STELLA Ramsaroop in her ‘Stella Says’ column on Sunday May 29th, titled “Serving alcohol at Feminition is like asking a woman to kiss a cutlass” makes a vacuous point, and in so doing, she has undermined the free choice of women. One gets the impression that Stella is not up to date on women’s issues. […]
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Feminition: Celebrating the achievements of Guyanese women
FEMINITION: Definition of a Woman’ was deemed a success in not only displaying the skills of, and opportunities available to women, but also in celebrating the achievements of great Guyanese women with a view to inspiring younger generations to greatness. To those who questioned the wisdom behind the concept of Feminition, President Bharrat Jagdeo said the […]
Promoting women’s rights and equality
The issue of women’s rights and their general welfare in recent years have gathered momentum in almost every society and rightly so because for too long women across the globe have been viciously exploited, abused and treated virtually as slaves. And this has been happening for centuries and even during this so called modern civilisation. One of […]
Feminition offers exposure to small manufacturers
The reason was soon revealed after a visit to some of these booths. In an industry where the creation of products and services is home rather than factory based, the manufacturers often have a harder time finding a platform for their products. Thus the first of its kind, an exhibition, to promote the work of skillful […]
AS Feminition gets under way
Govt values the efforts of women…and is toiling to make life better for them, says President Jagdeo President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday declared open Feminition Exposition at the Guyana National Stadium at Providence, and urged both women and men not only to recognise the gains that women in Guyana have made, but also to undertake to […]
Feminition should be an annual event
AS Guyana advances the focus on women’s inclusiveness which is necessary, the detractors are left without a weapon, so they are stuck in the groove of ‘criticising for critisising sake.’ Prior to ‘Feminition,’ the word was that the women of Guyana are being neglected. It was a silly ploy by the ‘enemies of the PPP/C […]
The curtain goes up on Feminition
…showcasing women’s achievements, their skills, artistic talents and professionalism THE much anticipated women’s exhibition, Feminition, is set to be launched today at 16:30hrs. The first of its kind in Guyana, Feminition promises to showcase the work of skillful women who work in the commercial, industrial and domestic fraternities. Hundreds of spots have already been confirmed, and […]
Grand Women’s Expo billed for Guyana National Stadium
-125 exhibitors already confirmed ONE hundred and twenty-five exhibitors from all ten administrative regions across Guyana have already been confirmed for‘Feminition’ – a three-day Women’s Expo that is to be put on by the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security from May 27 to 29. The expo, to be held at the National Stadium, Providence, […]
President Jagdeo opens Childcare and Protection head office
…calls for partnership with religious community THE Ministry of Human Services and Social Security’s Child Care and Protection Agency (CCPA), described by Minister Priya Manickchand as “the fulfilling of a dream,” was yesterday formally opened by President Bharrat Jagdeo. The building, at the corner of Broad and Charles Streets, Charlestown, formerly housed the Environmental Protection […]
Keeping track of domestic violence offenders
There is a new idea being proposed that could have a significant impact in the struggle against domestic violence. According to an April 17 article entitled, “NY Legislators Propose Domestic Violence Registry” on CBSNewYork.com, “Three New York legislators want the state to register domestic violence offenders just as sex crime offenders are publicly listed.” One of […]