Minister Allicock commissions $M5 Katoonarib Village Shop.

More than four hundred residents of Katoonarib in Deep South Rupununi, Region 9 will benefit from the recently commissioned village shop that falls under the Amerindian Development Funded ADF’s Community Development Plan CDP (GRIF) project. The facility cost some five million dollars. On commissioning the facility Vice President and Minister

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Minister Garrido-Lowe praises Essequibians for being self-sufficient at Independence Flag Raising Ceremony..

Reflecting on the Guyana’s 51 years as an independent nation Minister within the Ministry of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs, Valerie Garrido-Lowe, implored Essequibians to continue being the model region in every sphere. Minister Garrido-Lowe gave this commendation during the 51st Independence Anniversary Flag Raising Ceremony held at Damon Square in Anna

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Upper Mazaruni Villages affected by floods..

Region Seven Chairman Gordon Bradford is currently assessing the flood situation in the Upper Mazaruni area. The Regional Chairman and a team which also includes Agriculture Officer from NAREI Quincy Bentinck who is stationed in the Region are currently in Paruima assessing the situation there. According to reports farms have

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MoIPA/INET Donation Drive activated..

Cooperate Guyana has come on board in support of the Ministry of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs and I-NET Communications’ Donation Drive campaign which continues to provide support to residents of Region eight who are affected by flooding. Several companies have donated much needed items towards this cause. The companies that have

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MoIPA and BK International Inc. signs multi-million dollar contract for Hinterland tertiary student Dormitory…

The Ministry of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs and BK International Inc. earlier today signed a multi-million dollar contract for a dormitory that will house some one hundred and twenty hinterland students attending tertiary institutions across Guyana. The contract was signed by MoIPA’s Permanent Secretary Alfred King and Chief Executive Officer of

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CDOs urged to operate efficiently and with integrity…

Community Development Officers in the Ministry of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs were reminded of their key role in development within indigenous villages and communities in the ten administrative regions. The Ministry opened a two day workshop on Wednesday at Moray House on Camp and Quamina Streets as a means of building

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Indigenous Affairs Minister chides opposition for misleading Guyanese on Amerindian Land titling COI

Vice President and Minister of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs vehemently rejected the motion to withdraw the “Commission of Inquiry surrounding claims of Amerindian land titling, the individual, joint or communal ownership of lands acquired by freed Africans and any other land titling in Guyana”. During a debate in the national Assembly

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Government pursues ambitious programme to develop indigenous communities – Garrido-Lowe at UN Forum

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Government of Guyana is implementing an “ambitious programme” to improve the wellbeing of indigenous communities, Minister within the Ministry of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs, the Honourable Valerie Garrido-Lowe, recently stated at a UN Forum in New York. Ms. Garrido-Lowe made this disclosure during the sixteenth

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