AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoRobotic Healthcare Breakthrough: Guyana marked its Diamond Jubilee with the world’s longest-distance robotic cardiac telesurgery—an SSI Mantra 3 “Mantra Freedom 60” system used to perform a coronary bypass from Georgetown to a patient in India over ~20,000 km—plus local robotic procedures in Guyana, with plans to build a regional robotics training hub. Digital Borders & Identity: Guyana and Barbados will roll out passport-free travel from July 1, using national e-ID cards and facial recognition via Novo’s eGates, with airlines updating systems to accept the biometric IDs. Regional Investment Push: Barbados and Guyana announced the “Trident Arrow” investment fund for citizens to back infrastructure, technology and agro-processing, alongside a Guyana diaspora bond to fund public projects. Oil Tech & Carbon Strategy: President Ali urged oil firms to invest in carbon capture tech, while ExxonMobil reported a milestone in automated well placement offshore Guyana using closed-loop rig automation. Tech in Public Safety: Guyana also continues planning AI-powered smart police stations and nationwide CCTV expansion toward 2030.
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