– IWD 2023 event hosted at OPM Prime Minister, Brigadier (Ret’d) Mark Phillips and his wife, Mrs Mignon Bowen-Phillips joined the female staff of the Office of the Prime Minister and the departments that fall under the Prime Minister’s purview for an appreciation ceremony in honour of International Women’s Day 2023, on Wednesday at the […]
The Office of the First Lady signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Public Service Ministry to grant 15 fully-funded scholarships to vulnerable women from three local non- governmental organisations (NGOs). The 15 women will receive training at the Carnegie School of Home Economics. First Lady, Arya Ali said women require the tools that […]
Over the weekend, Amerindian Affairs Minister, Pauline Sukhai and a team journeyed to Farm Core, located in Region One (Barima – Waini), where she delivered agriculture equipment and sports gear to migrants. “[And] we brought some books for the children, so now that you have a small lesson, you can also use the books to […]
Guyana has a vibrant Information and Communications Technology (ICT) agenda targeting young people, girls in particular, through coding camps and other initiatives as part of government’s vision to incorporate ICT in every sector. This was highlighted by Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce, Oneidge Walrond during the International Women’s Day dinner hosted by President, Dr […]
-Aims to address challenges female law enforcement officers encounter The two-day inaugural Women in Law Enforcement Summit got underway at the Police Officers’ Mess, Eve Leary, Georgetown on Thursday under the theme ‘Embrace Equity’. The event brings together a diverse group of representatives with the focus on competencies in areas such as human resources management, […]
As Guyana joined the rest of the world in observance of International Women’s Day (IWD) on Wednesday, Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Governance, Gail Teixeira, reminded that Guyanese women continue to lead the efforts to achieve gender equality. The minister, who is a political trailblazer, was at the time addressing those in attendance at the […]
-Four sisters among graduating batch Residents along the East Bank and Soesdyke-Linden Highway have applauded government for providing them with the opportunity to fully equip themselves with the skills necessary to be gainfully employed or become entrepreneurs. In keeping with government’s wider initiative to upskill Guyanese across the country so they can be prepared for […]
As government intensifies the fight against financial crimes, an aggressive approach is being taken to advance Guyana’s Anti-Money Laundering, Countering the Financing of Terrorism and Proliferation Financing (AML/CFT/PF) regime. This has been outlined in the National Policy and Strategy for Combating Money Laundering, Terrorism Financing, and the Financing of Proliferation. The policy aims to guide […]
The PPP/C Government is currently in talks with several big companies in the energy sector to train some 500 Guyanese women to operate heavy duty machines in the mining and oil and gas sectors. President, Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali Wednesday evening said the future undertaking would allow the participants to earn an average salary of […]
Fellow Guyanese, I extend best wishes on the occasion of International Women’s Day, where we honour and celebrate women worldwide while reflecting on the important influence they have made in various aspects of global development. As we observe the 2023 theme for International Women’s Day, “DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality”, it is imperative […]