GRIF Project Grant will increase connectivity in Hinterland communities – Minister Hughes
Minister of Public Telecommunications, Catherine Hughes expressed confidence that a project designed for ICT Access and eServices for Hinterland, Poor and Remote Communities, that...
Public Telecommunications Ministry and ITU team up to raise awareness about cyber security
Even though the country is still working towards universal access to the internet, the Ministry of Public Telecommunications is taking steps to educate especially...
Experts warn of another large-scale cyberattack
(AFP) Another large-scale, stealthy cyberattack is underway on a scale that could dwarf last week's assault on computers worldwide, a global cybersecurity firm told...
GTT calls for audit into Digicel’s ‘illegal’ bypass with Suriname
Guyana Telephone Telegraph (GTT) has called for an independent audit into Digicel Guyana Inc unlicensed trans-border link between Guyana and Suriname that has been...
Pharmagen denies giving IPA permission to import narcotics
Pharmagen International Inc has denied giving permission to the International Pharmaceutical Agency (IPA) to import narcotic drugs on its behalf.
Pharmagen told Guyana Times that...
Guyana to attend ICT symposium – event to address establishment of region’s ICT space
Cabinet has approved Guyana’s participation in the Caribbean Telecommunications Technology, Information Communications Technology (ICT) Week.
A symposium will be held in Antigua and Barbuda from...
Abrams Zuil man wanted for causing death by dangerous driving
Police are seeking Nucklus Singh, 21, who is wanted for questioning in relation to Causing Death by Dangerous Driving, committed on Chandanie Dass on...
Passport applications among Govt services to go digital
As Guyana moves to capitalise on the advances of the World Wide Web, citizens will no longer be required to travel vast distances to...
GTT reduces cost of Gold and Silver Internet plans
– company continues to help bridge digital divide
Effective January 1, 2017 GTT is offering significant reductions in the cost of the company’s residential...
Facebook bug ‘kills’ users in ‘terrible error’
(BBC) An unusual bug on Facebook briefly labelled many people as dead. The error on Friday caused the social network to show a memorial...
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UG receives 27 applications for Vice Chancellor position
The Chancellor of the University of Guyana, Sir Ronald Sanders, announced today that the University Council has received twenty-seven applications for the position of...
Finance Minister calls on C’bean leaders to redouble efforts to remove trade barriers
As countries in the Caribbean continue to focus on how achieving sustainable and resilient economic growth across the region can be attained in light...
ICJ to hear Guyana-Venezuela border case starting May 4
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) will begin oral hearings on Monday, May 4, in the long-standing border controversy between Guyana and Venezuela, a...
Guyana launches bamboo pilot project
The Ministry of Natural Resources today announced the launch of Guyana’s first major bamboo pilot project through the Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC). The project...
GECOM vessel involved in Reg. 1 accident was being used without authorisation
The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has determined, based on preliminary internal investigations, that its vessel involved in the accident on Sunday, in the Barima...
Govt targets full health data coverage for primary & secondary schoolchildren by year-end
The government is aiming to have full health data coverage for all primary and secondary schoolchildren by the end of the year, President Dr...
Pres. Ali urges stronger systems to turn Caribbean health innovation into action
President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali challenged CARICOM leaders to treat the region’s small population and ethnic diversity as an asset by positioning the Caribbean...
Over $700M spent on roads, drainage projects in South Georgetown
While the Aubrey Barker Road was being constructed, more than $700 million was invested in 57 projects, including the upgrading of roads, culverts and...
Guyana ready to assist C’bean in telemedicine & AI healthcare – Pres. Ali
President Dr Irfaan Ali on Wednesday announced that Guyana stands ready to assist the Caribbean in the areas of telemedicine and the implementation of...
$62M Ekereku Police Station commissioned
The Ekereku Police Station in Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) which was constructed at a cost of $62.5 million was on Tuesday commissioned with the message...
