The Society Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination, commonly referred to as SASOD, continues to advocate for an amendment of the 1997 Prevention of Discrimination Act to explicitly protect queer persons from workplace discrimination. “It’s really important that we have some form of protection from discrimination for LGBTQIA people. “This is one of the few pieces of The post Queer rights body still seeking law amendment to counter workplace discrimination appeared first on News Room Guyana.

Never give up! That’s the message from Guyanese squash stars Louis Da Silva and Avery Arjoon, who battled back from triple match point down to clinch a stunning Mixed Doubles gold medal at the Junior Caribbean Area Squash Association (CASA) Championships in the Cayman Islands. The two standout players for Guyana, Da Silva (U-19) and The post Da Silva and Arjoon snatch Junior CASA Mixed Doubles gold for Guyana after epic fightback appeared first on News Room Guyana.

  A 23-year-old farmer from Lima Sands, Essequibo Coast, Saif Majid, has been charged with murder following the death of his friend, 46-year-old Gary Melville, whose body was discovered early Saturday morning along the Lima Sands public road. According to police, the accused and Melville, a labourer from the same community, were known to be The post Essequibo Coast farmer charged with murder days after friend found dead on Lima Sands road appeared first on News Room Guyana.

Residents of Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam) can now benefit from swifter and more accessible justice with the commissioning of a brand-new, state-of-the-art magistrate’s court at Anna Regina, Essequibo Coast. The $178.2 million facility, constructed by Satar Mohamed and Son Construction and Hardware Supplies, promises to transform how justice is delivered in the region. The modern building The post $178M modern Magistrate’s Court opens at Anna Regina appeared first on News Room Guyana.