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By Svetlana Marshall The Chairman of the International Decade for People of African Descent Guyana (IDPADA-G), Vincent Alexander, has told a United Nations forum that Afro-Guyanese continue to be systematically marginalized. Mr. Alexander addressed the 4th Session of the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent at the United Nations on Monday afternoon, and said […]
The Ministry of Housing’s Dream Realised house lot allocation exercise on the West Bank of Demerara descended in some chaos on Monday as hundreds of persons flocked the event, after learning that applications that were submitted up to last year were being addressed. Allocations were handed out for low, moderate, middle and high-income house lots […]
A small group of representatives from a number of Afro-Guyanese organisations picketed in front of the Parliament Buildings on Monday to register their objection to the presence of the Chairman of the Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC), Shaikh Moeenul Hack, at the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent, which opened at the United Nations Headquarters […]
The former Legal Counsel for the Guyana Elections Commission, Kurt DaSilva, is threatening legal action against the Chairman and the Chief Election Officer of the Commission, if they do not withdraw and correct, what he described as the “falsehoods” that were dictated against him in two recent press statements from the Commission. Last week, the […]
By Svetlana Marshall Systemic inequality, racial discrimination and reparatory justice are among critical issues that ought to be addressed during the Second International Decade for People of African Descent, Secretary General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Dr Carla Barnett said as she addressed the 4th Session of the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent […]
The 4th Session for the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent opened today in New York with Guyana’s Minister of Labour, Joseph Hamilton telling world leaders that the Government of Guyana is taking decisive action to advance the development of the people of Guyana. Minister Hamilton said the Permanent Forum on People of African […]
In a series of Berbice public meetings over the weekend, which began in New Amsterdam and ended in Skeldon, President Irfaan Ali has promised massive development for the East Berbice region, which he told residents will take shape within the next year. The President said while Berbice has already been seeing changes, manufacturing, businesses and […]
Police Detectives have launched an investigation into the murder of a 54-year-old Cuban national who was found early Sunday morning at Melanie Market Street on the East Coast of Demerara. The man has been identified as Jose Aurelio Ramirez. He reportedly lived in the same area. A police crime patrol was in the area on […]
The investigative team from the Regional Security System joined the investigator from the Police Office of Professional Responsibility on Saturday in a visit to Linden and the scene of the two police shooting deaths. Last Monday, 21-year-old Ronaldo Peters was shot dead by a Police Sergeant and the following day 32-year-old Keon Fogenay was also […]
The People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) has officially responded to the Alliance For Change (AFC), regarding its list of demands for a Coalition with A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) for the upcoming elections. The PNCR is the largest party in the APNU. Two weeks ago, the AFC submitted its list of demands, which included […]
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