Donating to Haiti after the January 2010 Earthquake from Guyana

There are different options ongoing at the time of this post.

Guyana National Committee for Haiti Relief
Republic Bank 119-900-9
The Civil Defence Commission
Thomas Road, Thomas Lands
Georgetown
email : haiti (at) cdc dot gy
Tel 226-1114, 226-8815

Guyana Red Cross Society
email guyanaredcross at yahoo dot com

Red Thread/Haiti Emergency Fund for Grassroots Women & Families

Newsletters for the Environmental Protection Agency - April to September 2009

Produced by the
Education, Information & Training Division
Environmental Protection Agency, Guyana
7 Board and Charles Streets
Georgetown, Guyana (South America)
Phone: (592) 225-2062,1218, 0506, 6917
Fax: (592) 225-5481
email : eit.epaguyana (at) gmail.com

Taxonomy of Amphibians of Kaieteur National Park, Guyana

This book is authored written by Philippe Kok and Michelle Kalamandeen

For details visit the ABC Taxa website

A low resolution pdf version can be downloaded from the website.

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Youth Can Move the World Newsletter - June 2009

This is the newsletter of Youth Can Move the World, a project of the Varqua Foundation

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Newsletter for the Environmental Protection Agency - January to March 2009

Produced by the
Education, Information & Training Division
Environmental Protection Agency, Guyana
7 Board and Charles Streets
Georgetown, Guyana (South America)
Phone: (592) 225-2062,1218, 0506, 6917
Fax: (592) 225-5481

Save the sea turtles

From Guyana Chronicle 20 March, 2009
By Vanessa Narine

“This evening we tell our story, a story of sea turtles, sea shells and sustainability…,” said Romeo DeFreitas, coordinator of sea turtle monitoring.

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EPA Newsletter October to December 2008

Produced by
Education, Information & Training Division
Environmental Protection Agency, Guyana
7 Board and Charles Streets
Georgetown, Guyana (South America)
Phone: (592) 225-2062,1218, 0506, 6917
Fax: (592) 225-5481
website: http://www.epaguyana.org

Paramaribo Civil society Declaration :Working Together Towards Achieving the Millennium Development Goals

Description: 

Guyanese civil society participants were part of the Paramaribo Civil Society Forum held in Paramaribo, Suriname from 2nd to 4th May 2007. This forum was organized by the Millennium Development Goals Global Watch in collaboration with the United Nations Association of Suriname and the National Youth Institute of Suriname (i.e. the National Youth Parliament, the UN MDG Youth Ambassadors, and the CARICOM Youth Ambassadors) with the support of the Government of Suriname, UNDP, UNICEF, the Government of the Netherlands and with the co-sponsorship of the UNA Guyana and UNA Trinidad and Tobago, the Suriname American Network Inc, the Suriname American League, Women's Network Suriname, Netherlands - USA (NVSN - USA) and others, on the theme "Millennium Development Goals: Reviewing Progress and Making It Happen - Unlocking Civil Society Potential"
The attached document is the final version of the declaration.


Document

Guyanese civil society participants were part of the Paramaribo Civil Society Forum held in Paramaribo, Suriname from 2nd to 4th May 2007. This forum was organized by the Millennium Development Goals Global Watch in collaboration with the United Nations Association of Suriname and the National Youth Institute of Suriname (i.e.

The Law and You Series

Description: 

The Guyana Association of Women Lawyers launched "The Law and You" project in 1992, with funding from Futures Fund. 500,000 leaflets dealing with 31 topics were distributed all over Guyana and the response was overwhelming. The leaflets were first published in booklet form in 1993. A revised volume of the booklet - The Law and You III- was published in 2003 with funding provided by UNICEF.

The extracts are available from the website of the Georgetown Legal Aid Clinic
The Law and You III Sections
1 Making a Will
2 Intestacy
3 Getting Probate or Letters of Administration of an Estate
4 Getting Married
5 Divorce
6 Adoption
7 Child Maintenance
8 Domestic Violence & Child Abuse
9 Rape and Sexual Assault
10 Registration of Births
11 Custody
12 Buying Goods
13 Hire Purchase
14 Guarantees
15 Powers of Attorney
16 Insurance
17 Your rights at work
18 Buying And Selling Land
19 Landlord and Tenant
20 Going to Court
21 The Equal Rights Act
22 The Family and Dependants Provision Act
23 The Married Persons Property Act
24 Bail
25 Police Powers of Search
26 Police Powers of Arrest
27 Police Powers of Questioning
28 Theft
29 Drugs and the Law
30 Traffic Offences
31 Lawyers

The Guyana Association of Women Lawyers launched "The Law and You" project in 1992, with funding from Futures Fund. 500,000 leaflets dealing with 31 topics were distributed all over Guyana and the response was overwhelming. The leaflets were first published in booklet form in 1993. A revised volume of the booklet - The Law and You III- was published in 2003 with funding provided by UNICEF.