The words in this space today, however, while squarely in the “urgent attention” category are aimed not at the government but at a private sector entity, namely GT&T. For the background to this, I take you with me to an experience this past week attempting to pay my telephone bill at the GT&T office on Church Street.
With the appropriate “amount due” documents in hand, I entered the area on the ground floor to make the payment. The place was truly a mob scene. There were approximately 30 GT&T costumers in one long snaking line inside, another 11 in a separate “senior citizens” line, and more customers waiting outside. To cater to these persons, the company had 5 cashier positions; one of these is usually not manned. Continue reading →
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