Tag: CPA

Gov’t commits to ending child abuse

Gov’t commits to ending child abuse

- September 26, 2024

─ addresses 2,753 cases to date The Ministry of Human Services and Social Security says it has responded to approximately ... Read More

Bill tabled to protect adopted children from exploitation, abuse

Bill tabled to protect adopted children from exploitation, abuse

- December 23, 2020

-international adopts to resume on passage of legislation Minister of Human Services and Social Security, Hon. Dr. Vindhya Persaud on ... Read More

AG Williams meet with team ahead of Hague Convention on Protection of Children

AG Williams meet with team ahead of Hague Convention on Protection of Children

- May 24, 2019

─ technical issues relating to implementation of Convention were discussed and addressed DPI, Guyana, Friday, May 24, 2019 Attorney General ... Read More

Collaboration between law and citizens key to addressing child abuse

Collaboration between law and citizens key to addressing child abuse

- March 16, 2019

─ Childcare and Protection Agency hosts sensitisation exercises ─ health and security sectors working to build communication to curb child ... Read More

CPA working to improve parenting skills

CPA working to improve parenting skills

- March 2, 2019

– building communication between parents and children – improving supervision within households – teaching parents appropriate disciplinary actions on children ... Read More

New measures to address sexual offences – CPA’s Director

New measures to address sexual offences – CPA’s Director

- January 14, 2019

─ will soon implement a Child Registry to target perpetrators of child sexual offences ─ details of the perpetrators of ... Read More

Support at community level critical in fight against child abuse 

Support at community level critical in fight against child abuse 

- September 25, 2018

DPI, Guyana, Tuesday, September 25, 2018 In Observance of Child Protection week 2018 the Ministry of Social Protection and the ... Read More

Childcare providers urged to get registered

Childcare providers urged to get registered

- January 4, 2018

DPI Guyana, Thursday, January 4, 2018 The Childcare and Protection Agency (CPA) Early Childhood Development Unit is calling on daycare ... Read More

84 Day Care centres licensed by CPA in 2017 

84 Day Care centres licensed by CPA in 2017 

- January 3, 2018

DPI, Guyana, Wednesday, January 3, 2018 Some 230 of the 364 Early Childhood/Day Care centres located countrywide were registered by ... Read More

Three Region Nine children rescued from abusive home

Three Region Nine children rescued from abusive home

- August 28, 2017

DPI, Guyana, Monday, August 28, 2017 Officers of the Childcare Protection Agency (CPA) on Monday August 28, 2017 rescued three ... Read More