Gov’t e-procurement website down

Government’s much-vaunted procurement website www.eprocure.gov.gy  is currently inaccessible with the hosts for the website indicating that the “account has been suspended”.

It is unclear when the website first became inaccessible but it has been in this state for the past two days at least.  “This account has been suspended,” the hosts Studio 28 Productions have indicated on the site.  “Please contact our billing/support department as soon as possible,” the host said. A source indicated that this is a generic message that usually comes up when a payment has not been made.   There has been no announcement by the authorities about the website being down.

The website was set up last year August to host all government ads and notices, following the passage of an amendment to the Procurement Act in the National Assembly. Head of the