Guyana working for 50-50 gender representation in Parliament- PM Nagamootoo
Women are the undisputed bedrock and nurturers of our society. The resilience and fortitude of women are the foundation for ...
From the Glass Ceiling to a Carpet of Shards- UN Secretary General, Ban Ki Moon
As a boy growing up in post-war Korea, I remember asking about a tradition I observed: women going into labour ...
Achieving Women’s Rights Still an Uphill Battle- Guyana Human Rights Association
While women's rights remain the most urgent human rights priority, they remain subordinated to broader gender concerns as reflected, not ...
Monitor, account, evaluate gender equity progress-Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women, PhumzileMlambo-Ngcuka
This year’s celebration of International Women’s Day is the first within the new 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Gender equality ...
Step It Up for Gender Equality- UNFPA’s Executive Director, Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin
For millions of women and girls around the world, gender equality and the full enjoyment of human rights remain elusive. ...
Op-Ed: Celebrating International Women’s Day by US Embassy Charge D’Affaires, Bryan Hunt
As we near local government elections on March 18th and Guyana’s 50th anniversary of independence on May 26th, this year’s ...
Surinamese drug mule jailed in Guyana
A Surinamese woman, who attempted to smuggle cocaine from Guyana to Barbados, was Monday jailed for three years. Damario Cheslie ...
Man arraigned for stabbing death of girlfriend
Shivnarine "Shiv" Roopnarine at the Sparendaam Magistrates' Court. A young man who, allegedly stabbed his 18-year old girlfriend 41 times almost ...
“I will not resign at the behest of Rohee” – Ramjattan
Officials at the Press Conference on Friday Vice President and Public Security Minister Khemraj Ramjattan says that he will not ...
“Heads must roll” – Rohee wants Ramjattan fired for Camp Street riot
Former Home Affairs Minister and Leader of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) Clement Rohee says that President David Granger should ...
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