Tag: Ethnic Relations Commission
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ERC working to stomp out race hate; charges 7 over social media posts
Within one month, the Ethnic Relations Commission, (ERC), has instituted criminal charges against seven persons for making racially insensitive statements on social media, in particular Facebook. ... -
ERC Chairman’s letter to MP Hughes sparks ire of two commissioners
Ethnic Relations Commissioners Neaz Subhan and Roshan Khan say they are disassociating themselves from a letter sent from ERC Chairman John Smith to AFC Member of ... -
4 women fined $100k each for racially insensitive Facebook posts
Several persons who made racially insensitive comments/ post on social media resulting in racial or ethnic violence among the Guyanese people have been charged for the ... -
Two charged for inciting ethnic tension
Two persons appeared before the courts charged with several offences related to inciting racial violence or tension. The two, John Gobin, Steve Anthony Barakat were arraigned ... -
National conversation on race issues for December
The Ethnic Relations Commission is hoping to mend the fractured society with a virtual “national conversation on ethnic relations”. This conversation titled “How can we improve ... -
‘Critic’ attacks and offends black community with racial remarks; ERC to investigate
A generally unkept Mikhail Rodrigues aka ‘Guyanese Critic’ The black community in Guyana is outraged by comments made on social media by Mikhail Rodrigues who goes ... -
Volda, Jagdeo, Jordan statements mention as ERC calls for end to hostile campaigning
Banners of the two main political parties (PPP/ APNU+AFC) who are contesting the 2020 General Elections are posted side by side The Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) ...
