PSC honours eight women

Chancellor of the Judiciary (ag), Honourable Madam Yonette Edwards-Cummings

The Private Sector

C o m m i s s i o n ( P S C ) , i n observance of International Women's Day, on Thursday honoured eight women who made exceptional and dedicated commitment to thegrowthanddevelopment of the Private Sector, at a presentation ceremony held inthePSCboardroom.

The honourees are Dr Marie Correia, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Correia & Correia Limited, Ms. Natasha Gaskin-Peters, Director of the Center for L o c a l B u s i n e s s

Development, Ms. Luanna Persaud, Country Director of Qualfon Guyana, Ms. Rowena Elliot, President of the Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Ms. Briony TiwarieGabriel, Director of BK Group of Companies, Ms. Gomatie Gangadin, Public RelationsOfficerofGuyana Shore Base Inc., Ms. Mona

Bynoe, Project Coordinator of Forest Products Association of Guyana and Ms. Onicka Jones, Public Relations Officer of the PrivateSectorCommission.

During the ceremony,

PSC's Chairman Mr Paul Cheong expressed gratitude to the women for the tremendous contribution they have made to the business community and encouraged them to continue to demonstrate tenacity and leadership which will inspire confidence in women and girls Similar sentiments were expressed by other members of the Executive Management Committee including Vice Chairman, Mr Ryan Alexander, Corporate Coordinator, Mr Manniram Prashad, Honorary Secretary, Mr R a m e s h D o o k h o o , President of the Guyana ManufacturingandServices Association (GMSA), Mr R a f e e k K h a n , a n d C o m m u n i c a t i o n Consultant, Mr Kit Nascimento.

Over the years, the PSC has been encouraging more womentotakeonleadership roles.

International Women's Day was observed on Wednesday, March 8, 2023 and themed, 'DigitALL: Innovation and technology forgenderequality”.

The Guyana Association ofWomen Lawyers (GAWL) on Friday promoted equal andcompleteparticipationof women at different levels of the judiciary as the day marked International Day of WomenJudges.

In a statement to the media, GAWL said that “through innovation and technology, women have spearheaded the new norms in the judiciary in Guyana with the implementation of virtual courts and electronic n o t i c e b o a r d s T h e establishment of the Judicial Service Commission is a reinforcement of a strong judiciary, essential to ensure

Chief Justice (ag) Honourable Madam Roxane George, SC anefficientjusticesystem.”

Further, the Association of Women Lawyers said that itsupportsbothChancellorof t h e J u d i c i a r y ( a g ) Honourable Madam Yonette Edwards-Cummings and the C h i e f J u s t i c e ( a g ) Honourable Madam Roxane George and “commends themfortheirhardwork”.

“TheGAWLextendswell wishes to all the Female members of the judiciary,” thestatementsaid.

On March 8, 2023, the world observed International Women's Day themed, “DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality".