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In keeping with article 212B (1) (a) of the Constitution, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Appointments is in the process of finalising a list of names of persons for appointment as members of the Ethnic Relations Commission. The Committee is therefore inviting one representative, each, from the following entities/groups to attend a meeting on April, 27, 2016 at 10:00 hrs. at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre, Liliendaal: RELIGIOUS BODIES:- Islamic Bodies Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat Anjuman Ilifazutal Islam Bakja Health Movement Essequibo Ahmadiyya Organisation Lahore Guyana Islamic Forum Guyana Islamic Trust Guyana United Sadr Islamic Anjuman Hijatul Ulamaa The Central Islamic Organisation of Guyana Hindu Bodies Brahma Khumaris Conrnelia Ida Hindu Temple Cove and John Ashram Guyana Central Arya Samaj Guyana Harijan Sansad Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha Guyana Maha KaIi All Religions Guyana Maha Kali Madrasies Guyana Pandits Council Guyana Sanatan Dharma Maha Sabha Hare Krishna Movement Maha Kaapline Shakti Davi Mandir Sri Sathya Sai Baba Organisation of Guyana Christian Bodies African Methodist Episcopalian African Methodist Episcopalian (Zion) Ambassadors for Christ Assemblies of God in Guyana Christian Brethren Church Church of Christ District of the Nazarene Church of Guyana Elim Pentecostal Church Ethiopian Orthodox Church Family Federation for World Peace From the Heart Church Ministries Full Gospel Fellowship Georgetown Ministers Fellowship Guyana Conference of Seventh - Day Adventist Guyana Congregational Union Guyana Missionary Baptists Guyana Presbyterian Church Lifespring Ministries Lodge Truth Church Love and Faith Ministry New Amsterdam/Canjie Christian Fellowship New Testament Church of God Outreach Ministries International Presbytery of Guyana Roman Catholic Church The Anglican Church of Guyana The Christian Mission Faith Miracle Ministries The Church of God The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints The Guyana United Apostolic Mystical Council The Hareyuya Church aka The Alleluias Church The Lutheran Church of Guyana The Methodist Church in Guyana The Moravian Church The Salvation Army The Wesleyan Church THE LABOUR MOVEMENT BODIES Amalgamated Transport and General Workers Union (AT&GWU) Clerical & Commercial Workers Union (CCWU) General Workers Union (GWU) Guyana Agricultural & General Workers' Union (GAWU) Guyana Bauxite and General Workers Union (GBSU) Guyana Labour Union (GLU) Guyana Local Government Officers' Union (GLGOU) Guyana Mining, Metal and General Workers Union (GMMGWU) Guyana Postal and Telecommunications Workers Union (GP&TWU) Guyana Public Service Senior Staff Association (GPSSA) Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) Guyana Taxis Service Association Guyana Teachers Union (GTU) National Association of Agricultural, Commercial and Industrial Employees (NAACIE) National Union of Public Service Employees (NUPSE) Printing Industry Allied Workers Union (PIAWU) Union of Agricultural & Allied Workers (UAAW) United Minibus Union University of Guyana Senior Staff Association (UGSSA) University of Guyana Workers Union (UGWU) PRIVATE SECTOR BODIES Association of Non-Traditional Exporters Bankers' Association of Guyana Bartica Chamber of Commerce Berbice Chamber of Commerce and Development Association (BCCDA) Central Corentyne Chamber of Commerce (CCCC) Consultative Association of Guyanese Industry (CAGI) Essequibo Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ECCI) Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) Guyana Arts & Craft Association Guyana Forest Products Association Guyana Gold & Diamond Miners Association Guyana Manufacturers and Services Association Guyana Private Sector Commission Guyana Rice Millers and Exporters Development Association Guyana Rice Producers Association Guyana Trawlers and Seafood Processors Association Linden Chamber of Industry, Commerce and Development (LCICD) Mahaica Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) National Association of Regional Chambers of Commerce of Guyana (ARCC) Private Aircraft Owners Association of Guyana Rupununi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) Shipping Association of Guyana The Tourism and Hospitality Association of Guyana Upper Corentyne Chamber of Commerce (UCCI) West Berbice Chamber of Commerce and Industry (WBCCI) West Demerara/East Bank Essequibo & Islands Chamber of Commerce and Industry (WD/EBE)/I) YOUTH BODIES AFC Youth Arm Arya Samaj Youth Organisation Central Baptist Youth Fellowship Church of Christ Youth Group Cove & John Ashram Youth Organisation Dharma Golden Om Youth Organisation Dharmic Naujawan (Dharmic Youth) Full Gospel Youth Fellowship Gandhi Youth Organisation Girl Guides Association Guyana Congregational Young People's Union Guyana Junior Chamber (Jaycees) Guyana Network of Schools Health Clubs Guyana Scouts Association Guyana Youth and Student Movement Guyana Youth Development Association Indian Arrival Committee Youth Group Joshua Youth Generation Leo Association of Guyana Methodist Youth Club Moravian Youth Club Muslim Youth League Muslim Youth Organisation National Youth Commission Outreach Youth Ministries International, Youth Ministry Presbyterian Church of Guyana Youth Arm Progressive Youth Organisation Rights of the Child Roman Catholic Youth Office Rotaract Clubs of Guyana St. Francis Community Developers (SFCD) The Guyana Anglican Association Youth Arm The President Youth Award Republic of Guyana Youth Programme The Youth Ministries Department of the Guyana Conference of Seventh-Day Adventist University of Guyana Student Society Volunteer Youth Corps Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) Youth Achievers Youth Advocacy Movement (YAM) Youth Coalition for Transformation Youth Ministries Department of the Assembly of God WOMEN'S BODIES Guyana Association of Women's Artists Guyana Association of Women's Lawyers Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha's Mahalia Mandale Guyana Nurses Association Guyana Women’s Miners Association Guyanese Women in Development (GUY WID) Lutheran Church Women National Congress of Women National Women’s Organisation Guyana Presbyterian Church Outreach Ministries International Women’s Group Police Wives' Association Red Thread Women's Development Project Rural Women's Development Network Salvation Army Home League The Diocesan Mother’s Union The District Women’s Work Commission The National Committee of Sisters Affairs (NACOSA) The Women’s Ministries Department of the Guyana Conference of Seventh-Day Adventist TUC Women's Advisory Council Women Across Differences Women's Progressive Organisation Young Women's Christian Association of Guyana (YWCA) CULTURAL /ETHNIC Amerindian Bodies Amerindian People’s Association Guyanese Organisation of Indigenous Peoples’ National Amerindian Development Fund National Toshaos Council The Amerindian Action Movement of Guyana African Bodies African Cultural and Development Association African Heritage Foundation All African Guyanese Council Forum for the Liberation of African Guyanese Guyana Rastafarian Council National Emancipation Trust Pan African Movement The African Welfare Convention Indian Bodies Guyana Indian Heritage Association Indian Arrival Committee Indian Commemoration Trust At this meeting members of the committee will interface with representatives and sensitize them on the role of the Ethnic Relations Commission and the process for nomination. Attendees are advised that registration will begin at 08:00 hrs. For further information or clarification, the following persons can be contacted: • Ms. Debra H. Cadogan - Head of Committees Division – 225-4087 • Mrs. Savitah D'Andrade - Clerk of Committees -227-1375 Copy of Resolution 68 of 2014 can be uplifted from the Parliament Office, Public Buildings, Brickdam, Georgetown. Sherlock E. Isaacs, Clerk of the National Assembly April, 21, 2016