Category: Ministry of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs

HEYS training taken to Hururu, Berbice River

HEYS training taken to Hururu, Berbice River

- June 24, 2016

Georgetown, GINA, June 24, 2016 The Hinterland Employment Youth Service (HEYS) programme commenced its year-long training programme in Hururu Mission ... Read More

Warrau language project gets $2M boost – Kamwatta Hill residents urged to preserve their heritage

Warrau language project gets $2M boost – Kamwatta Hill residents urged to preserve their heritage

- June 21, 2016

Georgetown, GINA, June 21, 2016 The sum of $2M was donated to the residents of the Warrau community of Kamwatta ... Read More

HEYS facilitators from six regions trained

HEYS facilitators from six regions trained

- June 20, 2016

Georgetown, GINA, June 20, 2016 The Hinterland Employment Youth Services (HEYS) programme continues to train facilitators. Thirty-five (35) persons from ... Read More

Education is a right not a privilege- Minister Allicock

Education is a right not a privilege- Minister Allicock

- June 16, 2016

Georgetown, GINA, June 16, 2016 Last evening, the Hinterland Scholarship Programme saw its largest batch of students graduating at the ... Read More

Women need to realize their value- Minister Garrido-Lowe

Women need to realize their value- Minister Garrido-Lowe

- June 15, 2016

Georgetown, GINA, June 14, 2016 Women’s equity among men continues to be pushed across the world. Recently, Parl Americas, held ... Read More

HEYS is not a political programme, it caters for all young people – Prime Minister

HEYS is not a political programme, it caters for all young people – Prime Minister

- June 13, 2016

Georgetown, June 13, 2016 Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo told the Indigenous youths of Mabaruma, that the Hinterland Employment Youth Services ... Read More

Indigenous peoples must become economically independent – Garrido-Lowe

Indigenous peoples must become economically independent – Garrido-Lowe

- June 6, 2016

A GINA Feature- June 6, 2016 Minister within the Ministry of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs, Valerie Garrido-Lowe, says that her vision ... Read More

Hinterland communities slow in accessing funds for green projects

Hinterland communities slow in accessing funds for green projects

- June 3, 2016

Georgetown GINA, June 02, 2016 Hinterland communities have to the end of 2016 to access money from the Jubilee Fund ... Read More

Revision of Amerindian Act critical to addressing Amerindian land rights- Minister Allicock

Revision of Amerindian Act critical to addressing Amerindian land rights- Minister Allicock

- June 1, 2016

Georgetown GINA, June 1, 2016 Minister of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs, Sydney Allicock says there are many deficiencies in the Amerindian ... Read More

Training of trainers’ programme commences

Training of trainers’ programme commences

- May 19, 2016

The training of trainers programme for the Hinterland Employment and Youth Service (HEYS) project commenced on Monday in three regions; ... Read More