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Orealla becomes first indigenous community connected via Fibre Optic cable

-GY$7 million investment sees the connection of ICT Hub, tele-medicine facility and four other key locations The indigenous community of Orealla, located in the East Berbice/Corentyne Region, yesterday became the first indigenous community in Guyana to be connected via fibre optic cables and residents can now access free internet from six key locations that have […]

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12-member Government team to travel to Estonia, China for eGovernment Study Visit and Workshop

A 12-member multi-sectoral team of Government officials on April 8, 2019, travelled to Estonia and China as part of an eGovernment Study Visit and Workshop where they participated in activities aimed at expanding awareness of the importance, application and implementation of eGovernance. The team consists of members from the Ministries of Business, Education, Finance, Legal […]

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NDMA meets with residents of Region 5 Communities

NDMA Chairman Mr Floyd Levi and Director of Community Development and Social Management, Mr. Phillip Walcott, last week visited several ICT Hubs in Regions Five and Six to meet with members of the Management Committees. Among those visited were Weldaad, Blairmont, Caracas, No. 53 Village, Kildonan and Liverpool. The Committee members expressed their gratitude to […]

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Parika added to growing list –of ICT hubs countrywide

RESIDENTS of Parika, Region Three are now the recipients of an Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Hub, commissioned by the Ministry of Telecommunications, E-Governance department on Wednesday, at the Parika Community Playground. The hub, outfitted with 20 computers, will afford residents of the community to have free access to computers and to the internet. It […]

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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 […]

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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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