AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoMV Barima Inquiry: Guyana has sworn in a five-member international Commission of Inquiry to probe the July 18 ferry disaster, with President Irfaan Ali saying the panel will get full administrative, technical, financial and logistical support; controversy flared as local media were not invited and the swearing-in was streamed instead. Maritime Safety Debate: Opposition and commentators are pushing for deeper reforms to river and ocean transport, including overhauling the Transport and Harbours Department and modernising operations. Local Infrastructure Tendering: The Public Utilities and Aviation Ministry received bids for municipal airports at Lethem and Rose Hall, plus rehabilitation of hinterland coastal airstrips—showing continued investment in connectivity. Education Tech: The Ministry of Education launched a fully online CAPE application portal to replace paper forms and let students track submissions. STEM & Sports Development: STEM Guyana’s Blackman-Waddell Summer Math Institute marked its 10-year milestone, while para table tennis champion Gibran Safaraz was selected for an ITTF high-performance camp in the USA. Science & Research: A Guyana-linked STEM story also appears alongside global science coverage, including lidar mapping of ancient Amazon geoglyphs.
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