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As Guyana joined the world in observing International Women’s Day, Prime Minister Samuel Hinds yesterday declared that there is no place for violence against women; and called on all Guyanese to play their part in the elimination process.Hinds’s comments were well accepted by an audience of career women as he delivered remarks at a symposium held at the International Conference Centre.Former president,NFL Jerseys Cheap, Janet JaganThe event, which was hosted by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, attracted women from all sectors of Guyana’s labour force and in the absence of President Donald Ramotar, the Prime Minister played the part.This year’s theme under which International Women’s day is observed is “The Gender Agenda: Gaining Momentum.”Prime Minister Hinds called on the police to protect women; on the judiciary to ensure justice is awarded and on employers to ensure their right to decent work is not violated. He also used the opportunity to call on all men to give women the “respect they deserve.”The Prime Minister’s comments come at a juncture when legislations are in place to protect women’s rights legally but enforcement is lacking. Many complaints of violence against women are treated lightly and sometimes never see the light of day in Courts, he said.Hinds,nfl jerseys china, who identified his grandmother and mother as two extraordinary women,China NFL Jerseys, pledged that Government will continue to pursue the empowerment of women.He said that Guyana has produced many outstanding women locally and abroad and saluted the women who pioneered women’s rights, empowerment and gender equality locally.The Prime Minister acknowledged that women are integrally involved in the crafting of laws in the National Assembly and in the creation of programmes and policies that influence the lives of women in Cabinet.Women are usually the ones to make necessary sacrifices to keep families strong, the Prime Minister said and called on men to step forward and make an equal sacrifice in the development of family life.He said that Guyana has made steady progress in achieving gender equality, particularly, through access to primary and secondary education. However, strides are being made for parity at the tertiary level.According to Hinds,Wholesale Football Jerseys, twice the number of women than men graduate with first degrees from the University of Guyana. He said that that situation needs to be addressed since it can lead to violence in the home. Hinds said that husbands sometimes feel inferior to their wives’ achievements and resort to violence to restore the domain of power.Hinds reminded that traditionally, women were caregivers but noted that today this concept is changing and more women are in the work force, are property owners and have a presence in the National Assembly.He recalled that in 2001 the Constitution was amended to allow equal status of women.Minister of Human Resource and Social Security,NFL Jerseys China, Jennifer Webster,Cheap NFL Jerseys, said that though women all over the world deserve to celebrate “this day,” Caribbean and Guyanese women have more to pat themselves on the back for; since Caribbean women went through slavery and indentership.Webster, a woman of worth herself, applauded the signature contributions of a number of Guyanese iconic women including Janet Jagan and Viola BurnhamShe said that women have greater representation in parliament in 2013 where there are 31 per cent females in parliament as compared to 1992 when there were 18.5 per cent.Webster noted that Guyana is 25th of 189 countries that liberate women. The Minister then pointed out that the life expectancy of women and their maternal health have increased in Guyana.Webster told the gathering that gender equality is not a women initiative. Rather, it is one that needs to be embraced by all.She too called on every Guyanese to respect women, “work together and make sure Guyana moves on.”Khadija Musa, United Nations Resident Co-ordinator, UNDP, said that she is hurt to see violence against women splashed on the front page of daily newspapers. Women can transform their situation and this will require character and behavioural changes which will need to begin at home, she added.Former First Lady and Education Minister: Viola BurnhamMusa said that change is possible and it is happening at a time when every country in the world had a female on its Olympics teams (London 2012); and peoples stood in solidarity with the teenage Pakistani girl who was shot because of her fight for girls to be educated.

