THIS year, instead of participating in the annual Mashramani Costume and Float Parade as expected, telecommunications giant, Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T) would instead be investing largely in the Children’s Mash Parade Competition.

This was revealed Thursday by the company’s Chief Financial Officer (ag), Sunita Jagan at the company’s media brunch.
Mrs. Jagan noted that instead of investing in the customary February 23 Mash Costume and Float Parade the company has decided to sponsor the children’s investment instead, which she said is their way of giving back to the society.
She noted also that the company will certainly be involved in the annual ‘Link Show’ presentations and is focusing on becoming more involved in several historical events, including the 175th Indian Arrival Anniversary celebrations, the 250th Anniversary of the 1763 Slave Rebellion, and the 160th Anniversary of the Chinese arrival here.
The Chief Financial Officer (ag) noted that to open the year 2013, the company has already invested meaningfully in the ‘Know Your Stuff’ school quiz that targets schools countrywide. She said GT&T was very impressed with this event when they invested in it in 2011, and as such decided to sponsor the event again this year.
According to Mrs. Jagan, the company is also in frenzied preparation for this year’s Jingle and Song Competition for which the first audition will be staged in Anna Regina, Essequibo, on February 02.
Meanwhile, the company is poised to launch its new Mobile Money service which is a significant addition to its already bulging repertoire of customer-related services. This service which ‘makes your cell phone your wallet’ will allow GT&T customers to be able to deposit cash in their cellular phones.
Users of this service will have to be registered, have security numbers, and ATM cards. It will allow GT&T subscribers to pay their bills from their phones, and access local money transfers. While it is expected that this new service will be launched in the new month, Mrs. Jagan emphasized that it would however be tried ‘in-house first’ to ensure its impact and effective function.