GTT moves to cashless payments for bills

Following a brazen robbery at its Giftland Mall kiosk just two weeks ago, the Guyana Telephone and Telegraphy Company (GTT) has decided to accept only cashless bill payments at the location.
According to the company, consumers can pay their bills using a credit or debit card. The cashless form of payment is to allow for the safety of employees and customers. However, at the retail location on the second floor, cash bill payments will be accepted.
On February 10, two bandits robbed the kiosk on the ground floor of the Giftland Mall, Plantation Pattensen, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown.
According to closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage seen by this publication, the two perpetrators casually entered the mall and pounced on the sales clerk at the kiosk.
At the time, several customers were in a queue; they quickly scattered when one of the bandits pulled out a gun.
After the robbery, the men ran out of the mall. The incident occurred at around 21:00h and the entire ordeal lasted just a few minutes.
The following day, one of the thieves was nabbed by Police during a shootout on D’Urban Street, Wortmanville, Georgetown. The other suspect managed to escape but was apprehended one day later.
According to Commander of Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica) Sub-division A (Georgetown), Assistant Police Commissioner Edgar Thomas, the police used social media to track down the two bandits.
During that time, the management of the mall announced that armed guards are to be stationed at all entrances of the facility.
The duo has since been released on $20,000 station bail each as there was insufficient evidence to institute charges at that time.