30-Aug-2010 - Labour Ministry secures bobcat for heavy duty training
THE Heavy Duty Operator Training Programme, coordinated by the Board of Industrial Training (BIT), has been further boosted with the services of a bobcat secured by the Ministry of Labour.
Minister of Labour Manzoor Nadir, with assistance from the Enhanced Public Trust Security and Inclusion Project (EPTSI) of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), purchased the equipment from Associated Industries Limited (AINLIM).
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27-Aug-2010 - Guyana to benefit from new EU forest conservation funds
Guyana is one of several countries within the Guiana Shield expected to benefit from a Euro $1.5M agreement recently signed between the European Union (EU) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
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24-Aug-2020 - YCG to launch employability and development programme
YEDP is part of the “Enhanced Public Trust, Security and Inclusion (EPTSI) Project” funded by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) which targets young men and women, between the ages of 18 and 30, who are employed at businesses or are from marginalised communities.
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23-Aug-2010 - CDC to commence training for Damage Assessment, Needs Analysis Committee stakeholders
he Civil Defence Commission (CDC), in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), will be hosting several training workshops for stakeholders of the recently formed National Damage Assessment and Needs Analysis Committee (DANA).
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12-Aug-2010 - St. Francis Community Developers launch Project RESCUE
Amid much fanfare and high expectations, two new sub projects, implemented by the St. Francis Community Developers (SFCD) and Friends of St. Francis, were launched Tuesday in Berbice. Described as an opportunity to brighten lives and to set the stage for growth in Region 6 (East Berbice/Corentyne) and Guyana, the two sub programmes, Project ‘Cell’ in New Amsterdam and Project ‘REACH’ in Black Bush Polder ,are being implemented under ‘RESCUE’, a UNDP/EPTSI funded project supported by Friends of St. Francis.
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11-Aug-2010 - Youth enhancement projects doing well in Berbice
Two major projects were on Monday launched by the Saint Francis Community Developers in Berbice, in an effort at rendering assistance to persons with the necessary skills to better enable them to earn a decent income.
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02-Aug-2010 - UN report highlights wealth inequalities in Caribbean
The United Nations Development Programme ( UNDP) has called for the development of social policies to tackle the problem of inequality in Latin America and the Caribbean, in a development report submitted on Monday.
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26-Jul-2010 - Literacy programme launched for Tiger Bay youths
Varqa Foundation, in collaboration with School of the Nations, on Monday launched a literacy and science programme for youths in the Tiger Bay community of Georgetown.
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26-Jul-2010 - UNDP/MCYS Long Term Athlete Development Workshop deemed a success
Ahead of what would be the historic unveiling of the National Sports Policy, the Ministry of Culture Youth and Sport (MCYS) in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) conducted a Long Term Athlete Development Training of Trainers Workshop.
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26-Jul-2010 - New $16M resource centre opened at Kuru Kuru
A new resource centre has been opened at the Kuru Kuru Training Centre on the Soesdyke/Linden Highway and the facility has a library and a computer centre, which houses five complete computer systems and additional office space.
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23-Jul-2010 - Youth-oriented training programme boosts labour market by 200
TWO HUNDRED youths are now empowered to join the workforce, having completed training under the residential Youth Entrepreneurial Skills Training (YEST) programme conducted at the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports’ Kuru Kuru Training Centre.
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23-Jul-2010 - Sports affiliates commence training sessions for Sports Ministry’s policy plan
After years of agitation and false starts the Ministry of Culture Youth and Sports has finally put the logistics in place and is currently formalizing the implementation of a National Sports Policy plan.
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19-Jul-2010 - Plaudits for the Launch of the Global Commission
The International AIDS Society (IAS) recently congratulated the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), with the support of the Joint United Nations Programme of HIV/AIDS, on the launch of a high level Global Commission on HIV and the Law.
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18-Jul-2010 - Government’s aggressive thrust to empower the vulnerable and educate the nation’s young
The latest initiative being proposed by Government to facilitate better attendance at schools by providing free transportation to students is another of a long line of boosters to the education sector by the Administration.
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