The Government of Guyana through the Department of Culture will host a second phase of consultations on a national cultural policy from October 15-17, 2019 at the Hotel Tower, commencing from 9 am daily.
A release from the Ministry of Social Cohesion said that the consultation process – spearheaded by Director of Culture, Tamika Boatswain with assistance from Ruel Johnson, Cultural Policy Advisor to the Government of Guyana was launched in 2015. It is unclear why the second phase is only now being launched.
The release said that the second phase of consultations will see the government partnering with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Lead facilitator for the workshops will be Jamaican Sydney Bartley, an expert on cultural policy. Bartley will be accompanied by Yuri Peshkov, Programme Specialist for Culture in the UNESCO Kingston Cluster Office.
