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Regional ICT Ministers And Stakeholders Formulating Strategies To Promote Caribbean As ICT Business Destination

Minister of Public Telecommunications, Catherine Hughes is currently participating in the CANTO 33rd Annual Conference and Trade Exhibition taking place at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. For ICT stakeholders, this is the Caribbean’s premier telecommunications event for industry professionals, academics and regional governments.

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Cyber Security Workshop For Education Stakeholders

REMARKS BY MINISTER CATHERINE HUGHES CYBER SECURITY WORKSHOP FOR EDUCATION STAKEHOLDERS , NORTH RUIMVELDT SECONDARY SCHOOL’s AUDITORIUM Opening Ceremony, Wednesday 14th June, 2017 Good Morning, Everyone.  I’m here today to add my voice to the international effort to promote CYBER AWARENESS.  It is as important here in Guyana as it is anywhere in the world.  […]

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Public Telecom Ministry and ITU team up to raise awareness about cyber security

A two-day Cyber-Security Awareness workshop began this morning in the auditorium of the North Ruimveldt Secondary School with the theme: “The Role of Education in Cyber Security: Developing Digital Citizenship”. It is the result of close collaboration among the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), and the Ministries of Public Telecommunications, Education and Social Protection. This workshop, […]

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Government vehicles soon to be equipped with internet connectivity

The technology used to connect government buildings and schools will soon be used to provide internet connection to Government’s service vehicles. This was disclosed by Presidential Advisor on eGovernment Floyd Levi after residents of No.35 village, East Berbice inquired about internet connectivity for police vehicles and ambulances. The initiative would provide police officers and Emergency […]

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Region Six will soon see developments in ICT sector

“Government will soon roll out a number of initiatives in this region that will benefit all”, vowed Minister of Public Telecommunications, Catherine Hughes, at a Ministerial outreach Friday evening. The Ministerial Outreach, aimed at informing residents about developments in the Information Communication Technology (ICT) Sector, was held at the Nand Persaud Conference Hall, No 35 […]

Community Development News

Four hinterland schools latest beneficiaries of e-gov network programme

Students from four hinterland secondary schools in Regions Seven, Eight and Nine are the latest beneficiaries of government’s e-government programme. The programme was rolled out in 2016 is designed to inter-connect Government Ministries and agencies. Presidential Advisor, E-government, Floyd Levi explained to the Department of Public Information/Government Information Agency (DPI/GINA) that, “so far we have […]

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Hon. Minister of Public Telecommunications Ms. Catherine Hughes and Advisor on e-Governance Mr. Floyd Levi Attend Tallinn e-Governance Conference 2017

Hon. Minister of Public Telecommunications Ms. Catherine Hughes and Advisor on e-Governance Mr. Floyd Levi are among the more than 350 esteemed delegates from 115 countries attending the Tallinn e-Governance Conference 2017 being held in Estonia from 30th to 31st May 2017. The conference which was formally opened by H.E. Mrs. Kersti Kaljulaid President of […]

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UG’sTain and Turkeyen’s capacity boosted with commissioning of Teleconferencing Platform

University of Guyana Tain and Turkeyen’s students will now be able to access local and international classes from their respective locations. This was revealed today when the University of Guyana officially launched its Teleconferencing Platform at the Centre for Information Technology (CIT), Turkeyen Campus. The commissioning featured a live demonstration of the Teleconferencing Suite’s capabilities […]