– Harmon to be Minister-in-ChargeChanges are evident. Among his first order of business on the first Monday at work, President David GrangerLt Colonel (Ret’d) Joseph Harmon will be named Minister-in-Charge of the renamed Office of the President.yesterday signaled intentions to designate the Office of the President as the Ministry of the Presidency.The President made the announcement to staffers at the Presidential Complex when he met with them.According to the Head of State, the new Ministry will be headed by Lt. Col. Rt. Joseph Harmon.He explained that when Harmon enters the National Assembly, he will be designated the Minister of State,Cheap Jerseys From China, so he will be head, or the Minister-in-Charge of the Ministry of the Presidency.The President said that from time to time, other Ministers will be appointed in the Presidency, “but Mr. Harmon will be the person who will be exercising the ministerial function under my directions of this ministry… Some departments will continue, some will remain, but most important thing is that we ensure there is no disruption, simple. Comrade Harmon will be doing the job that Dr. Luncheon, did, with some exceptions,Cheap Soccer Jerseys, he won’t be doing NIS, but as far as OP is concerned, he is Minister in Charge.”Under the former administration, former Head of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr. Roger Luncheon,Cheap China NFL Jerseys, was Chairman of the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) and Secretary of the Defence Board.Harmon, a practicing lawyer,Cheap Jerseys Supply, has risen through ranks of the A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) becoming one of the main faces and voices leading up to last week’s elections.According a Government statement,Cheap Jerseys From China, Harmon expressed his gratitude at the appointment saying that A Partnership for National Unity /Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) administration intends to be service oriented.“We are the servants of the people, and the people are excited and expectant,Office of the President is to be renamed, Head of State, David Granger announced yesterday.and if you understand this,Cheap Jerseys From China Outlet, this is what they are looking for. I have met with some of the staff already and indicated that there is no witch hunt. Government has to be continued, we expect that you will serve to deliver this. We will provide a quality of service that all ministries must emulate, that would be the envy of the Caribbean.”The President will meet all Permanent Secretaries tomorrow at the Guyana International Conference Centre.

With ambitious plans to build on its recently improved status reflected in the 2013 Human Development Index, Guyana is poised for even more advancement.UNDP’s Resident Representative, Khadija MusaAt least this is the view of Minister of Foreign Affairs, Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, who recently asserted that “Guyana will continue on the path of human development. I would like to see us move up the rankings more rapidly, but I am nevertheless pleased in the circumstances that we have been able to move up.”The occasion was the launching of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)’s Human Development Report, which places Guyana at a ranking of 118, up one place from the previous year. This development comes even as focus is being directed to the Southern Hemisphere in the Report titled ‘The Rise of the South: Human Progress in a Diverse World’.According to Minister Rodrigues-Birkett “while the prospects for the South and North are not neutrally exclusive, in fact they are interdependent more than ever; the North needs the South now.”Building on her argument, the Minister pointed to the fact that although the United States remains the world’s largest economy in monetary terms, it continues to be one of Guyana’s largest trading partners.“So we are not necessarily seeing this as South against North, but together we can be able to move this world to a place where we would all like to see it.”And even as forward collaborative movements are embraced, the Minister alluded to the fact that the United Nations is currently “very actively engaged” in looking at the post-2015 development agenda for the Millennium Development Goals.“As we look at that agenda and the sustainable development goals, we must consider the situation of small heavily indebted, highly vulnerable countries in that setting…I am glad that the Report also speaks to environmental sustainability, because that underscores everything else we do.”Speaking to the ‘Rise of the South’ notion, UNDP’s Resident Representative,Wholesale NFL Jerseys, Khadija Musa, emphasised the details of the Report,Wholesale Jerseys From China, which state that the development recorded in the South has over the years been unprecedented in its speed and scale. She alluded to observations that “never in history has living conditions and prosperity for so many people changed so dramatically and so fast.”The historic progress,Supply Cheap Jerseys, according to her, is creating opportunities for the South and the North to collaborate in new ways to enhance human development and to confront challenges such as climate change.? She amplified that countries across the South are extending trade, technology and policies tied through the North, “while North is looking South for new partnership that can promote global growth and development.”Minister of Foreign Affairs, Carolyn Rodrigues-BirkettMoreover, Musa noted that the South, as a whole, is driving global economic growth and societal change for the first time in centuries and according to the UNDP’s administrator, Helen Clark,Wholesale China Jerseys, the Report makes a significant contribution to developmental thinking. This is done by describing specific drivers of development transformation and by suggesting further policy priorities that could help sustain the momentum, Musa added.Some countries, she pointed out, have been very proactive and have committed to long term development by actively promoting job creation, enhancing public investment in health and education and nurturing industrial capacities. It was also emphasised that countries are tapping into global markets by investing in people to make the best of trade opportunities and are investing in infrastructure to facilitate access to markets and expanding into non-traditional markets.And in terms of social policy innovations, Musa added that countries from the South are investing heavily in some areas.“For example,Cheap Wholesale Jerseys, Turkey has introduced health care for all, especially emphasising on the poor; Brazil is expanding education access by equalising funds across regions and municipalities and Mexico is focusing on poverty reduction.”According to Musa, the rise of the South and its potential for escalation progress for future generations should be seen as beneficial for all countries of the regions, since as living standards improve,Cheap Jerseys From China, the world as a whole will become more interdependent.