Guyana to resolve telecoms problems

Officials in Georgetown, Guyana say they’re working to resolve the country’s prolonged disruption to its domestic and international telecommunications services, including the internet.



The country has had to contend with a regular breakdown in the sub-marine fibre-optic cable in neighbouring Suriname and French Guiana, resulting in the lengthy disruption of telecommunication services.



Now both Suriname and French Guiana are preparing to land a US$60 million sub-marine cable on their shores, bypassing the existing system.



Chief Executive Officer of the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company, Joseph Singh, says engineers will land the new sub-marine fibre cable on Georgetown\'s Atlantic coast next Monday.