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The Guyana Safe City programme, which was launched in 2019 is now being expanded into a national “Safe Country” project, utilizing widespread surveillance, CCTV cameras, and AI technology to enhance public security and police response times, Minister of Home Affairs Oneidge Walrond has indicated. Speaking on GoMoseley Radio, the Minister said the programme has been successful in […]
With billions of dollars in investment to increase its capacity to respond to fires, Prime Minister Mark Phillips has indicated that the Government is laying the foundation for a modern Guyana Fire Service. In his address at the Guyana Fire Service Annual Officers Conference on Wednesday, the Prime Minister said between 2020 and 2025, the […]
Two brothers from Prospect on the East Bank of Demerara, lost their lives tragically this morning in head-on collision between a car and a mini-bus at Union on the West Coast of Demerara. The accident occurred at around 5:30am. The two brothers have been identified 21-year-old Michel Daniels and 23-year-old Miguel Daniels. They were heading […]
United States Ambassador to Guyana, Nicole Theriot, has warned against renegotiating the Stabroek Block Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) with U.S oil giant ExxonMobil and its co-venturers. Since oil production began in Guyana in 2019, there have been sustained calls for the Government of Guyana and Exxon to agree to new fiscal terms, which would include […]
Former Acting Chancellor of the Judiciary in Guyana, Justice Yonette Cummings-Edwards has been appointed as the new Chief Justice of the Turks and Caicos Islands. She is now the third woman to be appointed to the position in the Turks and Caicos. The announcement was made by the Governor of the Turks and Caicos, Dileeni […]
With the Attorney General signaling the Government’s intention to not only take control of Municipal roads, but to also look at taking control of vacant spaces within the city, Mayor of Georgetown, Alfred Mentore, is firing back. In an interview, the Mayor said the City Council is already engaging its Attorneys to take action against […]
The National Data Management Authority (NDMA), today announced that it has initiated a comprehensive review of access controls, audit mechanisms, and system governance protocols to strengthen existing safeguards across all digital platforms in light of a recent breach of the Tint Waiver Application System. In a statement, the Data Management Authority confirmed that two of […]
Prime Minister Mark Phillips has issued the commencement order for the Government’s Digital ID- Card Act, effective yesterday. In a video broadcast, the Prime Minister said the commencement order marks a significant step in modernising Government services in Guyana. He explained that while the enrollment process focuses on specific and relevant data already held within […]
Several automotive and tint applications shops in the city were packed today as the new tint regulations took effect, allowing all vehicles to carry a specific level of tint on the windows and back windscreen. The regulations do not allow for any front windscreen tint, even with a tint waiver permit. Appearing on the New […]
Attorney General Anil Nandlall has indicated that in addition to the more than 50 city streets that the Government has taken over from the Georgetown City Council, it will also be moving to take over empty spaces in the city, as it seeks to rectify what he called “grave incompetence” from City Hall. Speaking during […]
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