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Oct 231 min read

15 persons with disabilities complete advanced garment construction

Fifteen individuals living with disabilities in Region Four have completed an Advanced Garment Construction training programme organised...

Aug 12 min read

Emancipation Day celebrates triumph of human spirit over oppression – ERC

See below the Emancipation Day message by the Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC): The Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) joins with all...

Apr 161 min read

Guyana supports call for second International Decade for People of African Descent

Guyana has supported the calls for a second International Decade for People of African Descent. This position was confirmed by the...

Mar 251 min read

“Phagwah exhibits one element in the vibrant mix of our rich diversity” – ERC

As Guyanese celebrate Holi, also known as Phagwah, the Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) has extended warm greetings, particularly to the...

Dec 30, 20221 min read

Almost 12,000 DV cases recorded in 2022- 40% of 914 calls are domestic abuse

The Ministry of Human Services and Social Security is tracking close to 12,000 cases of domestic violence for the year 2022, this was...

Dec 12, 20223 min read

Healthcare workers get salary increases-As much as 74 percent salary hike for new year

Healthcare workers will start the new year in fine style with the salary increases announced by President, Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali. Dr. Ali...

Dec 5, 20221 min read

GTT LAUNCHES NEW, UNLIMITED SOCIAL BUNDLES- eSIM technology promised before Christmas

GTT customers are slated to benefit from a slew of new, unlimited Social bundles which will give customers up to 20GB of data and...

Dec 5, 20221 min read

$1.7B spent to keep the lights on in Linden for 3.5 months -Prime Minister

Prime Minister, Brigadier (ret'd) Mark Phillips today affirmed that the Government expended $1.7 billion more than was budgeted, "to keep...

Dec 5, 20221 min read

Lindeners must travel to GPHC for CT scans - Health Minister-Only 3 CT machines operable countrywide

Lindeners must travel to Georgetown to benefit from the services of a Computerised Tomography commonly referred to as a CT scan. Minister...

Nov 29, 20221 min read

Health ministry on alert for respiratory virus - Parents urged to take note of symptoms in children

Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony is urging parents with young children to take note of the symptoms associated with the Respiratory...

Nov 25, 20222 min read

Health Surveillance System- Strategic plan to improve health surveillance to be developed

Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony said a strategic plan will be developed to address shortcomings in data collection for diseases and...

Nov 25, 20221 min read

SOME DRAINS, CANALS CLOGGED WITH GARBAGE - Citizens urged to properly dispose their garbage

Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha is urging citizens to desist from jumping garbage and other unwanted items in canals and drains...

Nov 5, 20222 min read

65 Kwakwani residents benefit from spectacles during Human Services outreach

Hundreds of residents benefitted as the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security hosted an outreach at the Workers’ Recreational...

Nov 4, 20222 min read

Men and boys often excluded in discussions of sexual and reproductive health, GBV

Director of Primary Health Care Dr Ertenisa Hamilton says services in sexual and reproductive health cannot be improved without ensuring...

Nov 3, 20222 min read

EQUAL SRHR project launched

The EQUAL Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) project, first launched in June in Trinidad and Tobago, aims to improve the...

Oct 28, 20222 min read

Program to rehabilitate perpetrators of domestic violence to be enacted in 2023

In 2023, a programme to help rehabilitate perpetrators of abuse will be enacted. This is according to Minister of Human Services Dr....

Oct 24, 20222 min read

Min Benn pushes for more diversity and professionalism in joint services

Minister of Home Affairs Robeson Benn has highlighted a number of initiatives forging ahead to boost diversity and professionalism within...

Oct 20, 20221 min read

Several sick children to receive treatment in India through Three Rivers Foundation

About a dozen sick children who cannot be treated in Guyana will be taken to India next year by the Three Rivers Kids Foundation, after...

Oct 20, 20222 min read

"COVID has taught us a lot" - Region Two teachers

The COVID-19 pandemic forced teachers everywhere to rethink their approach to education and to utilise technology to deliver their...

Oct 17, 20222 min read

PRES. TO GATHER MEN TO TACKLE SOCIETAL ISSUES

In order to find solutions to societal issues involving men and boys, the male diaspora must come together and network. This is according...