Tag: Deep South Rupununi

Masakenari elects Toshao, Village Council for the first time

Masakenari elects Toshao, Village Council for the first time

- July 16, 2024

The village of Masakenari in the Deep South Rupununi, Region Nine, made history on Monday by holding its first-ever Village ... Read More

Mass Net Distribution Campaign launched in Region 9 as part of efforts to eradicate malaria in Guyana

Mass Net Distribution Campaign launched in Region 9 as part of efforts to eradicate malaria in Guyana

- April 27, 2024

-Minister Anthony emphasises importance of people’ responsibility A campaign to distribute long-lasting insecticide-treated nets (LLINs) has been launched in the ... Read More

Telemedicine saves Konashen Baby’s life

Telemedicine saves Konashen Baby’s life

- September 2, 2023

Located hundreds of miles away from the capital city of Georgetown, lies an Amerindian village called Konashen/Masakenari in the deep ... Read More

Monies earmarked to upgrade Gunns Airstrip – Min Sukhai

Monies earmarked to upgrade Gunns Airstrip – Min Sukhai

- August 18, 2023

Masakenari is a remote village situated in the deep south of the Rupununi, Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo) and is ... Read More

Minister Sukhai visits Masakenari families following fatal boat accident

Minister Sukhai visits Masakenari families following fatal boat accident

- August 14, 2023

Minister of Amerindian Affairs, Pauline Sukhai and her team journeyed to Masakenari Village, Deep South Rupununi, Region Nine to offer ... Read More

$1B to be expended for infrastructural works in Region Nine

$1B to be expended for infrastructural works in Region Nine

- July 11, 2023

Some $1 billion in infrastructural works will be executed in Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo), scheduled to be completed by ... Read More

Single father and barber determined to make a difference in Aishalton

Single father and barber determined to make a difference in Aishalton

- November 26, 2019

Ministry of Indigenous Peoples' Affairs, Press Release Twenty-three-year-old Ananias Stephen a single father from the village of Aishalton, Deep South ... Read More

Shea receives $1.5M to boost agriculture

Shea receives $1.5M to boost agriculture

- November 24, 2019

DPI, Guyana, Sunday, November 24, 2019 The village of Shea in Region 9 has received the sum of $1.5M under ... Read More

Indigenous communities speak

Indigenous communities speak

- May 3, 2019

─ 2nd round of consultation on "2006 Amerindian Act" undertaken − “this was a promise made by coalition govt before ... Read More

Tasting sweet success…

Tasting sweet success…

- March 4, 2019

− Young Aishalton women turning cooking skills into a successful business − HEYS at work DPI, Guyana, Monday, March 4, ... Read More