“Continue to study, take your schooling seriously”, was the encouragement given by Minister within the Ministry of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs, Valerie Garrido-Lowe, to students attending the Essequibo Technical Institute (ETI), who live in the dormitory and are a predominantly indigenous population. Minister Garrido-Lowe, during a recent visit to the Region,...
Excitement among twenty talented youth in Haimaruni in the Moruca sub-district, Barima-Waini, Region One, is brewing as the Hinterland Employment Youth Service HEYS program is changing the trajectory of their lives. The youth there only a month ago completed the first six months of the one year program and already...
Communities in the North Pakaraima, Potaro/Siparuni, Region 8 have completed and presented to the Ministry of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs a one hundred and forty eight (148) page report on findings from an assessment conducted of their lands over a two year period. The assessment was conducted between 2015-2017. The report...
Atkinson Brothers Male and Waramuri Silver Sands female teams have defied all odds and emerged champs of the just concluded NAMILCO under 17 Football league after finishing on eighteen and nine points respectively. The action culminated at the Kumaka Recreational Ground over the weekend. Seven male and three female teams...
A scheduled visit to Upper Mazaruni, Region #7 Sunday last was abandoned due to unfavorable weather conditions. The visit would have seen nine serviceable firearms returned from the 140 which were surrendered during the government’s firearm amnesty in 2015. The team which was led by Minister of Public Security Kemraj...
Vice President and Minister of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs Sydney Allicock on Wednesday underscored the importance of team work in an Administrative Professional Setting as the Ministry acknowledged the contributions made by Administrative Professional Staff. Minister Allicock was addressing all nineteen Administrative Staff in the employ of the Ministry at a...
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The Government of Guyana through the Ministry of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs (MoIPA) has begun the first of a series of formal regional consultations leading to the revision of the Amerindian Act 2006. The first such consultation began on Monday and will conclude today at Santa Rosa, Moruca, Barima/Waini Region and...
Madam Chair, Members of the Permanent Forum, I bring special greetings to you from HE President David Granger, and the Government of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana. I would like to commend the good work of the Permanent Forum and assure you also that Guyana stands ready to embrace 2019...
The Ministry of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs notes with interest the recent media outings of the National Toshoas Council’s (NTC) Executive Committee and in particular its Vice Chairman on certain matters. The Ministry has observed a trend of public posturing by this body and indeed this officer. The NTC executive has...
Twenty seven children at the Pediatric Ward of Guyana’s Premier Health Institution, the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation, on Wednesday received hygiene hampers compliments of the Ministry of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs. Minister within the Ministry, Valerie Garrido-Lowe, and team visited the medical facility where she brought smiles to the faces of...
Vice President and Minister of Indigenous Peoples Affairs Sydney Allicock on Friday made a site visit to the multi-million dollar Hinterland Tertiary Student Dormitory in Liliendaal, East Coast Demerara. Following an inspection of works completed, Minister Allicock said he is pleased with the progress made and remains optimistic that the...
Minister within the Ministry of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs Valerie Garrido-Lowe on Friday received a timely donation of educational material and sport gear from the Pele Football Club Alumni Corporation. The items were presented to the Minister at her Thomas and Quamina Streets location office and will be distributed to schools...
Vice President and Minister of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs Sydney Allicock says economic sustainability of indigenous villages and communities remain Governments top priority as the 5th North Pakaraima Expo opened on Monday in Tuseneng Village, Region 8. The Minister noted that for success to be achieved there must be partnership and...
Villagers of Santa Rosa and Islands, Moruca Sub-district, Barima/Waini, Region One are well informed about developments in the Oil and Gas sector. Village leaders were given the opportunity to have their concerns addressed as well as seek clarifications when a team led by Minister within the Ministry of Indigenous Peoples’...
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs Alfred King said the Ministry of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs will be working with villages and communities in the Santa Rosa, Moruca, Sub-district, Region 1 to implement their respective Village Improvement Plans (V.I.P’s) for sustainable development. P.S King was a member of...
Eleven villages and satellites in the Santa Rosa, Moruca Sub-District, Barima/Waini, Region One are benefitting from a four-day Village Improvement Plan (V.I.P) workshop, an initiative being executed under the Sustainable Development Framework (SDF) which is aimed at building sustainable village economies. The cabinet approved SDF has been rebranded and is...