Nieuws volgens datum: 23 Jun, 2016

23 juni – Internationale Weduwendag

Op 23 februari 2011 heeft de Algemene Vergadering van de Verenigde Naties een resolutie aangenomen waarin 23 juni werd uitgeroepen tot Internationale Weduwendag.

Een weduwe is een vrouw wier echtgenoot of echtgenote is overleden. Een man wiens echtgenote of echtgenoot is overleden, is een weduwnaar. Wereldwijd leven miljoenen weduwen en hun kinderen in extreme armoede, worden ze verbannen, zijn ze slachtoffer van (seksueel) geweld, hebben ze geen dak meer boven hun hoofd, is het slecht gesteld met hun gezondheid en worden ze gediscrimineerd. Mede daarom is deze dag ontstaan. Er moet meer aandacht komen voor deze groep weduwen en hun kinderen die onder zeer slechte omstandigheden leven. Het ergste is dat deze groep over het hoofd gezien wordt, of moeten we zeggen genegeerd?, door nationale en lokale overheden, en door maatschappelijke organisaties…[+]

Cameroon debates criminalizing adultery

CAMEROON –  Men who commit adultery could be sent to jail under a new law being debated by parliament in Cameroon.

The law has the backing of President’s Paul Biya’s party and so might be approved. Women already face being jailed for between two to six months for having sexual relations outside marriage and men would face the same punishment.  Bar Association head Ngnie Kamga said the law would “take Cameroon backwards and would send more people to prisons”.(BBC.COM/photo: AFP)…[+]

Madrid triple murder: Two women and one man killed

SPAIN   –  Two women and a man have been killed at a lawyer’s office in Madrid, Spanish emergency services say. Their mutilated bodies were found, one with its throat cut, after a passerby reported a small fire to the police. Police say they believe the killers started the fire to cover their tracks. The Peruvian boss of the firm had been a public prosecutor in his home country and had worked on kidnapping and drug trafficking cases, according to reports in the Spanish media. He was not in the office at the time of the attack.(BBC/photo: BBC.COM)…[+]

Arrival of pianos provides significant upgrade to national inventory

In an effort to upgrade the inventory of musical instruments at the National School of Music, and to afford students access to a high quality of instruments, the Government in 2015 took a decision to purchase two Steinway & Sons pianos – one grand and an upright.

The pianos recently arrived in Guyana, and were presented on Monday to Minister within the Ministry of Education, Nicolette Henry. The Steinway Model ‘D’ Concert Grand piano is to be used for public and national events at the National Cultural Centre, while the Steinway ‘K52’ Upright Piano will be used at the National School of Music for classical piano classes. In her remarks, Minister Henry recognized that while the presentation ceremony was simple it was symbolic.(Kaieteurnews.com/photo: Kaieteurnews.com)…[+]