Tag: Persons Living with Disabilities

Free transportation at institutions for persons with disabilities – Budget 2023

Free transportation at institutions for persons with disabilities – Budget 2023

- January 18, 2023

The government on Monday committed to providing transportation at all institutions providing services to persons living with disabilities across Guyana. ... Read More

Quality of life for persons living with disabilities improved significantly – Minister Anthony

Quality of life for persons living with disabilities improved significantly – Minister Anthony

- December 2, 2022

- Free hearing aids, spectacles, and joint replacement among initiatives The Health Ministry has been making several strides to improve ... Read More

Education ministry hosts inaugural National Blind Education Conference

Education ministry hosts inaugural National Blind Education Conference

- November 15, 2022

- Special needs policy ties into ESP 2021-2025-Vision 2030 The Ministry of Education's Unit for the Blind and Visually Impaired ... Read More

Labour ministry taking firm stance on inclusivity in training programmes

Labour ministry taking firm stance on inclusivity in training programmes

- September 6, 2022

- equal opportunities for persons with disabilities, women Minister of Labour, Joseph Hamilton has made it clear that persons living ... Read More

Gov’t to provide transportation for PWDs to attend ‘Learning Lab’

Gov’t to provide transportation for PWDs to attend ‘Learning Lab’

- August 25, 2022

Persons living with disabilities (PWDs) will be provided with free transportation to attend the ‘Learning Lab,’ a training centre established ... Read More

$100,000 disability cash grant distribution begins next week

$100,000 disability cash grant distribution begins next week

- August 8, 2022

Parents across Guyana of children living with disabilities will receive a $100,000 one- off cash grant next week, a demonstration ... Read More

Citizens laud new relief measures announced by President Ali

Citizens laud new relief measures announced by President Ali

- August 18, 2021

Citizens are lauding the Government for its continued efforts to improve the lives of vulnerable groups amid the Covid pandemic. ... Read More

Govt to provide skills training for persons with disabilities

Govt to provide skills training for persons with disabilities

- December 9, 2020

The Government will soon begin rolling out a series of vocational and skills training programmes for persons living with disabilities ... Read More

CDC continues hamper distribution to differently abled groups

- May 2, 2020

—Regions 5, 6 and 10 benefit DPI, Guyana, Saturday, May 2, 2020 The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) on Saturday continued ... Read More

Govt websites to be user-friendly for PWDs

Govt websites to be user-friendly for PWDs

- December 5, 2019

DPI, Guyana, Thursday, December 5, 2019 Minister of Public Telecommunications, the Hon. Catherine Hughes, says government websites will soon be ... Read More