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Joel Simpson and Dr Preity R Kumar
Joel Simpson and Dr Preity R Kumar

SASOD announces sensitisation series for educators

– ‘Ordinary Landscape of Violence’ launched The Society Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination (SASOD) will conduct a training and sensitisation series with lecturers and teachers from the University of Guyana and the Cyril Potter College of Education.

Coalition will prioritise early childhood care/education

-if called upon to form next gov’t The People’s National Congress Reform/A Partnership for National Unity (PNCR/APNU) has stated that if called upon to form the next government, it would ensure that early childhood care and education would be a top priority with an approach that would be holistic, a coalition release stated yesterday.

Participants in the Training of Trainers session

FAO hosts training for seabob fishers

As part of its efforts to increase awareness on emerging local and international market requirements related to quality and safety of seabob products, from harvesting through to preparation, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM), conducted a two-day “Training of Trainers” workshop for workers in the seabob sector.

Participants at the N/A General Hospital concept design workshop

Health Ministry hosts workshop on N/A General Hospital concept design

As part of ongoing preparations for the construction of the New Amsterdam General Hospital, the Ministry of Health (MoH) on Monday held a concept design workshop with technical personnel to outline the layout and design of the hospital campus, according to a MoH release.  During the workshop, Minister of Health, Dr Frank Anthony, joined discussions that focussed on the design and infrastructure of the new hospital in Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne).

Irfaan Ali

Every adult to receive $100,000

– Ali revises cash payout President Irfaan Ali yesterday announced a revision to his previously announced cash grant incentive, saying that instead of the one-off $200,000 per household payment, each adult citizen 18 years and older will receive a one-off cash grant of $100,000.

Calvin Brutus

Brutus moves to court against AG, Top Cop

-cites political directives, breach of natural justice Amid the disclosure that charges have been recommended in a SOCU probe of him, Assistant Police Commissioner Calvin Brutus yesterday moved to the court against the Attorney General, the Top Cop and others, arguing that he was being victimized in the ongoing investigation and being denied services including a restriction on his accounts.

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