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Countries with diplomatic missions in Guyana. There are currently 20 embassies/high commissions in Georgetown, the capital city of Guyana. Several other countries have ambassadors accredited to Guyana on a non-resident basis. This listing excludes honorary consulates.
On June 2, 1978, the DSSD was renamed Ministry of Social Services and Development (MSSD) in line with the change in the form of government. In 1987, the MSSD was reorganized and renamed the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) through Executive Order 123, which was signed by President Corazon C. Aquino.
Social Service Personnel can request a new worksite after one year of service or to escape corruption or in a hardship position. Social Service Personnel work in social service, health/medicine, education, environmental safety or administration. This sector is mostly responsible for the care of disabled children or the elderly with dementia.
The Cabinet of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana is a principal component of the executive branch of the government of Guyana. Established by Article 106 of the Constitution of Guyana, the Cabinet consists of the President of Guyana, the Prime Minister, the Vice Presidents (if any additional Vice Presidents are appointed), and the Ministers appointed by the President.
The diversity of the country is a point of pride as well as a challenge; conflicts along racial lines have been a source of significant social tension. Racism in Guyana has roots in the control of labour, so that plantation owners could maintain a stratified society of subservient workers and limit competition for the highest social class.
The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers' Union (GAWU) is the largest trade union in Guyana.It was founded in 1946 as the Guiana Industrial Workers' Union.After failing in the 1950s it was reformed as the Guyana Sugar Workers' Union in 1961 but changed its name to Guyana Agricultural Workers' Union in 1962 before becoming the GAWU later that decade.
Persons who are born within the territory, except if the parent has diplomatic immunity or is a national of a country at war with Guyana; [7] Persons who are born abroad to at least one parent who was born Guyana; [8] [9] Persons born upon aircraft or ships registered in Guyana or unregistered aircraft or ships belonging to the government; or [10]
The DSD plays a significant role in helping administer the South African non-profit sector. According to the South African Constitution, several rights are safeguarded through its Bill of Rights. Consequently, the DSD has a crucial role to play in administering social services and collaborating with the NPO sector to ensure peoples’ rights. [6]