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Discrimination, need of electricity and telephone services highlighted in Region seven – ERC

Dec 11, 2010 News

As part of the Ethnic Relations Commission’s (ERC) ongoing Regional visits, residents from Kamarang/Warawatta, Kako and Waramadong in Region Seven were engaged in a two-day meeting and Film Festival activities that ended Tuesday.
Some of the issues highlighted were the need for electricity and telephone services in the communities, the need to award contracts to persons from within the communities to undertake developmental projects and overcrowding at the dormitory.
Several cases of discrimination were also raised by the residents. These included the unfair treatment when trying to access medical services at the city hospitals, poor living conditions at the Amerindian Hostel and mistreatment at the Cyril Potter College of Education (CPCE).
A team headed by the Commission Chairman, Bishop Juan Edghill conducted Film Festival activities at the Waramadong Secondary (merge of Primary and Secondary students) where 682 students participated, Kako Primary School where 98 students were engaged and 78 students participated at the Kamarang Primary School.
The Commission will complete its 2010 programme during this weekend with visits to Karasabai and Aishalton in Region Nine.
According to the ERC, the aims of the meetings were to sensitize individuals to the need for tolerance and respect for all races and to discuss how the commission can contribute to the fostering of racial harmony in their communities and ultimately Guyana.
In addition, community meetings were held at the Multi-purpose Centre in Waramadong with 43 residents participating, at Kako Primary School 57 residents were engaged and 54 residents participated at the Community Meeting held at the Kamarang Primary School.
During these interactions residents of the regions were made aware of the mandate of the ERC, and persons were encouraged to report to the Commission any form of ethnic discrimination.
The Regional visits are featured on the ERC Strategic Plan every year, as a proactive method to assess the state of affairs of ethnic relations in the ten administrative Regions of the country. This programme also formed part of the Commission’s continuous public education and awareness outreach.
Importantly, residents of the interior communities, during their interactions with the ERC throughout the Commission’s Regional Visits have called for a more sustained presence of the Commission in their regions and sub-regions.
To this end, a commitment was made by the Commission, whereby staff will be visiting each region/sub-region on a monthly basis to listen to concerns and to take in complaints of discrimination, among others.
Public Advisories outlining the dates, times and venues when the ERC Staff will be visiting will be advertised in the daily newspapers, placed on the radio and communicated to the residents using other communication vehicles/apparatus within the respective regions/sub-regions.

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