{"id":24552,"date":"2024-12-05T12:25:44","date_gmt":"2024-12-05T12:25:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=24552"},"modified":"2024-12-05T12:25:45","modified_gmt":"2024-12-05T12:25:45","slug":"erc-promotes-ethnic-harmony-in-region-six-through-public-engagements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/erc-promotes-ethnic-harmony-in-region-six-through-public-engagements\/","title":{"rendered":"ERC Promotes Ethnic Harmony in Region Six Through Public Engagements"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><em>By Celestine Chacon | November 5, 2024<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC), operating under Article 212 D of Guyana\u2019s Constitution, conducted a series of public meetings in Region Six as part of its mandate to foster ethnic harmony and equal opportunities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The engagements, held on Monday in the towns of New Amsterdam, Rose Hall, and Corriverton, were aimed at promoting dialogue and understanding among citizens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ERC\u2019s Chairman, Shaikh Moeenul Hack, addressed attendees, emphasizing the importance of unity, respect, and mutual humanity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He encouraged citizens to use technology responsibly, highlighting that devices such as cell phones and laptops can be tools for either positive or negative outcomes depending on how they are utilized.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The commission also visited schools in Region Six, extending its message of inclusivity and shared humanity to younger audiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ERC, a non-political body, was reconstituted in March 2023 by President Irfaan Ali after being inactive for eight years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It continues to monitor and address administrative acts and omissions that impact ethnic relations in Guyana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This latest series of engagements underscores the ERC\u2019s commitment to ensuring all Guyanese feel represented and valued in the country\u2019s social fabric.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Celestine Chacon | November 5, 2024 The Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC), operating under Article 212 D of Guyana\u2019s Constitution, conducted a series of public meetings in Region Six as&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":24530,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24552","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24552","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24552"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24552\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24553,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24552\/revisions\/24553"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24530"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24552"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24552"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24552"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}