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Oct 10, 2015 News
NEW YORK CITY: Guyana’s Consulate General in New York City and the 50th Independence Anniversary Celebration Committee in New York have announced elaborate plans to celebrate Guyana’s 50th Independence Anniversary in New York City.
They have planned to do so from June 4 to June 12, 2016. The Committee’s Communications Director, Nevlon Duguid, said on Monday that the bipartisan, broad-based Committee comprises 112 members from the New York City metropolitan area, Atlanta, North Carolina and Florida. He said the Committee is divided into twelve sub-committees for efficacy.
Officers of the Committee are: Mr. Rickford Burke – Chairman; Ms. Lourdeth Ferguson Secretary; Ms. Geraldine Joseph-Watson – Assistant Secretary; Mr. Aquafie Munroe – Treasurer; Mr. Ewart Marshall – Assistant Treasurer; Mr. Rennie Parris – Recording Secretary and Ms. Jacqueline Smartt – Assistant Recording Secretary. General Counsel and Counsel to the Committee are Attorneys Rovin Rozario and Edward Meertins-George, respectively.
President David Granger and other officials of the government have been invited to attend the New York festivities. Duguid said that a State Dinner and Awards Ceremony and a grand finale Mashramani-styled, Guyanese-American Unity Parade and Rally will culminate the week-long celebration. He estimated an attendance of over twenty-five thousand nationals at the Unity Parade.
Duguid said that the commemoration will be officially launched in November 2015 with the kick off “an amazing and a robust eight-month public relations and social media campaign to keep the Diaspora informed and to solicit unprecedented participation.”
He promised a spectacular celebration of every aspect of Guyana’s rich history and culture of which every Guyanese will be ecstatic and proud.
Duguid also revealed that the committee will be selling commemorative memorabilia and souvenirs. He said that the Committee will be the sole merchandiser of such collectable items.
Duguid highlighted the special importance of young people in the celebration. “Our youth are playing a significant role in planning the celebration. They have a role in propelling Guyana to new heights of development. This is why most of the officers as well as most chairs and co-chairs of the events are young people. “It is laudable that they have stepped forward to help lead this massive effort,” he stressed.
Noting that the Diaspora will be kept fully apprised, involved and engaged in the commemorative activities and events, Duguid said that the committee will continually reach out to every Guyanese organization, religious congregation, societies and every Guyanese community in the US.
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