A senator of the US state of Virginia, Richard Black, paid a courtesy call on Public Telecommunications Minister, Catherine Hughes on Tuesday.
A release from the Ministry said that Black was accompanied on his official visit to Guyana by Guyana-born Mayor of Purcellville Virginia, Kwasi Fraser, and a delegation of four technology and business specialists.
The release said that the visitors held a discussion with Hughes on the “absolute importance of connectivity and easy access to the Internet to the development of a country”.
This subject is a specialty of Guyana-born Ian G. Hall who is now President and CEO of ATISS, a company that specializes in IT security, data analytics, and policy and strategy development. The release said that he has worked as a Consultant to the United States Department of Defense and joined the Senator’s team to Guyana.
Data Architect and Cloud Technologist, Darren Culbreath, was also a member of the delegation, as was George Mallon of Mallon Oil, and Kirk D. Mitchell, a Procurement Specialist.
The main purpose of the Senator’s and delegation’s visit to Guyana was to meet with officials to discuss matters related to energy and infrastructure.
