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Chairmen of parliamentary standing and sectoral committees elected
Speaker of the National Assembly Manzoor Nadir chairing a meeting to elect chairmen of the standing and sectoral committees of...
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Child Care and Protection Agency, police rescue mother, children at Puruni Landing
A 29-year-old woman and her four children were removed from Puruni Landing in Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) and taken to a...
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WIN, FGM slam govt plan to settle US deportees
The opposition We Invest in Nationhood (WIN) and the Forward Guyana Movement (FGM) on Wednesday scolded the government for negotiating...
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Digital registry for old age pensioners, public assistance, other Human Services and Social Security beneficiaries
Minister of Human Services and Social Security, Dr Vindhya Persaud addressing participants at a training session for the digital Beneficiary...
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U.S. helps boost Guyana’s capacity to address youth violence
The 55 social service providers and Minister of Human Services and Social Security, Dr Vindhya Persaud at their graduation from...
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Guyana can potentially earn US$1 billion annually from LGBTQ tourists if colonial era buggery laws are repealed – THAG, SASOD
THAG President, Dee George The Tourism and Hospitality Association of Guyana (THAG) and the Society Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination (SASOD)...
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Foreign women rescued from Red Dragon Night Club
Forty-four women have been rescued from Red Dragon Night Club and have been taken into protective care, as police continue...
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Canadian loan to boost Guyana’s social services programmes
Canada’s Minister of International Development, Ahmed Hussen flanked by (left to right) Canada's High Commissioner to Guyana Mark Berman, Finance...
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Guyana to strengthen its social protection with IDB Support
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) approved a $30 million loan to strengthen the protection of vulnerable populations in Guyana, the...
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Consultations on Social Work legislation expected to start this month
PPP parliamentarian, Dr. Vindhya Persaud. Guyana is preparing to enact legislation governing Social Work, and talks with several stakeholders are...
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