Guns and colour on Disciplined Forces Local Govt voting day- candidates speak out
Chief of Staff of the Guyana Defence Force, Brigadier Mark Phillips casting his ballot at Base Camp Ayanganna. The green...
Police, soldiers, prison service personnel to vote in Local Govt elections Tuesday
Almost 7,000 members of Guyana’s security forces are eligible to vote in Local Government Elections on Tuesday- March 8, 2016-...
Accused in Health Ministry fire arrested
Keith Ferrier (Stabroek News photo) A man charged with the burning down of the Ministry of Health seven years ago was...
Prison unrest probe team sworn in, given more time
From left: Minister of State, Mr. Joseph Harmon, former Director of Prisons and Commissioner, Mr. Dale Erskine, Human Rights activist...
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...
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