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Tonight I was thinking about how I have not been keeping up with the local tech space. I decided to see what was happening. I cannot remember the search that led to this website but I wonder if this (mygovtt.com) was launched and is it official? I think all government websites should come under .gov.tt so that we have an idea if it is official. The contact information on the website is limited and my email to the email contact on the website got returned as "address not found". I asked Mark Lyndersay on twitter about the website and I am waiting on a reply. I will not enter any of my info on the website until I know it is legit. It is nice to look around and see what it offers though. There are subsites like https://visit.mygovtt.com/. There is a link to a mobile app that is not live. I asked the AI chatbot if the website was legit and when was it launched? He could not say. I see a support ticket from June 2025. The more I look at this, the more I get the feeling this is something being tested or piloted. I called the contact number on the website 623-0000 and it said the destination cannot be reached. The funny techie in me wants to know if this is some vibe coding experiment? Jokes aside, I think this is meant to be a ttconnect replacement. What I am most interested in as a coder is the open data datasets and being able to request datasets and APIs. I wish us all the best and look forward to the development of this portal. Share your thoughts with us in the comments below. I will update this blog post as I learn more.
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