AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours ago| Geospatial & drones: Guyanese firm Dragonfly Solutions launched a joint venture with Canadian drone tech company Altomaxx Offshore | Dragonfly, aiming to boost local drone-enabled mapping, LiDAR, thermal imaging and workforce skills for energy, maritime, infrastructure and offshore work. Digital policy: CARICOM ministers heard Grenada PM Dickon Mitchell push for faster, coordinated digital transformation, including AI rules, data governance and cybersecurity, so small states don’t get left behind. Mining tech & local ownership: President Irfaan Ali unveiled plans for a national mining consortium that pools small, medium and large miners and citizens to buy “the best technology” and build a world-class, Guyanese-owned mining company. SME finance: Ashni Singh urged entrepreneurs to do real market research ahead of the Guyana Development Bank for SMEs. Infrastructure tenders: Bids are in for the $521M Supenaam Ferry Stelling upgrade and for the National Stadium’s Orange Stand roof rehab. Water resilience: Guyana launched its first National Drainage and Irrigation Strategy to modernise water management and climate-proof agriculture. |
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