BAITOON SETTLEMENT
Baitoon is satellite to potarinau village. Baitoon means “Moscovy ducks island” years ago there was a large lake with bush island surrounding it, ther were the Moscovy ducks by the hundred s and thousands feeding in the lake and they normally use the bush…
POTARINAO VILLAGE
(Potaruunaawa) The village got its name from a giant stingray, that once lived in a deep pool found in Sawariwau river. The was a sensitive site with a spirit keeper but the early settlers had to close it down and they even had to…
PARIKOWARONAAWA VILLAGE
Parikowaro means grassland sparrow and naawa means hill. Parikowaro-Naawa, grassland sparrow hill the village was named after the grandfather spirit of the bird which is now sitting as a rock approximately 1 and a half km north from the centre of the village. It…
The first ever Rupununi Indigenous Women’s Conference was held in Annai Village, North Rupununi from January 6 – 9, 2020
Under the theme; ” Empowering and Strengthening Indigenous Women: Working together for a green future.”This event was supported by WWF- Guianas through the Shared Resources Joint Solutions (SRJS) programme. This conference was jointly hosted by the South Rupununi District Council and the North Rupununi…
The SRDC Youth Conference was held in Karuadarnau Village from December 16- 19 , 2019
under the theme: ‘Preserving, safeguarding and maintaining our pristine environment: through traditional practices and youth empowerment. This years youth conference brought together 189 youths from the variousvillages within the Wapichan Wiizi. Youths were placed into three groups, and for the four days were involved…
The SRDC held it’s last quarterly meeting for the year in Sawariwau Village from November 6-8, 2019
Over 200 persons attended the first day of the meeting. Discussions were held with Minister of Natural Respources Hon. Raphael Trotman on the protection of the main water sheds in the South Rupununi. Minister updated all on the existing order of 2009 that prohibits…
SRDC Alarmed by Fuel Spill in Creek
The South Rupununi District Council (“SRDC”), the representative institution of the 21 communities in the South Rupununi, expresses its grave concern over the pollution of Ikizapa Wao (“creek”), which falls within Aishalton Village’s titled lands, by a large diesel spill. Last Wednesday, October 10,…
Urgent action needed to prevent Dragga from Operating Illegally in the Kuyuwini and Upper Essequibo Rivers
Despite numerous commitments by the Government since December 2018, to date, no concrete steps have been taken to resolve the issue of the dragga in Parabara Village in the South Rupununi. In December of 2018, the South Rupununi District Council (SRDC) informed the Guyana…
South Rupununi council alarmed at ‘illegal’ river dredges in Kuyuwini River
By David Papannah One of the dredges that is said to be operating on the Kuyuwini River. At least two river dredges are operating illegally in the Kuyuwini River in Region Nine in areas that were declared no mining zones, according to the South…
UN Echoes SRDC’s Concern over Discrimination Faced by Indigenous Women in Guyana
The South Rupununi District Council (SRDC) welcomes the Concluding Observations on Guyana by the UN Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women released on 22 July 2019. The Committee’s Concluding Observations are timely and incorporate many of the SRDC’s recommendations…