Agriculture is poised to becoming Guyana’s main economic platform and in this regard, securing indigenous lands for the indigenous peoples remain critical for the Ministry with responsibility for the Indigenous Peoples. This was underscored by Vice President and Minister of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs Sydney Allicock during the North Rupununi District...
Vice President and Minister of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs Sydney Allicock says the Ministry is poised to achieve greater successes in 2017 when its Sustainable Development Framework Agreement (SDAF) is unveiled and ready for implementation. The framework agreement will serve as a road map over the next five years to assist...
The Batavia women’s Handicraft Centre is meeting its objective of generating income for the women and by extension their families. The Village received $M2.798 from the Ministry in 2015 to undertake a Handcraft Production Centre for the Women’s Group. The center is thriving due to prudent management of the resources...
The Ministry of Finance in partnership with the United Nations Development Program UNDP through Innovations for Poverty Action IPA have provided training for staff from a number of Government Agencies in order to improve livelihood programmes within the various institutions. Finance Minister Winston Jordan reminded representatives from Government Ministries including...
“Building a diversified, Green Economy, delivering the good life to all Guyanese” was the mantra as Minister within the Ministry of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs Valerie Garrido-Lowe stood poised in defense of the 2017 Budgetary estimates in the National Assembly in early December. Minister Garrido-Lowe during her budget presentation said “it...
Economic advancement remains the focus for the women living in the small but cohesive village of Moblissa located on the Linden/Soesdyke Highway, Region Ten. This was further emphasized when Vice President and Minister of Indigenous Peoples Affairs the Honorable Sydney Allicock and team visited the community and made a timely...
Minister within the Ministry of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs Valerie Garrido-Lowe last week encouraged the more than seven hundred residents of Hururu to continue working in partnership to execute their Village Plans which is pivotal to economic and social and development. The Minister was speaking during Hururu Village’s Heritage Celebrations in...
The renowned Harpy Eagle will be the flag ship image of Warapoka Village’s imminent Tourism Package when it is launched by the Guyana Tourism Authority and Wilderness Explorer at the World Trade Fair WTF this coming December in London. The team in collaboration with villagers is currently preparing a tourism...
Youths from the Hinterland are optimistic cooperate Guyana and the Government will support their carpentry and joinery efforts an initiative being undertaken in the ongoing Hinterland Employment and Youth Service HEYS Program. The Youth program which is a one year initiative is intended to create that enabling environment where youth...
“Lack of accountability and transparency at the village level, poor planning and coordination, conflict within the villages, poor support and lack of commitment, Toshao’s Changed, only families are the beneficiary of the grants in terms of the temporary employment it offers and different stakeholders working in the villages with different...
Vice President and Minister of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs Sydney Allicock has reiterated the necessity of introducing early childhood education when he delivered the feature address at the launch of the Ministry of Education’s Early Childhood Education Project at the Pegasus, Kingston. The project is a collaborative effort between the Ministry...
The Ministry of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs has benefitted from the philanthropy efforts of Hope for the Nation Foundation, Guyana. The Foundation recently donated four 40’ containers containing sixty million dollars’ worth of clothing, books, pharmaceutical supplies, spectacle frames, food items, among others articles which will be distributed to indigenous villages...
President David Granger has called on the Ministry of Indigenous Peoples Affairs to recommend measures for the establishment of a five-member committee aimed at effectively addressing the many challenges the indigenous population faces. President Granger made this call during his address to the two hundred and twelve indigenous leaders and...
“The Indigenous peoples are the collective and true Champions of the Earth.” This was affirmed when Vice President and Minister of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs Sydney Allicock addressed the launch of the 2016 Heritage Month of activities at the Umana Yana in Kingston. The 2016 Heritage Month activities were held under...
