Strengthening electoral, environmental and financial accountability.
Strengthening electoral, environmental and financial accountability.
Today we celebrate another World Environment Day under the theme: “Ecosystems Restoration”. This is a great goal since ecosystems are constantly under threat in Guyana. However, it cannot be achieved or maintained when Guyanese think: It is okay to remove mangroves from the coastline (our natural defences against the high tide) and replace them with …
PFG Press Release- Everything about the destruction of mangroves on the West Bank prompts alarm: the destruction itself; the defence of it by the Government Minister responsible; the silence of the EPA; by-passing the objections of the local Councils; and startling submissiveness in the face of business dismissal of climate change. False narratives of ‘sustainable’ …
International Day to Stop Racial Discrimination 2021 finds Guyanese youth launching the campaign “Make Guyana A Racism Free Zone”. The campaign consists of a call for all places where people gather to mount a written pledge to make that place – whether shops, clinics, police stations, offices, sports clubs, offices or places of religion – …
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This manual was designed to provide teachers and youth leaders with the basic information on the earth’s freshwater: its types, areas where they are found, used and threats from both human and natural impacts. It provides a guide that is needed in planning activities and also gives ideas of materials that could be used to …
“The process of integration between coastal life and interior communities is becoming deeper with the younger generation drawn more and more into coastal habits, values and ways of doing things. This is true for both young people studying on the coast, and for those who remain in their communities. In addition to indigenous people moving …
The Government’s announced intention to seek investors in a new bauxite mine in the Corentyne River follows several statements from President Ali reinforcing the priority the new Government assigns to mining. In the same vein, the Guyana Geology & Mines Commission (GGMC) has just announced new procedures to allow river dredges to move from one …
Freshwater Murals Creative placemaking initiatives are a successful advocacy method that revolves around public art of which murals are considered a highly effective tool in the process. Murals are large artwork painted on walls or other permanent surfaces with the hope of creating a tangible sense of place, destination and even increases foot traffic while …
Earth Day Poster Competition 2020 Policy Forum Guyana in collaboration with WWF Guianas held an online poster competition for Earth Day under the theme, “Water Unites Us All” 2020. This competition was from Earth Hour to Earth day (March 28 – April 22, 2020). “Water Unites Us All” Earth day Poster Competition was implemented with …
Our organizations listed below call on all Guyanese to remain faithful to the original intention of the recount, namely, that the verdict of the Caricom Observer Team would be the determining factor in accepting the results of the March 2nd elections. Now that their verdict has been rendered, to the effect that the recount process …
The organizations listed below are appreciative of the success to date of the measures adopted by the Ministry of Health’s Covid-19 strategy in avoiding steep increases in infections in Guyana. We trust that the positive public response generated by the strategy can be sustained. In support of this goal we wish to raise the following …
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