The government is introducing sensor-controlled traffic lights that automatically adjust to traffic conditions as part of efforts to modernise traffic management and improve efficiency on congested roads, President Irfaan Ali announced Friday. “You will see soon the traffic lights that we will install in the city would be sensor-oriented,” the…
Authorities in Guyana are expanding artificial intelligence-driven traffic enforcement, including mobile surveillance units capable of automatically identifying vehicles with outstanding traffic offences, President Irfaan Ali said on Friday. He said this forms part of a broader plan to modernise the country’s traffic management and public safety systems through intelligent surveillance…
The government is planning to deploy artificial intelligence-powered policing, facial recognition systems, robotics and predictive crime analytics as part of an ambitious effort to build one of the region’s most technologically advanced security networks by 2030, President Irfaan Ali said on Friday. The President said the government was developing an…
Guyana’s President, Dr. Irfaan Ali expressed confidence that the International Court of Justice (ICJ) will uphold the validity of the 1899 Arbitral Award that established the boundary between his country and neighbouring Venezuela. At a press conference on Friday, the President reflected on the recent oral submissions before the court….
Police are investigating a river collision that occurred Thursday morning in the Barama River, North West District, leaving one man missing and another hospitalized. According to preliminary investigations, the incident took place at about 09:30 hrs near Kokerite Village and involved a wooden balahoo and a small aluminium boat. The…
Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill has called for stronger investment in technical education and workforce development as Guyana continues its rapid economic and industrial transformation. Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill during the ceremony on Thursday. Speaking at the opening of Macorp’s new industrial facility, Edghill said Guyana’s unprecedented…
Guyana’s Department of Environment and Climate Change held talks with the Executive Body of the National Toshaos Council on the country’s low-carbon development and biodiversity priorities. The engagement took place on Thursday and was led by Pradeepa Bholanath, Senior Director for Climate and REDD+. The meeting focused on the implementation…
Machinery Corporation of Guyana (MACORP) Guyana Inc officially opened its new US$35 million integrated industrial facility on Thursday, marking a major investment in Guyana’s rapidly expanding economy and industrial sector. The ceremony held at its Covent Garden, East Bank Demerara location, brought together government officials, business leaders, and representatives from…
Steve Daniels, a 57-year-old boat captain of Kartabo Village, Lower Mazaruni, died on Thursday after he was involved in an alleged mishap in the Cuyuni River, in the vicinity of Tapir Landing. Police Headquarters reported that initial enquiries revealed that a 26-foot wooden boat, powered by a 200 HP Yamaha…
Amid allegations about the treatment of Indian nationals employed at the Region Seven quarry run by EKAA HRIM Earth Resources Management, the company has refuted the claims made. At a press conference held at Cara Lodge in Georgetown on Thursday, company representatives denied that passports were confiscated and that workers…
