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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
The South Rupununi District Council held its quarterly statutory meeting in Awarewauanau Village. Leaders from twenty-one communities of Wapichan Wiizi were present for three days of meetings from June 12- 14, 2019. Participants at the SRDC Meeting in Awarewaunau
Toshao Nicholas Fredericks receives the Golden Arrow Head of Acheivement form President David Granger.
On May 23 and 24, 2019 Indigenous women leaders attended a workshop in Georgetown. This workshop was sponsored by UNESCO in association with the Women andGender Equality Commission and Forest Carbon Partnership Facility. Topics were based on ; Gender; Women’s Rights and Access to…
CERD Recommendations to Government of Guyana re: Activities on Marudi Mountain 11 January 2019 The Wapichan People of the South Rupununi welcome the recent Communication sent to the Government of Guyana by the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination concerning the mining on Marutu…